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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…
Sharad Pawar, Shinde closed-door talk on Maratha quota
MUMBAI: Amid reports of tension between the Maratha and OBC communities in some parts of Maharashtra, former NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar met Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday and held a closed door meeting for more than 90 minutes.…
Mumbai sees heavy showers; flights cancelled
MUMBAI: Heavy rains pounded Mumbai and its suburbs on Sunday, disrupting flight operations and inundating roads in many parts of the city, officials said.
Flight operations at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport were…
‘Uddhav Thackeray is leader of Aurangzeb Fan Club’: says Amit Shah
PUNE: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday launched an all out attack on former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, calling him the leader of “Aurangzeb Fan Club.”
Attacking the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief, Shah said, "Uddhav…
Action against 7 MLAs for cross-voting in council polls
MUMBAI: The Congress has decided to take disciplinary action against the seven Congress MLAs who cross-voted in the recent Maharashtra Legislative Council elections. “These MLAs will be expelled from the party in the next two days,” a…
Travel influencer dies after falling off waterfall in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Aanvi Kamdar, a social media influencer in her late twenties, tragically died after falling into a gorge while filming a video at Kumbhe Waterfalls in Maharashtra's Raigad district.
Kamdar, who was on a trip with seven friends,…
Heavy rains continue to lash Western coast
Heavy monsoon showers, with the accompaniment of strong winds, have been reported across the country for the last two days.