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Ashutosh Gowariker to deliver lecture in Yashwant Film Fest

Ashutosh Gowariker will be delivering a lecture in the upcoming seventh edition of Yashwant International Film Festival, here. Award winning director Ashutosh Gowariker wil...

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Human Rights

Remembering Savitribai Phule, Who Fought For Women’s Rights In 19th Century India

Today is the 186th birth anniversary of Savitribai Jyotirao Phule, considered to be one of India’s renowned social reformers and educationists. Phule, who was born in...

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Human Rights

Over 61 Per Cent Scheduled Tribes population In Maharashtra Lives Below Poverty Line

The condition of Scheduled Tribes staying in the hinterland of Maharashtra appears to be one of the worst in the country with almost 61.6 per cent of them living below pove...

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Govt. Approves Inclusion of 15 New Castes in Central OBC List

The government on Wednesday approved inclusion of 15 new castes and modification in 13 other castes in the Central list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
The Union Cab...

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Human Rights

Maharashtra: Mobile App Chirag Launched To Report Child Abuse

Registering a complaint on the app will send an email to the Maharashtra State Child Rights Protection Commission, which will direct it to police or a child-rights charity....

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How One Staunch Gandhian Helped A Tribal Village In Maharashtra Achieve Self-Rule

Born on the December 31, 1949, Mohan Hirabai Hiralal is a staunch Gandhian who actively participated in Jayaprakash Narayan’s Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Wahini. The Gandh...

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Bollywood

Akshay Kumar Likely To Adopt Village In Maharashtra, Hit By Farmers' Suicides

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is likely to adopt a village in the Yavatmal district of the state. Collector Sachindra Pratap Singh yesterday signed the proposal made by the ...

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Bollywood

Akshay Kumar Roped In As The Ambassador Of Jaan Bachao Health Campaign

Akshay Kumar, who is known for his fitness, has been roped in as the ambassador of Jaan Bachao health campaign.
Actor Akshay Kumar, who is known for his fitness,...

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Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope - Maid For Mumbai

It may or may not be true of other cities, but Mumbai moves on tracks built partly by the bais, the domestic helpers, mostly from rural Maharashtra, who manage homes, so th...

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Gender

Gender Parity Initiative Alters Views On What Is Masculine: ‘A Man Is Not A Man If He Beats His Wife’

On May 9, when Yakub Kurne got his sister Tasneem married at 18, it was a transformation for the Muslims in Motyal, a sleepy village in Maharashtra. Until a few years ago, ...

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