Ravindra Chavan appointed Maharashtra BJP President
Mumbai: Ravindra Chavan has been unanimously appointed as the new President of the Maharashtra unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during a grand event held in Worli, Mumbai. The announcement was formally made by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju. The...
Railways Launches All-In-One RailOne App
Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday launched the much-awaited RailOne app, which consolidates all railway passenger services -- including an upgraded passenger reservation system, unreserved ticketing, and catering -- into an 'all-in-one' platform. Through the app, touted as the Railways'...
Elderly man booked for sexually abusing dog in Maharashtra’s Wardha
Police have registered a case against a 67-year-old man for allegedly sexually abusing a dog in Wardha district of Maharashtra, an official said. The man was spotted abusing the dog on Monday near a school at Mauza Dhanodi village in...
Buying a luxury car in Maharashtra? Pay Rs 10 lakh more!!
Nagpur/Mumbai: Those planning to buy high-end cars, CNG/LNG vehicles and goods carriers in Maharashtra must brace themselves to pay more on such purchases from Tuesday, July 1, due to the revised one-time tax structure of the State Government. However,...
Congress MLA Nana Patole climbs Speaker’s podium, suspended from Assembly for a day
Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress MLA and former Assembly Speaker Nana Patole was suspended from the State Legislative Assembly for a day on Tuesday after he climbed onto the Speaker’s podium during a heated exchange. The incident occurred soon after the Question Hour,...
Monsoon Session Day One: Maha Govt tables supplementary demands of Rs 57,509 crore
Mumbai: On the Day One of Monsoon Session, the Maharashtra Government tabled supplementary demands of Rs 57,509.71 crore in the State Legislative Assembly on Monday to allocate funds for various schemes and projects. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who is also...
2 dead, several injured in Telangana reactor blast
Two people have died and several have been injured in a reactor blast at a chemical factory in Pasamailaram Phase 1 area of Telangana's Sangareddy district on Monday, said officials. Several workers are also feared trapped. Soon after receiving the...
Amid Hindi row, Maha govt withdraws orders on three-language policy
Facing mounting opposition to the introduction of Hindi language in Maharashtra schools from classes 1 to 5, the state cabinet on Sunday decided to withdraw two GRs (government orders) on the implementation of the three-language policy. Immediately after the announcement, the...
3 killed, 50 hurt in Puri temple stampede; 6 critical
At least three persons were killed and around 50 others injured in a stampede that took place near Shree Gundicha Temple in Odisha's Puri on Sunday morning, a senior official said. The incident took place around 4 am when hundreds of...
Maha move to identify Bangladeshi nationals availing State benefits
Mumbai: In a bid to weed out illegal Bangladeshi beneficiaries of welfare schemes, the Maharashtra Government has directed various departments to scrutinise verification documents, particularly those related to identity, residence, and entitlement to benefits. Citing growing concerns over national security...
Actress Shefali Jariwala dies; cause of death unclear
Shefali Jariwala, the actor and dancer best known for her iconic role in the hit music video Kaanta Laga, has passed away at the age of 42. Jariwala, who rose to fame in the early 2000s, was rushed to Bellevue Multispeciality...
Fadnavis Govt to table Public Security Bill to tackle Naxal ideology
Mumbai: To curb the growing influence of extremist Naxal ideologies and prevent the youth from drifting toward Naxalism, the Maharashtra Government has drafted a Special Public Security Bill which is at final stage. Suggestions and objections were sought from the...
Monsoon Session of Maharashtra Legislature from June 30 to July 18
Mumbai: The Monsoon Session of the Maharashtra Legislature will be held from June 30 to July 18. The decision was taken at the Business Advisory Committee meetings of both Houses of the State Legislature in Mumbai. The meeting was attended...
Grandson arrested for abandoning woman with cancer
A 33-year-old man and two others have been arrested in Mumbai for allegedly dumping his grandmother, a cancer patient, in a forested area near Aarey Colony in the city, police said. The woman, around 70 years old, was found near...
Raj & Uddhav Thackeray Unite for July 5 Marathi March
In a significant political development, the Thackeray brothers — Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray — are set to come together in a united front against the imposition of Hindi and the "trilingual formula" in Maharashtra's schools. The state is likely...
RSS Demands Removal of ‘Socialist’, ‘Secular’ from Constitution Preamble
New Delhi: RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Thursday strongly criticized the Congress party for the imposition of the Emergency in 1975 and demanded a formal apology from its leadership. Speaking at an event marking 50 years since the Emergency was...
Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla reaches International Space Station
New Delhi: In a historic feat for India, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla on Thursday docked the Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station under the private astronaut mission Axiom Mission 4. The Dragon spacecraft autonomously...
Railways introduces key reforms for train controllers
In a significant move to ensure safety of train operations, the Railway ministry on Wednesday announced some key reforms for enhancing the functioning and working conditions of train controllers. "Train controllers must serve a minimum of three years in the control...
Orange alert for ‘very heavy rain’ in 7 Kerala districts
Monsoon rains intensified in Kerala on Thursday with some parts of Ernakulam, Idukki and Thrissur districts getting flooded and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an orange alert in seven districts in the morning. The IMD issued an orange alert...
2 dead, 10 missing in Rudraprayag accident
SDRF personnel are conducting a search operation near the dam in Srinagar, Garhwal, which is 40 km from the Rudraprayag bus accident site, for any passengers who might have floated down the river due to strong currents. At least two people...
India refuses to sign SCO document that skipped Pak terror
The perpetrators and sponsors of terrorism must be held accountable, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Thursday, even as he chose not to sign a communique by the bloc for not explicitly...
