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All bars here should be converted into yoga centres in order to have a better society and healthy living, said Baba Ramdev Saturday while laying the foundation stone of a yoga centre being built in the place of a nightclub that closed down four years ago.Ramdev, in his short speech, said: read more »
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A movie like “Sanai Chaughade” makes you feel happy while you coming outside theatre after complete show, it doesn’t mean that it’s a popcorn movie. It’s a movie which asks you some questions, which related to our society and our generation and our point of view to about some incidents which faced by women in our society.

It’s a story of a girl “Sayee” and her unique marriage; she belongs to read more »
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An insolent society would not permit him and his ancestors basic human contact, keeping him in a ghetto outside his village in Kolhapur district for centuries.

Fortunately, celestial wonders are devoid of such bias, allowing Dalit boy Shridhar Kamble to have his head in the stars, literally.

Impressed by 17-year-old Shridhar's theory of galaxy evolution, the National Aeronautics and Space read more »
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Raj Thackeray and all Maharashtrians living in Mumbai, who think that North Indians are outsiders, should hear this one from Suresh Kalse, the chairman of the Vesawa Koli Sahkari Society. Kalse says, “The Koli community is the native Mumbaikar. The “outsiders” who must leave Mumbai include Maharashtrians from other parts of the state. Ironically, those wanting the North Indians to leave the city read more »
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Bah, humbug!
Saturday December 29 2007 17:22 IST

Timeri N Murari

Like Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens’ novella “A Christmas Carol”, all I can say for the New Year is ‘bah, humbug’. We humans are a weird species. We celebrate a ritual that marks the ending of an ‘old year’ to welcome in a ‘New Year’. I firmly believe this annual event was invented by greeting card manufacturers fo read more »
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A Marathi short film, portraying the mental trauma of a transexual man, who is ostracised by the society, has been selected for the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival to be held from February 28 to March 6, 2008. read more »
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110 years old bandra station will be restored to its authentic looks which we couldn't see because of hoardings and later constructions. Mumbai Heritage society after gateway and the toilet of historical importance under VT station has moved to Bandra station built in 1880. read more »
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President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday inaugurated Asia’s first ‘Prasadalaya’ at Saibaba temple in Shirdi. After the inauguration, Patil said Saibaba’s message of faith and patience was greatly needed in today’s society. Around 5,500 devotees can have lunch at the same time at a cost of Rs 5 each in the two-storeyed building, built by Shri Saibaba Sansthan at a cost of Rs 24 crore. read more »
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“Unity in Diversity”, this phrase is widely used for our Motherland as it’s a home of multi-religious, multi-lingual, multi-caste based society. I was proud of it as a child. But as I have grown older I understood that this caste based system is actually the biggest curse. “Divide and Rule” is the most apt phrase for our motherland. This diversity has made us the most vulnerable and exploitable c read more »
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The boys sing. The girls bare skin and barely sing. This is the gender equation showcased by the popular Indian Idol show.

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1993 mumbai blast, sanjay dutt life got changed after this, arrested by mumbai police under TADA....... Tuesday is the full and final day for sanju baba.....rnrnno one can predict what will happen next.. if he gets out of this, is our law helpless in front of the people who are in high society..... read more »
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