Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil has begun his indefinite hunger strike at the Azad Maidan demanding reservation for the Maratha community. Traffic in Mumbai was disrupted as the protest......
'Given that his health is failing him, the government might, in a day or two, admit him to hospital.' IMAGE: Maratha quota agitation leader Manoj Jarange has launched an indefinite fast demanding......
'Shinde, via Jarange Patil, is making his moves to become the sole leader of the oppressed, poor, backward Marathas in Maharashtra.' IMAGE: Then Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde meets......
'These Marathas are farmers and they only do farming. They have no other business other than farming.''Now, they want reservations because farming is no longer a profitable business.' IMAGE:......
'Devendra Fadnavis is stating that Marathas must feel OBCs are not happy with reservations for the Marathas and therefore they are protesting.' IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit Shah offers prayers......
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Shyam Benegal passed into the ages on December 23, leaving behind a rich legacy. We look back at some interesting moments from his life. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/X Shyam Benegal......
'If there is one thing Shyam Benegal expressed best: It was the Poetry of the ordinary face and ordinary lives.' Photograph: Rediff Archives Shyam Benegal, who heralded the Indian parallel cinema......
His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great......
IMAGE: Old Trafford: Still unconquered by India. Photograph: Emirates Old Trafford/X Manchester beckons Team India for the make-or-break fourth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series, and......
IMAGE: Samit Dravid in action. File Photograph: MCC Sports, Jammu Samit Dravid, son of former India head coach and captain Rahul Dravid, was on Thursday roped in by Mysuru Warriors during the......
IMAGE: World Cup bronze medallist gymnast Aruna Budda Reddy alleged that she was video-graphed without consent during a physical fitness test conducted in March. Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty......