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Scientists discover new cockroach species in India
Kolkata: Zoological Survey of India scientists have discovered a new cockroach species in the farm areas of the Deccan Peninsula, especially around Nathachiwadi area in Maharashtra’s Pune. The new species has been…
- India
Police acted proactively in arrest of rape accused ‘godman’ Kharat: Fadnavis
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday, March 23, said the police acted proactively in arresting self-styled godman Ashok Kharat, accused of raping a woman in Nashik. Several women were initially…
- Telangana
Tiger continues to strike fear in Jagtial, pug marks noticed near temple
Hyderabad: A tiger moving around the villages of Surampeta and Dammapeta in Kodimial mandal of Jagtial district continues to strike fear among villagers. J-1, as the big cat is called, entered Nizamabad…
- India
Acid thrown on Class 6 girl in Maharashtra, accused on the run
Ahilyanagar: Acid was thrown at a 13-year-old girl by an unidentified assailant in Maharashtra‘s Ahilyanagar district on Tuesday, March 17. The girl suffered from severe facial burn injuries and is undergoing treatment.…
- India
SC seeks response from Gujarat, Maharashtra on Bilkis Bano case convicts’ plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea by two convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case, linked to the 2002 post-Godhra riots, challenging a 2017 Bombay High…
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Maharashtra: Theatre crowd pledges to boycott Muslims during Kerala Story 2
Vasai (Maharashtra): A video, purportedly from Maharashtra’s Palghar district, showing people in a cinema hall chanting slogans and pledging to boycott Muslims socially and economically, has triggered strong reactions. Reacting to claims…
- India
Maharashtra Assembly passes Freedom of Religion Bill
Mumbai: The Maharashtra assembly on Monday, March 16 night, passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which has stringent provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement or marriage,…
- India
Domestic LPG supply unaffected in Maharashtra, says minister
Mumbai: Maharashtra’s Minister of State for Home, Yogesh Kadam, clarified on Saturday, March 14, that domestic consumers need not worry about any shortage of cooking gas following the Central government’s decision to…
- India
Maharashtra: Couple killed, 4 injured in building collapse
Pune: A couple working at a construction site was killed, while four other labourers sustained injuries after a brick structure collapsed on them in the Pimpri Chinchwad city of Maharashtra’s Pune district,…
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We were arrested before surrendering: Former top Maoist commander Devuji
Hyderabad: Top Communist Party of India (Maoist) commander and key “strategist” of the banned outfit, Thippiri Tirupati, also known as Devuji, has claimed that police arrested him and others before their surrender…
- India
Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai gets bomb threat; search underway
Mumbai: Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai received a bomb threat via email on Thursday, March 12, amid the ongoing budget session, police said. After being alerted about the threat to blow up…
- India
2025 Mahakumbh viral star Monalisa marries Farman Khan in Kerala
Monalisa Bhosle, who became an internet favourite with her mesmerising beauty and amber eyes during the Mahakumbh Mela in 2025, married her Maharashtrian boyfriend, Farman Khan, at Arumanoor Sri Nainaar Deva Temple…
- India
Dosa, uttapam off menu at Pune eateries due to LPG supply crunch
Pune: Popular breakfast staples like dosa and uttapam may soon disappear from the menus of restaurants and eateries in Pune as they face a severe shortage of commercial LPG cylinders following a…
- India
Maharashtra assembly: Congress claims ‘severe’ shortage of cooking gas
Mumbai: The Congress on Wednesday, March 11, claimed in the legislative assembly that there was a shortage of domestic LPG in Maharashtra, demanding that the government clarify the situation and inform the…
- India
Thane senior citizen loses Rs 1.56 crore in ‘digital arrest’ fraud
Thane: A 64-year-old Thane resident has allegedly been duped of Rs 1.56 crore by a gang of cyberfraudsters who placed him under “digital arrest” for nearly a month after posing as police…
