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Maharashtra: AIMIM announces candidates for three municipal corporations
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Even as major parties are yet to finalise their seat-sharing deals, Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM has announced its first list of 12 candidates for the upcoming elections to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna,…
- India
Maharashtra court convicts two Bangladeshi nationals for illegal stay
Thane: A court in Maharashtra’s Navi Mumbai has convicted two Bangladeshi nationals for entering and staying in India without valid passports. In his order of December 11, a copy of which was…
- India
HC quashes FIR against TV executives over ‘casteist dialogue’
Thane: The Bombay High Court has quashed a 12-year-old FIR against programming heads and media executives of a Marathi television channel over an alleged objectionable dialogue in a serial, holding that they…
- India
Voting begins in 23 municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Polling began for the posts of president and members in 23 municipal councils and nagar panchayats across Maharashtra, as well as for 143 vacant member posts in these local bodies on…
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Nashik Kumbh 2027 tree felling sparks environmental battle
The authorities – Nashik civic body to the chief minister of Maharashtra — have not given up hopes of felling substantial numbers of trees to accommodate the sadhus who would come for…
- India
Former Union minister Shivraj Patil passes away at 90
Latur: Senior Congress leader and former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil passed away at his home town Latur in Maharashtra on Friday morning. Patil, 90, passed away at his residence ‘Devghar’ after…
- India
1-year-old completes 100 meter swim, enters India’s Book of Records
Mumbai: In Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri, a one-year-old has set the record of the youngest child to swim 100 meters, securing a place in the India Book of Records. The young swimmer Veda Paresh’s…
- India
Hindu organisation seeks stringent ‘anti-love jihad’ law in Maharashtra
Thane: The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS), a right wing organisation, on Wednesday urged the Maharashtra government to enact a stringent law against “love jihad” during the winter session of the state legislature…
- Telangana
Security forces hunt for Maoist gold, weapon dumps in forests across four states
Hyderabad: As more and more Maoists surrender or perish in encounters, security forces have intensified search operations, finding gold and weapons deep inside the forest area in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and…
- Mumbai
67.63 pc voter turnout recorded in Maharashtra local bodies polls
Mumbai: A voter turnout of 67.63 per cent was recorded in the first phase of elections to 263 municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Maharashtra, while the president and councillors of a…
- India
19-year-old man dies by suicide in Thane after family delays marriage plans
Thane: A 19-year-old youth allegedly died by suicide in Maharashtra’s Thane district, apparently due to mental stress over his family’s insistence on postponing his marriage, police said on Tuesday. The incident took…
- India
Woman ‘marries’ partner’s corpse after family kills him over caste
Nanded: A 21-year-old Aanchal ‘married’ her partner’s corpse on Friday, November 28, after her father and siblings allegedly killed him in an act of honour killing in Maharashtra’s Nanded district. Videos of…
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Actor Sayaji Shinde opposes tree felling for Kumbh 2027
Strong opposition to the felling of some 1,825 trees in Nashik along River Godavari’s banks to facilitate the stay of the seers who will attend the Kumbh in 2027 has emerged from…
- Hyderabad
AIMIM eyes major gains in Maharashtra ahead of local body polls
Hyderabad: The All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is looking forward to consolidating its dominance in Maharashtra by winning as many seats as possible in the upcoming local body polls. The…
- Hyderabad
Tipai: A weekend getaway where wildlife meets luxury
Hyderabad: When you think of tiger reserves or about going to watch wildlife, luxury or food aren’t usually that come to mind first. But honestly, the two nights I spent at Tipai…
