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Branded as 'obscene' 60 years ago, Shyama stages a comeback

MUMBAI, June 1 -- In the summer of 2018, Pankaj Bhosale, 44, a young researcher fascinated by classic Marathi suspense literature, stumbled upon Shyama (1964), a novel considered a racy romance for it... Read More


1st batch of engg grads tutored in Marathi join the workforce

PUNE, June 1 -- Sufiya Sayyad, 22, is the first from her village Belwadi, in Pune district's Indapur taluka, to become a computer engineer; she is in fact the first learner from her village. Her fathe... Read More


Second merit list out; city colleges reduce cutoffs

Mumbai, June 1 -- The second general merit list for undergraduate admissions released on Saturday by colleges affiliated with the University of Mumbai has brought a measure of relief to students scori... Read More


Mum-Ahm Hwy car crash leaves 3 dead

PALGHAR, June 1 -- Three members of a family, including a 43-year-old man, his wife, and his mother, were killed and two others sustained serious injuries after their car was crushed between two heavy... Read More


MMRDA to give Godrej dedicated Metro access to its Vikhroli complex

MUMBAI, June 1 -- Godrej Enterprises, which has a large campus at Vikhroli East, has asked MMRDA to give it a dedicated access point from the Metro 4 railway which is expected to be completed by 2026.... Read More


Grand Hyatt gets hoax call about bomb blast

MUMBAI, June 1 -- The police have booked an unidentified person for calling the Grand Hyatt hotel in Santacruz on Friday claiming a bomb had been placed in the hotel premises and would soon explode. T... Read More


Chembur man arrested for setting wife on fire

MUMBAI, June 1 -- The police arrested a 45-year-old man from Chembur on Saturday for allegedly setting his wife on fire after an argument. The police said the woman, who suffered burns on 45% of her s... Read More


MBMC report: Lifeguard lapse caused 11-year-old's drowning

MUMBAI, June 1 -- A three-member inquiry committee appointed by the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has held the contractor and management of a civic swimming pool responsible for the drow... Read More


Controversial FYJC in-house quota rule scrapped

MUMBAI, June 1 -- In a significant relief for students, parents and college administrators, the state school education department has rolled back a controversial rule regarding First Year Junior Colle... Read More


agri min feels like 'being chief of a deserted village'

MUMBAI, June 1 -- State agriculture minister and NCP legislator Manikrao Kokate kicked up a fresh controversy on Saturday by describing his job as "osad gao chi patilki" (being chieftain of a deserted... Read More