Maharashtra is startup capital of India, 45% driven by women: CM Fadnavis
Mumbai: Maharashtra has emerged as India’s true “startup capital”, boasting the highest number of registered startups in the country, with nearly 45 percent of them led by women, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday. Speaking at the inauguration of the...
SEC raises star campaigner limit for local body polls from 20 to 40
Mumbai : The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) has raised the number of star campaigners for political parties in local body elections from 20 to 40.The decision was taken following representations from political parties during a meeting at the SEC's...
Maha Minister bought Rs 200-crore land for Rs 3 crore, claims Wadettiwar
Mumbai: Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Saturday alleged that Maharashtra Minister Pratap Sarnaik had acquired a four-acre land parcel, worth around Rs 200 crore, in Mira Bhayandar for Rs 3 crore to set up his educational institute, a charge the...
Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur drive half of Maharashtra’s GDP in 2024-25
Mumbai: Maharashtra’s economic landscape continues to be dominated by its three major urban centres, Mumbai, Pune, and Nagpur, which together contribute 50.35% of the state’s total GDP for the fiscal year 2024-25, according to recent estimates. The data reveals that the...
Pune land row: No one will be spared if found guilty, says Bawankule
Pune: Amid the political uproar over a controversial land deal involving 40 acres in Mundhwa, Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday clarified that the State Government is taking the matter seriously and assured that “no guilty person will be spared.”...
Fadnavis orders probe into Rs 1,800-crore Pune land scam linked to Ajit Pawar’s son
Pune: A major land scam has shaken Maharashtra’s political landscape after a 40-acre government-owned plot in Pune’s upscale Koregaon Park area, estimated to be worth Rs 1,800 crore, was reportedly sold for just Rs 300 crore through Amadea Enterprises LLP,...
Over 100 flights delayed at Delhi airport due to…
Over 100 flights were delayed at the Delhi airport on Friday morning due to technical problems with the air traffic control system and authorities are working to fix the issues, sources said. The national capital's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA),...
Reason to smile: Mumbai is happiest city in Asia for 2025: Time Out survey
Mumbai: The city that never sleeps has yet another reason to smile, Mumbai has been named Asia’s happiest city for 2025, according to the latest Time Out survey. The annual global study, which gathered responses from over 18,000 residents across...
Rahul’s Haryana bomb: Brazilian model voted 22 times
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that 1 in 8 voters in Haryana are fake, claiming large-scale voter fraud and pointing to unexplained differences between postal and booth votes. Just a day before the first phase of Bihar polls, he...
Big relief for plot holders: Maha to regularise 59 years of land transactions free of cost
Mumbai: In a landmark decision, the Maharashtra Government has announced the regularisation of all land transactions carried out over the past 59 years, free of cost. The move will benefit thousands of plot holders whose property transfers were previously considered...
Ahead of local body polls, Maharashtra Cabinet clears 21 decisions in a single sitting
Mumbai: With local body elections approaching, the Maharashtra Cabinet on Tuesday approved 21 key decisions, an unusually high number for a single meeting. Among the major moves was the decision to shut down the State’s asset reconstruction firm, MAHA ARC...
Nine climbers killed in avalanches in Nepal
At least nine climbers, including two Nepalese guides, have been killed in two separate avalanches in Nepal, officials said on Tuesday. Seven climbers were buried in an avalanche near Mt. Yalung Ri (6,920m) under Gaurishanker Rural Municipality at around 10...
Hinduja Group chairman Gopichand Hinduja dies
Hinduja Group Chairman Gopichand P Hinduja dies in London hospital, say sources close to family. He was 85. Fondly known as 'GP' in business circles, Gopichand P. Hinduja was unwell for past few weeks and died in a London hospital, they...
Gadkari urges Biharis to make ‘Anje, Ganje, Panje’ vanish
Referring to the 'Mahagathbandhan' alliance as "Anje, Panje, Ganje", Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has urged voters in Bihar, which is heading to Assembly polls this Thursday, to support the candidate of the National Democratic Alliance, which he said will generate...
Passenger held for trying to open emergency exit on flight
A passenger on an Akasa Air flight from Varanasi to Mumbai was detained after he allegedly tried to open the aircraft's emergency exit before takeoff, officials said on Tuesday. The incident took place aboard flight QP 1497, which was scheduled...
SRK turning 60 can’t be factually confirmed, quips Tharoor
Politician Shashi Tharoor had a quirky birthday message for Shah Rukh Khan. He believes the actor, who celebrated his 60th birthday on Sunday, is aging in reverse a la "Benjamin Button" style. Referring to the 2008 Brad Pitt-starrer, Tharoor said...
Pakistan, China testing nuclear weapons secretly, claims US President Trump
New Delhi: Pakistan and China are testing nuclear weapons, President Donald Trump said in an interview on CBS's 60 Minutes. He said Russia and North Korea were also testing their nuclear arms. Trump's remarks came as he justified his order...
SC to pass order on stray dogs’ case on Nov 7
The Supreme Court says it will pass order in the stray dogs case on November 7. The court says presence of chief secretaries would again become necessary in case there is default in compliance of orders. SC says Animal Welfare...
IMD Predicts Cooler Days, Warmer Nights In Nov
Large parts of India are likely to experience below-normal daytime temperatures but warmer-than-usual nights in November, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. At an online press conference, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that below-normal maximum temperatures are expected...
US deported 2,790 Indians in 2025 so far: Govt
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared the number at his weekly media briefing in response to a query. "On deportation, since January of this year, we have had around 2,790-plus Indian nationals who did not meet the criteria. They were...
Breaking barriers in the skies: President Murmu flies in Rafale fighter jet
Ambala: President Droupadi Murmu created a new milestone on Wednesday morning by taking a flight in a French-origin Rafale fighter jet from Ambala Air Force Station, Haryana. During this historic flight, Air Chief Marshal A P Singh, along with several...
