A thread on medicalisation of grief.

1. In last six months. Five of my friends lost a parent. It can get overwhelming. Being a local to their parent's city i was involved in the process medically / supportingly / logistically.
Here are some observations about wrong use of…

HT Exclusive I NCP founder Sharad Pawar tells Meenal Baghel and Yogesh Joshi that the INDIA bloc should stick together well after LS results are declared on June 4. Read the interview online: hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-…

She is finally out , Shoma Sen wit her daughter outside Byculla jail

Two municipal schools in Karad and Kolhapur have taken the lead in pushing for student enrolment. Here’s how they did it:
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Mumbai is home to the largest number of billionaires in Asia (92) but their wealth can’t protect them from the mess the city is in: dug-up roads, bad air and lack of green spaces. Here, 5 of them present their wish list for the city ahead of elections.

9,000 BMC employees get Re 1 salary after failing to link PAN-Aadhaar, reports linah baliga

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Re-up: Back on March 12, HT put together a special report on central agencies being used as instruments of coercion. It was a harbinger of the troubles a leader like Kejriwal is facing in Delhi. In that piece, we listed 18 names 🧵

Meet Sunetra Pawar: The sixth member of the Pawar clan to step into the electoral race
Meenal Baghel
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Summer has barely begun, but more than 70% of Maharashtra's talukas are drought struck. Water levels have dipped in Marathwada, with dam water storage down to just 21.3% of capacity, compared to 46% in 2023. Here, a man is seen walking on a dry lake at Chandapur village in Beed.

Parties across the spectrum have turned to leading political families to gain numbers in the crucial Lok Sabha elections. Maharashtra, particularly the western region, has over 50 such prominent families.
Read our special report online: hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-…

Two brothers 18-year-old old Suraj Kevat and 20-year-old Bikas Kevat died yesterday while cleaning a toilet chamber. Their father, Ramlangan Kevat, remain critical in the hospital.

According to BMC officials, Suraj fell down while cleaning the Sewerage Chamber, his brother and…

Absolutely thought this was Tilda Swinton in a new role where she plays a wrestler

Shubhdeep Singh Moosewala’s parents have been blessed with a baby boy.

What a lovely testimonial - from a champion athlete to a formidable sports writer - that exemplifies the bond between two groups of people who really, truly understand.