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Pune court awards life term to man for murder of 13-year-old kabaddi player

India, Dec. 18 -- A sessions court in Pune on Tuesday sentenced a man to rigorous life imprisonment for the murder of a 13-year-old schoolgirl, who was hacked to death with a sickle while practising k... Read More


Sheetal Tejwani remanded in rRs.r21 crore stamp duty waiver case

India, Dec. 17 -- A day after being sent to judicial custody, the Pimpri-Chinchwad police on Tuesday arrested prime accused Sheetal Tejwani Suryavanshi in connection with the alleged Rs.21 crore stamp... Read More


Mundhwa land case: Activist cites two letters by Parth, alleges high-level cover-up

India, Dec. 17 -- Right to information (RTI) activist Vijay Kumbhar on Tuesday alleged that deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar's son, Parth Pawar, had a direct role in the controversial Rs.1,800-crore M... Read More


Savarkar defamation case: Court to rule on admissibility of pen drives on Thursday

India, Dec. 17 -- The special MP-MLA court in Pune on Tuesday heard arguments in a defamation case filed against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. The matter was heard by Judge Amol ... Read More


Mundhwa land scam: Sheetal Tejwani sent to judicial custody

India, Dec. 16 -- A judicial magistrate (first class) on Monday sent Sheetal Tejwani, also known as Sheetal S. Suryavanshi, to judicial custody after her four-day additional police remand came to an e... Read More


Parth Pawar's cousin Digvijay Patil questioned in Mundhwa Mahar Watan land probe

India, Dec. 16 -- Pimpri-Chinchwad police on Monday questioned Digvijay Patil, a partner in Amadea Enterprises LLP and cousin of NCP leader and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar's son Parth Pawar, in c... Read More


Parth Pawar's cousin Digvijay Patil questioned in Mundhwa land case

Pune, Dec. 16 -- Pimpri-Chinchwad police on Monday questioned Digvijay Patil, a partner in Amadea Enterprises LLP and cousin of NCP leader and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar's son Parth Pawar, in co... Read More


No transfers till polls are over: Addl municipal commissioner

India, Dec. 15 -- With the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections approaching, the civic administration has imposed a complete freeze on transfer of officials and staff to prevent any interference... Read More


Two elderly pilgrims abducted, rRs.r2 lakh ransom demanded in Alandi; two arrested

India, Dec. 14 -- In a disturbing incident in Alandi, two elderly pilgrims were allegedly abducted, confined, and threatened with a ransom of Rs.2 lakh. The Alandi police rescued the victims and arres... Read More


Baramati court sets aside process against DCM Ajit Pawar in 2014 poll code case

India, Dec. 13 -- An additional sessions court in Baramati has set aside a magistrate's order initiating legal proceedings against deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in a 2014 election-related case, ter... Read More