A Pune woman has alleged that a restaurant employee accessed her phone number through a QR-code ordering system and sent her inappropriate late-night messages, triggering outrage over customer data privacy and misuse of personal information. The restaurant later said it had taken immediate action and terminated the employee involved. A restaurant table with a QR-code

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announces a six-month pause on major state functions to cut fuel use and curb wasteful spending, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for austerity; one pre-planned event in Satara will still go ahead. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis addressing reporters after announcing that Maharashtra will suspend large state functions for six months