Pune was on Friday named as the new franchise of the Premier Badminton League, making the event a nine-team affair from this season. In its endeavour to make PBL a much bigger affair, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) has introduced the new team for the fourth edition of the league.

The police have rescued 36 children aged 5-15 years from a madrasa in Pune after allegations of sexual abuse surfaced against the maulana. The allegations came to light after authorities found two children from the madrasa at a railway station. The children were sent to an NGO and counselled after which they revealed the abuse and the maulana was arrested.

After facing criticism, Pune's-Maeer's MIT School on Thursday withdrew its order which asked girl students to wear innerwear of a specific colour. They had also specified the length of the skirt to be worn by them. This came after Maharashtra Education-Minister Vinod-Tawde earlier in the day said that a committee would be sent to the school and further steps will be taken on it.