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Thane girl ends life after failing to get admission in engineering college
An 18-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide over failing to get admission in an engineering course, police said on Saturday.
'Defamatory' tweet against Maharashtra CM: Mumbai man who posted it arrested
The Mumbai police has arrested a person for allegedly defaming Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis recently, by tweeting his family photograph.
Stormy monsoon session of Maha Assembly on cards as opposition trains gun at govt
Monsoon session of the Maharashtra Legislature, beginning 13 July, is expected to be a stormy one with allegations against some of the high profile ministers giving ample ammunition to the Congress-NCP opposition to corner the BJP-led government headed by Devendra Fadnavis.
Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput back in Mumbai: Check out their candid pics
Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput enter Shahid's Juhu home hand in hand.
Sonakshi Sinha shoots at Nariman Point, Mumbai for her upcoming film Akira
Sonakshi Sinha shoots in Mumbai for her film Akira
Pankaja Munde row: Chikki supplied to Ahmednagar schools found 'unadulterated' by two govt labs
Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde has gotten some reprieve as the snack supplied to Ahmednagar district schools has been found unadulterated
Mumbai cops seek video deposition of David Headley from US against Abu Jundal
The video conferencing comes as a bid to make a watertight case against alleged Lashker-e-Taiba terrorist Sayyed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal facing trial in 26/11 terror attacks.
Black money probe: ED attaches Rs 166 crore stashed in Singapore bank account
Enforcement Directorate (ED) has successfully attached around Rs 166 crore kept in a Singapore bank in connection with the City Limousine case.
BJP lodges police complaint over circulation of Fadnavis family vacation photo
Nagpur BJP leader Dharmpal Meshram has lodged a complaint at Nandanvan police station against unknown persons for circulating an old photograph of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his family on vacation in Goa some years ago.
Person detained for using drone to photograph Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Mumbai Police on Tuesday detained a person for illegally using a drone to photograph the Trombay-based Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), a police official said.
Mumbai: NGT fines civic bodies Rs 100 crore for polluting Ulhas, Waldhuni river
n Monday, The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed four civic bodies, along with the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC)
Mumbai has 18,625 out-of-school children, reports state-wide survey
Over 10,000 'out-of-school' children were detected in a one-day survey carried out in the city by school teachers, health workers and education department officials on Saturday.
7/11 Mumbai blast victim dies after being in coma for nine years
Parag Sawant was travelling in a Churchgate-Virar train to his home when a bomb ripped apart a coach of the suburban local near Bhayander.
Ward boy held for masturbating outside a waiting room in Bombay Hospital
In probably what is the most bizarre news of the day, a ward boy has been held for masturbating outside an ICU waiting room in a Mumbai hospital. Yes, that is correct.
Maharashtra govt’s stand on madrasas reeks of ignorance, but seminaries need to modernise too
The Maharashtra government’s position on madrasas being non-schools is ignorant however the syllabus of the religious seminaries needs to be revised so that poor students can have access to modern education.
Patients heave sigh of relief as Maharashtra doctors end strike
Resident doctors posted at state government and municipal hospitals across Maharashtra called off their two-day strike following an amicable settlement of a majority of their demands, a top leader of the doctors said here on Friday.
Maharashtra govt using madrassa issue to divert attention from corruption charges: Cong
Hitting out at the Maharashtra government for derecognising madrassas as "non-schools", Ashok Chavan said an unnecessary controversy has been created.
Did you know? Many beggars who croon on trains are trained singers
A study has revealed that most of these beggars are apparently musically trained or belong to musical families
Maha Education Minister Vinod Tawde appeals to govt doctors to call off strike
Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde on Thursday appealed to the resident doctors of government medical colleges to call off their indefinite strike, saying most of their demands have been accepted.
'Enough is enough': Fadnavis warns of criminal proceedings against 'misleading reports' in AI flight delay row
Fadnavis on Thursday lashed out at reports of him delaying a flight and even said he will initiate "proceedings of criminal defamation".
Children going to madrassas are out-of-school students, says Maharashtra govt
State government has dubbed madrassas in Maharashtra as 'non-schools' and has directed that all madrassa students be classified as 'out-of -school children'
The unending rivalry: Dawood Ibrahim plots to kill Chhota Rajan again, fails
Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's right-hand man Chhota Shakeel, earlier this year, again tried to kill their former aide and now a sworn-enemy Chhota Rajan but the attempt was a failure as Rajan got whiff of the assassination bid and went underground.
E-mail exchanges show Fadnavis had held up Air India flight for 57 mins, say reports
After Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis denied that he delayed a flight to New York, television reports suggest that there are email exchanges that prove the Air India flight was held up for the CM.
Mumbai airport left stinking as 1,900 housekeeping workers go on 18-hour strike
More than 1,900 housekeeping workers at the airport went on an 18-hour flash-strike from last night, demanding increase in wages, which impacted passenger amenities at both the domestic and international terminals.
Weeks after Janhavi Gadkar case, drunk designer rams SUV into tea stall, injures one
A 25-year-old woman fashion designer, believed to be driving in an inebriated condition, allegedly rammed her SUV into a tea stall.
How to build a political stronghold: A case study of the Thakurs of the Vasai Virar civic body
A small, extremely localised political party, run by a menacing but at the same time benevolent politician, did to Vasai Virar in its municipal history in the past week what Aam Aadmi did to Delhi few months ago.
Case filed in court against Pankaja Munde over Rs 206 crore Chikki scam
A civil case was filed on Wednesday in a district court at Ahmednagar seeking a direction to the state authorities and Maharashtra Minister Pankaja Munde.
It's a scam of words: Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde on charges against her
Terming the charges against her as a "scam of words" , Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde, under fire for awarding contracts worth Rs 206 crore