Pune, July 3 (IANS) Amid the ongoing investigation into the murder of Pune businessman Ketan Agarwal, the uncle of accused Chetan Chaudhary on Friday claimed that he had never seen his nephew interacting closely with any girl and described him as a sincere and well-behaved young man. Speaking to IANS, Udaram Chaudhary said, “We are hearing many things in the media, but our family knows the reality. Chetan lived in our neighbourhood. I have never seen him sitting in a car with any girl or talking…
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New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Homebuyer affordability remained broadly supportive across India’s residential markets during H1 2026, aided by cumulative monetary easing of 125 basis points, with Ahmedabad the most affordable among the top eight cities, a report said on Friday.The report from Knight Frank India said six of the eight tracked cities remain within the 50 per cent affordability threshold, and Ahmedabad securing a ratio of 23 per cent, followed by Kolkata at 25 per cent and Pune at 28 pe…
Kalaburagi, July 3 (IANS) In a major security lapse, a 24-year-old accused arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act escaped from the Afzalpur police station in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi district in the early hours of Friday, allegedly taking advantage of police personnel being asleep.The incident, which occurred at the Afzalpur police station, has caused considerable embarrassment to the police as it took place in Kalaburagi, the home district of Karnataka Home Min…
Pune, July 3 (IANS) The prime accused in the Ketan Agarwal murder case, Siya Goyal, was caught on camera showing the middle finger at media personnel while being escorted by the police during the investigation into the sensational Pune fort murder case. The video shared by IANS showed Siya being taken out of her residence in Pune’s Market Yard area by the police as part of the ongoing probe on Thursday. Dressed in a black T-shirt with a printed scarf covering her face, she briefly looked at the …
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Air India Express on Thursday said that it has restored connectivity across its entire West Asia network by resuming services to Salalah in Oman and Kuwait, further strengthening air links between India and the Gulf region.The airline said flights on the Kozhikode–Salalah route resumed from July 2, while services between Kozhikode and Kuwait will restart from July 3. Flights connecting Bengaluru and Kuwait are scheduled to resume from July 4, with frequencies set to in…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) India’s industrial and logistics sector sustained its momentum in 2026, with absorption reaching 34.8 million square feet in the first half this year, marking a 2.4 per cent year-on-year growth, a report said on Thursday.The report from Savills India said demand was primarily driven by manufacturing (30 per cent) and third-party logistics (23 per cent) occupiers.Sustained demand traction was also recorded from FMCG and FMCD (18 per cent), and e-commerce (10 per cent) s…
Ranchi, July 2 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday impleaded the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as a respondent in the case of a minor girl who has been missing from Bokaro district for the past six years and directed it to participate in the investigation.Hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by the girl’s mother, Usha Jha, a division bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Sanjay Prasad asked the CBI and the state Crime Investigation Department (CID) to carry forward …
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Thursday admitted that conditions governing the transfer and redevelopment of a 27-acre land parcel in Kandivali (West), originally earmarked for Mathadi workers, had been violated and announced a comprehensive probe into the matter.Replying to a starred question raised by MLA Haroon Khan in the Legislative Assembly, Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said directions would be issued to the District Collector to reclaim 26,900 square metr…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) In a major development in the investigation into the murder of Pune-based businessman and realtor Ketan Agarwal, the Pune Rural Police on Thursday have recovered the clothes allegedly worn by prime accused Siya Goyal on the day of the incident. The clothes were seized from her residence and will be sent for forensic examination as investigators continue to gather evidence.A police team took Siya to her residence on Thursday morning, where the recovery was made as part of…
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) The Lonavala Rural Police are preparing to seek court permission to conduct polygraph tests on both accused — Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary — in the murder case of businessman Ketan Agarwal, as investigators believe several crucial facts surrounding the crime are still being concealed. According to officials at the Lonavala Rural Police Station, the accused have allegedly withheld important information during questioning. To uncover the truth and verify their statements…