Prathamesh Jaju has been dabbling in astronomy and astrophotography since age 13, and is part of one of India’s oldest amateur clubs, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha.
Pune is home to Serum Institute of India and National Institute of Virology. But it’s second only to Mumbai in the number of Covid infections reported in Maharashtra.
Amid the second Covid wave, Pune has, once again, emerged as one of the worst-affected districts. On Thursday, the district reported a total of 10,025 cases.
A curfew will be in place from 6 pm to 6 am, and malls, cinema halls and places of religious worship will also be shut during this seven-day period, a senior official said Friday.
Pune Saturday reported 998 new cases of coronavirus and nine deaths. The Covid tally stood at 5,14,319 and the death toll at 11,698, according to official figures.
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh Wednesday said police have conducted a probe into video clippings of the Elgar Parishad conclave at which Usmani spoke and a case has been registered against him.
The number of Covid tests in Pune steadily dropped from 41,996 in the 11-17 September week to just 13,536 in the 6-12 November week, just ahead of Diwali.
Since 2018, stringent UAPA rules, SC’s Zahoor Watali order, NIA takeover and allegedly ‘inadmissible’ evidence has made sure that all accused remain in custody.
In ‘The Learning Factory’, Arun Maira, who worked with Tata Group for over two decades, writes about building factories 'as clean as German hospitals’.
Deepak Maratkar, an office bearer of the Yuva Sena, was attacked with sharp weapons by a group of assailants on motorbikes in Bhudwar Peth on Thursday night.
The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.
Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.
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