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The weight they carry: How gig workers navigate their lives with many challenges

As we celebrated Labour Day this week, Sunday mid-day spoke to gig workers who break their backs carrying massage tables, groceries, and even furniture across the city. They have no insurance, barely any time off, and no legal protection. Aren’t we labourers too, they ask

04 May, 2025 11:22 AM IST | Anand Singh

Gig workers, such as Aanam Khan (name changed, above), are classified as ‘partners’, not employees, and are thus not eligible for basic workplace protection — including limits on the weight they carry and better health coverage. Khan, for instance, carries 36 kg on her back across Mumbai to offer professional massage services. Pic/Kirti Surve Parade

Being Maharashtrian is a cultural anchor

How does one map Marathi pride when individual celebration has become political spectacle?

04 May, 2025 07:16 AM IST | Sumedha Raikar Mhatre

Gig workers, such as Aanam Khan (name changed, above), are classified as ‘partners’, not employees, and are thus not eligible for basic workplace protection — including limits on the weight they carry and better health coverage. Khan, for instance, carries 36 kg on her back across Mumbai to offer professional massage services. Pic/Kirti Surve Parade

Shraddha Kapoor enjoys yummy puran poli to celebrate Maharashtra Day

02 May, 2025 11:57 AM IST| IANS

Shraddha Kapoor. Pic/Yogen Shah; (right) Picture Courtesy/Shraddha Kapoor`s Instagram account

Maharashtra Day 2025: Celebrities dive into their favourite dishes

01 May, 2025 08:42 PM IST| Divyasha Panda

Kolhapuri mutton thaali by The Maratha Kitchen. Pic courtesy/The Maratha Kitchen on Instagram

Massive traffic jam on Pune-Mumbai Expressway leaves vehicles stranded

01 May, 2025 04:28 PM IST| mid-day online correspondent

The Mumbai-Pune Expressway often witnesses traffic snarls near the bridge as heavy vehicles slow down to negotiate the stiff gradient. Representational Pic/File

Maharashtra aiming to become USD 1 Trillion economy: Governor

01 May, 2025 03:23 PM IST| mid-day online correspondent

Maharashtra Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan said that the state has set a target to become a USD 1 trillion economy, supporting India’s larger USD 5 trillion economy goal. Pic/X

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Thane celebrates Maharashtra Day with tributes and sanitation worker honours

01 May, 2025 01:08 PM IST| mid-day online correspondent

Following the flag hoisting, a felicitation ceremony was held in honour of sanitation workers on the occasion of International Labour Day.

Ajit Pawar welcomes Centre’s caste census move, calls it a just and timely step

01 May, 2025 12:37 PM IST| mid-day online correspondent

Ajit Pawar. File pic

CM Fadnavis leads Maharashtra Day tributes, reaffirms USD 1 trillion economy

01 May, 2025 12:31 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent

Pic/Atul Kamble

Maharashtra Day 2025: Follow these easy recipes to innovate with classic dishes

01 May, 2025 11:47 AM IST | Nascimento Pinto

Chef Luv Deshpande makes a delicious Malvani Masala Soft Shell Crab with Prawn Bisque Curry at Luv Restaurant. Photo Courtesy: Special Arrangement

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