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Parents, children tackle questions on food

MUMBAI: From the history of bagels to ratatouille (the film and the stew), and the popstar Rihanna's infamous omelette gown, 12 parent-child teams battled it out over all things food, at the Lupin Aptivate Achchi Bhookh School Foodie Quiz held in Mumbai on Sunday afternoon.

Teacher arrested for sexual assault gets bail

The Bombay High Court on Friday granted bail to a 25-year-old music teacher who was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing his minor student.

Matunga locals divided over BMC's multi-level parking plan

MUMBAI: Residents of Matunga are divided over the BMC's proposal to build a ₹126-crore multi-level robotic parking tower outside Matunga Central railway station.

New faces comprise 50% of NCP mins

Buoyed by its success in the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly elections, the Ajit Pawar-led NCP not only inducted five fresh faces but also dropped three senior leaders—Chhagan Bhujbal, Dilip Walse Patil and Dharamraobaba Atram.

MVA cites agrarian distress, atrocities, boycotts tea party hosted by Fadnavis

The Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Sunday boycotted the customary tea party hosted by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on the eve of the legislative assembly's winter session.

BJP: 30% mins are first-timers

Following its best-ever performance in assembly polls in Maharashtra in November, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has dropped several old faces from the council of ministers and inducted young turks in their place.

PLATFORMS TO RECEIVE THE CM WERE SET UP AT 64 SPOTS ALONG THE RALLY ROUTE

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ATHAWALE MIFFED AT RPI (A) BEING DENIED BERTH IN STATE CABINET

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday expressed his disappointment that his party, the Republican Party of India (A), did not secure any ministry in the Maharashtra Cabinet expansion on Sunday, demanding at least one portfolio.

Raj's wedding visit sparks talks of reunion with Uddhav

MUMBAI: MNS chief Raj Thackeray's presence at the wedding reception of Shounak Patankar, nephew of Rashmi Thackeray (Uddhav Thackeray's wife), on Sunday, has reignited speculation about the estranged Thackeray cousins possibly joining forces as political allies.

Grand welcome for CM who could be 'BJP's face in '29 poll'

Maharashtra's new chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday received a grand and unprecedented welcome during his first visit to his home turf, Nagpur, after assuming office, signalling his emergence as the undisputed leader of the BJP in the state and beyond.

39 ministers take oath, may be replaced after 2.5 years

All new ministers to be subjected to performance audit after half the term is over, says Fadnavis

Sena asks mins to hand in 'will quit' affidavits

MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena led by deputy CM Eknath Shinde will soon take affidavits from its newly sworn-in ministers that they are willing to quit after two and a half years to make room for other contenders.

MUMBAI WAS HOTTEST IN STATE FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 2 WEEKS

MUMBAI: For the third time in less than two weeks, Mumbai was once again the hottest in the state on Sunday.

Rajshri studio in Worli catches fire

Severe damage to second floor where blaze erupted, no injuries reported

Political vendetta or zero tolerance to corruption? TDP actions ignite debate

HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (CID) registered a case against YSRCP general secretary and Rajya Sabha member Y Vijay Sai Reddy and others on December 2 for allegedly coercing K V Rao, original promoter of Kakinada Sea Ports Limited (KCPL) and Kakinada Special Economic Zone to transfer his majority shares to Auro Infra Pvt Ltd for a nominal price when the Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP government was in charge of the state between 2019 and 2024.

Week after Kurla accident, BEST bus runs over 27-year-old biker

MUMBAI: A week after seven people were crushed to death by a BEST bus in Kurla, the city witnessed another fatal incident on Saturday night.

Harikrishna: The Specialist On China in Gukesh's team

The 38-year-old Indian GM speaks about his understanding of Chinese players, Ding as a friend and how the team, tucked away in Spain, dealt with World Championship

Versatile MP face star-studded Mumbai in SMAT title clash

Mumbai have a habit of entering the finals in any format they play. If we win, it will be a great achievement. CHANDRAKANT PANDIT, MP head coach

INDIAN DIASPORA IN SINGAPORE FELICITATE GUKESH

Newly crowned world chess champion D Gukesh was felicitated by the Indian community in Singapore on Saturday, marking his historic achievement of becoming the youngest ever to win the title.

Khan, Abdullah power DY Patil to Purushottam final

MUMBAI: Ayaz Khan and Iqbal Abdullah starred as DY Patil SA beat PJ Hindu Gymkhana by four wickets in the semi-final of the Purushottam Shield here on Saturday.

No early breakthrough, rain spoils play on Day 1

BRISBANE: A day that started with so much promise at the Gabba ended as a damp squib, and the bigger concern is that the forecast for the rest of the Test isn't great either.

22 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

At least 22 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on Saturday, medics said, while the Israeli military said it targeted gunmen operating from shelters and aid storages.

OpenAI fires back at Elon Musk's bid to block for-profit conversion

LOS ANGELES: OpenAI asked a federal judge in California, on Friday, to reject a request by billionaire Elon Musk to halt the ChatGPT maker's conversion to a for-profit company.

Hardline critic of West elected Georgia's prez

TBILISI: Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as the country's new president, on Saturday, setting him up to replace a pro-Western incumbent amid major protests against the government over a halt to the country's European Union accession talks last month.

B'desh panel accuses Hasina of 'enforced disappearances'

An inquiry commission in Bangladesh said on Saturday that former premier Sheikh Hasina and some officials of security forces and her government were involved in enforced disappearances.

Protesters rejoice as MPs heed call

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The curious case of Kylian Mbappé

The World Cup winner has had shockingly bad stats since he joined Real Madrid in July. What will it take to turn this around?

Standing with the law, securing social peace

The Supreme Court's intervention in the Places of Worship Act case is a timely reminder to the lower judiciary about the sanctity of the law

Why I refuse to address guests on my show as sir

SIR, AS UNDERSTOOD IN BRITISH ENGLISH, IS DEFERENTIAL. IT WOULD PLACE THE INTERVIEWEE ON A PEDESTAL, ABOVE THE INTERVIEWER. YET THE ASSUMPTION OF A POLITICAL INTERVIEW IS THAT THE INTERVIEWER AND INTERVIEWEE ARE EQUAL

Behind India's success in curbing tuberculosis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clarion call to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) from India laid the foundation for a new model of TB care and management.