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Mumbai: Rekhta Foundation will organise Rekhta Gujarati Utsav in Mumbai to celebrate Gujarati language, literature and culture. The first-of-its-kind event will host ‘mushairas’ by renowned Gujarati poets, discussions on Gujarati language and literature and music performances by well-known Gujarati artists at Vadodara and Bhavnagar also. Rekhta Gujarati will organise a one-of-its-kind Gujarati literary event in … Read more

Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan and his fashion designer wife Natasha Dalal have made headlines with a significant real estate acquisition in Mumbai’s upscale Juhu neighborhood. The couple recently purchased a luxurious apartment in D’Decor Twenty for a whopping Rs 44.52 crore. The 5,112 sq. ft. property, located on the 7th floor of the premium building, … Read more

A 210 meter long PSC (Pre-stressed concrete) bridge designed to cross over National Highway-48 (Delhi-Chennai) at Vaghaldhara village near Panchlai in Valsad district in Gujarat is completed on January 2, 2025. The bridge features 72 precast segments and spans a configuration of 40m + 65m + 65m + 40m. It was built using the Balanced … Read more

Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan has proposed a new method to appoint professors, where he stressed on hiring more skilled ones from the pool of eligible candidates by conducting a common entrance test. Addressing the University of Mumbai’s (MU) annual convocation on Tuesday, Radhakrishna said it was okay to have the shortage of staff at the … Read more

Navi Mumbaikars have begun planning to be part of the fervor of the mega Hindu festival Maha Khumb Mela. The auspicious event celebrated once in 12 years has got the government machinery working in full swing to accommodate the stream of devotees expected to visit the state. From Navi Mumbai a group of 50 odd … Read more

While the police are still on the lookout of the shooter who pulled the trigger to shoot dead  35-year-old Shams Tabrez Ansari alias Sonu in Mira Road on the night of 3, December, the incident has yet again put the spotlight on the presence of an organised crime syndicate involved in collecting “ Hafta” ( protection … Read more

Mumbai: Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde, who is under fire over the murder of Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, on Tuesday said he has not submitted his resignation from the state cabinet. “I have not resigned,” Munde, who is the Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, told reporters after the state cabinet meeting in Mumbai. … Read more

A video has surfaced on social media in which a cab driver – claiming to be a “social worker” of Varsha Gaikwad, Congress MP from Mumbai North Central constituency – abuses and forces a traffic policeman to touch his feet. After the video went viral, the Congress MP denied having any link with the accused … Read more

Thane: Police have registered a case of rioting against 20 persons, including the owner and employees of a restaurant in Maharashtra’s Thane city, for allegedly assaulting a police team, an official said on Tuesday. The incident occurred shortly after midnight on January 5, he said. “A police team visited Skyline restaurant located in Upvan area … Read more

Mumbai: Two cases of Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) were detected in Maharashtra’s Nagpur on Tuesday, said officials here, adding that both are children and their condition was stable. The two girls, aged 13 and 7, had shown the symptoms. According to the state public health department sources, after two days of continuous fever, these girls undertook … Read more