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Supreme Court extends interim bail to former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik

Oct 12, 2023, at 06:36 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court, in its order on Thursday, extended the interim bail of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former Maharashtra Minister, Nawab Malik, by three months on health grounds in a money laundering case.

Independent ST Commission to be set up for Maharashtra: Eknath Shinde

Oct 12, 2023, at 05:23 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Wednesday that approval has been given to establish a separate Scheduled Tribes (ST) Commission for Maharashtra on the lines of the central government.

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde proposes plan to tackle Naxalism

Oct 07, 2023, at 06:39 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Observing that crores of rupees are being sent to Naxalites every year, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde proposed the formation of a joint group of Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax and Financial Intelligence Department to investigate and stop this money transaction.

Maharashtra: Alcoholic man allegedly killed by wife, minor son

Oct 07, 2023, at 01:56 pm

A married man was allegedly murdered by his wife and son in Maharashtra’s Nashik district as they were fed up of his alcoholism, police said on Friday.

'I have served you, vote for me if you want to': Nitin Gadkari's message for voters ahead of 2024 elections

Oct 01, 2023, at 06:42 am

Mumbai: Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday exuded confidence in his work and asked the voters to vote for him if they really wanted to, media reports said.

Maharashtra: Seven drown in Nashik

Sep 30, 2023, at 08:21 pm

Seven persons drowned in separate incidents in Nashik and surrounding area on Thursday during immersion of Lord Ganesh idols.

Maharashtra: Lord Ganesh gets enthusiastic farewell

Sep 28, 2023, at 07:01 pm

Kolhapur/UNI: With traditional sounds, high mast lights, and enthusiastic festivity, thousands of people from this western Maharashtra’s gur and sugar belt districts bid a traditional farewell to Lord Ganesh on the auspicious “Ananth Chathurthi” today to mark the end of the ten-day-long Ganesh festival.

Maharashtra: Motorcyclist dies, woman injured in accident in Kohlapur

Sep 27, 2023, at 10:56 pm

A man died on the spot while a woman was seriously injured in an accident that occurred at Mhasvad in Satara district on Satara-Pandharour road on Wednesday.

Sena vs Sena: Maharashtra Speaker hears disqualification petitions of rival factions

Sep 26, 2023, at 05:48 am

Mumbai/IBNS/UNI: Acting on the direction of the Supreme Court, Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Rahul Narvekar Monday heard arguments over the clubbing of disqualification petitions against Shiv Sena MLAs from both Udhhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde factions and reserved his decision.

Maharashtra: Woman commits suicide after husband's murder in Kolhapur

Sep 22, 2023, at 08:41 pm

A 30-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging herself after her husband's murder two days ago.

Four die in car-container collision in Nashik

Sep 18, 2023, at 10:47 pm

Four people died on the spot when their car collided with a container on Mumbai-Agra national highway in front of the Namokar pilgrimage in Chandwad taluka of the district on Monday morning.

Will Shivaji's 'wagh nakh' return to India, there is an update from UK

Sep 08, 2023, at 10:05 pm

The United Kingdom will return the iconic 'wagh nakh', a dagger reminiscent of tiger claws, which was used by Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to assassinate Afzal Khan.

Maharashtra: Three murdered in Jalgaon

Sep 03, 2023, at 11:41 pm

Three people, including two brothers, were allegedly murdered and two others injured at two different places in Kandari village near Bhusawal city of Jalgaon district.

Sharad Pawar trashes reports of being offered union minister post at meeting with nephew Ajit

Aug 17, 2023, at 01:51 am

Mumbai/IBNS: As strain builds within the Maharashtra opposition alliance over a meeting between Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar, the veteran politician has trashed claims that he has been offered a Union Minister post if he leaves the INDIA bloc and joins hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

New trouble in Maharashtra as Uddhav Thackeray faction disapproves of Sharad Pawar's meeting with nephew Ajit

Aug 15, 2023, at 02:38 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Even as the Oppositions are trying to come together to form the INDIA alliance, new trouble is brewing in Maharashtra after Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction got upset over Sharad Pawar's meetings with nephew and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, weeks after the latter's rebellion from the veteran-headed Nationalist Congress party (NCP).

Maharashtra: 59-year-old man gets 20-year rigorous imprisonment for raping six-year-old girl

Aug 09, 2023, at 02:10 pm

Sangli: District sub additional session judge D S Hatrote on Tuesday sentenced to 20-year rigorous imprisonment a 59-year-old man for raping a six-year-old girl about four years back here in Maharashtra.

Maharashtra: Father chops his addicted son into pieces

Aug 05, 2023, at 02:57 pm

Sangli: In a shocking incident, a father allegedly killed his addicted son with an axe and then chopped the corpse into pieces using a cutter before surrendering to the police in Maharashtra’s Sangli district on Friday.

'Ajit Pawar to become Maharashtra CM soon,' Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan predicts

Jul 25, 2023, at 01:42 am

Kolhapur/IBNS/UNI: Dropping a political bomb, senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan Monday predicted that present deputy chief minister and rebel Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar will soon become the chief minister by sidelining incumbent Eknath Shinde.

Uddhav Thackeray holds first meeting with Ajit Pawar after NCP split

Jul 20, 2023, at 06:02 am

Mumbai/IBNS/UNI: Shiv Sena (UBT) President and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday met Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar for the first time after the latter engineered a split in the Nationalist Congress Party and joined the Eknath Shinde government.

State govt is working to control fake fertilizers and seed sellers: Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar

Jul 19, 2023, at 06:43 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Deputy Chief and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday informed all the farmers of Maharashtra that the central government has given a subsidy of Rs.1,30,000 crore to keep the prices of fertilizers under control.

Ajit Pawar meets uncle Sharad Pawar on Day 2, senior leader 'was silent' again

Jul 18, 2023, at 05:24 am

Mumbai/IBNS: A day after Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar met his uncle and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar along with several loyalist MLAs to seek blessings, he visited the party patriarch again on Monday.

Maharashtra: State govt stands firmly with people along with Baliraja, says Eknath Shinde

Jul 17, 2023, at 05:41 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde asserted that the priority of the government is to provide basic facilities to the people of the state and that the government stands firmly with the people along with Baliraja (farmers), official sources said on Monday.

Maharashtra: Leader of Opposition Ambadas Danve criticises Eknath Shinde govt over 'failing' to maintain law and order

Jul 17, 2023, at 02:10 pm

Mumbai:  Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, Ambadas Danve, on Sunday slammed the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis-led government and said they have completely failed to maintain law and order in the state.

Ajit Pawar's NCP gets finance and 6 other portfolios in Maharashtra Cabinet expansion

Jul 15, 2023, at 01:40 am

Mumbai: Rebel NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who joined Maharashtra’s Shiv Sena-BJP coalition nearly two weeks ago, has secured the crucial finance and six other portfolios in the recent Maharashtra Cabinet expansion.

Maharashtra: Fadnavis to face setback as crucial finance portfolio likely to go to Ajit Pawar

Jul 14, 2023, at 01:07 am

Mumbai: The alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena, and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra could face internal conflicts as recent developments indicate that the finance ministry might slip out of the hands of Devendra Fadnavis to Ajit Pawar, India Today reported.

Aaditya Thackeray makes big claim amid Maharashtra political turmoil

Jul 09, 2023, at 02:40 am

Mumbai: Aaditya Thackeray has made an explosive claim amid ongoing political upheaval in Maharashtra.

Shinde-Fadnavis meet ahead of Maharashtra cabinet expansion

Jul 07, 2023, at 04:34 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis held a meeting late night on Thursday ahead of the Maharashtra cabinet expansion, media reports said.

NCP crisis: Sharad Pawar shoots 'strong-worded' letter to poll body over party symbol claim by Ajit Pawar faction

Jul 07, 2023, at 04:59 am

Mumbai: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) national executive meeting held by Sharad Pawar has drawn a sharp response from the Ajit Pawar faction, which said it has "no legal sanctity".

Mumbai: BMC appoints joint commissioner of improvement department as coodinator between SIT and civic body

Jul 06, 2023, at 07:45 pm

Mumbai/UNI: The Bombay Municipal Corporation has appointed Ramesh Pawar, the joint commissioner of its improvement department, as a coordinator between the special investigation team (SIT) and the civic body to probe the alleged Rs 12,000 crore irregularities.

Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar-led NCP MLAs in Mumbai hotel as chase for magic figure continues

Jul 06, 2023, at 05:28 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: The Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has already knocked the door of the Election Commission staking claim for the party symbol, media reports said.