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Fadnavis hits back at Congress, says party caught in its own web over vote theft row

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis slams Congress, citing BJP MLA Atul Bhosales claims that relatives of Prithviraj Chavan had voted in multiple places during the 2024 Assembly election

22 Aug 2025 8:28 pm
Roads in Mumbai will be pothole-free before Ganesh festival: BJP Ministers

BMC has received some 8,000 complaints of potholes so far, said Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar, who is also the Guardian Minister for the city.

22 Aug 2025 6:03 pm
NDA is jittery ahead of V-P polls as there is unease among Andhra, Telangana MPs: Raut

Are you (NDA) scared that there will be cross-voting?....there will be cross-voting by duplicate Shiv Sena (a reference to the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde), says Sanjay Raut

22 Aug 2025 5:41 pm
Illegal quarrying in Maharashtras Ambernath goes unchecked for over a decade

Environmentalists and residents raise alarm over ecological damage, safety hazards and massive revenue losses

22 Aug 2025 3:36 pm
Bombay High Court to review film on Yogi Adityanath after CBFC denies certification

The film, described as a fictional narrative inspired by the book The Monk Who Became Chief Minister, was originally scheduled for release on August 1

22 Aug 2025 2:05 am
Raj Thackeray meets Fadnavis, says talk focused on civic issues

The meeting came a day after a joint panel of the Shiv Sena-UBT and MNS failed to secure a single seat in the BEST Employees Co-operative Credit Society election

21 Aug 2025 10:13 pm
4 workers dead, 2 serious after nitrogen gas leaks at pharma company near Mumbai

Chief of Palghar district disaster management cell said that between 2.30 p.m. and 3 p.m., nitrogen gas in one of the units of the company leaked, affecting the staff working there

21 Aug 2025 8:20 pm
No need to give political angle to Raj Thackeray-Devendra Fadnavis meeting: Ajit Pawar

Talking to reporters in Wardha, Mr. Pawar said, Many leaders meet one another as well as with the Chief Minister, irrespective of whether they are in power or not. Maintaining communication with each other is the tradition of the State

21 Aug 2025 12:41 pm
Mumbai rains: IMD issues yellow alert, water stock nears full capacity

BMC has urged citizens to avoid rumours and only trust the official announcements

21 Aug 2025 11:52 am
Mumbai rains LIVE updates: Schools, colleges reopen after relief from heavy rains

All public transport services in Mumbai, including local trains, resumed normal operations on August 20 morning, a day after the torrential rains crippled normal life

21 Aug 2025 7:28 am
Free Palestine: Slogans at Mumbais Azad Maidan demand end to Gaza Genocide

Hundreds join CPI(M)-led protest in Mumbai as activists, political parties, and citizens unite in solidarity with Palestinians.

21 Aug 2025 7:26 am
Bombay High Court refuses urgent plea to shut slaughterhouses for nine days during Paryushan

The Court observed that there is no legal mandate requiring a nine-day closure

21 Aug 2025 7:20 am
Thackeray alliance gets zero in Mumbai BEST Credit Society election, BJP leaders panel wins seven of 21 seats

The elections to the Mumbai BEST Credit Society, which has a membership of over 17,000, was held after a period of nine years. It was controlled by the Shiv Sena (UBT) till before the elections

20 Aug 2025 11:55 pm
Judge denies Justice Department request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts

The ruling by federal Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan came after the judge presiding over the case against British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell also turned down the governments request.

20 Aug 2025 11:34 pm
Five of family die after electrocution in Jalgaon; teen killed by fallen live wire in Mumbai

According to police, the family accidentally touched an electrified wire fence installed around the farmland, owned by Bandu Yuvraj Patil, to protect crops from wild animals

20 Aug 2025 10:37 pm
10-ft-long Indian Rock Python rescued from residential society in Mumbai

Indian Rock Python, displaced due to heavy rains and exhausted, was rescued in Mumbais Mulund area after straying into residential premises, causing panic among residents

20 Aug 2025 1:19 pm
Mumbai rains: Extreme rainfall intensified by climate change and multiple weather systems, warn scientists, climate experts

Meteorologists have attributed the intense downpour to the alignment of multiple weather systems and stress on the need for early warning systems and adaptation strategies

20 Aug 2025 12:11 pm
IMD issues orange alert for Mumbai; rainfall intensity to reduce from August 21 | LIVE

Nearly 800 rescued as two Mumbai monorails halt midway amid heavy rains on August 19; CM Fadnavis promises inquiry

20 Aug 2025 7:26 am
Donald Trump cancels August vacation to work on Russia-Ukraine

Karoline Leavitt said that there were discussions about Trump working from Bedminster for a couple of weeks but he decided against it

20 Aug 2025 3:31 am
No Aadhaar, no access to welfare schemes: officials offer to help tribal families in Maharashtra

Authorities have assured enrolment of children in schools and creation of key documents such as Aadhaar Card, birth certificates and bank accounts.

20 Aug 2025 12:45 am
Nearly 800 rescued as two Mumbai monorails halt midway amid heavy rains, CM Fadnavis promises inquiry

Emergency response teams including MFB, Police, Monorail staff, and 108 ambulance services were mobilised at both sites

19 Aug 2025 11:58 pm
Three advocates sworn in as additional judges of Bombay High Court, including former BJP spokesperson Aarti Sathe

Justice Sathe was the BJPs spokesperson between February 2023 and January 2024 and associated with the party until earlier this year

19 Aug 2025 9:48 pm
Bombay High Court functions only till 12.30 p.m. as Mumbai reels under rain

The India Meteorological Department issued a red alert for Mumbai and adjoining districts, forecasting extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places on August 19, 2025

19 Aug 2025 8:36 pm
Eight dead, crops on 14 Lakh acres damaged as rains pound Maharashtra for the second day

350 mm rain in 24 hours, local train services disrupted in Mumbai, 350 evacuated as Mithi reaches danger mark for a few hours

19 Aug 2025 8:03 pm
Maharashtra rains: 10 lakh acres of cropland submerged

In Mumbai, Mithi river level rising fast, five teams of NDRF deployed

19 Aug 2025 12:18 pm
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar embarks on 3-day visit to Russia

S Jaishankar will co-chair the 26th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation to be held on Wednesday, August 20

19 Aug 2025 10:09 am
India monsoon LIVE: Red alert issued for Mumbai; schools and colleges to remain shut on August 19 in Thane and Palghar

Due to heavy rainfall in Karnatakas Dharwad district over the past couple of days authorities have announced a holiday for schools on August 19

19 Aug 2025 8:25 am
Same-sex couples demand recognition as spouses in the IT Act to receive tax benefits

The petitioners argued that they should not be denied benefits under the law solely because their partnership is not heterosexual

19 Aug 2025 1:16 am
Bombay High Court quashes magistrates notice against HDFC Bank CEO in Lilavati Trust complaint

HDFC Bank CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan moved the High Court last month, contending that the magistrate had acted prematurely by issuing notice before recording the verification statement of the complainant and witnesses, which is a statutory requirement

18 Aug 2025 11:07 pm
Rain wreaks havoc in Maharashtra, brings Mumbai to a standstill

Four lakh hectares of cropland destroyed; 177 mm rain was reported within six hours in Mumbai; several flights were diverted, schools shut, buses rerouted, and local trains delayed

18 Aug 2025 10:38 pm
Mumbai receives heavy rains for third day, low-lying areas inundated

Heavy rain in some parts of the city affected visibility and slowed down vehicular movement

18 Aug 2025 11:37 am
Maharashtra rain: Flash flood risk in Konkan, Mumbai amid heavy downpour

According to a press release by IMD, flash flood risk likely over neighbourhoods of North Goa, South Goa, Mumbai City, Palghar, Raigarh, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and Suburban Mumbai districts during the next 24 hours

17 Aug 2025 10:46 am
India monsoon LIVE: Flash floods hit several areas in Himachal Pradesh; highway connectivity disrupted

A cloudburst struck a remote village in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, leaving four persons dead and six others injured, officials said on Sunday, August 17.

17 Aug 2025 9:27 am
BMCs pot of sin smashed, city to taste butter of progress, says Fadnavis

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis says the Mahayuti has ended years of looting in Mumbais civic body and will usher in a new phase of growth

17 Aug 2025 6:30 am
Major irregularities in 2024 Maharashtra Assembly polls, claims Vote for Democracy report

A constituency-level study of the election alleges unexplained voter surges, data mismatches, and procedural lapses; the report warns of weaponisation of Indias election system and calls for urgent reforms

16 Aug 2025 10:05 pm
Dahi Handi celebrations in Mumbai: 32-year-old 'Govinda' dies in Mankhurd; 30 others injured

Tragic death of Govinda during Dahi Handi celebration in Mumbai, with 30 others injured in human pyramid formations

16 Aug 2025 6:05 pm
Bombay High Court orders SIT probe into custodial death of Dalit law student

The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court dissolves earlier inquiry panel; says constitutional rights prima facie violated in Somnath Suryawanshi case.

16 Aug 2025 2:35 pm
Mumbai woman tries to order milk online, ends up losing 18.5 lakh to fraudsters

The woman was allegedly duped of her entire bank savings in two days when she attempted to order milk from an online delivery app

16 Aug 2025 11:40 am
Two killed in landslip; heavy overnight rains inundate parts of Mumbai, suburbs; local train services hit

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall in the metropolis for two days

16 Aug 2025 10:31 am
India monsoon LIVE: IMD issues red alert in Mumbai as heavy downpour causes waterlogging

IMD Mumbai issued a warning of intense rain, thunderstorms, and gusty winds (3040 kmph) in parts of north and central Maharashtra, including Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon, Aurangabad region, Beed, and Nanded.

16 Aug 2025 7:11 am
Bombay High Court issues sitting list for newly constituted Kolhapur Circuit Bench from August 18

It will take up for hearing work pertaining to the Division Bench Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg

15 Aug 2025 7:33 am
Bombay High Court forms expert committee on pigeon feeding ban

In an order passed on Wednesday evening, the court said protecting community health is paramount and directed the State to notify the panel by August 20

15 Aug 2025 7:19 am
Bombay High Court to hear plea alleging threats to north Indians by Raj Thackeray, MNS

The petition filed by Sunil Shukla, national president of Uttar Bhartiya Vikas Sena, alleges that he and north Indian community in Maharashtra have been subjected to repeated incidents of hate speech, targeted violence, and serious threats to their lives and liberty

15 Aug 2025 12:42 am
Rahul Gandhi accused of making false statements in Savarkar defamation proceedings

The plea alleges the Congress MP falsely denied receiving key video evidence, despite multiple acknowledgements and court demonstrations; next hearing on September 10

14 Aug 2025 11:26 pm
Bombay High Court protects daughters right to live in fathers house

The High Court ruled that daughters right to live in their fathers property is protected under Hindu law and cannot be taken away

14 Aug 2025 4:48 pm
Case filed against Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra for alleged 60 crore fraud

According to Mr. Kothari, in 2015, Ms. Shetty and Mr. Kundra approached him through a mediator seeking a 75 crore loan for their company, Best Deal TV Pvt Ltd, which promoted lifestyle products and ran an online shopping platform.

14 Aug 2025 10:08 am
Fire at cafe located in residential building in Thane; 35 persons evacuated

The blaze erupted in the Parsik Cafe located on the ground floor of the six-storey building at Kharegaon in Kalwa (West)

14 Aug 2025 9:33 am
Transit camp residents mark Rakshabandhan with symbolic possession of rehabilitation land

Funds for home construction remain unreleased despite Central government approval for 10.46 hectares

14 Aug 2025 7:09 am
Marathi outfit protests atkabutarkhana; mulling controlled feeding, BMC tells Bombay HC

The kabutarkhana in Mumbais Dadar turned into a flashpoint on Wednesday as members of the Marathi Ekikaran Samiti staged a protest supporting the civic bodys ban on feedingpigeons

14 Aug 2025 1:02 am
Mumbai 26/11 attack: Delhi court allows Tahawwur Rana three phone calls with relatives

According to the sources, the judge said the phone calls by Rana will be recorded and the conversations will have to be in English or Hindi in the presence of prison authorities

13 Aug 2025 5:22 pm