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Thief Returns Valuables After Realising House Belonged To Renowned Poet
A thief was overcome with remorse after realising that the house he stole valuables from belonged to a famous writer and returned the valuables he had stolen, police said today.
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Writer's 20-Hour Protest As Mumbai Jeweller Refuses To Speak In Marathi
Marathi writer Shobha Deshpande staged a 20-hour protest in Mumbai after a city-based jeweller allegedly refused to speak in the Marathi language and asked her to leave his shop where she had gone to make a purchase.
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Marathi Literature Body's Chief Quits Amid Nayantara Sahgal Invite Row
The president of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Mahamandal, Shripad Joshi, resigned today amid controversy over withdrawal of invitation to writer Nayantara Sahgal for the annual Marathi literary meet by the event's organisers.
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Author Nayantara Sahgal Dropped From Lit Meet, Raj Thackeray Apologises
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray said that his party has no objection to noted author Nayantara Sahgal being invited to a literary meet in Maharashtra this week and apologised for "any convenience and strain". The decision to withdraw the invitation to the writer was taken after a political outfit threatened to disrupt the function, t...
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Jailed During Emergency, Marathi Writer Refuses BJP Government Pension
Marathi writer and activist Vinay Hardikar has decided not to accept the pension offered by the BJP-led Maharashtra government to those who were imprisoned during Emergency.
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Devendra Fadnavis Condoles Noted Writer Anand Yadav's Demise
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has condoled the demise of noted writer Anand Yadav who died in Pune last night.
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Marathi Writer Refuses To Retract 'Anti-PM Modi' Remarks
The controversy surrounding a Marathi literary meet continued to generate heat in literary and political circles in Maharashtra with a question mark over the invitation to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for the event following sammelan president Sripal Sabnis' remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Marathi Writers Visit Mantralaya to Return Literary Awards
A group of Marathi writers on Friday went to Mantralaya, the state secretariat in Mumbai, to return their literary awards to protest the 'culture of intolerance' in the country.
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Shobhaa De Gets Privilege Notice Over Tweets on Compulsory Screening of Marathi Films
The Maharashtra Legislature Principal Secretary has issued a notice to writer and socialite Shobhaa De, asking her to explain her tweets on the state government's decision to make it mandatory for multiplexes to screen Marathi movies during prime time.
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Attack on Every Mumbaikar's Freedom, Says Shobhaa De after Shiv Sena Protest
Shiv Sena workers led a large protest outside the home of writer Shobhaa De today, drawing criticism from many including their ally, the BJP.
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Thief Returns Valuables After Realising House Belonged To Renowned Poet
A thief was overcome with remorse after realising that the house he stole valuables from belonged to a famous writer and returned the valuables he had stolen, police said today.
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Writer's 20-Hour Protest As Mumbai Jeweller Refuses To Speak In Marathi
Marathi writer Shobha Deshpande staged a 20-hour protest in Mumbai after a city-based jeweller allegedly refused to speak in the Marathi language and asked her to leave his shop where she had gone to make a purchase.
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Marathi Literature Body's Chief Quits Amid Nayantara Sahgal Invite Row
The president of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Mahamandal, Shripad Joshi, resigned today amid controversy over withdrawal of invitation to writer Nayantara Sahgal for the annual Marathi literary meet by the event's organisers.
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Author Nayantara Sahgal Dropped From Lit Meet, Raj Thackeray Apologises
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray said that his party has no objection to noted author Nayantara Sahgal being invited to a literary meet in Maharashtra this week and apologised for "any convenience and strain". The decision to withdraw the invitation to the writer was taken after a political outfit threatened to disrupt the function, t...
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Jailed During Emergency, Marathi Writer Refuses BJP Government Pension
Marathi writer and activist Vinay Hardikar has decided not to accept the pension offered by the BJP-led Maharashtra government to those who were imprisoned during Emergency.
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Devendra Fadnavis Condoles Noted Writer Anand Yadav's Demise
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has condoled the demise of noted writer Anand Yadav who died in Pune last night.
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Marathi Writer Refuses To Retract 'Anti-PM Modi' Remarks
The controversy surrounding a Marathi literary meet continued to generate heat in literary and political circles in Maharashtra with a question mark over the invitation to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for the event following sammelan president Sripal Sabnis' remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Marathi Writers Visit Mantralaya to Return Literary Awards
A group of Marathi writers on Friday went to Mantralaya, the state secretariat in Mumbai, to return their literary awards to protest the 'culture of intolerance' in the country.
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Shobhaa De Gets Privilege Notice Over Tweets on Compulsory Screening of Marathi Films
The Maharashtra Legislature Principal Secretary has issued a notice to writer and socialite Shobhaa De, asking her to explain her tweets on the state government's decision to make it mandatory for multiplexes to screen Marathi movies during prime time.
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Attack on Every Mumbaikar's Freedom, Says Shobhaa De after Shiv Sena Protest
Shiv Sena workers led a large protest outside the home of writer Shobhaa De today, drawing criticism from many including their ally, the BJP.
