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  BMC, 28 other municipal corporations to go for polls on January 15; result on January 16

  Maharashtra | December 15, 2025 23:55 IST

  The Model Code of Conduct for municipal corporations comes into effect from today. The dates for filing nomination papers are from December 23 to December 30, 2025.

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  Pankaja Munde's PA, arrested for abetting wife's suicide, sent to SIT custody

  Maharashtra | December 15, 2025 12:57 IST

  Garje's wife 28-year-old Dr Gauri Palve, who was working as a dentist at a civic-run hospital in Mumbai, had allegedly died by suicide. Last month, Garje was arrested and a case of abetting the suicide was registered against him.

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  Growing leopard menace in Maharashtra: Four-year-old killed in Ahmednagar attack

  Maharashtra | December 14, 2025 13:53 IST

  The leopard involved in the attack has been captured on CCTV cameras installed in the area. After the child’s death, angry villagers staged protests and demanded that the animal be tracked down and neutralised.

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  Raj Thackeray writes to Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on rising girl kidnappings in Mumbai

  Maharashtra | December 13, 2025 10:41 IST

  Raj Thackeray questioned the government’s approach, accusing it of focusing on budget approvals during the winter legislative session while neglecting critical issues affecting public safety.

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  Parth Pawar's Amadea company asked to pay Rs 21 Crore stamp duty in Pune land deal

  Maharashtra | December 12, 2025 12:35 IST

  Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's son, Parth Pawar, is a majority partner in the Amadea Enterprises LLP. The company has been asked to pay Rs 21 crore in stamp duty in the Pune land deal.

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  Shivraj Patil, former Union minister and Congress leader, dies at 90 in Maharashtra's Latur

  India | December 12, 2025 9:08 IST

  Shivraj Patil death news: Patil represented the Latur Lok Sabha seat seven times in a row from 1980 to 2004.

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  Maharashtra MLA wears leopard costume in assembly to protest rising big cat attacks | Video

  Maharashtra | December 10, 2025 23:48 IST

  Junnar MLA Sharad Sonawane came to the Maharashtra Assembly dressed in a leopard costume to protest against rising cases of leopard attacks.

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  Maharashtra govt's big traffic reform push: Only cops with bodycams to issue challans in state

  Maharashtra | December 10, 2025 19:41 IST

  Maharashtra will introduce body-worn cameras for traffic police, allowing only equipped personnel to issue challans in a move aimed at transparency and accountability. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced it in the legislative council.

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  Maharashtra to implement toll exemption for electric vehicles in 8 days

  Maharashtra | December 10, 2025 14:25 IST

  The issue was first raised by MLA Shankar Jagatap, who questioned the delay in enforcing the promised toll exemptions for electric vehicles. Speaker Narwekar, in response, made it clear that the government must stand by its commitment.

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  Massive fire breaks out at two-storey commercial complex in Pune, fire tenders rushed to spot

  Maharashtra | December 09, 2025 18:00 IST

  The officials said the blaze was prevented from spreading to the lower floors and neighbouring structures, and was brought under control in about an hour. The incident had occurred in the Sadashiv Peth area.

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  Maharashtra govt to crack down on sale of gutkha near schools and colleges, MCOCA to be amended

  Maharashtra | December 09, 2025 16:59 IST

  The Maharashtra government has announced strict action against the illegal sale of tobacco and drugs in school and college campuses. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said legal amendments are being planned to invoke MCOCA against offenders.

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  OPINION | Why did Aanchal marry the dead body of her boyfriend?

  India | December 09, 2025 15:24 IST

  A sobbing Aanchal put vermillion (sindoor) on her forehead, put turmeric (haldi) on her lover’s body and declared that she would see to it that her father, Gajanan Mamidwar, and her brother should be hanged for this murder.

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  Maharashtra: BJP's googly triggers fresh discord within Shiv Sena UBT over Leader of Opposition pick

  Maharashtra | December 09, 2025 14:28 IST

  The BJP is reported to have offered the post of Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly to Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar and the same post in the Legislative Council to Anil Parab. This move is being viewed as an attempt to create divisions within the MVA.

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  Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, December 8, 2025

  India | December 08, 2025 23:10 IST

  A 20-year-old man was brutally killed in Maharashtra's Nanded district, but his 21-year-old girlfriend proved that 'love is immortal' after she married his corpse by applying vermillion (sindoor) on her forehead during his funeral.

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  Maharashtra: Ladki Bahin Yojana beneficiaries to receive two-month payment together

  Maharashtra | December 08, 2025 13:39 IST

  The Maharashtra government is preparing to deposit a total of Rs 3,000 for both November and December into the accounts of the Ladki Bahin Yojana beneficiaries together after the payment for November got stuck.

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  Suspended sub-registrar arrested in Pune land deal case linked to Ajit Pawar's son Parth's firm

  Maharashtra | December 07, 2025 22:16 IST

  The case concerns the sale of 40 acres in Pune’s Mundhwa area to Amadea Enterprises LLP, a company in which Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's son Parth Pawar is a partner.

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  Six killed as car falls into gorge in Maharashtra's Nashik, PM Modi and CM Fadnavis express grief

  Maharashtra | December 07, 2025 22:26 IST

  Maharashtra: The group of devotees had finished their pilgrimage to Saptashrungi Devi Temple and were returning by car. While navigating the steep roads near Ganesh Point in the Wani area, the driver lost control. The vehicle went off the road and plunged into a deep gorge, causing a fatal accident.

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  Maharashtra local body polls: Mumbai BJP to launch 'citizen meet' campaign across 36 assembly seats

  Maharashtra | December 07, 2025 18:38 IST

  Maharashtra: Addressing the initiative, Ameet Satam emphasised the need to maintain corruption-free governance within the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. He highlighted that, in addition to development, ensuring Mumbai’s safety remains a key priority during the city's ongoing urban growth.

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  School holiday on December 6: Will schools in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra be closed tomorrow?

  Education | December 05, 2025 14:31 IST

  School holiday on December 6: Schools in Tamil Nadu are likely to be closed tomorrow due to bad weather conditions. Check state-wise school holiday list.

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  Maharashtra schools closure today: 25,000 schools to remain shut as teachers' unions call for strike

  Education | December 05, 2025 12:14 IST

  Maharashtra schools closure today: Both the teaching and non-teaching staff have called the strike to press for their demands, just ahead of the 10th-grade board exams. Although it did not have much impact in Mumbai, many schools in Marathwada will remain closed.