Pune: Consumer durable companies are witnessing growing interest in smart kitchen appliances, such as air fryers, induction cooktops, multi-cookers, OTGs, dishwashers and microwaves during the monsoon sale and ahead of the festive season.“We are upgrading our kitchen and are looking for energy-efficient alternatives. We will also be using induction cooktops in a big way now,”…
. Rain continued to drench the city for another day on Wednesday, bringing intermittent showers since morning. TOI photo by Ashish Gupta Pune. 05-08-2026 Pune: The city is likely to see a gradual rise in daytime temperatures and a reduction in rainfall activity over the next few days as monsoon conditions weaken across most of…
An AI-generated image shows engineers and data specialists working at an engineering firm Pune: A growing pool of professionals from tier-2 cities with knowledge in the artificial intelligence domain is being attracted to Pune, especially due to its position as a technology and engineering hub.According to ‘India AI Workforce Report 2026’, released by Scaler, nearly…
Flyers alleged they were neither served refreshments nor given clear information about the repeated rescheduling. Pune: More than 100 passengers were left stranded for nearly five hours without any food or beverages on Thursday evening after a Delhi-Pune SpiceJet flight was delayed following multiple reschedulings.Anand Dubey, who was travelling with his wife, told TOI the…
Walmik Karad (File Photo) BEED: Vigilance teams of the Maharashtra Prison Department have launched separate inquiries into allegations that Walmik Karad, a key accused in the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, received preferential treatment inside Beed District Jail, officials said on Friday.Teams from the department’s Pune and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar units inspected CCTV cameras installed near…
Agniveer Akshay Laxman Gawate Pune: Nearly three years after Agniveer Akshay Laxman Gawate died in the line of duty on the Siachen Glacier in Oct 2023, his parents are awaiting Rs 1 crore relief from the state govt.Gawate became the first Agniveer of the Indian Army to die in the line of duty. He was…
Nine people died in the Moshi landfill collapse on June 8 Pune: A proposal by PCMC to set up a 375 metric tonne waste-to-biogas plant at the Moshi garbage depot has run into trouble after opposition corporators said the project’s plans were prepared by the very same civic officials who were suspended for alleged negligence…
Pune: A 49-year-old landowner was allegedly stabbed to death by a homeless man following a dispute over the latter’s alleged stalking of a woman associated with a women’s meditation centre in Baner around 11.30am on Thursday.After the attack, the suspect walked into the Chatushrungi police station, from where he was handed over to the Baner…
Autorickshaws aid first- and last-mile travel, but high fares, rude behaviour and refusals persist. For Sahakarnagar resident Pranav Unde (39), finding an autorickshaw to get home — wherever he hails it from — has become too arduous. Each pick-up location comes with unique and ever-evolving obstacles, Unde said, adding,“From Swargate, many auto drivers refuse to…
Pune: Mayor Manjusha Nagpure on Thursday said she inspected traffic congestion hotspots on Sinhagad Road a day earlier and suggested measures to the traffic police and PMC to ease bottlenecks. Her visit followed complains of poor roads disrupting traffic across the city, with Sinhagad Road emerging as one of the worst-affected stretches.“Urgent interventions are needed…
