Pune: A 13-year-old boy’s testimony helped a court convict a man and his son of murdering a 38-year-old man in Pune district in 2021, despite the victim’s mother, who had lodged the FIR naming the accused, not fully supporting the prosecution during the trial.Additional sessions judge Surekha Rajaram Patil of Baramati on Wednesday sentenced fisherman…
Sinhagad Fort’s significance extends well beyond its popularity as a picnic and trekking destination. PUNE: Sinhagad Fort, one of Maharashtra’s most prominent historic landmarks, has once again drawn attention after a man and his wife were allegedly assaulted following an argument over a young girl wearing shorts at the popular tourist destination.The latest incident is…
Image of Remidio Fundus Camera with a validated smartphone attached to it PUNE: A recently published study in the European Journal of Ophthalmology highlights how smartphone based (AI) systems demonstrated high accuracy in detecting major eye diseases.The study co-authored by Pune doctors evaluates and confirms the diagnostic accuracy of a multi-disease offline artificial intelligence (Medios-AI,…
The IndiGo website resumed functioning as usual by 9.30pm on Wednesday Pune: The glitch in IndiGo website from Wednesday afternoon till night affected many flyers and travel agents.Businessman Karim Siddique, scheduled to travel to Ahmedabad on Wednesday evening, could not complete the web check-in process. “A message about a problem popped up and I rushed…
Pune: A 17-year-old youth was bludgeoned to death by two minors following a heated argument over his messenger app status, which featured photographs of youths who had assaulted one of the accused. The police identified the deceased as Neel Naik of Kothrud. The Kothrud police on Wednesday detained the two minors on the charge of…
Pune: Deccan Gymkhana police on Wednesday arrested two owners of a cafe in the Deccan area on the charge of destroying evidence following an attack on a social media influencer by another woman influencer and her accomplices on Aug 15. The duo allegedly washed bloodstains from the floor after the incident, police said.A social media…
Anti-superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar Pune: Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (MANS) will organise four programmes in the city from Thursday to Saturday to promote scientific temper, rationalism and social reform.Activists will pay tribute to the rationalist on Thursday near Veer Ra Shinde Bridge, where Dabholkar was killed in 2013. Senior scientist Arvind Gupta will release a…
Pune: Kondhwa police on Wednesday arrested a 23-year-old ‘influencer’ on the charge of outraging the modesty of a 22-year-old woman.The police said the accused conducts motivational sessions and claims to guide people towards positive thinking. “The complainant had attended the accused’s sessions. He allegedly told her that she was affected by negative energy and claimed…
Police in Maharashtra have registered a case against eight members of a right-wing outfit. PUNE: Police in Maharashtra have registered a case against eight members of a right-wing outfit after a man was allegedly assaulted following an argument over a young girl wearing shorts at Sinhagad Fort near Pune.The incident took place on Monday near…
Anti-superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar was shot dead on a bridge near the Balgandharva Rangmandir in Pune on August 20, 2013 morning Pune: The Dabholkar family on Wednesday expressed concern over the safety of rationalists after the second convict in Narendra Dabholkar’s murder was granted bail a couple of days before his 13th death anniversary on…
