Maharashtra: News

29 Oct 2024

Ajit Pawar

'Will you break family for post': Sharad Pawar attacks Ajit

Nationalist Congress Party (Secular) chief Sharad Pawar has blamed his nephew, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, for creating a rift in the family over political aspirations.

29 Oct 2024

Nagpur

Nagpur man behind hoax bomb threats to airlines identified

The Nagpur Police have identified the suspect behind a series of hoax bomb threats that caused widespread panic and flight delays across India.

28 Oct 2024

Bihar

'Stay away from Salman case...': Bishnoi gang's threat to MP

Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Pappu Yadav from Bihar's Purnia district has allegedly received a death threat from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

24 Oct 2024

Jharkhand

ECI bans exit polls ahead of Jharkhand, Maharashtra Assembly elections

The Election Commission of India (EC) has banned the release of exit polls during the upcoming Assembly elections in Jharkhand and Maharashtra.

23 Oct 2024

Ajit Pawar

'Only remember 1 Ajit..': Supriya Sule's latest dig at cousin

Nationalist Congress Party (SP) leader Supriya Sule has taken a dig at her cousin, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, for his frequent trips to New Delhi.

23 Oct 2024

Yogi Adityanath

Posters of Adityanath saying 'batenge to katenge' surface in Mumbai

Ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls, posters of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have appeared in Mumbai.

23 Oct 2024

Bombay High Court

Gangster Chhota Rajan's life imprisonment sentence suspended, granted bail 

The Bombay High Court has granted bail to notorious gangster Chhota Rajan (real name Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje) in the 2001 murder case of hotelier Jaya Shetty.

21 Oct 2024

Delhi

'Kanda Express' brings 1,600 tons of onions to Delhi

In a bid to tackle skyrocketing onion prices, the Indian government has launched an unusual initiative, "Kanda Express."

19 Oct 2024

Mumbai

Picture of Baba Siddique's son found on phone of shooter 

A week after the assassination of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, a picture of his son, Zeeshan Siddique, was found in the phone of one of the accused.

18 Oct 2024

Delhi

Class 10 student goes missing, found in Delhi hotel gangraped 

A 15-year-old girl from Uttarakhand was reportedly gang-raped by five men in a Delhi hotel.

18 Oct 2024

Mumbai

'₹5cr or else...': Salman receives death threat from Bishnoi gang

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has received a new death threat from the infamous Lawrence Bishnoi gang, demanding a sum of ₹5 crore to "end the enmity."

17 Oct 2024

Arbaaz Khan

Salman's family suspects deeper conspiracy behind Bishnoi gang threats: Report

The family of Bollywood actor Salman Khan is reportedly suspecting a more complex conspiracy behind the recent threats from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

17 Oct 2024

Eknath Shinde

'Bullets hit me, I won't survive...I'll die': Siddique's last words

Former Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique was gunned down outside his son's office in Bandra, Mumbai on October 12.

Maharashtra: ECI probes Mahayuti over poll code breach

The Election Commission of India (ECI) is probing the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra for violating the Model Code of Conduct.

17 Oct 2024

Ajit Pawar

'Everyone wants Jayant Patil to...': Sharad Pawar's big hint

Hinting at a larger role for Maharashtra Nationalist Congress Party (SP) President Jayant Patil after next month's assembly elections, party chief Sharad Pawar expressed that it was the collective desire for Patil to "take responsibility to rebuild the state."

16 Oct 2024

Ajit Pawar

'Our CM is sitting here...': Fadnavis on Mahayuti's CM face

Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that the Mahayuti alliance doesn't need to announce its candidate for Maharashtra's chief minister post.

16 Oct 2024

Dawood Ibrahim

Salman under Y-plus protection—What are X, Y, Z security levels

Bollywood actor Salman Khan's security has been tightened following the murder of his close friend and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique.

ECI calls out 'distortion' in exit polls, questions 'early trends'

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has raised concern over the "major distortion" caused by exit polls and early trends aired on television channels.

Maharashtra, Jharkhand assembly poll results on November 23: ECI

The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections on Tuesday.

Ex-Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray admitted to hospital 

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has been admitted to Mumbai's Sir HN Reliance Hospital for a medical check-up.

14 Oct 2024

Eknath Shinde

'Shooting, shooting...': Video shows moments after Baba Siddique was killed 

Former Maharashtra minister, Baba Siddique, was shot dead outside his son's office in Mumbai on Saturday.

14 Oct 2024

Mumbai

You won't have to pay toll to enter Mumbai anymore

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has announced a toll waiver for light motor vehicles, at five key entry points into Mumbai.

What is ossification test—that Baba Siddique murder accused underwent

An ossification test was ordered to determine whether Dharmaraj Kashyap—accused in Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique's murder—was a minor as claimed by his lawyer.

14 Oct 2024

Aadhaar Card

Baba Siddique murder: Accused not minor, bone ossification test reveals

A bone ossification test has established that Dharmaraj Kashyap, one of the accused in the murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique, is not a minor as he had claimed.

13 Oct 2024

Mumbai Police

Security beefed up at Salman's residence after Baba Siddique's murder

The Mumbai Police have stepped up security at actor Salman Khan's Galaxy Apartment after the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique.

13 Oct 2024

Bollywood

'Anyone who helps Salman...': Bishnoi gang claims Baba Siddique's murder

The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has claimed responsibility for the assassination of former Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, Baba Siddique.

13 Oct 2024

Eknath Shinde

Baba Siddique to be buried with full state honors 

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has ordered that Baba Siddique's funeral be held with full state honors.

13 Oct 2024

Bollywood

When Baba Siddique ended SRK-Salman's infamous feud

Baba Siddique, a former MLA and Maharashtra minister, was shot dead by three assailants outside his son Zeeshan's office in Bandra on Saturday night.

13 Oct 2024

AIMIM

Sena vs Sena Dussehra rallies: Shivaji, 2022 coup take centrestage 

As the political battle between Shiv Sena and its breakaway faction heats up ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections, party leaders Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde delivered fiery Dussehra speeches on Saturday.

13 Oct 2024

Eknath Shinde

Lawrence Bishnoi gang link emerges in Baba Siddique's killing 

Baba Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister and senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, was shot dead by three men in Mumbai on Saturday evening.

12 Oct 2024

Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra: Former minister Baba Siddique shot dead in Mumbai

Baba Siddique (66), a former Maharashtra minister and a member of the Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), was shot dead in Mumbai's Bandra on Saturday.

11 Oct 2024

India

2 Agniveers killed in field gun shell explosion during practice

Two Agniveers, identified as Gohil Vishwaraj Singh (20) and Saifat Shit (21), were killed in a field gun shell explosion at the Artillery Centre in Maharashtra's Nashik district.

10 Oct 2024

Eknath Shinde

Ratan Tata funeral: Mortal remains kept at Mumbai's NCPA

The mortal remains of legendary industrialist Ratan Tata have been kept at the NCPA Lawns in Mumbai's Nariman Point. The public can pay their last respects from 10:30am onwards.

10 Oct 2024

Ratan Tata

Tata to get state funeral, day of mourning in Maharashtra

Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of the Tata Group, passed away at 86 after a prolonged illness on Wednesday night.

09 Oct 2024

Haryana

BSP to contest elections in Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Delhi: Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Pmarty (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday announced that her party will contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and Delhi.

09 Oct 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Haryana polls: Congress's allies question its strategy after defeat

The members of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) have raised concerns over the Congress's election strategy after a shock defeat in the Haryana assembly elections, Hindustan Times reported.

08 Oct 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

AAP opens account in J&K, Mehraj Malik wins from Doda 

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has registered its first win in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.

07 Oct 2024

Kiren Rijiju

'Don't become Congress's vote bank...': Rijiju's 'warning' to Muslims

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has accused the Congress of creating divisions among Hindus while appeasing Muslims.

06 Oct 2024

India

What happens if you consume lizards 

At least 50 students from Puranmal Lahoti Government Polytechnic Women's Hostel in Latur, Maharashtra, were rushed to a local hospital after they fell ill.

04 Oct 2024

Rahul Gandhi

Rahul on 2-day trip to Maharashtra, to unveil Shivaji's statue

Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, is set to begin a two-day visit to Kolhapur in western Maharashtra on Friday.