MAHARASTRA,NOV 20 : Voting is underway in Maharashtra and Jharkhand for the high-stakes Assembly elections that will decide the fate of the ruling and opposition political alliances in the two states. While Jharkhand is voting in the second and final phase today, polling in Maharashtra is being conducted in a single phase. Voting in both […]Continue Reading
JALNA,NOV 16 : BJP MLA and former Maharashtra minister Babanrao Lonikar is under fire from the Marathas over his alleged remark during an election rally that the community’s strength can be “counted on fingers”. Lonikar’s remark at a rally in the Partur assembly constituency in Jalna on November 12 has invited the ire of quota […]Continue Reading
Maharashtra , NOV 11 : Maharashtra Congress on Monday announced the suspension of 22 rebel candidates from the upcoming Assembly elections for six years due to their involvement in “anti-party” activities, according to a party statement. The suspended candidates are contesting from 22 constituencies and are opposing the official nominees of the Maha Vikas Continue Reading
MUMBAI, OCT 10 : Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday passed a resolution urging the central government to confer ‘Bharat Ratna’, the country’s highest civilian award, on legendary industrialist late Ratan Tata. The cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde paid homage to the industry icon, who died in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday night. A […]Continue Reading
WASHIM, OCTO 5 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday alleged that the Congress is being run by a “gang of urban Naxals”, and asked people to unite to defeat the “dangerous agenda” of that party. He also accused the Congress of looting the poor and not improving their condition for its selfish politics. “They […]Continue Reading
PUNE, OCT 2 : Two persons were feared killed after a helicopter crashed in Maharashtra’s Pune district and caught fire on Wednesday morning, police said. It was not immediately known whether it was a government or a private chopper. The incident took place at a hilly terrain in Bavdhan area at 6.45 am, the Pimpri […]Continue Reading
MUMBAI, SEPT 23 : The 23-year-old man arrested for sexually abusing two girls at a school in Badlapur town of Maharashtra’s Thane district was shot dead by policemen in retaliatory firing after he allegedly snatched a policeman’s pistol and shot a police officer in a bid to escape police custody, TheIndianExpress reported. An official said […]Continue Reading
MAHARASTRA,SEPT 10 : A luxury car owned by Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule’s son Sanket Bawankule crashed into multiple vehicles on Monday around 1 am in Nagpur’s Ramdaspeth area. Following the accident, two occupants of the car, including its driver, were arrested, NDTV reported. Three occupants of the car, including Sanket Bawankule, managed to Continue Reading
MAHARASTRA,AUG 31 : A video of an elderly man being assaulted by passengers on a train in Maharashtra’s Nashik district on suspicion that he was carrying beef has gone viral on social media, inviting fierce criticism from the opposition. A video of the incident, which took place near Igatpuri on Dhule Express, was shared by […]Continue Reading
Maharashtra, Aug 20 : Two nursery students, both aged four, were sexually assaulted by a cleaning staff at a reputed school in Thane district triggering a massive protest on Tuesday. Protesters brought local train services to a halt at Badlapur railway station. A protest was also held outside the school where the incident occurred. The […]Continue Reading