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  5 more coronavirus patients in Pune area; Maharashtra count 31

  India | March 14, 2020 23:59 IST

  Five persons tested positive for the coronavirus in Pimpri-Chinchwad near here on Saturday evening, raising the number of confirmed patients in Pune district to 15 and that in Maharashtra to 31. The total number of infected patients in India has reached 102.

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  BJP stages protest over farm loan waiver, women's safety

  India | February 24, 2020 12:21 IST

  Ahead of the commencement of Maharashtra Legislature's budget session, BJP legislators staged a protest on the steps of the Vidhan Bhawan on Monday, alleging that the government "failed" to address farmers' woes and curb crimes against women.

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  Will obey Congress' high-command order to not implement CAA: Sushilkumar Shinde

  National | January 12, 2020 21:28 IST

  "Maharashtra too will follow the decision of the Congress leadership," Shinde said. Earlier in the day, state Home minister Anil Deshmukh and Energy minister Nitin Raut had made similar statements while taking part in an anti-CAA rally in Nagpur

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  Three held for attempting religious conversion in Maharashtra

  Crime | December 03, 2019 16:05 IST

  The accused approached a group of persons in Bhiwandi town on Sunday and criticised Hindu Gods. They then allegedly asked the group to convert to Christianity, an official at Napoli police station said.

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  Maharashtra: Man paraded naked for rape bid on minor girl

  Crime | December 02, 2019 6:56 IST

  Local people thrashed the accused Jawahar Vaidya, tied his hands with a rope and paraded him naked on streets before handing him over to the police, an official said.

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  Fadnavis condoles death of ex-CEC Seshan

  India | November 11, 2019 10:29 IST

  Maharashtra's caretaker Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday condoled the demise of former chief election commissioner (CEC) T N Seshan, describing him as a great administrator.

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  Maharashtra: Man dies after scooter hits pothole

  India | October 28, 2019 18:08 IST

  The mishap took place on Sunday evening when Rajendra Dongre was going from Bhiwandi town to his home in Wada taluka.

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  Udayanraje Bhosale meets Pawar amid talk of joining BJP

  September 12, 2019 20:48 IST

  The meeting at Pawar's residence came two days after Bhosale, a descendant of warrior king Shivaji, met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai.  

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  Maharashtra stays 'exorbitant' traffic violation fines

  India | September 11, 2019 20:36 IST

  Announcing the decision, state Transport Minister Diwakar Raote urged the Centre to "reconsider and reduce" the hefty fines by making amendments to the new MVA.

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  Rain fury kills 22 in Himachal Pradesh, Delhi on flood alert | 10 Points

  India | August 19, 2019 7:11 IST

  Heavy rains are continuing unabated in several states across the country. These include Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. Meanwhile, a flood alert was sounded in parts of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh as Yamuna and other rivers were in spate.

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  Maharashtra: Road mishap claims two lives in Nagpur

  India | June 04, 2019 11:46 IST

  According to police, the excavator was coming from the wrong side and the motorcycle rider failed to spot it due to dark on Monday night, a police official said.

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  Choose between honest chowkidar and corrupt naamdar: PM Modi

  April 12, 2019 13:53 IST

  Addressing a rally in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, PM Modi said “This chowkidar has instilled a sense of fear in those who sponsor terrorism.”

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  Maharashtra: Man gets 3-yr RI for molesting woman

  India | March 31, 2019 12:21 IST

  According to the prosecution, the woman, a widow (age not specified), was sleeping along with her children at their house in Ganeshpuri village on October 20, 2008 when the accused came there and molested her.

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  Maharashtra MLC results: Shiv Sena keeps Mumbai graduates seat, BJP wrests Konkan from NCP

  India | June 29, 2018 11:50 IST

  While in Nashik Teachers' constituency, Kishore Darade won the election defeating Aniket Patil of the BJP. He is an independent candidate backed by the Shiv Sena. He bagged 16,886 votes while Patilgot 10,970 votes.

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  Bank of Maharashtra CMD, five others arrested in Rs 3000 crore DSK Group default case

  India | June 20, 2018 22:47 IST

  They have been arrested for allegedly misusing the powers to sanction huge amounts of loans to shell companies.

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  Maharashtra Legislative Council election: BJP wins Osmanabad-Beed-Latur local body poll

  India | June 12, 2018 13:47 IST

  The former Maharashtra minister defeated NCP-backed Ashok Jagdale by a margin of 74 votes, an election official said. 

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  Vijay Hazare Trophy: Maharashtra outclass Mumbai to reach semi-final

  Cricket | February 21, 2018 18:21 IST

  It was a thorough professional performance by Maharashtra as they first restricted a star-studded Mumbai batting line-up to a modest 222 for 9 in 50 overs and then surpassed the score in 46.5 overs losing only three wickets.

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  Shiv Sena slams Maharashtra govt over 'hasty' loan waiver scheme roll-out

  National | October 28, 2017 17:57 IST

  Shiv Sena alleged that the departments involved in implementation of the scheme are not accepting their mistakes, which has increased the farmers' woes.

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  Maharashtra Board HSC/Class 12, 2017 Results likely tomorrow

  India | May 29, 2017 18:56 IST

  The Maharashtra state board results for HSC/Class XII are likely to be announced in the last week of May on their official website- www.mahresult.nic.in.

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  Jallikattu effect: Maharashtra mulls revoking ban on bullock cart races

  India | January 25, 2017 12:22 IST

  In light of Tamil Nadu promulgating an ordinance to revoke a ban on bull-taming sport Jallikattu, the Maharashtra government has now decided to seek a legal opinion on resumption of bullock cart races that were