Ajit Pawar, while addressing the gathering in Indapur, Pune district, expressed his delight at the overwhelming public response to the Jan Samman Yatra. He mentioned his interaction with local women and young athletes during the event. Pics/ Sourced Photos

Water and mud entered in the low lying houses in parts of Pune district of Maharashtra after heavy rainfall on Wednesday and Thursady. Pics/PTI

The Pune Police have seized the luxury car that was involved in a crash which killed two people in the city. Pics/Special arrangements by Diwakar Sharma

Karnataka's Holenarasipura MLA H D Revanna on Sunday called his arrest over the allegations of abducting a woman, whom Revanna's son is alleged to have sexually abused, an outcome of a political conspiracy. Pics/PTI

Nearly 36,000 women chanted &lsquo;Atharvashirsha&rsquo; at Pune&rsquo;s famous Dagdusheth Ganapati Pandal on Wednesday, the second day of the 10-day Ganeshotsav. Pic/Facebook

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday shared the dais with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at an event in Maharashtra's Pune and said the latter is at the right place. Pics/PTI

Recently, a joint operation conducted by the Mumbai police and the forest department led to the seizing of 26 kg of ambergris and arrests of four persons involved in its trade. Amid rising instances in Maharashtra of illegal sale of ambergris-- also known as &lsquo;whale vomit -- we look at what the substance really is and why perfume makers seek it

Pune News

IN PHOTOS: Ajit Pawar highlights success of Jan Samman Yatra in Indapur

IN PHOTOS: Heavy rainfall flood houses with mud and water in parts of Pune

IN PHOTOS: Cops seize luxury car after juvenile crashes it into bike, kills two

IN PHOTOS: Karnataka MLA HD Revanna arrested in kidnapping case

IN PICS: 36,000 women chant Atharvashirsha at Pune’s Dagdusheth Ganapati pandal

IN PHOTOS: Amit Shah in Maharashtra; meets Ajit Pawar, other leaders

Why is smuggling of ambergris or ‘whale vomit’ on the rise?

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