Maharashtra: News
24 Jul 2023
PuneMaharashtra: Top cop shoots wife, nephew dead; dies by suicide
In a shocking development in Maharashtra, an assistant commissioner of police (ACP) allegedly shot dead his wife and nephew with a gun before shooting himself at his residence in Pune on Monday.
24 Jul 2023
KarnatakaBorder dispute: More Maharashtra villages request merger with Karnataka
Around 10 gram panchayats in Kagal block of Maharashtra's Kolhapur district, which borders Karnataka, reportedly passed a unanimous resolution expressing their wish to merge with Karnataka, citing negligence by the Maharashtra government.
24 Jul 2023
India Meteorological Department (IMD)Weather update: IMD issues fresh alerts for Gujarat, Maharashtra
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a fresh alert for some parts of the country amid the monsoon fury.
23 Jul 2023
Uttar Pradesh'Don't eat tomatoes': BJP minister's shocking statement on rising prices
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Uttar Pradesh minister, Pratibha Shukla, on Sunday asked people to stop eating tomatoes and start using lemons instead amid the price hike, saying this would help bring down the prices inevitably.
23 Jul 2023
India Meteorological Department (IMD)Flood-like situation in Gujarat, Maharashtra; lightning kills 2 in MP
Heavy rains triggered flood-like situations in several states and union territories, including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh, on Sunday.
22 Jul 2023
Eknath ShindeEknath Shinde in Delhi to meet Modi, Shah today: Report
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is reportedly on a Delhi visit to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday.
22 Jul 2023
PuneNCLT clears Lavasa private hill station's sale for Rs. 1,800cr
In a major development, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has reportedly given its nod to a revised Rs. 1,814cr insolvency resolution plan by Darwin Platform Infrastructure Limited (DPIL) for the revival of the private Lavasa hill city project in the Pune district of Maharashtra.
21 Jul 2023
India Meteorological Department (IMD)Andhra, Maharashtra under alert; heavy rain predicted in Gujarat, Odisha
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a fresh warning for the next five days, predicting varying amounts of rainfall in several states.
20 Jul 2023
RaigadMaharashtra: 4 dead, several feared trapped after landslide in Raigad
At least five people have died so far, while several others remain trapped after a landslide hit the Raigad district of Maharashtra on Thursday.
18 Jul 2023
Devendra FadnavisBJP leader Kirit Somaiya's 'explicit' video triggers row, probe ordered
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday ordered a high-level probe into a video of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya allegedly showing him in a "compromising position" with a woman.
18 Jul 2023
India Meteorological Department (IMD)Weather update: Heavy rainfall forecast in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Himachal
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in several states for the next five days.
16 Jul 2023
Ajit PawarNCP crisis: Rebel leaders pay surprise visit to Sharad Pawar
In a new twist to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) crisis, rebel party leaders led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar met party supremo Sharad Pawar at Mumbai's YB Chavan Centre on Sunday and sought his blessings.
14 Jul 2023
Ajit PawarMaharashtra: Ajit Pawar bags Finance Ministry, loyalists get 6 portfolios
The Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) rebel leader, Ajit Pawar, was granted Maharashtra's Finance Ministry on Friday.
14 Jul 2023
Shiv SenaShiv Sena MLAs disqualification: SC issues notice to Maharashtra speaker
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar after Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MLA Sunil Prabhu filed a petition asking Narwekar to expedite the decision on the disqualification of the rebel MLAs.
12 Jul 2023
Central GovernmentCentre announces plan to control spiraling tomato prices
In view of the prices of tomatoes spiraling across the country after breaching the Rs. 100 per kg-mark, the Centre on Wednesday announced steps to control the prices.
11 Jul 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Maharashtra: BJP leader calls Uddhav Thackeray 'chief of hijras'
The political battle in Maharashtra intensified further on Tuesday as Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Nitesh Narayan Rane called former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray the "chief of hijras (eunuchs)."
09 Jul 2023
Ajit PawarMaharashtra: Rumors of discontent grow ahead of another cabinet expansion
To include more Shiv Sena MLAs, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, and rebel Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLAs, the Mahayuti-National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition government in Maharashtra would expand the state cabinet this week, reported The Indian Express.
08 Jul 2023
Sharad PawarMaharashtra: Sharad Pawar launches statewide tour amid NCP's power tussle
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) patriarch Sharad Pawar has reportedly embarked on a statewide tour of Maharashtra on Saturday to consolidate support and rebuild the party.
07 Jul 2023
India Meteorological Department (IMD)Weather update: Monsoon surge forecast over north India from Sunday
In its latest weather bulletin, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast that the northern parts of India would receive substantial rainfall from Sunday onwards.
07 Jul 2023
Eknath ShindeFadnavis meets Shinde late night to discuss power-sharing arrangement: Reports
Amid the raging political battle in Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart Devendra Fadnavis met Chief Minister Eknath Shinde late Thursday night at his official residence.
06 Jul 2023
Eknath Shinde'Have PM Modi's backing': Eknath Shinde rubbishes resignation rumors
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said his government has the "huge support" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
06 Jul 2023
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)NCP row: Ajit Pawar's loyalist MLAs moved to hotel
Amid the tug of war between the factions of Ajit Pawar and his uncle Sharad Pawar for the reins of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), all MLAs of the former camp have reportedly been moved to a hotel in Mumbai.
05 Jul 2023
Ajit PawarAjit Pawar approaches ECI to claim NCP, party symbol
In a new twist to the politics in Maharashtra, National Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Wednesday petitioned the Election Commission of India (ECI), staking claim to the NCP led by Sharad Pawar and its symbol, the alarm clock.
05 Jul 2023
Teesta SetalvadSC extends activist Teesta Setalvad's interim bail till July 19
The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the interim bail of activist Teesta Setalvad till the next hearing on July 19, NDTV reported.
05 Jul 2023
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)NCP vs NCP: Sharad Pawar, Ajit camps call separate meetings
The rival factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), led by Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar have called separate party meetings in Mumbai on Wednesday.
04 Jul 2023
MumbaiMaharashtra: 15 killed as truck rams into hotel on highway
At least 15 people were killed and more than 20 were injured after a container truck rammed into a hotel on the Mumbai-Agra Highway near Palasner village in Maharashtra's Dhule district on Tuesday.
03 Jul 2023
DelhiTomato prices reach Rs. 140/kg in Delhi-NCR
Burning holes in the pockets of the common people for a week, retail tomato prices have now reached Rs. 140 per kg in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) due to supply disruption.
03 Jul 2023
Sharad PawarNCP expels 3 leaders, 2 MPs after Ajit Pawar revolt
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday sacked three leaders for attending the oath ceremony of his nephew Ajit Pawar as the Maharashtra deputy chief minister on Sunday.
03 Jul 2023
Jitendra AwhadWho is NCP's Jitendra Awhad, Maharashtra Assembly's new LoP
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) appointed Jitendra Awhad as the Maharashtra Assembly's Leader of Opposition (LoP) on Sunday.
03 Jul 2023
Ajit PawarMaharashtra: NCP files disqualification petitions against Ajit Pawar, 8 others
After Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar and eight other party MLAs took oath as ministers in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in Maharashtra, the party filed a disqualification petition against them with Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar.
02 Jul 2023
Ajit PawarMaharashtra: Ajit Pawar explains why he joined BJP-Shiv Sena alliance
Shortly after taking oath as the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra on Sunday, Ajit Pawar addressed a press conference to explain why he joined CM Eknath Shinde's coalition government.
02 Jul 2023
Ajit PawarMaharashtra: NCP's Ajit Pawar joins Shinde government as deputy CM
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar, reportedly along with eight other party MLAs, was sworn in as Maharashtra's deputy chief minister on Sunday.
01 Jul 2023
India Meteorological Department (IMD)Heavy rainfall forecast in UP, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has reportedly predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in several states for the next five days.
01 Jul 2023
Eknath Shinde25 burned to death in bus accident on Maharashtra expressway
At least 25 people were reportedly burned to death in the early hours of Saturday after a bus carrying 33 passengers burst into flames on the Samruddhi Mahamarg Expressway in Buldhana, Maharashtra.
29 Jun 2023
India Meteorological Department (IMD)Heavy rains to lash Mumbai today, IMD issues orange alert
Heavy downpour is expected to continue in Mumbai on Thursday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an "orange alert" warning for "heavy to very heavy rains" for six districts in Maharashtra.
28 Jun 2023
KarnatakaKarnataka: Congress warns against cow vigilantism, VHP cites 'Hindus' feelings'
Issuing a "stern warning" against cow vigilantism, Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge has asked the police to keep a close eye on elements who may try to stir up communal tension on the occasion of Bakrid.
27 Jun 2023
Electric VehiclesUttar Pradesh has 1 charging station per 1,200 EVs
India is welcoming the transition to electric vehicles, and Maharashtra is leading the way.
27 Jun 2023
India Meteorological Department (IMD)Landslides kill 6 in Himachal; rainfall forecast in several states
At least six people have been killed and 10 others injured after heavy rains caused landslides and flash floods in several parts of Himachal Pradesh, according to the Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).
25 Jun 2023
DelhiMonsoon arrives in Delhi, brings respite; yellow alert in Mumbai
Delhi residents reportedly woke up to heavy rainfall on Sunday and a significantly low temperature, witnessing much-needed respite from the scorching heat.
24 Jun 2023
MumbaiMonsoon may arrive in Mumbai this weekend, yellow alert issued
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the conditions appeared favorable for the beginning of the monsoon in Mumbai this weekend, reported The Indian Express.
