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Varsha Torgalkar
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Alphonso mango season has been delayed – and Maharashtra’s erratic weather is to blame
The state exports more than 50,000 tonnes of alphonso mangoes every year.
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Pune’s first LGBT Marathi litfest wants to make regional queer literature accessible
The event on Sunday will include readings and a session on getting published.
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‘Hamid: Unsung Humanist’ documentary reintroduces community reformer Hamid Dalwai to young India
The film, directed by Jyoti Subhash, features Naseeruddin Shah, Amruta Subhash and Hamid Dabholkar.
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Trending
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Coronavirus: 45-year-old man dies minutes after receiving second dose of vaccine in Thane
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Watch: Trials for new three-tier train coaches show one speeding past at 180 kilometers an hour
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LGBTQIA+ activist, booked for allegedly sexually assaulting French woman in Goa, released on bail
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Coronavirus: All private hospitals can be utilised as vaccination centres, Centre tells states, UTs
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Watch: Pakistan Super League is more rewarding than the IPL, says South Africa’s Dale Steyn
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How crop diversification helped marginal farmers in Maharashtra’s Solapur turn their lives around
They no longer need to work as daily wage labourers as household incomes have increased significantly.
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‘We don’t want this festival here’: Why electronic music event Sunburn is facing opposition in Pune
Right-Wing groups plan to hold a protest against the festival and villages near the venue have signed a resolution against the event.
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‘It glorifies Gandhi’s assassination’: A new play on Godse faces protests in Pune
'He Ram...Nathuram' has been produced by the lead actor in 'Mee Nathuram Godse Boltoy', which depicted the assassin's point of view on the Mahatma's killing.
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Video
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‘Bargaining is our birthright’: A mother teaches funny shopping hacks in film ‘Aai, Me & Shopping’
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Watch: Timelapse video shows eruptions of Indonesia’s Sinabung volcano
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On camera: Dolly Parton sings new version of ‘Jolene’ before taking Covid-19 vaccine
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Caught on camera: Woman uses underwear as Covid-19 mask at supermarket
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‘Unacceptable’: Why women activists are angry with CJI’s question in rape bail hearing
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Tale of two pilgrimages: toilets for Kumbh Mela, manual scavengers for Ashadi Ekadashi
Unable to procure enough prefabricated toilets because of the Kumbh Mela, the Pandharpur municipality pressed sanitation workers to clean human waste in July, claims the staff.
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An inhumane Nag Panchami may return to Maharashtra – thanks to the environment minister
In 2014, the Bombay High Court had banned capture and exhibition of snakes on Nag Panchami, which will be celebrated on Wednesday. But Prakash Javadekar has other plans.
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Why a ban on bathing in the Godavari during the Kumbh Mela makes sense
The river, held as sacred, may not survive the influx, given the woefully inadequate arrangements for sanitation and waste disposal, say activists.
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The Reel
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Netflix 2021 slate: Films ‘Haseen Dillruba’ and ‘Navarasa’, Madhuri Dixit series and Ray tribute
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The IAWRT festival is back – and here is what you need to watch
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‘Flight’ trailer: Mohit Chadda is on a plane ride from hell
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‘Dhamaka’ teaser: Ram Madhvani’s thriller stars Kartik Aaryan as a news anchor
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How ‘Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin’ led to Pooja Bhatt being cast in ‘Bombay Begums’