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Literary body to join July 5 protest rally

PUNE, June 29 -- The Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Mahamandal on Saturday announced its participation in the protest rally scheduled for July 5 in Mumbai, to oppose the government's decision to intr... Read More


Thackerays mobilise drive ahead of rally

MUMBAI, June 29 -- A day after announcing a joint rally against the Mahayuti government's "imposition of Hindi" in primary schools, the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) have launch... Read More


State-appointed language panel opposes 'imposition of Hindi'

MUMBAI, June 29 -- In an exceptional move, a government-appointed committee has opposed the state's own language education policy, urging chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to roll back the decision to ... Read More


Marathi Sahitya Mahamandal to take part in July 5 protests

Pune, June 29 -- The Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Mahamandal on Saturday announced its participation in a protest rally scheduled for July 5 in Mumbai, opposing the government's decision to introdu... Read More


How a Marathi linguaphile kept her love for grammar alive for a century

PUNE/ MUMBAI, June 29 -- Language lovers often find themselves lost in the labyrinthine rules of grammar. But Yasmin Shaikh, an acclaimed grammarian and Marathi language expert, has always viewed gram... Read More


In vino veritas: India's first Master of Wine pens journey in memoir

MUMBAI, June 29 -- Sonal C Holland has shown that it is possible to scale new peaks from humble terroirs. Early in her new memoir, 'One in a Billion: Becoming India's First Master of Wine', she writes... Read More


Thackeray cousins prepare for march; plans to burn GR

MUMBAI, June 29 -- A day after announcing a joint protest rally against the Mahayuti government's "imposition of Hindi" in primary schools, the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) hav... Read More


Two-day-old girl abandoned in Panvel; parents cite poverty

PANVEL, June 29 -- A two-day old girl was found abandoned in a basket outside a girls' orphanage in Panvel's Takka area early Friday morning, sending shockwaves through the community and prompting swi... Read More


No protection from arrest for bank's ex-CEO

MUMBAI, June 29 -- A special court has refused to grant interim protection from arrest to Abhimanyu Bhoan, the former chief executive officer of the New India Cooperative Bank, in the loan fraud case ... Read More


BJP asks members for review reports

MUMBAI, June 29 -- With Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections due soon, Mumbai Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Ashish Shelar has announced the names of the district-level office be... Read More