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‘Mumbai not Bombay’, MNS warns Kapil Sharma for using incorrect term

In a post on X, MNS leader Ameya Khopkar, issued a 'request-cum-warning' to respect the changed nomenclature for the city by the Maharashtra government in 1995.

Gandhi’s ‘Purna Swaraj’ speech, farmers’ march to Jarange’s mutiny—Azad Maidan’s legacy of dissent

25-acre open ground in Mumbai has been the eternal stage for protests, politics & cricket. Its open rallies are, however, controlled agitations now and the city too has changed.

Mumbai measures everything in Bollywood box office terms. Even Ganesh Utsav

The ‘Saiyaara Effect’ has shaken up Bollywood, unable to decode or deconstruct its massive success. Take a look at the staggering numbers: Rs 576 crore on a Rs 40-60 crore budget.

Uddhav-Raj reunion will have no impact, says Mumbai’s new BJP chief, lays out strategy for BMC polls

In campaign for upcoming civic polls, BJP's campaign will highlight infrastructure upgrades like housing projects to help 'Marathi population', Ameet Satam says in interview to ThePrint.

Over 40,000 Ganpati idols immersed, 290 artificial ponds set up across Mumbai

As part of its efforts to protect the environment, the Mumbai body has urged people to immerse their eco-friendly Ganpati idols in drums or buckets.

Mumbai Police allow Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil to continue hunger strike at Azad Maidan

The agitation has pressured the Mahayuti govt, which set up a 10-member ministerial committee led by Maharashtra Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil to hold talks with stakeholders.

Azad Maidan standoff continues as Jarange Patil’s meeting with Shinde panel bears no fruit

After the meeting, Patil said CM Fadnavis ‘insulted us by sending Shinde committee instead of govt representatives’. Maratha quota activist has dug in his heels at Azad Maidan.

Jarange Patil digs in heels at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan, calls Fadnavis govt ‘worse than the British’

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil is demanding that the Maharashtra government issue Kunbi certificate for the community under the OBC category.

New Mumbai BJP chief Ameet Satam is 3-time MLA with corporate background, Thackeray critic

Satam replaces Ashish Shelar, who completes three years in the post in his second stint as Mumbai BJP chief this month. The appointment comes ahead of BMC polls, expected next year.

Jodhpur-bound Air India flight aborts take off at Mumbai due to ‘operational issue’

Earlier, the Passengers on board Air India flight from Kochi to New Delhi faced an unexpected delay after a technical snag was detected during the aircraft's take-off roll.

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Henry George’s Single Tax offers a democratic alternative to communist remedies: DM Kulkarni

The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.