Sunday, February 22, 2026

Author: Worldsnap Staff

Pune
Worldsnap Staff

Pune doctor booked for causing death

The Yerawada police on Saturday have booked the doctor of a city-based hospital for alleged medical negligence causing the death of a Navi Mumbai-based woman on January 4 this year.Dr Shrihari Dhore-Patil of a hospital located on Ahmednagar Road was arrested after the deceased’s husband Bhalchandra Nalawade (50) of Nerul in Navi Mumbai lodged a complaint.According to the complaint, Bhalchandra’s wife Asha (48) was admitted to the hospital in December last year and she underwent…

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Business
Worldsnap Staff

Nifty headed for 5500-5700 zone

The markets consolidated in the 5300-5400 range last week. The baseline strength gained in spite of front-liners showing consolidation. The pressure at 5400 was anticipated and the market took a breather. The carry had turned flat on Monday and Tuesday after being positive by around 10 basis points, indicating the cautious stance of traders. Open interest (OI) trends in Nifty remained more or less flat with OI rising in initial part and declining later due to unwinding. Sectorally, power and…

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Jaipur
Worldsnap Staff

‘Jaipur will go down as worst place to host IPL’

It had taken a great deal of effort and political manoeuvring by Union minister for rural development and president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA), CP Joshi, to bring cricket matches back to Jaipur. However, Jaipurites may not get to see IPL matches next season. It is learnt that Rajasthan Royals management is so fed up with the seemingly adverse attitude of different state authorities that they may not hold any match in Jaipur next season. So much so that there were even se…

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Blog/Opinion
Worldsnap Staff

World Bank asks India for ‘gay’ visa

Charles Courmier, a gay World Bank official, is sad. The reason: he is married but cannot bring his partner into the country because of India’s outdated laws that don’t recognise a man’s marriage if his ‘wife’ happens to be a man.Courmier, a Canadian national, is a country sector coordinator with the World Bank. He has been legally married since 2006. But while Canada allows same sex marriages, India does not recognise them. His partner has not been allowed to enter …

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Mumbai
Worldsnap Staff

Thane tops revenue tally in Konkan div

In the recently-accounted fiscal year (2009-2010), Thane district’s revenue reached Rs370.38 crore and that made it one of the highest revenue earners among the six revenue sources in the Konkan division.The total amount incurred by revenue department of Thane Collectorate has exceeded the set target of Rs334.14 crore. Amol Yadav, resident deputy collector at Thane Collectorate said, ?Thane District Collectorate has achieved its revenue target for 2009-2010. In fact, we have ex…

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