Nitin Pandit

A seven-member jury headed by eminent scientist R A Mashelkar picked awardees for the 6th edition of the JSWTimes of India Earth Care Awards after a painstaking process of due diligence spread over months.

The annual exhibition cricket match of Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) umpires ended in a thrilling tie at the VCA Civil Lines ground here recently.

Ten days of celebrations involving many communities in the spirit of unity heightened the festive buzz as citizens, societies and mandals prepared on Wednesday to bid goodbye to their favourite Ganapati Bappa on Thursday with fanfare.

Tamil Nadu opener Murali Vijay was fined 10 percent of his match fee after showing dissent at an umpiring decision on Day 1 of their Ranji Trophy clash against Karnataka on Monday.

The tradition of hosting the 'exclusive umpires' match goes back several years but since the last four years it is being played in the memory of former international umpire Padmakar Pandit.

Unable to resist the lure of a quick buck and faster bikes, two bosom friends turned motorcycle thieves.

For the second year in succession, the administration in Pune had banned immersion procession in the wake of the pandemic situation.

The early morning rain on Friday held up celebrations in some homes and mandals, but when the sky cleared a little later, Ganapati Bappa was brought with full ceremony on the first day of the ten-day festival on Friday.

Residents broke into ripples of joy on Thursday, welcoming the Elephant god ‘home’.

In the mid and late 2000s, Vidarbha Cricket Association hardly had any bench strength in umpiring department. Apart from Suhas Phadkar, Bhupinder Singh Bhatti and Purnachandra Godbole, Vidarbha didn’t have quality umpires. With limited exposure, these three too didn’t officiate at the international level.

Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori and South African spinner Imran Tahir reckon that wides and height no-balls should also come under the DRS scanner as umpires' call sparked fresh debate during Rajasthan Royals' IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders. Defending 18 runs from the last two overs, Royals skipper Sanju Samson was visibly upset by umpire Nitin Pandit's three wide calls despite considerable movement from the batters.

After decades of talks, 195 nations adopted an ambitious deal in Paris last December to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and strive to prevent dangerous impacts of climate change.

After decades of talks, 195 nations adopted an ambitious deal in Paris last December to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and strive to prevent dangerous impacts of climate change.

Pune woke up to a day of celebrations as Ganapati 'Bappa' marched into the city amidst beating dhols and reverberating incantations of 'Ganapati bappa morya' on Wednesday.

Devotees visiting Ganesh mandals in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad are insured against death, disability and medical expenses caused by terrorist attacks and accidents during the 10-day Ganesh festival.

Just around the corner or along streets, they light up the festive spirit of Ganeshotsav with colour, music and throngs of people enjoying the jubilation.

A bit of sadness hung in the festive atmosphere as Puneites got ready to bid adieu to Ganapati Bappa on Tuesday.Anant Chaturdashi on Wednesday is when the idols will be immersed.

Ganesh Visarjan: Thundering dhol-tasha pathaks, brass bands with men in eye-catching uniform and magnificent chariots bedecked with flowers are but a few of the things that will rule the roads on Tuesday, when the city will bid a royal adieu to Ganapati Bappa.

Drawing from epics, history, contemporary social issues and other themes, the tableaus lined up for display have much on offer this Ganeshotsav.

There was a cautious stance, where several mandals downplayed the festival by doing away with dolby sound systems and wrapping up the festivities earlier than usual.