According to the data, there was a sharp drop in stone pelting, hartals, terrorist-initiated incidents, and encounters between security forces and militants

Fashion designing schools, beauty parlours, driving training centres, sewing classes, a health clinic and a hostel for their children — this is how the RSS has been making an outreach among sex workers, many of whom it claims were converted by “their Muslim handlers”. The goal is to bring them back to the “mainstream”

Heavy rain has led to waterlogging in several areas in Pune and Kolhapur and paralysed normal life. Schools have been shut and several residential apartments in Pune’s Pimpri Chinchwad have been flooded. Three people have been electrocuted due to waterlogging.

The fire department is rescuing people from flooded neighbourhoods such as Ekta Nagar. Some places have water up to the waist level. The Baba Bhide bridge on Mutha river is now underwater after the water level rose following the downpour.