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Thane court acquits MNS chief Raj Thackeray in 2008 railway exam assault case
Thane: A court in Thane on Thursday, May 21, acquitted all the accused, including Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, in a 2008 case related to the alleged assault on Railway…
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Maharastra: Massive Thane market fire kills 2, including fireman
Thane: A fireman and a security guard were killed after a massive fire broke out at a market complex near Thane railway station in Maharashtra early on Thursday, May 21, officials said.…
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NIA court sentences Maharashtra man to 7 years in prison for Taliban, TTP links
Bengaluru : A special NIA court in Bengaluru has sentenced a Maharashtra-based man to seven years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 63,000 for maintaining links with banned terror…
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Nitesh Rane calls Muslims ‘green snakes,’ rejects communal brotherhood
Maharashtra: At a Sambhaji Jayanti event organised by the Sakal Hindu Samaj in Mumbai’s Andheri East on May 14, Maharashtra Fisheries Minister Nitesh Rane called the Muslim community “green snakes” and “jihadis”…
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Thane court acquits man in 2019 case of woman’s murder
Thane: A Thane court has acquitted a 33-year-old man accused of murdering a woman in 2019, noting that the prosecution’s case collapsed as it relied on an inadmissible confession and lacked incriminating…
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Human avian flu: 8 suspected samples in Maharashtra to be sent to NIV
The Maharashtra health department will send eight samples to National Institute of Virology (NIV) of poultry workers working on bird farms or were involved in culling of birds in Nandurbar district for…
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Polls to 16 seats in Maharashtra legislative council on June 18
Mumbai: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday, May 18, announced that the biennial polls to 16 legislative council seats in Maharashtra from local authorities’ constituencies will be held on June…
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NEET UG paper leak: CBI arrests Renukai Chemistry Classes founder in Latur
New Delhi: The CBI has arrested Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar who runs the Renukai Chemistry Classes (RCC) in Maharashtra’s Latur city in the NEET UG paper leak case, officials said on Monday, May…
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TCS Nashik case: Court says clear evidence of abetment by POSH member
Mumbai: A court in Maharashtra’s Nashik has denied bail to TCS site head and POSH committee member Ashwini Chainani noting that she ‘ignored’ the complaint of a victim in the alleged sexual…
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Maharashtra cuts VAT on aviation turbine fuel to 7 pc from 18 pc for six months
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) to 7 per cent from 18 per cent for a period of six months beginning May 15, an…
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Thane court acquits trio accused of trafficking teenager, rape in 2016
Thane: A court in Maharashtra’s Thane has acquitted three persons, including a 31-year-old woman, in a 2016 case of alleged kidnapping, trafficking, and rape of a minor girl, observing that the prosecution…
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Flesh trade racket busted in Thane; woman held
Thane: Police have unearthed a prostitution racket operating from a hotel in Maharashtra’s Thane district and arrested a woman in this connection, an official said on Thursday, May 14. Acting on a…
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Live bullets found near Kolar-Tamil Nadu border; police seize 214 rounds
Kolar: A large cache of bullets discovered near the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border in Kolar district has triggered serious security concerns among residents and law enforcement agencies. Police have seized a total of…
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NEET paper leak: Woman among two held in Maharashtra
Pune/Mumbai: Police detained two persons, including a female beautician, from parts of Maharashtra on Wednesday, May 13, for their alleged connection to the NEET paper leak case, officials said. Following their detention…
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Bulldozer action on Maharashtra AIMIM corporator linked to TCS accused
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation on Wednesday, May 13, demolished alleged illegal constructions at the residence and other properties of AIMIM corporator Matin Patel, booked for harbouring Nashik TCS accused…