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Only 11% of Pune's cycle tracks meet basic standards: Audit flags alarming gaps

India, Dec. 8 -- Pune's push to brand itself as a cycling city is falling flat, with a new Parisar audit, released on Saturday, revealing that only 11% of the city's cycle tracks are in "good" conditi... Read More


Mahayuti shows unity on stage, but strains surface behind smiles

India, Dec. 8 -- After weeks of bitter tussle over the poaching of each other's local leaders, the BJP and Shiv Sena seem to have agreed on a truce. A day after senior BJP minister Chandrashekhar Bawa... Read More


'What a load of bulls.': Geoffrey Boycott torches Stokes and McCullum's Ashes plans as England fold in 'horror show'

India, Dec. 8 -- Geoffrey Boycott has absolutely torched England's start to the Ashes, calling the Brisbane defeat "a horror show" and accusing Ben Stokes' team of being "up their own backsides" after... Read More


Excise, police crackdown on liquor smuggling: 5 held

India, Dec. 8 -- In a major crackdown ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations, the excise department of Pune arrested five individuals in two separate operations and seized foreign-made liquor wo... Read More


IndiGo 'employee' blames top leadership for crisis in anonymous letter

India, Dec. 8 -- The real rot at the domestic carrier IndiGo started when positions prevailed over talent and somewhere along the way, pride turned into arrogance and growth turned into greed, an open... Read More


BCCI comes clean on whether Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were nudged to play Vijay Hazare Trophy: 'They decided'

India, Dec. 8 -- The rumour mills can be put to rest. It is now common knowledge that both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be playing a few matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 edition. Both s... Read More


65-yr-old woman on a morning walk dies after being hit by auto-rickshaw

India, Dec. 8 -- A 65-year-old woman died after being run over by an auto-rickshaw in Khar early on Saturday while she was out for a morning walk. The incident took place around 5am on CB Road near Pi... Read More


Trump's Christmas 'naughty list' has many names; 'could cause problems'

India, Dec. 8 -- US President Donald Trump on Saturday brushed aside a question about his "naughty list," offering a light remark about its length and the trouble it might cause. The comment came as h... Read More


IndiGo crisis disrupts MLAs' travel plans to Nagpur for winter session

India, Dec. 8 -- Nagpur is set to host the winter session of the state legislature beginning today even as MLAs from across Pune and western Maharashtra are still on their way to the city owing to the... Read More


Weekly Love Horoscope, December 8-14, 2025: Love takes its time; these zodiac signs must let emotions unfold naturally

India, Dec. 8 -- justify;">Aries: This week, love tests your patience. Let emotions take their time and resist the urge to rush. Let the events play out naturally; no need to rush them. You might be w... Read More