Maharashtra: News
27 Jun 2024
Ajit PawarVideo: Rivals Thackeray, Fadnavis stuck together while waiting for lift
On the first day of the Maharashtra Assembly's monsoon session, political rivals Uddhav Thackeray and Devendra Fadnavis found themselves waiting for the same lift, an incident that has since gone viral.
23 Jun 2024
Bihar Police2 Maharashtra teachers detained in NEET paper leak probe
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) detained two government-run school teachers from Latur district for questioning over alleged irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) on Saturday night.
21 Jun 2024
India6 officers injured in Maharashtra clash over minor's rape, murder
Six police officers were injured in a violent clash that erupted in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, following the rape and murder of a minor girl last week.
19 Jun 2024
Amit ShahLeadership change in Maharashtra? BJP leader Piyush Goyal clears air
Union Minister and senior BJP leader, Piyush Goyal, has quashed rumors of a leadership change in the Maharashtra unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
18 Jun 2024
IndiaWoman reverses car off Maharashtra cliff, falls 300 feet, dies
A 23-year-old woman, Shweta Survase, lost her life during a driving lesson in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra on Monday.
17 Jun 2024
AmravatiDelayed monsoon progress likely to revive by late June
The monsoon in India has been weaker than usual, with meteorologists predicting a revival only by the last week of June.
16 Jun 2024
Bombay High CourtBanning animal slaughtering during Bakrid at Maharashtra fort 'absurd': HC
The Bombay High Court has ruled in favor of the continuation of traditional animal slaughter for Bakri Eid and Urs at a dargah within the Vishalgad Fort in Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
15 Jun 2024
Ajit PawarWhy Sharad Pawar 'thanked' PM Modi at MVA press conference
Leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), including Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, and Prithviraj Chavan, held a press conference in Mumbai on Saturday to thank the public for their support in the Lok Sabha elections.
15 Jun 2024
BadshahBetting app scandal: ED grills Jacqueline, Badshah, Sanjay Dutt's managers
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched an investigation into a Mumbai-based event management firm suspected of involving Bollywood celebrities in endorsing a betting app.
15 Jun 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsBeed in Maharashtra sees suicide case surge post-Lok Sabha election
The ruling Mahayuti faced a humbling experience when the opposition, Maha Vikas Aghadi, emerged victorious in the recent Maharashtra Lok Sabha polls, winning 31 of the 48 seats.
14 Jun 2024
NashikWhy has price of onions surged in last two weeks
Onion prices have seen a significant increase of 30-50% in the past fortnight amid increasing demands for the product ahead of Eid-al-Adha (Bakra Eid).
10 Jun 2024
BiharWho are the youngest, oldest ministers in PM Modi's Cabinet
A total of 30 cabinet ministers, 36 Ministers of State (Mos), and five MoS (independent charge) took oaths along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday.
08 Jun 2024
DelhiMaharashtra, Karnataka, Delhi lead UK's investment inflows from India
Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Delhi are leading the way in foreign direct investment (FDI) from India into the UK.
05 Jun 2024
Devendra FadnavisAfter Maharashtra BJP's poor show, Devendra Fadnavis offers to resign
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday offered to step down from his position, in the wake of the Bharatiya Janata Party's disappointing performance in the Lok Sabha elections.
04 Jun 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsLok Sabha Election results: Netizens unleash memes amid outcome suspense
As the vote counting for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 commenced on Tuesday, social media platforms were awash with memes and humorous messages.
04 Jun 2024
Ajit PawarElection results: INDIA takes considerable lead over NDA in Maharashtra
Proving the exit poll predictions wrong, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance is leading in 27 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra.
03 Jun 2024
IndiaKolhapur accident: Speeding car hits motorcyle, 3 dead
A devastating accident unfolded at the bustling Cyber Chowk intersection in Kolhapur city, Maharashtra on Monday afternoon.
03 Jun 2024
Social MediaThane: Man dies immediately after hitting 6 in match
A man collapsed and died during a cricket match near Mumbai.
01 Jun 2024
Juvenile Justice BoardPune Porsche crash: After father, grandfather, teen's mother arrested
The mother of the 17-year-old boy involved in the fatal Porsche crash has been arrested for allegedly swapping her blood sample with that of her son, who was driving the luxury car, inebriated, on May 19.
31 May 2024
Juvenile Justice BoardPune Porsche crash: Teen's friends confirm he was drink driving
Two friends of the 17-year-old teen who was allegedly driving a Porsche when it hit two people, killing them, claimed the boy was drunk at the time of the accident.
30 May 2024
IndonesiaChhota Rajan convicted for murder of Mumbai hotelier Jaya Shetty
Underworld gangster Chhota Rajan has been convicted by a special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court for the 2001 murder of Mumbai hotelier Jaya Shetty.
27 May 2024
NashikFormer Malegaon Mayor, AIMIM party leader, shot at in Nashik
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader and former Mayor of Maharashtra's Malegaon Abdul Malik Muhammed Yunus Isa was shot by two unidentified assailants on Monday morning.
24 May 2024
KanpurBomb threat to Lucknow school sent 'accidentally' by children: Police
A bomb threat email received by a private school in Lucknow on May 13 was "accidentally" sent by a group of minor school children aged between 10 and 11 years, police said.
24 May 2024
National Disaster Response ForceThane blast: Toll reaches 11, boiler was unregistered says government
The death toll from the explosion at a chemical factory in Maharashtra's Thane district rose to 11 on Friday after three more bodies were recovered.
22 May 2024
Juvenile Justice ActMultiple cars, new SIM: Teen's father's plan to evade arrest
The father of the Pune teenager who drove a Porsche into a bike—killing two people—had made an intricate escape plan involving multiple cars and a new SIM card to mislead the police.
22 May 2024
India Meteorological Department (IMD)North India on red alert; temperature to soar over 45°
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a severe heatwave warning for several states in North India, including Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh for Wednesday.
22 May 2024
PunePune: 6 drown as boat capsizes in Ujani dam backwater
At least six people are feared to have drowned after their boat capsized in the Ujani Dam near Kalashi village, Maharashtra, on Tuesday evening.
22 May 2024
Juvenile Justice BoardPorsche accident: Teen spent ₹48,000 at first pub, says police
The Pune teenager who drove a Porsche into a bike, killing two people, spent ₹48,000 in a span of 90 minutes at one of the two pubs he visited before the accident, Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar has said.
21 May 2024
Juvenile Justice ActPune Porsche accident: Bar where teen drank with friends sealed
Officials on Tuesday sealed a Pune bar that served alcohol to a 17-year-old boy and his friends in the early hours of Sunday.
21 May 2024
Juvenile Justice ActPorsche accident: Bar's owner, manager arrested for serving minor liquor
The owner and the manager of a bar in Pune were taken into custody on Tuesday for allegedly serving alcohol to a minor who later caused an accident and killed two people.
21 May 2024
Juvenile Justice ActPune Porsche accident: Teen's father arrested from Aurangabad
The father of the 17-year-old boy allegedly driving the Porsche that collided with a bike in Pune on Sunday—killing a man and a woman—was arrested on Tuesday.
18 May 2024
Mallikarjun KhargeKharge urges ECI to act against Modi's 'Ram temple-bulldozer' remark
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of inciting voters with his repeated claims that the opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc would "run bulldozer over Ram Temple if voted to power."
16 May 2024
IndiaOver 90 devotees hospitalized after temple feast in Maharashtra
In a suspected case of food poisoning, at least 93 people were hospitalized after consuming food at a temple feast in Nanded district, Maharashtra.
16 May 2024
Brihanmumbai Municipal CorporationEx-ATC manager, wife, among 16 killed in Ghatkopar hoarding collapse
A retired Air Traffic Control (ATC) manager and his wife were among the 16 people killed when a 250-ton billboard collapsed during a severe dust storm on Monday in Ghatkopar, Mumbai.
15 May 2024
Sachin TendulkarSRPF jawan in Sachin Tendulkar's security detail shoots self
A State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) jawan, who was attached to the security detail of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, killed himself at his ancestral home in Jamner, Maharashtra.
15 May 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsHotels, restaurants to offer 10-20% discount for voters in Mumbai
Hotels and restaurants across Mumbai and parts of Maharashtra are incentivizing citizens to participate in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by offering discounts.
14 May 2024
Brihanmumbai Municipal CorporationMumbai billboard collapse toll rises to 14; FIR registered
The death toll in the Mumbai billboard collapse climbed up to 14 in the early hours of Tuesday.
12 May 2024
West BengalPolling kicks off for fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections
Voting for the fourth phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections to elect 96 MPs began at 7:00am on Monday.
10 May 2024
PuneDabholkar murder case: 2 get life imprisonment, 3 others acquitted
A special court in Pune on Friday pronounced its verdict in the trial against five people linked to the Hindu right-wing organization Sanatan Sanstha in the 2013 murder case of activist Narendra Dabholkar.
07 May 2024
Sharad PawarSharad faction alleges coercion, vote buying in Baramati, shares videos
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) faction led by Sharad Pawar accused Ajit Pawar's faction of manipulation and bribery, during polling for the Baramati seats on Tuesday.
