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Scene from Dancing with Dad Pune: When playwright and director Maneesh Verma first watched an Israeli play about a father raising his autistic son as a student at the National School of Drama in 2001, the story stayed with him. More than two decades later, that memory has evolved into Dancing With Dad. This English theatre production explores autism through the lens of family, love and independence, while centring dignity and lived experience.The play will be staged in Pune on Aug 1 at Shreeram Lagoo Rang Avkash in Hirabaug Chowk.“Even in the early 2000s, conversations around autism and mental health…

Valpoi: Torrential rain hit Sattari taluka on Friday, rapidly swelling rivers, flooding roads, and disrupting daily life in several areas.At the Keri–Ghoteli bridge, the river rose sharply after incessant rainfall, reaching the level of the bridge.The road linking Guleli with Paikul, Murmune, Shel, Dhada, and Melauli was shut after the Ragada river overflowed onto the roadway, making travel unsafe. Transport to interior villages was disrupted before traffic resumed later as water levels receded.The Velus river also surged, with low-lying areas kept under watch.Heavy waterlogging was reported near the Datta Temple at Pali, where overflowing drains and inflows inundated the area,…

Former Tanda police station SHO Inspector Gurinderjit Singh Nagra, who was named in a US Department of Justice (DOJ) indictment linked to an extortion case, has been arrested by the Punjab Police JALANDHAR: Former Tanda police station SHO Inspector Gurinderjit Singh Nagra, who was named in a US Department of Justice (DOJ) indictment linked to an extortion case, has been arrested by the Punjab Police for allegedly extorting Rs 16 lakh from a US-based family. He has been booked for extortion and under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.The indictment filed by the US DOJ against gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria…

Budgam, Jun 29 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar speaks during an interaction programme with Booth Level Officers (BLOs), in Budgam on Monday. (@ceo_UTJK X/ANI Photo) Lucknow: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday made it clear that the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections will be conducted on schedule in Feb and March 2027, saying that the constitutional mandate to hold elections on time will take precedence over the ongoing Census exercise.Addressing the first All India Media Conference organised by the EC in Delhi, Kumar said the term of the present Uttar Pradesh Assembly ends on May 22, 2027, making…

Patna: A Jan Suraaj delegation on Friday met Election Commission officials in Patna and accused the BJP of violating the model code of conduct (MCC) in the run-up to the July 30 Bankipur assembly bypoll. The delegation submitted a memorandum highlighting what it described as major violations.The contest is among BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar Sinha, Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor and RJD’s Rekha Gupta. The seat fell vacant after BJP national president Nitin Nabin was elected to the Rajya Sabha.After the meeting, Jan Suraaj state president Manoj Bharti alleged that BJP workers had put up “confusing posters” at key locations…

Jaipur: A July 15 govt notification directing urban local bodies to dispose of all pending applications received during urban service camps by Aug 15 has confused civic officials because it appears to conflict with a July 9 directive issued after a Rajasthan High Court stay.The earlier order froze applications linked to unapproved colonies developed by encroaching on govt land, and plots backed by unregistered land deeds.Officials said the latest instruction asks civic bodies to process applications, petitions and pending cases while applying exemptions granted during the camp period, but does not clarify whether services covered by the court stay are…

Akola: Three corporators of Akola Municipal Corporation (AMC) — one each from Congress, AIMIM, and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) — have been disqualified after the civic administration declared their caste validity certificates invalid.Municipal commissioner Sunil Lahane issued the orders, triggering fresh political uncertainty within the civic body. Those disqualified are Amreen Sadaf Syed Nazim, elected from Ward 16-B on NCP (SP) ticket; AIMIM’s Seema Anjum Sheikh Anis who was elected from Ward No. 2-A; and Sheikh Abdullah Sheikh Salim, elected from Ward No. 1-A on Congress ticket.As per sources, a few more corporators could also face scrutiny over…

Missing national level shooter Damayanti Sen returns home (FIle Photo) HOWRAH: National-level shooter Damayanti Sen, who had been missing since Thursday afternoon, was found safe in Howrah on Saturday.The 15-year-old, who was recently selected for national team trials, had left her home on Thursday to buy household items but did not return. Police launched a search after she was reported missing.She has now safely returned home. Further details are awaited. Source link

More than 100 homes have been destroyed by a massive fire burning through Drammen in southern Norway, rescue officials said.Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the area, around 30 miles west of Oslo. No casualties or missing people have been reported so far.Dozens of firefighters are working to extinguish the blaze, which has spread to a nearby forest. Local police said the fire was “still not under control”.It was not immediately clear where or how the fire had started, but a Drammen Red Cross worker said it had spread quickly due to the weather.”It says something about the heat…

Wayne Rooney is a man of his word.Turn the clock back to the last 16 of the World Cup, when the former England striker pledged to row down the River Mersey if Norway beat Brazil.Norway did exactly that, beating the five-time champions 2-1, so BBC Sport pundit Rooney confirmed live on air that he would take on the challenge in the US.He and fellow pundits Joe Hart and Micah Richards swapped their microphones for oars and took to the Hudson River in New York.”I loved it,” Rooney said. “The fans were brilliant. So we’ve done it out of respect for…