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‘Bow my head at his feet and apologise’: PM Modi
PALGHAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday apologised to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and those hurt by the collapse of the warrior king's statue in the coastal Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra.
"Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is not…
Corruption has peaked under Mahayuti govt: Pawar, Uddhav
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday hit out at the Eknath Shinde-led government over the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue, alleging that corruption has peaked under…
Boiler explosion at Maharashtra steel factory injures 22
JALNA: As many as 22 workers were injured in a boiler explosion at a steel factory in MIDC area in Jalna city of Maharashtra on Saturday, police said.
The condition of three workers is critical, said Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar…
Helicopter crashes due to heavy rain in Pune; four injured
MUMBAI: A private helicopter AW 139 on Saturday crashed in Paud village in Pune district. Among the four people on board, three were found safe, while the captain is in critical condition.
The helicopter was travelling from Juhu, Mumbai…
Massive protests against sexual assault of four-year-old girls
Mumbai: 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.
Hundreds of angry protestors, many of them parents, stormed the…
Differences erupt in MahaYuti over Mumbai-Goa national highway
MUMBAI: Cracks have started to appear within the Mahayuti coalition in Maharashtra over the pothole-ridden Mumbai-Goa highway with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena leader Ramdas Kadam tearing into BJP minister Ravindra Chavan and…
Ajit Pawar says not keen on contesting Maharashtra polls, may name son in Baramati fray
“I have contested the Baramati elections 7-8 times. So, I am not much interested this time.
Compensate for pvt party land or will freeze freebies, Maharashtra told
The bench said the state has huge amount to “waste on freebies” but no money to compensate a private party, which lost land to it “illegally”.
Phone, WhatsApp hacked, claims Supriya Sule; police complaint filed
In a post on 'X' on Sunday, the Baramati legislator requested people not to call or message her.
Sharad Pawar slams PM Modi’s assurance of doubling farmers’ income, claims suicides have…
Addressing a rally at Barshi town in Maharashtra's Solapur district, Pawar claimed farmers were not getting adequate prices for their produce and had become debt-ridden.
Sharad Pawar, Uddhav trying to use Maratha quota stir to trigger riots ahead of polls: Raj Thackeray
Raj Thackeray claimed Uddhav and Pawar are using the Manoj Jarange-led quota stir as a shield for caste politics.
Maharashtra poll yatra as parties draw up strategies
MUMBAI: With Maharashtra assembly elections round the corner, all major political parties are hitting the road, by launching yatras for mass outreach.
Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar has launched Jan Samaan Yatra on…
Uddhav in Delhi to meet Congress top brass
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) President and Maha Vikas Agadi (MVA) ally Uddhav Thackeray arrived in Delhi on Tuesday and is expected to urge his alliance partners—Congress and NCP (SP)—to declare him as the chief ministerial candidate for the…
Sharad Pawar meets CM Shinde over loans to sugar units, quota
MUMBAI: Former union minister and NCP leader Sharad Pawar on Saturday met Maharashtra chief minister Ekanth Shinde at the latter’s official residence to discuss reservation for Marathas, loans to co-operative sugar factories and other…
IMD predicts heavy rainfall in Maharashtra on Aug 4
MUMBAI: The India Meteorological Department on Saturday issued a red alert for Maharashtra's Palghar, Pune and Satara districts for August 4.
The IMD has also issued an orange alert for Thane, Mumbai, Raigad, Sindhudurg and Nashik.…
Marathas must not be given OBC quota: BJP Rajya Sabha MP Bhagwat Karad
Karad said the Bharatiya Janata Party's stand on not diluting OBC quota is very clear.
Pawar expresses concern over potential for Manipur-like disturbances in Maharashtra; BJP hits back
Stung by Pawar's remarks, the Maharashtra unit of BJP accused him of using language that could trigger riots.
Shinde ups Maha ante on BJP, lays claim to 113 seats
Shinde-led Shiv Sena is planning to contest 113 state assembly seats out of 288 in Maharashtra.
Residential building collapses in Navi Mumbai
Mumbai: At least one person was killed after a four-storey residential building collapsed in Navi Mumbai's CBD Belapur area early on Saturday and a search operation is underway to find two others feared trapped under the rubble, officials…
Parts of Pune city submerged, highest 24-hour rainfall in 66 years
Pune: Heavy rains wreaked havoc in Maharashtra's Pune, where at least four persons died in rain-related incidents on Thursday, while several houses and residential societies in low-lying areas in the city were inundated, following which…