Maharashtra

Maharashtra Congress crisis deepens; veteran leader Vikhe Patil resigns, likely to join BJP

Ten Congress legislators are supposed to follow Patil and join the BJP on June 11. It is alleged that Patil has been offered a cabinet position in the upcoming expansion by the BJP.

Jun 4, 2019

Mentally disturbed man dies after jumping on burning pyre at crematorium in Nagpur

Police investigation revealed that the man was suffering from a mental ailment for the last three years and was also a heavy drinker.

Jun 3, 2019

EWS quota denied by Supreme Court in Maharashtra medical courses

Supreme Court revoked the order to implement the EWS quota in the Maharashtra postgraduate medical courses for the year 2019-20.

May 30, 2019

Lok Sabha election results 2019 - Maharashtra: BJP-Shiva Sena alliance sweeps Maharashtra

The election results hold the decision of the next ruling government in the third largest state of the country with a total of 48 parliamentary seats. The counting of votes is supposed to commence from 8 am on Thursday, 23 May.

May 23, 2019

Triple talaq via WhatsApp? Maharashtra man booked under Muslim Women Bill

The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill protects the marriage rights of Muslim women by banning the triple talaq.

May 17, 2019

Here's how south India has established itself as 'epicenter of terrorism'

Terror central, many reckon, was always in north India, but actually it has existed in Maharashtra and southern states for many years.

May 8, 2019

Maharashtra couple set ablaze by family over inter-caste marriage, woman dead

Mangesh sustained 50 per cent burn injuries and is being treated at Sassoon General Hospital in Pune. Rukmini had 70 per cent burns and succumbed to her injuries on Sunday.

May 6, 2019

16 security personnel killed in Naxal attack in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli

16 security personnel were killed in the Naxal-affected Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra on Wednesday after a powerful IED blast, set off by Naxals, blew up their vehicle.

May 1, 2019

Lok Sabha election Phase 3 LIVE: 2 die waiting to vote in Kerala; Congress-TMC clashes in West Bengal, 1 killed

Phase 3 polling of the Lok Sabha 2019 elections will be held today (April 23) in a total of 117 constituencies spread across 13 states and two Union Territories.

Apr 23, 2019

Lok Sabha election Phase 2 LIVE: Shoe hurled at BJP's Narasimha Rao during press meet [VIDEO]

Polling for Phase 2 Lok Sabha Elections will be held in are Assam, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry.

Apr 18, 2019

Lok Sabha elections 2019: PM Modi targets Chandrababu Naidu over Andhra's heritage

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Telangana to address a public meeting of the BJP at the Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hyderabad.

Apr 1, 2019

Fire at Pune bus garage in Shindewadi

The blaze has been reported from Shivneri luxury bus garage at Shindewadi. No casualties or injuries have been reported as of now.

Mar 20, 2019

BJP-Sena alliance on slippery ground as centre pushes $44-bn Ratnagiri project

India and Saudi Arabia decide to go ahead with petroleum complex on Maharashtra coast stalled by Shiv Sena-backed villagers' protests

Mar 11, 2019

6-year-old boy falls into 200-ft borewell, rescued in Pune

The boy, identified as Ravi Pandit Bhill, was playing near the open borewell at around 4.45 pm on Wednesday when the accident happened.

Feb 21, 2019

'Ninety percent farmers got benefit of loan waiver,' says Maharashtra BJP chief

Raosaheb Danve's statement came after Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray claimed at a rally in Pandharpur town of Solapur district on Monday that benefits of the government's crop insurance and debt waiver scheme have not reached cultivators.

Dec 25, 2018

Union minister Athawale pins slap attempt on inadequate cop

The Republican Party of India (Athawale) chief was in Ambernath town to address a rally late on Saturday when Pravin Gosavi (30) tried to slap him.

Dec 9, 2018

Mild tremors experienced in Maharashtra's Palghar district

Civic officials said that quake-preparedness training programmes were held for villagers between November 26-29 in two talukas of Palghar district.

Dec 3, 2018

Maharashtra government dusts up project to redevelop Dharavi slum in Mumbai

The selected lead partner is likely to form a special purpose vehicle (SPV) where it would have a contribution of 80% equity worth Rs 400 crore for the redevelopment of slum spread over 593 acres in the heart of India's commercial capital

Nov 24, 2018

Maharashtra: Maulvis to help catalyse vaccine drive in Thane

The step has been taken to remove all misconceptions from people's minds about the measles-rubella (MR) vaccine, Collector Rajesh Narvekar told reporters on Tuesday.

Nov 21, 2018

Maharashtra: 4 killed, 5 injured as speeding car runs over people waiting for bus

The victims and the injured were waiting for transport vehicles to go to Nashik when the accident took place around 7 am near Kihnavali bridge, the police said.

Nov 17, 2018

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