Mumbai
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Why is Maharashtra govt silent on VHP’s garba diktat? NCP (SP)
Mumbai: The Nationalist Congress Party- Sharad Pawar (NCP -SP) on Sunday, September 6, slammed the Vishva Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) call to bar Muslims from participating in Garba events during Navratri, terming it…
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Two killed, 212 injured in Dahi Handi celebrations in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Dahi Handi celebrations claimed the lives of two people in Maharashtra, as a seven-year-old boy died after a brick column collapsed on him in Mumbai, while a woman was crushed to…
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Maharashtra Dahi Handi festivities leave woman dead, 42 injured
Mumbai: A 45-year-old woman was crushed to death under an iron frame in Pune, while at least 32 ‘Govindas’ were injured during Dahi Handi celebrations in Mumbai and 10 in Thane, officials…
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Pune activist seeking DJ, loudspeaker ban publicly assaulted
Pune: Vidyanand Bapat, a city-based activist who has been vocally opposing the use of high-decibel DJ systems and loudspeakers during festivals, was publicly assaulted by a man in Maharashtra’s Pune on Thursday,…
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Telangana, Maharashtra discuss Tummidihatti, meet again in 3 weeks
Hyderabad: The Central Water Commission (CWC) on Tuesday, September 1, convened a meeting between Telangana and Maharashtra to discuss the Tummidihatti barrage across the Pranahita River, which ended without any decisions being…
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Remove your burqa to get in: Cooper Hospital staff tells women
Mumbai: Two Muslim women, one holding a baby in her hand, were disallowed from entering Mumbai’s Cooper Hospital allegedly for wearing a burqa and hijab. The incident reportedly took place near the…
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Telangana cops attacked in Maharashtra while arresting accused
Hyderabad: A theft accused was recaptured on Monday, August 31, a day after a mob attacked a Telangana Police team and freed him in Maharashtra’s Nanded district, leading to police firing in…
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Mumbai library restores rare Urdu translations of Hindu scriptures
Mumbai: Inside a century-old building overlooking the bustling streets of south Mumbai, a quiet effort is underway to save rare Persian and Urdu translations of Indian scriptures — the last remnants of…
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Tummidihetti: Centre to mediate between Telangana, Maharashtra
Hyderabad: The Central Water Commission (CWC) has convened a meeting of senior officials from Telangana and Maharashtra on September 1 in New Delhi to review technical and inter-state issues concerning the proposed Tummidihetti…
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Communal clash during Milad-un-Nabi in Mumbai, three booked
Mumbai: Three Muslim men have been booked in connection with the Milad-un-Nabi clash in Mumbai’s Parel area on Wednesday night, August 26, after a procession passed through a Hindu-majority area. The Bhoiwada…
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Mumbai court upholds Sunny Leone’s discharge in cheating case
Mumbai: A court here has upheld the dismissal of a cheating complaint against Bollywood actor Sunny Leone and her husband, saying no such case was made out against them and the dispute…
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Mumbai pastors get worshippers to sign forms proving free will
Mumbai: As the Maharashtra anti-conversion law comes into force on August 28, local pastors in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region are asking worshippers to fill out “self-declaration” forms clarifying that they are attending…
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Mahayuti allies agree not to criticise each other: Bawankule
Mumbai: The constituents of the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra have decided to contest upcoming elections together and refrain from making critical or contradictory remarks against each other, senior BJP leader and…
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Bogus students, liquor bottles found at ZP school: Dipke
Latur: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday, August 20, claimed that bogus students were found seated in the classrooms during his visit to a Zilla Parishad school at Ausa…
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Weak evidence: HC suspends life term of Dabholkar murder convict
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday, August 18, suspended the life sentence of Sachin Andure, a convict in the 2013 murder case of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, and granted him bail, stating…
