IIT-Bombay student suicide: Sahil Wakode’s parents begin hunger strike in Mumbai, seek action against ‘tormentors’ | Mumbai News

Parents of Sahil Wakode, an IIT Bombay student who died by suicide, have started a hunger strike MUMBAI: Parents of deceased IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode began an indefinite hunger strike on Thursday, seeking justice for their son and action against those they allege tormented him, news agency PTI reported.Mumbai Police had detained Sahil’s father,…

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Bone-like remains found in Ahmedabad civic water tank after 10 days of foul-smelling water complaints | Ahmedabad News

During a routine cleaning of the underground water tank, skeletal remains were discovered (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) AHMEDABAD: Human skeletal remains were allegedly found on Wednesday during the cleaning of an underground water tank at the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation-run Asarwa Village Pumping Station.Police and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) teams have seized the bone-like…

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Space taken by Ganesh pandals, road closures leave Pune’s Peth residents battling mobility and access woes | Pune News

Pune: The combination of large Ganesh pandals occupying portions of already narrow roads, police bandobast and diversions to manage festival crowds and heavy traffic generated by visitors has left residents of Peth areas struggling to access their homes.The traffic police have closed some major roads to vehicular traffic, including Laxmi Road, Chhatrapati Shivaji Road and…

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From 33 hours to 12, 14 to 6 and 8 to 30 minutes: How Vande Bharat trains, new expressways, bridges and tunnel projects are cutting travel time drastically across India

The New Delhi-Varanasi service is around 40-50% faster than earlier services on the route. India’s infrastructure expansion has been continuing for several years now, with the fruits of the labour now visible in terms of less travel time between places. Across bridges, tunnels, expressways and railways, projects are replacing long detours, difficult terrain and slower…

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Gymnast Pranati Nayak finishes sixth in Asian Games vault final | Asian Games 2026 News

India’s Pranati Nayak finished sixth in the women’s vault final in artistic gymnastics at the Asian Games in Nagoya on Thursday.The 31-year-old, India’s only gymnast at the Games, scored 13.100 in the eight-woman final.Pranati scored 12.900 on both her first and second vaults. She attempted a difficulty score of 4.4 on both vaults and received…

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Ahead of the ‘Verity’ release, stream these Anne Hathaway films online; P.S. it’s not just about ‘The Devil Wears Prada,’ and number 3 is a MUST WATCH

Based on the best-selling novel ‘The Idea of You’ by author and actress Robinne Lee, Hathaway’s film is another eccentric addition to the rom-com genre with a twist. Starring alongside Nicholas Galitzine, the story revolves around Solène, a 40-year-old single mother who coincidentally meets her kid’s favourite singer, Hayes Campbell, a 24-year-old, and the two…

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An English artist paid £2,090 for a painting listed only as ‘in the style of’ Helen McNicoll; experts later proved it was her long-lost Bean Harvest, valued at £300,000 and sold for £174,000

Helen Galloway McNicoll, The Bean Harvest, estimated £150,000-250,000. Sold for £174,000 An English artist and part-time art dealer who bought a wrongly labelled oil painting for £2,090 at a regional UK auction made a life-changing discovery when experts confirmed that the painting was a long-lost Impressionist masterpiece. The artwork had originally been listed only as…

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A brightly striped wasp spider has been recorded in Cheshire for the first time; Chester Zoo says the harmless species is moving north as warming reshapes where British wildlife can survive

A striking yellow-and-black spider has turned up in Cheshire for the first time (Image Credit: Chester Zoo) A striking yellow-and-black spider has turned up in Cheshire for the first time, giving conservationists another glimpse of how Britain’s wildlife is responding to a changing climate. The discovery was made during a biodiversity survey on the Chester…

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‘Main padha-likha nahi hoon’: Auto driver earning Rs 75,000 a month spends Rs 1.4 lakh on daughter’s education despite having no savings

An auto driver’s candid account of his monthly income and household expenses has struck a chord online, particularly because of the sacrifice he is making to give his daughter a good education. According to a video shared on social media, the man earns around ₹75,000 a month but spends ₹1.4 lakh every year on his…

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