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MUMBAI: Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut has strongly criticised societal perceptions of nursing, saying the profession is often “sexualised” and stereotyped despite nurses being among the most crucial frontline healthcare workers. She said the role remains deeply underappreciated in public discourse.Speaking about her upcoming film “Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata”, inspired by the extraordinary true story of the brave…

MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said that widespread monsoon rainfall across the state is unlikely before June 15 and advised farmers against rushing into sowing activities based on the current spell of rain.Sharing a weather update issued by the state government, Fadnavis said that while the southwest monsoon has entered the South…

AI-generated image used for representational purpose. MUMBAI: A director of a window company system which allegedly installed a defective quality of aluminium windows at a luxurious apartment at Nepean Sea Road in South Mumbai and caused a loss of worth Rs 72 lakhs, was arrested by the city police on the charges of cheating.The Dadar…

A 28-year-old man died after falling ill at an overnight music concert in Mumbai’s Worli. MUMBAI: A 28-year-old man died after allegedly falling ill during an overnight music concert at the NSCI Dome in Mumbai’s Worli area, triggering a police probe into the circumstances surrounding the incident. The deceased has been identified as Vrishabh Mahendra…

The Israeli Consulate in Mumbai announced plans to erect a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Israel, commemorating his coronation anniversary. MUMBAI: The Consulate General of Israel in Mumbai has announced that it will install a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Israel. The announcement was made on the occasion of Shivrajyabhishek Din which refers…

Chaitanya MarpakwarMumbai: The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Saturday backed the Cockroach Janta Party’s protest in Delhi seeking the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak.Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said the warning given by the agitation at Jantar Mantar is that one must not underestimate the ‘cockroaches’. “Those…

Thane: A 60-year-old retired man from Thane district and 21 others were allegedly cheated of over Rs 31 lakh through a malicious link (APK file) sent under the pretext of updating a piped gas company’s bill payment, police said on Saturday.The complainant, a resident of Khadakpada in Kalyan, received a WhatsApp message on May 30…

Mumbai: Between June 1 and 5, the state Food and Drug Administration carried out 195 raids across the state that resulted in seizure of banned goods worth around Rs 2 crore and the arrest of 192 people.Most of the raids were carried out in the Konkan division, with 79 raids conducted and 78 people arrested.These…

Mumbai: The extension of the Mrinaltai Gore flyover at Goregaon (West) that is between Ram Mandir Marg and Relief Road was inaugurated by Mayor Ritu Tawde on Saturday morning and was thrown open to traffic by evening.The extension to the flyover is expected to ease traffic congestion in Goregaon, including on Swami Vivekanand Marg and…

At the age when many tend to pop tablets, two pensioners are smiling at a tablet of a different kind — a lit-up electronic notebook held by a young boy, presumably their grandson. This AI-generated WhatsApp display picture belongs to Mulund-based Umesh Prabhu whose new mission is written in bold on the image: “AI after…