Pic for representational purpose Pune: State govt has doubled the subsidy under its pink e-auto scheme from 20% to 40%, giving a boost to its initiative to improve women’s livelihoods and promote electric mobility. NGOs working with beneficiaries, however, said the higher subsidy alone will not ensure the scheme’s success unless procedural bottlenecks are addressed.A…
The Christmas goodies for the season | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Pumpkin Tales The team at Pumpkin Tales has curated a wide range of Christmas goodies for the season. They offer assorted cookie boxes (₹550, four pieces) that feature an assortment of Christmas-themed cookies; an assorted cupcake box (₹500) with flavors such as coffee, mixed…
Warkaris rendering abhangas on the banks of the Chandrabhaga river | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini It’s 4 a.m., the sky, a deep indigo, is illuminated by fading stars and the air is crisp with the promise of dawn. The waris gear up to begin their annual 250 km yatra to the abode of Vithoba in…
Truecaller today released a new analysis of how India’s 400 million urban smartphone users engage across apps, revealing strong habitual usage patterns and a premium, high-intent audience profile. The study is based on passive mobile behaviour data from VTION’s urban smartphone panel, extrapolated to India’s full urban base. …
Patna: The Patna General Post Office (GPO) on Wednesday organised a Vande Mataram music campaign and a prabhat pheri as part of the nationwide Har Ghar Tiranga campaign being conducted on the directions of the Directorate of Posts, New Delhi.The initiative aims to promote patriotism, national unity and respect for the Tricolour ahead of Independence…
Kangana Targets Gen Z Women Over ‘Drugs, Drinks, Body Count’; Rakhi Sawant & Saurav Das Hit Back BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has sparked a major controversy after targeting Gen Z women over the CJP-led protests. In a series of Instagram posts, she called them “ugly,” “corrupt,” questioned whether they could be homemakers, and accused them…
CISF personnel found a suspected monkey skull in passenger baggage at Delhi airport. NEW DELHI: A skull, suspected to be that of a monkey, was found concealed in a passenger’s hand baggage during security screening at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, officials said.The incident took place on August 10 when CISF personnel detected the suspicious…
Bihar Police Subordinate Service Commission (BPSSC) has released the official notification for the recruitment of Havildar Clerk posts. A total of 64 vacancies have been announced. The online application process started on 02 January 2026 and will continue till 02 February 2026. Candidates must check complete details before applying. Important Dates Online…
The judgment was delivered by a special Pocso court in Pune Pune: A 40-year-old casual worker accused of repeatedly raping his 14-year-old daughter was acquitted by a special Pocso court in the city on Monday, two years after the trial began, after the girl did not support the prosecution’s allegation of penetrative sexual assault during…
“You couldn’t really go out and have a cocktail with your dog. Coffee, yes! But now even a cocktail is possible,” chef-restaurateur Radhika Khandelwal says smilingly as I walk into Trouble Trouble and glance around. The walls are plastered with quirky photos of animals — a cat wearing a leather jacket and dark glasses holding a slice of…
