Shubham Kurale

After the students were seen drowning, locals and water sports personnel rushed to their aid and launched a rescue operation. (Screengrab from videos) Questioning the safety measures during a picnic organised by a private academy in Alandi, advocate Priyesh Sonawane, a close friend of the family of one of the eight students who died in the Diveagar drowning incident, said the academy should have exercised greater caution as the students were around 16 years old and minors.

Santu Rayate and Satish Kolgire (right) Two farmers in Maharashtra died by suicide within 24 hours of each other last week, unable to repay loans after their crops failed for the second consecutive year. One was in Nashik’s Niphad taluka and the other was in Beed’s Ambajogai taluka.

Now Capt. Smit Machchhar from India suffered stab wounds while fending off an attack from his co-pilot, saving the lives of around 170 people on board, officials said. On his professional profile listing his decade of experience as a commercial pilot, Capt. Smit Machchhar emphasized his “strong focus on …