Mumbai
From Bollywood glitz to local charm, explore the latest updates, events, and stories that capture the spirit of this bustling metropolis.
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Maharashtra government cancels 5 pc Muslim quota in jobs, education
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Maharashtra government has cancelled the five per cent reservation for members of the Muslim community in jobs and education. A Government Resolution (GR) was issued to this…
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Mumbai: PM Modi holds talks with French President Macron
New Delhi: India and France on Tuesday elevated their relations to a “special global strategic partnership” and vowed to boost cooperation in key sectors of defence, trade and critical minerals, with Prime…
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French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Mumbai
Mumbai: French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday, February 16, ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, where the two leaders will review the progress made in the…
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Cow urine sprinkled to ‘cleanse’ Maharashtra temple after MLA Abdul visit
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: A group of Hindutva youth, along with temple management, on Monday, February 16, sprinkled cow urine inside the Nageshwar Mahadev temple after Shiv Sena MLA Abdul Sattar visited the temple…
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Pune: 9 injured after Congress-BJP workers clash over praise of Tipu Sultan
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers confronted Congress activists in Pune while protesting against Congress leader Harshwardhan Sapkal’s remarks “equating” Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with Tipu Sultan, with the Opposition party alleging stone pelting…
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Tipu Sultan row: BJP protests in Pune, Congress calls out ‘hypocrisy’
Mumbai/Pune: BJP workers confronted Congress activists in Pune while protesting against Congress leader Harshwardhan Sapkal’s remarks ‘equating’ Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with Tipu Sultan, with the Opposition party alleging stone pelting during the…
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Maharashtra HC grants bail in Siddique murder case, cites lack of evidence
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday, February 9, granted bail to Akashdeep Karaj Singh, an accused in the murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former MLA Baba Siddique, making…
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Ready to step down if Sangh asks me to do so, says Mohan Bhagwat
Mumbai: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday, February 8. said the Sangh had asked him to continue working despite his age, while stressing that he would step down from…
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Salman Khan attends RSS centenary event in Mumbai
Mumbai: Bollywood star Salman Khan was on Saturday, February 7, seen deeply engrossed in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat‘s speech at an event in Mumbai to mark the organisation’s centenary…
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Man enters ladies compartment of Mumbai’s local train wearing burqa
A burqa-clad man entered a ladies’ compartment of a local train in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar area, causing discomfort among the passengers. The timing of the incident is unclear. In a video shared on…
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Hindutva groups raise slogans at Haji Malang Dargah in Maharashtra
Thane: Hindutva groups on Monday, February 2, allegedly placed a saffron-coloured chaddar over a green one at Haji Malang Dargah and chanted religious slogans in Kalyan in Maharashtra’s Thane district. Historically a…
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Mumbai: Kala Ghoda Arts Festival cancels Anand Teltumbde’s event
Mumbai’s Kala Ghoda Arts Festival (KGAF) reportedly cancelled a book discussion on Mumbai police’s orders, which was featuring Anand Teltumbde, a civil rights activist and academic. The event was titled “Incarcerated: Tales…
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Maharashtra NCP chief dismisses ‘merger’ buzz with Sharad Pawar party
Mumbai: Amid statements by some leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) that the Sharad Pawar-led group and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP were to merge after zilla parishad elections this month, the…
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Man kills daughter to contest Maharashtra local body polls, held in Telangana
Hyderabad: A Maharashtra man, a father of three children, who aspired to contest local body elections in the state, allegedly killed his six-year-old daughter by throwing her into a canal in Telangana…
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What after Ajit Pawar? Maharashtra politics in conundrum
Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as president after John Kennedy’s assassination on the very aircraft the slain leader’s body, as per the US laws governing presidential succession. Rajiv Gandhi was made the…
