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Pune's fintech startup FPL Technologies valuation jumps to $750 million

The current funding comes within 10 months after the company raised its Series B funding of $35 million

Covid-19: Prohibitory orders issued for 50 tourist spots in Pune district

In light of the rise in COVID-19 cases, the administration in Maharashtra's Pune district has issued prohibitory orders for over 50 tourist spots in the region, an official said on Tuesday.

Pune logs 4,348 coronavirus cases; district's positivity rate now 15%

Pune on Saturday recorded 4,348 Covid-19 cases, taking the district's tally to 11,83,676, an official said

Pune sees 4,415 Covid-19 cases; district's positivity rate now 15%

2,757 cases were reported in Pune city, 1,000 in Pimpri Chinchwad and 658 in rural and cantonment limits

Pune records 2,813 new Covid-19 cases; active infections at 8,201

With a single casualty reported from the rural part of the district, the toll stood at 19,255,

Maharashtra logs sharp spike in Covid-19 cases at 18,466, Mumbai at 10,860

In Pune, the rise in cases prompted the administration to shut schools for Classes 1 to 8 in the district till January 30

Covid: Schools in Pune district to remain shut for Classes 1-8 till Jan 30

The decision has come a day after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation announced that schools for Classes 1 to 9 and 11 will remain shut in Mumbai till January 31

Covid-19 cases in Pune city rising, but symptoms mild, says mayor

The 47 Omicron patients in the state's second largest city also have mild symptoms

Covid: Pune has the highest proportion of critical patients, shows data

The proportion of patients requiring hospitalisations is highest in Kolkata, followed by Mumbai

Bajaj Auto to set up Rs 300 crore EV manufacturing facility in Pune

Bajaj Auto Ltd on Wednesday said it will set up an electric vehicle manufacturing facility at Akurdi in Pune with an investment of Rs 300 crore. The facility, for which the work has already commenced, will have the capacity to produce 5,00,000 Electric Vehicles (EVs) per annum and cater to both domestic and exports markets, the company said in a release. The first vehicle from the new unit, spread over half-a-million square feet space, is expected to be rolled out by June 2022. The unit will employ around 800 personnel. Akurdi is the site of the original Chetak scooter factory. "In 2001, Bajaj 2.0 took off on the roaring Pulsar, in 2021, Bajaj 3.0 arrived on the charming Chetak. Going forward, for the Bajaj portfolio, except for implementing one state-of-the-art ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) platform that is currently under development, all our R&D drive train resources are now laser focused on creating EV solutions for the future. "This alignment reflects our belief that ...

Pune Police book Saraswat Bank chairman, MD, 6 others in cheating case

The largest cooperative lender described the development as an attempt to prevent confiscation of properties of a defaulting borrower Orange Medicare and Research Centre

Maharashtra: 13 students of Pune college test positive for coronavirus

All these students, currently in the third year of the engineering course, are "largely asymptomatic" and isolated at home, said Prashant Dave, registrar of the MIT World Peace University

Burglars trigger blast to break open ATM near Pune, flee with Rs 17 lakh

Burglars broke open an ATM of a bank using explosives before decamping with cash worth around Rs 17 lakh near Pune city early on Sunday, police said

Five of 7 Omicron patients in Pune test negative for Covid-19: Ajit Pawar

Five out of seven COVID-19 patients in Pune district, who were earlier detected with Omicron, the new variant of coronavirus, have now tested negative for the infection, Maharashtra Dy CM said

Maharashtra's Pune achieves 100% first dose Covid vaccination target

Pune has become the second district in Maharashtra to achieve 100 per cent administration of the first dose of anti-coronavirus vaccines after Mumbai, officials said

Omicron scare: Pune postpones reopening of school till December 15

The reopening of schools for Standard 1 to 7 has been postponed till December 15 in view of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spread in parts of the world, according to the Pune Municipal Corporation.In an official order on Tuesday, the corporation informed that further decisions on the reopening of schools will be taken after reviewing the situation after December 15.Earlier the state government had announced to reopen the schools from December 1, however, after Mumbai now Pune becomes the second municipal corporation in the state to postpone the reopening of schools.The Omicron variant (B.1.1.529), a new variant of the coronavirus, was first reported in Botswana on November 11, 2021, and appeared on November 14 in South Africa. It has been declared a variant of concern by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Social activist Anna Hazare discharged from Pune hospital

Social activist Anna Hazare was on Friday discharged from a private hospital in Pune, where he was admitted after he complained of chest pain, the hospital authorities said

Anna Hazare admitted in Pune hospital after chest pain, condition stable

The anti-corruption crusader is stable after a procedure was done to remove a minor blockage in his coronary artery

Rs 200-cr black income detected after raids on Pune business group: CBDT

The group was engaged in the manufacturing of heavy machinery

Absconder Kiran Gosavi nabbed by Anti Extortion Cell of Pune Police

AEC of Pune Police on Thursday nabbed absconder Kiran P. Gosavi