Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale, arrested over Facebook post, remanded in judicial custody for 14 days
May 19, 2022, at 04:27 am
Thane/IBNS: Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale, who was arrested on May 14 over a Facebook post a day earlier that allegedly defamed Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, was remanded in judicial custody for 14 days by a Thane court in Maharashtra on Wednesday.
Maharashtra: Three passengers die, 20 others injured as bus falls into gorge in Raigad
May 08, 2022, at 11:39 pm
Kolhapur: Three passengers, including a woman, were killed on the spot and 20 others were injured when a private bus they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Ghonse Ghat section in Mhasla tehsil of Raigad district early on Sunday.
Five members of family drown in Maharashtra quarry as rescue effort goes wrong
May 08, 2022, at 04:33 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Five members of a family, including three children, drowned in a water-filled quarry in Maharashtra's Thane district on Saturday, the police said on Sunday.
Hanuman Chalisa controversy: Mumbai court grants bail to MP-MLA couple
May 04, 2022, at 07:21 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: A Mumbai court Wednesday granted bail to Independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana, who were arrested for declaring that they would recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's residence, media reports said.
FIR filed against Raj Thackeray over mosque loudspeaker row
May 04, 2022, at 03:46 am
Mumbai/IBNS: A police case has been filed against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray for delivering a provocative speech ahead of Eid demanding the removal of loudspeakers from mosques by May 3.
Raj Thackeray's convoy meets with an accident, no injury reported
May 01, 2022, at 02:05 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Navnirrnan Sena president Raj Thackeray's convoy met with an accident while on the way from Pune to Aurangabad.
Maharashtra: Raj Thackeray praises Yogi for loudspeaker ban
Apr 28, 2022, at 08:32 pm
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday praised Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for prohibiting the use of loudspeakers at religious places, "specially masjids".
'Injustice': PM Modi takes dig at opposition-ruled states for not reducing VAT on fuel
Apr 28, 2022, at 04:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took a dig at the opposition-ruled states over the fuel price hike issue and urged them to reduce the Value Added Tax (VAT) on the same "in the spirit of cooperative federalism".
Apr 26, 2022, at 04:53 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over their attempts to dilute his party's Hindutva credentials in the backdrop of the row over azaan, hanuman chalisa and the use of loudspeakers.
MP Navneet Rana, husband arrested over Hanuman Chalisa face-off with Maharashtra CM
Apr 24, 2022, at 03:09 am
Mumbai: Independent Member of Parliament (MP) of Maharashtra's Amravati, and her husband, also an MLA, were arrested by Mumbai Police here on Saturday after a case was registered against the couple under Section 153 (a).
BJP leader alleges mob attack near Uddhav Thackeray's home in Mumbai, tweets images of damaged SUV
Apr 23, 2022, at 06:20 am
Mumbai/IBNS: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has alleged that he was attacked while returning home from a wedding in Mumbai's Kalanagar area where Maharasthra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's residence is located.
Byelection results: TMC leads in Bengal, RJD in Bihar, Congress in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh
Apr 16, 2022, at 05:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC), Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress are leading in various seats, which went to byelections in the country recently.
Maharashtra BJP leader offers free of cost loudspeakers in temples to counter Azaan
Apr 05, 2022, at 06:13 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mohit Kamboj has offered free of cost loudspeakers to all who intend to install them in temples to counter loudspeakers in mosques.
Remove loudspeakers from mosques: Raj Thackeray tells Maharashtra govt
Apr 03, 2022, at 06:03 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday asked the state government to remove the loudspeakers from mosques.
SC rejects Maharashtra govt's plea against CBI probe in Anil Deshmukh case
Apr 01, 2022, at 06:16 pm
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has rejected the Maharashtra government's plea seeking a court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe in the money laundering investigation against the state's former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, making clear that the CBI probe in the matter would continue, media reports said.
Maharashtra lifts all anti-COVID-19 restrictions
Apr 01, 2022, at 12:37 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra, which was the worst COVID-19 affected state, on Thursday lifted all restrictions which were in place to curb the spread of the virus.
Thousands of power employees participate in two-day strike across Maharashtra
Mar 29, 2022, at 03:17 am
Aurangabad/UNI: Thousands of employees of various power organizations from MSEDCL, Mahapareshan and Mahanirmiti across Maharashtra joined the two-day strike on Monday.
Mar 23, 2022, at 02:47 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday froze Rs. 6.45 crore worth assets of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's brother-in-law in connection with a money laundering case.
Maharashtra govt says Nawab Malik won't resign after arrest by ED in money laundering case
Feb 24, 2022, at 05:51 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik, who was arrested on Wednesday after questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case linked to fugitive terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, said he will not resign or bow down.
Maharashtra: Restrictions lifted as COVID-19 cases decline
Feb 01, 2022, at 07:18 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Following sharp decline in the number of coronavirus cases in the state, the Maharashtra government lifted the COVID-19 related restrictions in the state on Tuesday.
'Unconstitutional and illegal': SC cancels 12 Maharashtra BJP MLAs' suspension
Jan 28, 2022, at 04:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a big relief for the saffron camp, the Supreme Court on Friday cancelled 12 Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs' suspension by the state assembly resolution, media reports said.
Maharashtra MLA's son among 7 killed in accident
Jan 25, 2022, at 05:20 pm
Nagpur/UNI: Seven medical students, including a BJP MLA's son, were killed in a car accident in Wardha district, Maharashtra police said on Tuesday.
Maharashtra govt allows schools to reopen from Jan 24
Jan 21, 2022, at 12:56 am
Mumbai/UNI: The Maharashtra government on Thursday gave a nod to reopen schools in the state from Monday, however, it has granted the power to local bodies to take a final decision considering the Covid-19 situation in their respective areas.
Maharashtra local body polls: Sena-NCP-Congress alliance wins, BJP emerges as single largest party
Jan 20, 2022, at 06:37 am
Mumbai/IBNS: In the first big local body election in Maharashtra without the Other Backward Class reservation, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), combined of Shiv Sena, Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), emerged as a big gainer.
Maharashtra: Night curfew from Jan 10 to control Covid surge
Jan 09, 2022, at 07:27 am
Mumbai/UNI: In view of rising Covid-19 cases, Maharashtra government has announced to implement new guidelines in the state from Sunday midnight.
Maharashtra: Two held for imposing as Army personnel
Jan 07, 2022, at 01:14 am
Nashik/UNI: Two persons were arrested here for impersonating Indian Armed Forces personnel, informed the Deolali camp police on Thursday.
No immediate lockdown in Maharashtra, says Health Minister Tope
Jan 05, 2022, at 09:24 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Although there was a spurt in COVID positive cases, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said there will be no immediate imposition of lockdown in the state.
No alternative to lockdown if Covid cases continue at the same speed: Maharashtra Health Minister
Jan 02, 2022, at 02:36 am
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra health Minister Rajesh Tope said Saturday that doubling of Covid-19 cases just in two days is a cause of concern for the state government, and if corona cases continue increasing in the next couple of days, there is no alternative to a lock down.
Strict restrictions likely in view of rising COVID cases in Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar
Jan 01, 2022, at 11:13 pm
Pune/UNI: The Maharashtra Deputy chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday indicated strict restrictions in the state, after ten state ministers and more than 20 MlAs were found Covid positive.
Dec 25, 2021, at 05:01 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Amid the spike in COVID-19 cases and the Omicron spread, the Maharashtra government has imposed fresh preventive measures, restricting gatherings of five or more between 9 pm and 6 am.