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Mumbai, April 8 Police have arrested a man for creating an AI-generated video linked to the plane crash that killed former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, allegedly with the aim of defaming Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, an official said on Wednesday.The accused, Uddhav...

Beed, Apr 8 A 15-year-old girl, who recently took the Class 10 exams, committed suicide in a village in the Beed district of Maharashtra, apparently due to persistent harassment and stalking by a 27-year-old tractor driver, police said on Wednesday.The girl locked herself in a room and hanged...

Beed, Apr 8 A Talathi and a Gram Sevak were apprehended on Wednesday for allegedly accepting bribes of Rs 9,000 and Rs 500, respectively, in separate incidents in the Beed district of Maharashtra, the Anti-Corruption Bureau said.The accused are identified as Parmeshwar Jadhav (47), the Talathi...

Mumbai, April 8 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that Vietnamese company Vingroup has committed to investing USD 6.5 billion in Maharashtra over the next two years in various sectors, including electric mobility solutions, renewable energy, tourism, and...

Mumbai, April 8 Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday demanded that people who converted to Buddhism from the Scheduled Castes in Maharashtra be recorded as "Buddhist" in religion during the ongoing Census exercise, but their caste should continue to be listed under the SC category."This...

Nashik (Maharashtra), Apr 8 At least six people have been arrested after women employees at a multinational company here filed complaints of mental and sexual harassment, police said on Wednesday.A total of nine First Information Reports have been registered in connection with the matter...

New Delhi, April 8 Six agricultural input and fertilizer industry associations have written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, urging him not to reintroduce a regulatory regime driven by inspectors for manufacturers and importers, warning that such a move would reverse key reforms...

Mumbai, April 8 The Maharashtra government has waived royalty on minor minerals excavated during construction if they are used at the same site, and will launch an online non-agricultural (NA) permission process within 10 days to provide relief to the construction sector, a state minister said...

Nashik, April 8 Five people, including four children, died in separate incidents in Nashik district of Maharashtra over the past 24 hours, police said on Wednesday.In the Parmori village of Dindori taluka, Sameer Gangode (14) and Yash Pagare (12) went into the Kadva river for a swim. They...

Mumbai, April 8 Tourism New Zealand announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Tishtar Parakh as the Country Manager for India.Based in Mumbai, Parakh will lead Tourism New Zealand's efforts to increase visitor demand and further strengthen and grow trade and industry partnerships in the...

Beed, April 8 A 24-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison in the Ambajogai tehsil of Beed district, Maharashtra, after he became depressed due to a strained relationship with some of his friends who had excluded him from a birthday party, police said.The incident occurred...

Ahmedabad, April 8 – The Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project achieved a major engineering milestone on Wednesday, with the successful launch of one of its heaviest precast, prestressed portal beams on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara railway line in the Maninagar area, officials said.The portal beam...

Beed, Apr 8 A senior banker was killed on the spot after a speeding truck collided with his scooter in the Beed district of central Maharashtra on Wednesday morning, police said.The deceased, Sudarshan Tak (45), was employed with the Deendayal Urban Co-operative Bank and was stationed at its...

Mumbai, April 8 – Vietnam's VinGroup Joint Stock Company pledged an investment of nearly $8.5 billion (Rs 71,000 crore) in Maharashtra on Wednesday.The investment will focus on sustainable urban development, industrial and tourism growth, renewable energy, and electric mobility.The MoU was...

Thane, April 8 Police have registered a case against three individuals, including a woman, for allegedly cheating a 56-year-old retired man in Thane, Maharashtra, of Rs 22 lakh by promising him a job in the railways, officials said on Wednesday.Based on the complaint filed by the man, a case...

Mumbai, April 8 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that Vietnam-based Vingroup has committed to investing $8.5 billion in the state over the next two years in projects, including electric mobility solutions, social and public infrastructure, tourism, and...

New Delhi, April 8 Global hospitality giant Hilton announced on Wednesday the signing of a strategic agreement with Regenta Hotels Private Limited, owned by Royal Orchid Hotels Limited, to open 125 'Hampton by Hilton' hotels across western and southern India by 2035.This partnership...

Mumbai, April 8 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that advanced interconnectivity and the ability to instantly increase bandwidth will be very useful for the government, especially in handling heavy online traffic during the implementation of schemes."During the online...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, April 8 With the city of Nanded in central Maharashtra recording five murders in three days, Shiv Sena legislator Hemant Patil expressed concern over the law and order situation on Wednesday and claimed that there was an alarming proliferation of illegal firearms in...

Mumbai, April 8 JBM Auto announced on Wednesday that its 1,282 electric buses have been registered across five states, accounting for a 24% market share in the recently concluded fiscal year.The electric buses have been registered in Telangana, Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Assam, expanding...