Fadnavis warns of strict action after namaz video sparks Shaniwar Wada row in Pune

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. File photo: @CMOMaharashtra X/ANI Photo Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday (October 22, 2025) said authorities will act against anyone violating the law, after an FIR was registered against three unidentified women for allegedly offering namaz inside the premises of Shaniwar Wada, a protected monument in Pune.  “We will...
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Tapping the shine: On the solar industry in India

Among the successes that India can take reasonable credit for is cultivating a domestic solar power industry. Somewhere in 2017, the per unit cost of solar power fell below that of coal power, spurring new interest among businesses investing in ground-mounted solar projects. In 2024-25, the International Renewable Energy Agency reported that India generated 1,08,494...
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Two transgender persons from Bangladesh living illegally in north-west Delhi held

Delhi police on Wednesday apprehended two transgender persons from Bangladesh living illegally in north-west Delhi’s Mahindra Park and were involved in “objectionable” activities. The deportation process has been initiated for the infiltrators, said police on Wednesday. Stating that they have launched an operation to identify illegal immigrants in the locality, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North...
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Corrections and Clarifications — October 23, 2025

The heading and text of a Front Page report (October 22, 2025) should have said, “Deepavali fireworks send Delhi air quality inching to a five-year high”, and not “five-year low”. Giriraj Singh is Union Textiles Minister, and not Union Home Minister as mentioned in a panel note, “Giriraj Singh stirs fresh row in Bihar” (Inside...
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Man’s body found in drain at Royapuram

The RK Nagar police retrieved the body of a man from a storm-water drain near the railway tracks in Royapuram on Tuesday night. A senior city police official said, on being alerted by those residing along the railway tracks, they went to the spot between Shivaji Nagar and Kumaran Nagar, and recovered the body of the...
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