Quaid Najmi

Govt says status of Acupuncture panel cloudy

Rumi F. Beramji Mumbai: In a significant development, the Maharashtra government said it has put on hold the long-overdue elections to the Maharashtra Council of Acupuncture (MCA), citing an administrative...
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Sharad Pawar’s heart bleeds for farmers

AI Generated Image Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (SP) President Sharad Pawar attempted to corner the Maharashtra government over the alarming rain deficit and resultant crises in farmlands, by demanding that...
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Jarange embarks on third ‘date with Mumbai’

Mumbai: Emotionally vowing that he would not ‘surrender’, Shivba Sanghatana chief Manoj Jarange-Patil –battered by 17 days of hunger strike and sniffing a plot to ‘kill’ him – embarked from...
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State braces for the final war on Maratha quota

Mumbai: After a high-profile indefinite hunger strike, Shivba Sanghatana chief Manoj Jarange-Patil sounded the bugle for the ultimate ‘decisive’ war against the Maharashtra government for Maratha quotas with a mammoth...
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A-DGP on tech vis-à-vis frauds

Mumbai: Artificial Intelligence (AI) could help banks and financial institutions sniff out ‘money mule’ accounts in less than a minute by identifying transaction patterns that are markedly different from those...
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Ladki Bahin’ scheme wows House of Lords

Mumbai: Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s ‘Ladki Bahin’ scheme – launched when he was the CM, reached the world stage, bagging him the coveted ‘Commonwealth Public Leadership Recognition’ award at...
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CM’s wife frowns at VHP

Mumbai: A month before the first ‘dandiya’ beats of Navratri, Maharashtra politics hotted up with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)’s diktat to ‘keep Muslims out” at venues – supported by...
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Thackeray wants freeze on ‘Bow-and-Arrow’

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) President Uddhav Thackeray has backed Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal’s suggestion that the rival Shiv Sena’s ‘Bow-and-Arrow’ election symbol be frozen immediately if the Supreme Court does...
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Kid’s memorable Rahul treasure

Mumbai: For kids, politics can wait. At a party training camp, Congress Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi was chatting animatedly with Jalna district chief Kalyan Dale and his family. Just...
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Pyramids, thumkas & women power

Mumbai: The traditional dahi-handi celebrations – marking the birth of infant Lord Krishna – was a pacey day for Mumbai, Thane and other cities, with soaring human pyramids, beating of...
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When ‘Punishment’ Turns a ‘Blessing’

It was on September 4, 2016 - 10 years ago - that Pope Francis canonised Mother Teresa at The Vatican, formally declaring a saint the frail, tiny nun whose life...
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Political row splits 110-day-old CJP

Mumbai: In an abrupt development, the 110-day old Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founded by Maharashtra’s Abhijeet Dipke has reportedly split with a Gujarat-based activist Manish Brahmbhatt announcing a rival ‘CJP-Democratic’...
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