Maharashtra

The CBI recently filed an FIR against Wankhede for allegedly seeking a Rs 25 crore bribe for not framing the Bollywood star's son Aryan Khan in the drugs-on-cruise case.

Wankhede, an Indian Revenue Service official who was posted with the Narcotics Control Bureau here in 2021, has moved the court with a petition seeking to quash the FIR against him.

Members of the Sakal Hindu Samaj sprinkled `gomutra' (cow urine) on the steps as a `purification' ritual.

There was no report of any casualty in the blaze which erupted at 4.40 am in the slum located in Nargis Dutt Nagar in Bandra (West), a civic official said.

According to temple authorities, people from a different religion allegedly tried to enter the premises on Saturday night but security guards stopped them.

Wankhede, who has been booked along with four others in the case, is likely to appear before the CBI team in Mumbai.

According to the CBI FIR copy, the NCB team head by Sameer Wankhede allowed people who were actually in possession of drugs and the supplier as well to go.

According to the official, six labourers entered the septic tank located on a farm on Thursday afternoon. While cleaning the tank, they started feeling suffocated and fell unwell.

"The Supreme Court's verdict will have pan-India repercussions", Justice Dharmadhikari said.

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole said Congress is the national party and it has got a solid base in Maharashtra, therefore it will contest as many seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

The man allegedly tortured the victim by inflicting burn wounds on her body using hot tongs.

Khatri was arrested on April 9 by the city crime branch's special investigation team.

15 workers are still believed to be trapped in the godowns in the ground floor and the first floor of the two-storey building. Ten fire engines, ambulances, and earth-moving machines are present.

If convicted, Sooraj, the son of actor couple Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, may face a jail term of up to 10 years.

Police resorted to lathi charges and tear gas shells to disperse the protestors at Barsu.

By a separate order, the judge also quashed the summons issued by a Dhanbad court to Thackeray for alleged commission of offences of murder, rioting and hate speech under IPC.

Raut's remark comes after Pawar, on Friday, said that NCP can stake a claim to the post of the chief minister "now also" instead of waiting for 2024.

Queried about him being soft on senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, Pawar said the two had political and ideological differences but weren't enemies.

Shirsat, whose party shares power with the Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra, said he thinks the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will not go with the BJP directly.