Maharashtra: News

Maharashtra village cancels 'repoll' plan after police intervention

Residents of Markadwadi village in Maharashtra's Solapur district have called off their unofficial re-polling initiative after police intervention.

03 Dec 2024

Ajit Pawar

Shinde not delaying Maharashtra CM announcement: Shiv Sena

The political landscape in Maharashtra is abuzz with anticipation as the state gears up for the swearing-in of its new government.

01 Dec 2024

Ajit Pawar

'Maharashtra CM candidate will be decided tomorrow': Eknath Shinde 

Maharashtra's caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who was in his native village for two days after taking ill, has broken his silence on the new CM stalemate.

01 Dec 2024

Azad Maidan

Eknath Shinde unwell for the past 2 days, says doctor

Eknath Shinde, the caretaker Chief Minister of Maharashtra, is recovering from a fever and throat infection.

30 Nov 2024

Ajit Pawar

New Maharashtra CM to take oath on December 5 

The new chief minister of Maharashtra will be sworn in on December 5, 2024, at Mumbai's Azad Maidan, state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule announced.

30 Nov 2024

Mumbai Police

Baba Siddique murder: Stringent MCOCA invoked against 26 accused

The Mumbai Police have invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) in the murder case of former minister Baba Siddique.

ECI invites Congress delegation to review Maharashtra election result concerns   

The Election Commission of India (ECI) will meet a delegation of the Indian National Congress (INC) on December 3 after the party complained about the recent Maharashtra elections.

'Infighting hurting Congress': Kharge schools own party at key meet

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has called for unity and discipline within the party at a recent Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting.

29 Nov 2024

Hemant Soren

IAS officer removed before Jharkhand polls reinstated as Ranchi DC

The Hemant Soren-led government in Jharkhand has reinstated Manjunath Bhajantri as the Deputy Commissioner of Ranchi.

Maharashtra: Congress urges ECI to probe 'serious, grave' poll inconsistencies

After its defeat in the recent Maharashtra elections, the Congress party has submitted an "urgent memorandum" to the Election Commission of India (ECI).

29 Nov 2024

Nagpur

Maharashtra: 10 killed as bus swerves to avoid bike, overturns

At least 10 people were killed and around 30 injured in a bus accident in Maharashtra's Gondia on Friday.

28 Nov 2024

Devendra Fadnavis

'If they lose, they cry...': BJP mocks Congress over EVMs

Taking a dig at the Congress over its EVM complaints after losing Haryana and Maharashtra elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday took to its X handle.

28 Nov 2024

Eknath Shinde

'Congress's overconfidence cost us...': Uddhav Thackeray's team on Maharashtra rout

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance has won the Maharashtra state elections in a historic fashion, winning 230 out of 288 seats in the Assembly. This is the biggest win for a pre-poll alliance in over 50 years.

28 Nov 2024

Amit Shah

Shah to meet Mahayuti leaders today, discuss Maharashtra CM's name

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will meet key leaders in New Delhi on Thursday to discuss the formation of Maharashtra's new government.

27 Nov 2024

Andhra Pradesh

1 dead, 11 hospitalized after toxic gas leak in Andhra  

A toxic gas leak at Tagoor Laboratories Private Limited in Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh has claimed one life and sent 11 people to the hospital, ANI reported.

27 Nov 2024

Eknath Shinde

'Whatever PM decides...': Shinde's gamble in Maharashtra CM race

Eknath Shinde, a prime candidate for the Chief Minister's post in Maharashtra, has said he would accept Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision on who the Mahayuti alliance would choose for the post.

27 Nov 2024

Ajit Pawar

Shinde won't accept Maharashtra deputy CM's post: Sena tells BJP

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat on Wednesday said that Eknath Shinde will not take the Deputy Chief Minister's post in Maharashtra.

27 Nov 2024

Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra: BJP says no to Bihar formula, firm on Fadnavis

The question of who will assume the role of Maharashtra's Chief Minister following the Mahayuti's resounding success in the state elections remains unresolved on the fourth day.

26 Nov 2024

Congress Party

Rashmi Shukla reinstated as Maharashtra police chief after polls

Maharashtra's Director General of Police (DGP) Rashmi Shukla has been reinstated after the assembly elections.

26 Nov 2024

Chandrababu Naidu

'EVMs not tampered...on win?': SC dismisses plea for paper ballots

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking the return of paper ballot voting in elections.

Maharashtra to face fiscal pressure due to BJP's poll promises

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance's election pledges are likely to put fiscal pressure on Maharashtra in FY 2025.

Maharashtra: BJP backs Fadnavis for CM, Sena cites 'Bihar model'

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti alliance is yet to finalize the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra, three days after its landslide victory in the state elections.

25 Nov 2024

Ahmedabad

Diljit's concert faces another government hurdle; this time in Pune

The Maharashtra state excise department canceled the liquor permit for Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh's concert in Pune on Sunday.

'Monster who disrespects women': Kangana Ranaut attacks Uddhav Thackeray

Actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut has launched a scathing attack on Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray after the Maha Vikas Aghadi's (MVA) massive defeat in the Maharashtra Assembly elections.

24 Nov 2024

Mamata Banerjee

'We stopped BJP, why couldn't you?': TMC's poser to Congress 

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has slammed the Indian National Congress (INC) for failing to stop the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) march in Maharashtra.

24 Nov 2024

Ajit Pawar

Mahayuti alliance likely to form Maharashtra government on November 25

The Mahayuti alliance, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena, and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), will form the new government in Maharashtra on Monday, according to various media reports.

'Maharashtra won't have LoP this time': State BJP chief Bawankule

Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Chandrashekhar Bawankule has announced that the state will not have a Leader of Opposition (LoP) this time.

24 Nov 2024

Lok Sabha

Mayawati says BSP won't contest any bypolls; know why

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has announced her party's decision not to contest any by-elections across the country.

24 Nov 2024

Donald Trump

Musk praises Indian elections as California vote count delayed 

Tesla CEO Elon Musk slammed California's slow vote counting in the 2024 US Presidential Election, contrasting it with India's rapid tallying in its Lok Sabha elections.

23 Nov 2024

Adani Group

BJP's Maharashtra win provides relief for Adani's $3B Dharavi project

The electoral win of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti in Maharashtra has ensured the future of Gautam Adani-led group's $3 billion project.

23 Nov 2024

Maha Vikas Aghadi

Swara Bhasker questions EVMs as husband Fahad Ahmad trails

Actor Swara Bhasker has alleged Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) manipulation in the Maharashtra Assembly elections after her husband, Fahad Ahmad, lagged in the Anushakti Nagar constituency battle.

Maharashtra polls: BJP to hold legislative party meet next week

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold a Maharashtra Legislative Party meeting on November 25.

23 Nov 2024

Lok Sabha Elections

Maharashtra: Devendra Fadnavis leading in Nagpur South West

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Devendra Fadnavis is leading by 12,329 votes in the Nagpur South West assembly constituency, latest data from the Election Commission of India shows.

Maharashtra election results: Who's in fray to be next CM

As the counting of votes for the Maharashtra Assembly elections is underway, early trends indicate that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti is leading against the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).

22 Nov 2024

Ajit Pawar

Mahayuti makes comeback in Maharashtra; INDIA bloc prevails in Jharkhand 

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance has won a landslide victory in the Maharashtra Assembly polls.

22 Nov 2024

Anupamaa

'Anupamaa' producer calls crew member's death 'human error'

Rajan Shahi, the producer of the popular television show Anupamaa, has finally broken his silence over the recent tragic incident on set which led to the death of a camera assistant.

22 Nov 2024

India

Man 'jokingly' slaps niece; she hits kitchen slab and dies 

A man in his 30s has been arrested for allegedly killing his three-year-old niece in the Prem Nagar area of Ulhasnagar, Thane district, Maharashtra.

21 Nov 2024

Nana Patole

Rift in MVA? Raut, Patole spar over CM face 

A day after the assembly elections ended in Maharashtra, a public spat has emerged between Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut and Congress leader Nana Patole.

Exit polls predict Mahayuti win in Maharashtra, NDA in Jharkhand

As many as four pollsters have predicted a win for the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, while three have predicted a win for the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Jharkhand.

20 Nov 2024

Chhagan Bhujbal

NCP workers stop Bhujbal from entering polling booth

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal was stopped from entering a polling booth in Maharashtra's Yevla constituency on Wednesday.