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Mumbai, March 25 – In a fierce verbal attack, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Maharashtra state president and MP Sunil Tatkare accused political rivals of attempting to interfere in party affairs, calling them "opportunistic scavengers" driven by a sinister desire to seize control.Tatkare was...

Mumbai, March 25 The Maharashtra Legislative Council unanimously passed the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill 2026 on Wednesday to include provisions in the Shakti Bill to protect the identities of acid attack victims and ensure imprisonment for online sexual advances.The...

Mumbai, March 25 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ridiculed claims made by alleged con artists, including self-proclaimed astrologer Ashok Kharat, on Wednesday, saying that if black magic actually worked, the world would look very different."If problems could truly be solved...

Mumbai, March 25 Over the past 13 years, more than 91,000 missing girls have been traced and reunited with their families in Maharashtra, highlighting improvements in tracking mechanisms and enforcement, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the legislative assembly on Wednesday.Nearly 60 per...

Mumbai, March 24 Only 52% of the works undertaken under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Maharashtra were completed between 2019-20 and 2023-24, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has said.The CAG report, presented to the state...

Mumbai, March 25 – Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar said in the State Assembly on Wednesday that the state is taking comprehensive steps towards the conservation of its historic forts.A dedicated Fort Conservation Authority will be established to manage forts with UNESCO...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 25 Post offices in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city, Maharashtra, were thoroughly searched by the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) on Wednesday after an email received by the administration warned of blasts in their premises, an official said.So far...

Pune, March 25 A 23-year-old student died in a hospital in Pune, several days after he suffered a severe electric shock while trying to draw water from a cooler at the College of Agriculture here, police said on Wednesday.The incident took place on March 14, and the student – Chaitanya...

Gurugram, March 24 Gurugram Police have arrested four individuals for allegedly providing mule bank accounts opened in the names of fake firms to cybercriminals based in China, to mask and launder proceeds from cyber frauds, officials said on Wednesday.Police have recovered cheque books...

Mumbai, March 25 On Wednesday, the prosecution examined a police officer who had informed his superior about a viral video purportedly showing former RPF constable Chetansingh Chaudhary, the accused in the 2023 railway firing incident.Chaudhary (34) is accused of shooting dead his senior...

Mumbai, March 25 The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has said that out of the 25.72 lakh works approved during 2019-20 to 2023-24 in the state under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), only 52.81 per cent were completed.The CAG report, which...

Raipur, March 25 The powerhouse state of Karnataka showcased its dominance in the pool, winning five of the six gold medals on offer, with Dhoneesh N making a splash in the men's 200m freestyle on the opening day of the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games here on Wednesday.Dhoneesh clocked...

Beed, March 25 A 60-year-old farmer from the Beed district of Maharashtra has been arrested for allegedly growing cannabis plants concealed within a sorghum crop, police said on Wednesday.Acting on a tip-off, police raided a farm at Sushi (Wadgaon) on Tuesday and seized 42 cannabis plants...

Mumbai, March 25 The Maharashtra legislative council on Wednesday unanimously passed the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill 2026 to include provisions in the Shakti Bill to protect the identities of victims of acid attacks and ensure imprisonment for online sexual harassment...

New Delhi, March 25 Ceigall India announced on Wednesday that it has signed power purchase agreements with the Maharashtra state utility, MSEDCL, for two solar projects with a combined capacity of 337 MW, to be set up at an investment of Rs 1,369 crore.Maharashtra State Electricity...

Beed, March 25 Three individuals involved in a series of burglaries and other thefts have been sentenced to three years of imprisonment by the police in Beed, Latur, and Dharashiv districts of Maharashtra.The three individuals are identified as Bhima Laxman Maske (44), Avinash Kalyan Dhurdhere...

Mumbai, March 25 A court in Maharashtra has ordered the immediate release of two local NCP leaders, who were arrested on allegations of kidnapping a Satara Zilla Parishad member during the governing body's presidential polls last week, citing their custodial ill-treatment and failure to follow...

Thane, March 25 The Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation (BNMC) in Maharashtra has presented a budget of ₹1,179.10 crore for 2026-27, outlining key allocations for infrastructure, education, transport, and welfare schemes, officials said on Wednesday.In the budget presented by...

Mumbai, March 25 Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that the Zero FIR registered in Bengaluru in connection with the plane crash in which former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others died was a "strategic attempt" to tarnish Maharashtra's image.He dismissed the...

New Delhi, March 25 The initial public offer of power solutions provider Powerica Ltd was subscribed to 3% on the second day of the share sale on Wednesday.The company's IPO received bids for 5,22,995 shares against 2,05,55,171 shares on offer, according to details available with the NSE.The...