The Thackeray camp, in an editorial in the party's mouthpiece 'Saamana', titled “Traitors, Shame on your lives! Mumbai’s Mayor will only be Marathi', warned that any attempt to "impose" a non-Marathi mayor on the city would trigger backlash similar to the historic struggle for the state’s formation
An AI-generated video falsely claimed to be a scene from Salman Khan’s upcoming film Battle of Galwan has gone viral, drawing mixed reactions online. Netizens pointed out inconsistencies and debated its quality, with some calling it better than the official teaser
02 January,2026 01:30 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentAn official said the issue pertains to wards numbered 225, 226, and 227 in the Colaba constituency, where kin of BJP leader and Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar are in the fray for the January 15 civic polls
02 January,2026 09:15 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe new AI platform helps identify neoantigens unique to each cancer patient that can train the patient's immune system, and thus prevent recurrence of the illness, reports Yonhap news agency
02 January,2026 02:19 PM IST | Seoul | IANSA 25-year-old man was arrested in Maharashtra’s Palghar district for playing a provocative anti-national song on a loudspeaker near a temple, triggering public outrage. The song, streamed via Bluetooth from a mobile phone to the salon’s loudspeaker and audible on the street, was considered a serious threat to India’s sovereignty, unity, and public
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