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Ajit Pawar defends son, blames sub-registrar for land sale deed

PUNE, Nov. 10 -- Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday shifted the blame for the alleged Mundhwa land scam squarely to the sub-registrar who registered the sale deed while staunchly defending his... Read More


Sub-registrar to blame for registering sale deed: Ajit

PUNE, Nov. 10 -- Pushed into a corner over his son Parth's now-scrapped land deal, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday shifted the blame for the alleged scam squarely to the sub-registrar who r... Read More


Inspired by movie, Pune man kills wife; held

India, Nov. 9 -- Warje-Malwadi police on Saturday arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly murdering his wife over suspicion about her character and attempting to destroy evidence by burning her body,... Read More


Pune: Man falls asleep in hotel room while smoking, dies of suffocation

India, Nov. 8 -- A man, 32, died of suffocation after a fire broke out in his hotel room as he fell asleep while smoking a cigarette that set his mattress and wooden cot alight. Thick smoke quickly en... Read More


Godwoman, two others arrested from Nashik for cheating techie couple of rRs.r14 crore

India, Nov. 8 -- A senior IT professional from Pune has filed a police complaint alleging that a self-proclaimed godwoman defrauded his family of nearly Rs.14 crore over six years, claiming she could ... Read More


Maharashtra Kesari wrestler Sikandar Sheikh caught in arms case

India, Nov. 6 -- The story of Maharashtra Kesari winner Sikandar Sheikh, until recently hailed as one of the brightest stars in Indian wrestling, has taken a dramatic turn. Days before he was to compe... Read More


Dangal in Punjab: Sports, crime and politics mix after Maharashtra Kesari's arrest

PUNE, Nov. 6 -- The story of Maharashtra Kesari winner Sikandar Shaikh, until recently hailed as one of the brightest stars in Indian wrestling, has taken a dramatic turn. Days before he was to compet... Read More


Suspended PSI Gopal Badane dismissedfrom service

PUNE, Nov. 6 -- Suspended Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) Gopal Balasaheb Badane has been formally dismissed from service following his arrest in connection with the suicide of a woman doctor in Phaltan, S... Read More


Suspended PSI Badane dismissed from service

PUNE, Nov. 6 -- Suspended Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) Gopal Balasaheb Badane has been formally dismissed from service following his arrest in connection with the suicide of a doctor in Phaltan, Satara ... Read More


PSI Gopal Badane dismissed from service

India, Nov. 6 -- Suspended Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) Gopal Balasaheb Badane has been formally dismissed from service following his arrest in connection with the suicide of a woman doctor in Phaltan, ... Read More