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Maha plans to phase out LPG in megacities

MUMBAI, March 29 -- A day after ordering the fast-tracking of piped gas infrastructure, state food and civil supplies minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Saturday announced that the state was planning to phas... Read More


BMC to declare results of hawking panels today

MUMBAI, March 29 -- Hawkers from across the city gathered at the BMC headquarters on Saturday evening with much excitement to hear the results of the Town Vending Committee (TVC) elections. Following ... Read More


Former Raymond chairman Vijaypat Singhania dies at 87

MUMBAI, March 29 -- Former Raymond Group chairperson Vijaypat Singhania died on Saturday evening in a South Mumbai hospital. He was 87. He was admitted to hospital on Friday due to aged-related issues... Read More


The interplay of netas, babus and gurus

MUMBAI, March 29 -- A senior Maharashtra political leader keeps his fists clenched while delivering speeches, on the advice of a guru. Another top politician is said to conduct rituals on full-moon or... Read More


Godliness is bigger than politics

India, March 29 -- In April 2018, when the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh offered him a ministerial berth, Bhaiyyu Maharaj turned it down, saying, "A post holds no importance for a saint." Originall... Read More


'Sadhus powered Mahayuti win'

India, March 29 -- Narendra Maharaj from Nanij in Ratnagiri district, known as "Shri Swami Narendracharyaji Maharaj" among devotees, has a huge following in the Konkan in Maharashtra. He founded the J... Read More


Walking in his father's shoes

India, March 29 -- Styled as a spiritual preacher, Dattatreya Narayan, alias Dr Appasaheb Dharmadhikari, has a strong following among the people and across political parties. Leaders seen with him inc... Read More


Fresh complaints push cases against 'godman' Kharat to 10

PUNE, March 29 -- The number of criminal cases against arrested self-styled godman Ashok Kharat rose to 10 after Nashik city police registered two fresh offences, including one of rape and another of ... Read More


A global spiritual empire

India, March 29 -- In the 1990s, when Prince Charles visited India, he had expressed a desire to visit Sathya Sai Baba, he was quietly dissuaded by the British Embassy in New Delhi. Sathya Sai Baba wa... Read More


Dumper runs over woman delivery agent

MUMBAI, March 29 -- A 35-year-old Blinkit delivery agent, who was the sole provider for her three children, was allegedly crushed to death by a dumper in Chembur on Friday evening in a hit-and-run cas... Read More