Parth Pawar blames ‘administrative mistake’ for flying from Mumbai to Pune with aviation firm linked to father Ajit Pawar’s fatal crash | Mumbai News

Pune: Former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar‘s elder son Parth, a Rajya Sabha MP, on Tuesday travelled from Mumbai to Pune in an aircraft operated by VSR Ventures, the same aviation firm responsible for the fatal crash that claimed his father’s life on Jan 28 this year.Parth boarded the aircraft, along with four others, to…

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Queen’s Gambit: Vaishali triumphs in Candidates, will vie for world title | Chess News

Vaishali Rameshbabu (Photo: FIDE) There will be twin Indian representation at the highest boards of chess this time. On Wednesday, R Vaishali, lowest-ranked seed in the women’s Candidates tournament in Cyprus, earned the right to challenge China’s Ju Wenjun for the world title later this year. The 24-year-old, with Praggnanandhaa, the other half of Chennai’s…

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Karan Johar takes a dig at Bollywood’s ‘alpha male’ hyper-masculinity phase: ‘They’ll all have beards and they will all smoke’ | Hindi Movie News

Karan Johar has weighed in on Bollywood’s growing obsession with hyper-masculine storytelling, calling out what he describes as an industry currently dominated by “big alpha” energy and testosterone-driven narratives.‘If one film works, there will be 10 more’In a recent interview with The Week, the filmmaker spoke candidly about the industry’s tendency to follow trends, highlighting…

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Mumbai University draws 246 applications from 48 countries for new PhD programmes | Mumbai News

Mumbai: The University of Mumbai has drawn 246 applications from 48 countries for its newly introduced PhD programmes for international students.The highest number of applications has been received for business management (28), followed by education (22), accountancy and management (14 each), and music (13). Interest has also come in disciplines such as English literature, information…

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