Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Plastic store fire claims three lives in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Three people died as a fire broke out at a plastic store in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar of Maharashtra in the early hours of Sunday.

Nov 10, 2024

PM Modi in Maha rally dares MVA leaders to make Cong praise Savarkar, Bal Thackeray's ideology

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday dared the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders to make Congress leaders, especially Yuvraj (referring to Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi,) praise Veer Savarkar's sacrifice and his contribution in the country's freedom struggle.

Nov 8, 2024

Vote for Mahayuti for fast development, oppose MVA which will put brakes: PM tells Maha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appealed to the voters of Maharashtra to re-elect the Mahayuti alliance comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP to increase the pace of development and oppose the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) which will put brakes on the state's growth.

Nov 8, 2024

MVA to launch Maha poll campaign at Mumbai rally today

The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) of Congress-Shiv Sena (UBT)-Nationalist Congress Party (SP) will launch the poll campaign in Maharashtra with events in Nagpur and Mumbai on Wednesday.

Nov 6, 2024

Rahul Gandhi to begin Maharashtra poll campaign today from Nagpur

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, will begin his poll campaign for the Maharashtra Assembly elections on Wednesday in Nagpur, where he will attend a "Samvidhan Sammelan" (Conference on Constitution).

Nov 6, 2024

Who is Sanjay Kumar Verma, IPS; EC approves new Maharashtra DGP's appointment

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday approved the appointment of IPS officer Sanjay Kumar Verma as Maharashtra's Director General of Police.

Nov 5, 2024

No competition among Mahayuti partners over CM's post: Fadnavis

Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is leading the BJP's campaign for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, on Tuesday claimed that the Mahayuti comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP, will form the government and the decision about the next chief minister will be taken jointly by the BJP's delegation led by the party's National President, along with Shiv Sena Chief Leader Eknath Shinde and NCP National President Ajit Pawar.

Nov 5, 2024

Shinde slams Opposition moving court over Ladki Bahin Yojana

Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena President Eknath Shinde has slammed the opposition for moving court against the 'Ladki Bahin Yojana' and said that if the scheme was a crime, he was ready to go to jail.

Nov 5, 2024

Maharashtra: Traditional rivals BJP & Congress locked in direct fight on 74 seats

As the campaigning for the Assembly elections gather momentum from today, the traditional rivals BJP and Congress, which are locked in a direct fight in 74 of 288 constituencies, are expected to tighten the booth level management.

Nov 4, 2024

'One Oppn leader offered to back me as PM': Nitin Gadkari says he rejected the offer

He said that he once told a Communist leader that late A B Bardhan was among the tallest politicians from Nagpur and Vidarbha.

Sep 15, 2024

Siddaramaiah invites eight CMs to discuss tax devolution formula for states

Karnataka Chief Minister wrote to the Chief Ministers of different states regarding the unfair devolution of taxes.

Sep 12, 2024

Chhatrapati statue crash: PM Modi should apologise to all Maharashtrians, says Rahul

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should apologise to each and every person in Maharashtra for the collapse of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Sep 5, 2024

Hina Khan navigates the path of healing in lap of mother nature amid cancer battle

Actress Hina Khan is currently on her healing process, and has shared a glimpse of her staycation in Lonavala, Maharashtra

Sep 4, 2024

There was pressure on Badlapur police not to file sexual abuse case: Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday alleged that there was pressure on the Badlapur police not to file the case in connection with the sexual abuse of two four-year-old girls at a reputed English medium school.

Aug 21, 2024

MVA flays CM Shinde's remarks that Badlapur protests were 'politically motivated'

The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Wednesday slammed Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for his remarks that the citizens' protests and rail roko agitation in Maharashtra's Badlapur town in the wake of alleged sexual abuse of two nursery girls, were "politically motivated".

Aug 21, 2024

Sharad Pawar lobs Maratha quota ball in Maha CM, Centre's court

Nationalist Congress Party (SP) President, Sharad Pawar, on Monday called upon the Maharashtra and Union governments to resolve the vexed Maratha quota issue, expressing full support to any initiatives, including hiking the 50 per cent ceiling.

Aug 12, 2024

Two Maha seats among 12 RS vacancies to go to polls on Sep 3

The Election Commission of India has announced bye-elections to fill up 12 Rajya Sabha seats from 9 states – including two from Maharashtra – on September 3, here on Wednesday.

Aug 7, 2024

President Murmu appoints new Governors in nine states

President Droupadi Murmu has appointed new Governors in nine states and a new Lieutenant Governor in Puducherry.

Jul 28, 2024

Heavy rains wreak havoc in Maharashtra, Emergency Control Room set up at Mantralaya

In view of the heavy rains continuing to lash Mumbai, Pune, Thane and other parts of Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister, Ajit Pawar, on Thursday visited the Emergency Control Room at the Mantralaya and reviewed the waterlogging and flood situation created by the downpour.

Jul 25, 2024

Rajasthan: Tribal community up in arms, demands new state 'Bhil Pradesh'

The Rajasthan tribal community has called for a meeting on Thursday to demand the creation of a new state called 'Bhil Pradesh', a demand which the state government has already rejected.

Jul 18, 2024