The storage unit broke and fell on five workers, a police official said. (Representational) Yavatmal: Three workers were killed and two others injured when a steel storage unit for pulses fell on them while they were working at a mill in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place at Manorma Jain … Read more
It was the late Bal Thackeray’s Marathi card that had once propelled Shiv Sena to the top in Mumbai, India’s financial capital. Now, with a string of electoral defeats behind him, Raj Thackeray, the flamboyant nephew of the Shiv Sena founder, is seeking to take a leaf out of his uncle’s book. The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena … Read more
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is celebrating 100 years since its inception—a remarkable journey for an organisation that was long considered untouchable and ridiculed by the intellectual class yet has not only survived, but thrived. The Congress, with its glorious legacy of members like Gandhi, Nehru, Patel, Tilak, and Bose, has fractured multiple times; the … Read more
Bodwad: A truck collided with the Mumbai-Amravati Express at a railway crossing near the Bodwad Railway Station in Maharashtra on Friday morning, briefly disrupting the railway traffic. According to railway officials, all passengers and the truck driver were safe and escaped without any injuries. A video of the collision shows the truck split in two, … Read more
Five persons have been booked for charges, including voluntarily causing hurt and using dangerous weapons Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Police in Maharashtra’s Beed district have registered a case against five persons after a purported video showing them attacking a man with a cricket bat surfaced on social media, an official said. Though police are yet to track … Read more
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: A 19-year-old man allegedly repeatedly slashed a 36-year-old woman after she resisted his attempt to rape her in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, an official said on Wednesday. Accused Abhishek Navpute targeted the woman in the Ghardon area of the district, the official said. According to police, Navpute had been stalking the woman for … Read more
Ahead of the Bihar assembly elections due in October or November this year, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in the state has expanded its cabinet to fill vacant positions. The appointments, it seems, are aimed at balancing caste and regional aspirations in a bid to boost the alliance’s prospects. While all the seven ministers … Read more
Mumbai: Embattled Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Dhananjay Munde on Thursday said he has been diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy, a condition that causes sudden weakness in face muscles, which had severely affected his ability to speak. Mr Munde made the announcement on Facebook. “Currently, I cannot speak properly for even two minutes, which has prevented … Read more
Mumbai is set to witness a grand tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his 395th birth anniversary with a special screening of ‘Chhaava,’ a film that brings to life the legacy of his valiant son, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. The screening will take place at INOX, Nariman Point, where Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will … Read more
New Delhi: Maharashtra could join the list of states that have a law against forced conversions and “love jihad” with the state government setting up a panel to study the aspects that can be covered under a future legislation. The seven-member panel will be headed by the director general of police, the top cop in … Read more