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MahaCSR Authority Proposed in Maharashtra, But Key Questions on Control, Audit and NGO Selection Remain

Vivek Bhavsar -
CM-led mechanism aims to coordinate CSR projects across departments; government announcement, however, is silent on fund flow, project selection, audit and disclosure safeguards By Vivek...
Investigation

Snakebite Is Now Notifiable in Maharashtra. But Will That Save Lives?

Vivek Bhavsar -
Mumbai: Maharashtra’s decision to treat snakebite as a notifiable disease is an important public-health step. But the deaths of three tribal girl students at a...

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Mumbai Airport Traffic Shake-Up: Nearly 30% International Flights Set To Shift To Navi Mumbai From October 1

TheNews21 Bureau -
Mumbai’s aviation network is set for a major reshuffle as a significant portion of international flight operations is expected to move from Chhatrapati Shivaji...
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Kanpur Plane Crash: Two Pilots Killed After Training Aircraft Crashes Near Ganga River

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A training aircraft crashed in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district on Thursday afternoon, killing both people on board. The aircraft was reportedly carrying an instructor...

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The Rich Journey of the Ghazal — From Arabia to India

Vikas Meshram -
Born from a tradition of longing, enriched by Persian mysticism, perfected across Urdu literary culture and eventually given distinctive voices in Hindi and Marathi,...
The News21 Pulse

In Rural Kashmir, PCOS Fears Are Putting Young Women Under Pressure to Marry Earlier

Parsa Tariq -
Srinagar: Across the Kashmir Valley, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), also commonly referred to as PCOD, has become a growing concern for young women and...

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What to Watch on OTT This Week (August 24–30)

This week’s streaming lineup is unusually varied — a K-drama comeback two years in the making, a Malayalam heist thriller starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, an...
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Samay Raina Gets Honoured by Fadnavis, Then Cracks ‘1930’ Joke: ‘I Often Get Calls From There’

Comedian and YouTuber Samay Raina found himself on the other side of a cybercrime story on Wednesday — this time as a guest of...
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Taapsee Pannu’s Gandhari Faces Plagiarism Allegations — Here’s What the Writer Claims and How Netflix Responded

Days before its September 3 release, Netflix’s Gandhari, starring Taapsee Pannu, has landed in a copyright dispute. Mumbai-based writer Kalyan Bandi has publicly alleged that the...
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Kriti Sanon’s Raksha Bandhan Ad Row Explained: From Kangana Ranaut’s Criticism to Rahul Gandhi’s Defence and GIVA’s Withdrawal

What started as a short jewellery commercial has, over the past few days, turned into a wider argument about who gets to decide what...
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Harshita Gaur on Returning as Dimpy in Mirzapur: The Movie: ‘Standing Your Ground… Takes Far More Strength Than Picking Up a Gun’

For Harshita Gaur, returning to Mirzapur is not simply about slipping back into a character she has played for years. As Dimpy Pandit, she has watched the...
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Miss Universe India 2026 Winner Announced: Meet Kaziah Liz Mejo, Who Will Represent India on the Global Stage

Kerala has its first Miss Universe India. Nineteen-year-old Kaziah Liz Mejo was crowned Miss Universe India 2026 on Sunday night, emerging from a field of...
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