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Maharashtra passes resolution for Bharat Ratna to Jyotirao, Savitribai Phule
On Monday the Maharashtra legislative assembly passed a unanimous resolution recommending that the Centre confer Bharat Ratna, the nation's highest civilian award, posthumously for social reformers Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and Savitribai Phule
24 March,2025 06:18 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Phule trailer: Pratik & Patralekhaa stand strong against social disparities
Set to release on April 11, 2025, coinciding with Phule’s birth anniversary, the film brings to life a story of social justice, women’s emancipation, and the fight against caste oppression
24 March,2025 04:18 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Pratik Gandhi: ‘I am told, you have done well, but on OTT’
Ready with two biopics, Gandhi and Phule, Pratik Gandhi on how he is often rejected by producers for big-screen offerings despite having delivered successes
24 March,2025 07:16 AM IST | Mumbai | Priyanka Sharma
Patralekhaa: ‘Savitribai Phule was among India’s earliest feminists’
Patralekhaa, who plays Savitribai Phule in the upcoming Phule, says the reformer’s ‘progressive’ thoughts and fight for women’s education resonated with her
23 March,2025 07:38 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR
Surgeries at hospital in Ulhasnagar stalled over unpaid bills
Orthopaedic surgeries stopped for nearly two months under MJPJAY; scheme offers insurance coverage for 996 medical and surgical procedures
10 March,2025 08:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya Iyer
Mira Road residents form human chain to save 1,200-tree garden near Mumbai
Organise protest on Sunday after civic authorities wall off open space to expand a nearby sewage treatment plant
04 March,2025 10:38 AM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar Sharma
Eknath Shinde sets up Deputy CM medical aid cell amid alliance tensions
The development, probably the first of its kind in the state, comes amid a tussle between Mahayuti allies in the Devendra Fadnavis-led government over various issues, including guardian ministers' appointments
17 February,2025 03:58 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Shinde gives approval to expand Mahatma Phule Wada, Savitribai Phule memorials
The approval also includes land acquisition and the relocation of residents in the area, an official statement said
27 January,2025 05:07 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondent
IIT Bombay faces heat after postponing gender justice panel discussion
Students criticise decision, calling it a threat to academic freedom and campus democracy
09 January,2025 08:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
Phule director Anant Mahadevan undeterred about Box Office clash with superstars
With April 11 marking the 197th birth anniversary of social activist Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, on whom his film Phule is based, filmmaker Anant Mahadevan says he’s undeterred about locking horns with mammoth projects fronted by Prabhas, Akshay Kumar, and Yash
07 January,2025 07:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR