Model by Chennai, Pune team predicts birth weight from routine scans

Model by Chennai, Pune team predicts birth weight from routine scans

Researchers from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) and Seethapathy Clinic and Hospital, both in Chennai, and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, have developed a model that can predict a newborn’s birth weight using routine scans during pregnancy. Accurate information about birth weight is crucial for maternal and foetal health. … Read more

Senior executive of private firm detained for hit-and-run death of food delivery man in Pune

Senior executive of private firm detained for hit-and-run death of food delivery man in Pune

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: The Hindu A food delivery man was killed after a high-end car driven by a senior executive of a private firm hit the two-wheeler he was riding in Pune in the early hours of Friday (October 11, 2024), police said. “Ayush Tayal (34), who was driving the car, … Read more

MPSC aspirants protest in Pune, demands to postpone exams 

MPSC aspirants protest in Pune, demands to postpone exams 

Following the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) aspirants in Maharashtra’s Pune, Nationalist Congress Party (SP) MP Supriya Sule met the protesting aspirants on Wednesday, lending her support for the inclusion of 258 posts from the Agriculture Department in the MPSC exam and postponing the exam to avoid a clash with the Institute of Banking Personnel … Read more

Bail to 19-year-old who bludgeoned two men to death in Pune

Bail to 19-year-old who bludgeoned two men to death in Pune

The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to a 19-year-old accused, who, along with his friends, bludgeoned two men to death in Pune in 2021. A bench of Justice Madhav Jamdar noted that Shinde had been in custody for over three years while the trial against the accused had not even started. The charges … Read more

97 Zika Virus cases in Maharashtra; Pune with the highest positive patients at 75

97 Zika Virus cases in Maharashtra; Pune with the highest positive patients at 75

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP A total of 97 positive Zika virus cases are in Maharashtra as of August 9. 3 new patients tested positive to the virus on Friday (August 9, 2024) of which 2 are pregnant women, the state positive count of pregnant women is 45. The health … Read more

17 workers hospitalised following gas leak at Pune food processing unit

17 workers hospitalised following gas leak at Pune food processing unit

Seventeen workers of a food processing unit in the Yavat area of the Pune district were hospitalised following an ammonia gas leak on Wednesday (August 7, 2024), police said. The unit located at Bhandgaon near Yavat manufactures ready-to-eat food and requires temperatures below 18 degrees Celsius, which is maintained using ammonia. “On Wednesday, ammonia leaked … Read more

Road rage: Motorist punches woman riding with children in Pune; booked

Road rage: Motorist punches woman riding with children in Pune; booked

In an incident of road rage, a woman riding a two-wheeler with two children was punched in the face by a motorist in Pune city after she advised him to drive properly, police said on July 21. A case has been registered against the 57-year-old man and his wife for the attack that occurred at … Read more

Pune court grants Puja Khedkar’s father interim protection from arrest till July 25

Pune court grants Puja Khedkar’s father interim protection from arrest till July 25

A Pune Session Court has granted interim protection from arrest till July 25 to Dilip Khedkar, father of controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, in a case where he is accused of threatening a local farmer over a land dispute. Dilip Khedlar filed an anticipatory bail plea in court on Friday. Khedkar is co-accused with … Read more

लाखों की रिश्वत की डिमांड, 2 बार सस्पेंड… सामने आए ट्रेनी IAS पूजा के पिता दिलीप खेडकर के कारनामे

लाखों की रिश्वत की डिमांड, 2 बार सस्पेंड… सामने आए ट्रेनी IAS पूजा के पिता दिलीप खेडकर के कारनामे

महाराष्ट्र कैडर की ट्रेनी IAS पूजा खेडकर विवादों में घिर गई हैं. पूजा के कारनामों के बाद उनकी मां मनोरमा खेडकर के कारनामे सामने आए थे, अब पूजा के पिता दिलीप खेडकर को लेकर भी नए-नए खुलासे हो रहे हैं. दिलीप खेडकर अभी तक 2 बार सस्पेंड हो चुके हैं. अलग-अलग केस में रिश्वतखोरी को … Read more

Private equity investment in real estate surges 15% to $3bn in H1 2024: Report

Private equity investment in real estate surges 15% to bn in H1 2024: Report

Real estate growth: Private equity (PE) investments of $3 billion was recorded in the first half of 2024, which is 15% increase YoY from $2.6 billion in H1 2023. Warehousing sector accounted for largest share of 52% of total PE investments in January – June 2024, followed by residential (29%) and office (20%). The real … Read more