Nagpur MLC Bye-Election on June 18 After Bawankule Resignation
Nagpur: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced the schedule for the bye-election to the Nagpur Local Authorities’ Constituency seat of the Maharashtra Legislative Council along with biennial elections for 16 other Legislative Council seats across the state....
Bail is rule, jail is exception even in UAPA cases: SC
Observing that bail is the rule and jail is an exception even in UAPA cases, the Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to a man facing trial in a high-profile narco-terror case for his alleged involvement in a cross-border syndicate...
NEET-UG 2026 Paper Leak: CBI Arrests Alleged Mastermind PV Kulkarni
Pune 15 May: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has made a major breakthrough in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case by arresting the alleged mastermind, PV Kulkarni, from Maharashtra. Kulkarni, a retired chemistry lecturer from Pune with links to...
Delhi CM mandates 2 days WFH for govt, pvt offices
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday announced a slew of measures including two days of 'work from home' (WFH) for government offices, use of Metro trains on Mondays by ministers and officers, and a voluntary 'no-vehicle day' every week....
CM Fadnavis rides bike to Vidhan Bhavan amid PM Modi’s fuel-saving push
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday reached Vidhan Bhavan on a motorbike for the MLC oath-taking ceremony after PM Narendra Modi's appeal to reduce fuel consumption. Speaking to the reporters, Fadnavis emphasised the need to make efforts to reduce...
Ex-Army chief Naravane backs RSS leader’s remarks on dialogue with Pak
Former Army Chief General (retd) Manoj Naravane has supported RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale's stand for fostering dialogue and people-to-people connections with neighbouring Pakistan, saying that such engagements are "important". The former Army Chief said that the fundamental struggles of the "common...
Nagpur among 40 locations raided as ATS cracks down on Pak-linked gang network
Mumbai/Nagpur: In a massive statewide operation aimed at dismantling a suspected criminal and anti-national network with alleged links to a Pakistan-based gangster, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Wednesday conducted simultaneous raids at more than 40 locations across Maharashtra, including...
Training Aircraft Crashes Again in Baramati; Pilot Safe
Baramati: A training aircraft crashed once again in Baramati on Tuesday, triggering concern in the region over repeated aviation training incidents. The accident reportedly took place around half an hour before the news surfaced in the Gojubavi village area of...
Indian Stock Market Opens Lower; Sensex Falls 326 Points, Nifty Slips Below 24,000
Mumbai: The Indian stock market opened in the red on the second trading day of the week, with investors adopting a cautious approach following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal regarding fuel conservation. On Tuesday, the BSE Sensex, comprising 30 stocks, dropped...
PM Modi’s Call for Financial Discipline Sparks Market Speculation Around SIP Investments
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently appealed to citizens to prioritize responsible spending and avoid unnecessary expenses such as excessive gold purchases, luxury imports, and avoidable foreign travel amid growing global economic uncertainty. While the Prime Minister did not make any direct...
Fadnavis calls Rahul Gandhi ‘most rejected commodity’ as nation backs Modi
New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis sharply criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday, labelling him “the most rejected commodity in Indian politics” following Gandhi’s criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “seven appeals” made during a speech in Secunderabad. Addressing...
Jewellery stocks sink after PM’s advice to not buy gold
Indian equity benchmarks opened in the red on Monday as geopolitical tensions, rising crude oil prices, and concerns over foreign exchange outflows weighed on investor sentiment. Prime Minister Modi's appeals to curb foreign exchange outflows and weak global cues from...
Why PM Modi Asked Indians Not to Buy Gold for One Year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to citizens to avoid buying gold jewellery for one year as part of efforts to reduce pressure on India’s foreign exchange reserves amid rising global economic uncertainty and the ongoing West Asia crisis. Speaking at...
20% Auto, Taxi Drivers Fail Marathi Checks in RTO Drive
Mumbai: In a major push to strengthen the use of Marathi in public transport services, the Maharashtra Government has launched a sweeping state-wide campaign to check whether auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers can communicate in the state language. The drive has...
Nagpur RTO suspended eight months after deadly school van accident
Nagpur: In a move that has once again exposed the shocking negligence and hollow enforcement within Maharashtra’s transport machinery, the State Government has finally suspended Nagpur City Regional Transport Officer (RTO) Kiran Bidkar, nearly eight months after a deadly school...
Security tightened ahead of Suvendu Adhikari’s swearing-in as Bengal CM
Security was tightened across key locations in Kolkata on Saturday ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the first BJP government in West Bengal, including at the residence of chief minister-designate Suvendu Adhikari, Brigade Parade Grounds and outside former CM Mamata...
Govt Activates Precautionary Hantavirus Surveillance
The Union health ministry has activated precautionary surveillance measures, even as it closely monitors the evolving situation relating to cases of hantavirus infection reported onboard the cruise ship MV Hondius, according to sources close to the development. The ministry is monitoring...
Vijay swearing-in tomorrow at 11 am, says CPM leader
Communist Party of India-Marxist leader K Balakrishnan has said that the swearing-in ceremony of TVK chief Vijay as chief minister on Saturday at 11 am. "Tomorrow morning by 11 am, swearing-in ceremony is going to take place. Invitation and other things...
Crime thriller: ‘Serial bride’ marries 9 men, dupes grooms, vanishes with cash and gold
Beed: In a bizarre and shocking case straight out of a crime thriller, police in Maharashtra’s Beed district are probing an alleged “looter bride” racket in which a woman is accused of marrying multiple unsuspecting men and fleeing with cash,...
EV Sales Jumped In April; PVs Saw 75% Annual Surge
The electric vehicle retail market continued to witness strong annual growth in April 2026, according to the data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (Fada). The numbers showed a broad-based expansion in EV adoption, supported by improving product portfolios...
RTMNU result delays trigger outrage, leave students’ futures hanging in balance
Nagpur: The examination and result system of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University has once again come under intense criticism, as massive delays in declaring Winter 2025 results have pushed hundreds of students into uncertainty and jeopardised their academic futures. Despite the...
