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In a heartwarming case, Krishnant Gholap, son of a Pune autorickshaw driver, passed out from the National Defence Academy (NDA) as a part of the 119th course on Monday.Krishnant, who wants to become an infantry officer, will be proceeding to the Indian Military Academy (IMA) for further training in January 2011.A resident of Nana Peth and a Class X...

In an important judgement passed on Monday, Pradip Gaikwad, judge of the Pune District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, has ruled in favour of a consumer and slapped mobile telephony company, Bharti Airtel Limited, with a fine of Rs25,000 and refund of a bill of Rs710. Bharti Airtel will now have to pay the complainant, Wing Commander (retd) Prak...

The issue of safety of women employees working in city-based business process outsourcing (BPO) units has once again come into focus with the recent incident of a 22-year-old staffer from the Wipro BPO in Hinjewadi narrowly escaping possible abduction by unidentified cab drivers in a vehicle bearing the company's logo. The culprits, who hastily dro...

The extended monsoon continued with the city receiving as much as 18.6 mm rainfall till 5.30 pm on Monday.The heavy rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, came down in torrents between 3.30 pm and 5 pm in some parts of the city. Monday's rainfall has taken October's aggregate rainfall figure to 238 mm.Speaking to DNA on Monday afternoon, direc...

In a heartwarming case, Krishnant Gholap, son of a Pune autorickshaw driver, passed out from the National Defence Academy (NDA) as a part of the 119th course on Monday.Krishnant, who wants to become an infantry officer, will be proceeding to the Indian Military Academy (IMA) for further training in January 2011.A resident of Nana Peth and a Class X...

In an important judgement passed on Monday, Pradip Gaikwad, judge of the Pune District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, has ruled in favour of a consumer and slapped mobile telephony company, Bharti Airtel Limited, with a fine of Rs25,000 and refund of a bill of Rs710. Bharti Airtel will now have to pay the complainant, Wing Commander (retd) Prak...

The issue of safety of women employees working in city-based business process outsourcing (BPO) units has once again come into focus with the recent incident of a 22-year-old staffer from the Wipro BPO in Hinjewadi narrowly escaping possible abduction by unidentified cab drivers in a vehicle bearing the company's logo. The culprits, who hastily dro...

The extended monsoon continued with the city receiving as much as 18.6 mm rainfall till 5.30 pm on Monday.The heavy rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, came down in torrents between 3.30 pm and 5 pm in some parts of the city. Monday's rainfall has taken October's aggregate rainfall figure to 238 mm.Speaking to DNA on Monday afternoon, direc...