Sowing Dreams, Reaping Joy
In a book released in Marathi and English, 12 women farmers from rural Maharashtra share the quiet joy of planting indigenous seeds in an earth that breathes free of fertilisers
20 April,2025 08:31 AM IST | Sumedha Raikar MhatrePero meets Hello Kitty, and it’s a match made in gingham
With embroidery, nostalgia and a plushie pool of apples and hearts, Péro’s new collection transforms the bubble-headed, bow-wearing Hello Kitty into a global story of friendship, and all the ways cuteness connects us
20 April,2025 08:26 AM IST | Shweta Shiware‘This is such an open, expansive city to explore’
Human rights and gender activists Bishakha Datta and Geeta Misra connect on the commonalities of advocating diversity
20 April,2025 08:02 AM IST | Meher MarfatiaSecrets of goddesses and trees
There are other influences (pre-Aryan tribal, Jain, Hindu, Islamic) that can be seen in Chamundeshwari temple of Mysore kings.
20 April,2025 07:52 AM IST | Devdutt Pattanaik
Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar
JK Rowling populates the mindset, typified by Donald Trump, that responds to heterogeneity with a domineering nostalgia for ye olde absolute categories
20 April,2025 07:51 AM IST | Paromita VohraBlaft’s rich anti-caste SF
Part II of my exploration of The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF, that mines a rich lode of fantastic, anti-caste, Dalit futurism and Adivasi futurism
20 April,2025 07:51 AM IST | Meenakshi SheddeLobo Lobo and Indian ‘Put tru’ League
“See men, Boss, let me be total clear and simple, as long as anyone is fit and fine, wotever be de age, he can play to whenever he feels—as long as he is delivering.”
20 April,2025 07:49 AM IST | Rahul da CunhaThe surgical rarity
Surgeons love the OR, but occasionally, a sharp clinical diagnosis—especially a rare condition—can bring the same satisfaction in the OPD
20 April,2025 07:49 AM IST | Dr Mazda Turel
‘Waqf by user’ raked up to create dispute: Cong
Congress chief says he is happy that the Supreme Court has given importance to points raised by the Opposition
20 April,2025 07:45 AM IST | AgenciesNitish institutionalised corruption in Bihar, says Tejashwi Yadav
It also alleged that the NDA government in Bihar was responsible for “financial anarchy” in the state. The ruling JD(U), however, termed the allegations “baseless”
20 April,2025 07:45 AM IST | AgenciesKerala govt to publish diary entries of first grade students as a book
These diary entries are now set to be published as a book.
20 April,2025 07:45 AM IST | AgenciesFrom dough to Dior
Meet Christiano Wennmann, a regular pizza maker in New York’s Scarr’s Pizzeria, whose chance encounter led him to walk the runways of big fashion events
20 April,2025 07:42 AM IST | A Correspondent
IN PHOTOS: Four Maoists held in joint operation in Gadchiroli
19 April,2025 10:19 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta orders probe into Mustafabad building collapse
19 April,2025 10:08 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Four Maoists linked to C-60 Commando killing held in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli
19 April,2025 05:55 PM IST | Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) | mid-day online correspondent
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar emerging as industrial magnet: Fadnavis
19 April,2025 02:27 PM IST | Sambhaji Nagar | mid-day online correspondent
Moderate earthquake with epicentre in Afghanistan shakes Jammu and Kashmir
19 April,2025 02:10 PM IST | Srinagar | mid-day online correspondent
India to receive 8 cheetahs from Botswana in two phases, 4 expected by May
19 April,2025 12:38 PM IST | Bhopal | mid-day online correspondent
Aryabhata: The satellite that launched India into the space age
19 April,2025 11:00 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
JEE Main 2025 results announced, 24 candidates score perfect 100
19 April,2025 10:22 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Mid-Day Top News at this hour: Pet kidnapped over Rs 4,000 unpaid dues and more
19 April,2025 09:30 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra
Well-known neurosurgeon Shirish Valsangkar commits suicide in Solapur
19 April,2025 08:40 AM IST | Solapur | PTIADVERTISEMENT
WAQF Amendment Bill 2025: What is the controversy all about?
The WAQF Amendment Bill 2025 - rebranded as UMEED ‘Unified Management Empowerment Efficiency and Development’ recently got passed in the Parliament after hours of debate. UMEED amends the WAQF Act that governs the management of properties donated by Muslims. The Waqf Board regulates and manages properties dedicated to religious and charitable purposes in India. The WAQF Act 1995 has long governed religious endowments in India. However, UMEED proposes big changes to the Waqf Act. What’s new? What’s controversial? Why is this bill being opposed? Take a look.
Ukraine-Russia war: Putin announces Easter ceasefire
The countries swapped hundreds of Prisoners of War in the largest exchange since Feb 2022
20 April,2025 07:42 AM IST | Moscow | Agencies
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill over 90 people, Palestinians say
Hezbollah refuses to hand over weapons while Israeli troops remain in Southern L
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Christmas 2024: History, significance, and everything you need to know
26 December,2024 07:33 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Christmas 2024: Heartfelt wishes and greetings to send to your loved ones
Over 30 lakh devotees make pilgrimage to Badrinath and Kedarnath in 2024: Report
Rear seat belts as important as those in the front
Sood, whose wife Sonali Sood met with an accident last month, wants to use his star power to advocate road safety, especially the use of seat belts.
18 April,2025 06:58 AM IST | Mumbai | The Editorial
