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IPL 2021: With runs under his belt, reinvigorated Prithvi Shaw has a shot at redemption
Jigar Mehta •Still in the dawn of his career, Shaw has been through more tribulations than players ten years his senior. With a clear head, honed body, cleansed technique and that stash of Vijay Hazare runs, the IPL stage is set for him to reclaim his status as prodigy rather than problem.
Supreme Court dismisses plea challenging post-poll alliance in Maharashtra between Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress
•The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea challenging the post-poll alliance of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress in Maharashtra to form the government.
Supreme Court to hear petition challenging post-poll Maha Vikas Aghadi between Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress
•The Supreme Court will on Friday hear a petition seeking the post-poll alliance between Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress in Maharashtra to be declared unconstitutional and null and void
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut addresses Dussehra rally in Mumbai, says there will be a party CM in the state soon
•There will be a Shiv Sena Chief Minister in the state in the times to come, stated Sanjay Raut while addressing the party's Dussehra rally in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
At the first-ever World Mallakhamb Championship, pros and novices rub shoulders in Mumbai
Amit Kamath •British men sporting bandanas and mehendi drawings on their chests. An Iranian woman wearing a headscarf as she conquers the rope. A French schoolgirl dabbing like Paul Pogba atop a mallakhamb. When the earthy sport of mallakhamb held its first World Championships last weekend, it was a surreal spectacle unlike anything the audience at Shivaji Park had ever seen.
Nayantara Sahgal feted at Mumbai cultural event, after Marathi Sahitya Sammelan row
Fp Staff •Sahgal, who was not allowed to inaugurate the sammelan following threats made by the Maharashtra Navanirman Sena (MNS) cadre, addressed those gathered at the park in Mumbai and talked about the infringement on their freedom of speech.
Bal Thackeray memorial: Maharashtra govt defends Rs 100 crore allocation in Bombay HC, says ‘well within its power’
•Justifying its decision to allocate Rs 100 crore for the proposed Bal Thackeray memorial, the Maharashtra government on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that it was within its discretion to allot land or money for a monument for a prominent person and it cannot be questioned in court.
Maharashtra Cabinet approves Rs 100 crore for Bal Thackeray memorial in Mumbai's Shivaji Park area; MMRDA to fund project
•The Maharashtra Cabinet on Tuesday approved Rs 100 crore for the construction of a memorial for late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray
Maharashtra minister reasons 'communication gap' for not granting state funeral to Sachin Tendulkar's first coach Ramakant Achrekar
•Housing minister Prakash Mehta, who represented the state government at the funeral of the celebrated cricket coach, said Achrekar not being given a state funeral was "sad and unfortunate".
Sachin Tendulkar pays tribute to childhood coach Ramakant Achrekar, says he learnt ABCD of cricket from Dronacharya awardee
•Ramakant Achrekar, 87, died in Mumbai due to old age-related ailments. Sachin Tendulkar, who is now retired, has been quite vocal about the coach's contribution in shaping him.