Major Relief for ‘Majhi Ladki Bahin’ Scheme Beneficiaries: eKYC Deadline Extended to December 31
Mumbai – The Maharashtra government has announced a significant decision benefiting women enrolled in the Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme. Due to technical difficulties in the eKYC process and natural calamities in several regions, the eKYC deadline has been extended from...
Jungle Raj taint dims RJD lantern, Cong almost a no-show
The "Jungle Raj" label is sticking to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, and it appears to be impacting his party's performance. With 34 leads, RJD's lantern is going dark, indicating a possible loss for the party. The BJP has been using the...
Nitish-Modi magic taking NDA to landslide win
As counting progresses for the Bihar Assembly elections, early leads indicate a strong and commanding lead for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), signalling what could be one of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's most decisive electoral victories. The trends suggest that the...
‘Sushasan Babu’ takes NDA past half-way mark
Early trends in the Bihar elections show the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) moving past the halfway mark, strengthening its lead over the Mahagathbandhan. By 9:15 am, the NDA was ahead in 142 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan led in 74 constituencies,...
Local body polls: BJP candidate selection to be based on ground survey results: Bawankule
Pune: With the upcoming local body elections in Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified its poll preparations by launching an extensive survey across all districts. The findings of this survey will play a decisive role in finalizing candidates. Addressing...
RSS hires US lobbyists for congressional influence campaign
Squire Patton Boggs lobbied U.S. lawmakers on behalf of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a Hindu nationalist group linked to discrimination and violence against Muslims, a Prism investigation...
Security beefed up across Delhi, border areas after blast
The Delhi police ramped up security checks across the national capital in the wake of the recovery of around 360 kg of suspected ammonium nitrate and a cache of arms and ammunition in Haryana's Faridabad, an officer said on Monday....
8 killed, 24 hurt in Delhi car blast, high alert sounded
Twenty-four people were injured in the blast that took place on a busy evening when the area was milling with people. The injured were taken to the LNJP hospital a few kilometres away. Videos shared by the Chandni Chowk Traders' Association...
Blast near Delhi’s Red Fort; one dead, area sealed off
New Delhi: A powerful explosion rocked the Red Fort area on Monday evening around 6:30 p.m., leaving one person dead and sparking panic among locals and tourists. The blast reportedly occurred in a vehicle parked near Gate No. 1 of...
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...
