Families have turned foes in at least five constituencies, with the NCP split powering several clashes between relatives; the Pawar stronghold of Baramati will see NCP chief Ajit Pawar take on his nephew

Sena (UBT) complains that Amit Thackeray, the MNS candidate for Mahim, held a Diwali programme in a government-owned space; demands that event costs be added to his poll expenditure account

Devendra Fadnavis is contesting from the Nagpur South-West Assembly constituency in the upcoming Maharashtra election

Despite agrarian distress, unemployment levels, these may not become poll issues, say experts; key to power will likely be decided by Vidarbha region where both Congress and BJP are directly pitted against each other

The Maharashtra government rolled out the Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana in August 2024 and is counting on it to gather votes from women. Ever since the scheme was introduced and beneficiaries began thronging banks, there have been several attacks on public sector bank employees. Vinaya Deshpande Pandit reports on a scheme that has caused law and order problems and created fear among employees

Election Commission’s SST seizes ₹24 crore worth of diamonds, gold, and silver near toll booth in Maharashtra

The fire broke out in the cotton storage facility of the Cama & Albless Hospital for women and children shortly after midnight

Talking to reporters in Gondia, Praful Patel said the allegations against Mr. Malik have not been proved in the court of law

“The 120-metre-long bridge on the Kharera river in Navsari district is the 12th such structure to be recently completed in Gujarat,” the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited said

The decision to import cotton favours traders, the Centre should prioritise farmers’ interests, he said in the letter

Former BJP MP Gopal Shetty withdraws nomination from Borivali, Mumbai, after being denied ticket for upcoming elections

According to the police, Fatima Khan is well-qualified but mentally unstable

Aakifahmed Dafedar, representing the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, moved the court after his nomination was rejected

Sharad Pawar said, "I will not be in power, but will continue to work for the people, work for the drought-affected regions, the marginalised segments of society"

Guest speakers of ‘Poll Arena’ include party voices of both coalitions — Mahayuti and Maha Vikas Aghadi

Gaurav Vilas Apune, a resident of Karvenagar locality of Pune city, is the 16th person to be arrested in the case

The Baramati MP says Sharad Pawar will not retire from politics, and he only said he will not fight elections; talking about turmoil, she says court battles, visits to the Election Commission, Collector offices, and fighting income tax cases have become a new normal for the party

If the MVA comes to power, in situ housing would be provided for all families in Dharavi, he says

For farmers, the Nationalist Congress Party promised to raise the Shetkari Sanman Nidhi scheme amount from ₹12,000 to ₹15,000 per year.

The Maharashtra Cyber found that measures taken by the platforms to avoid black-marketing of tickets are insufficient, said the official

The incident took place in furnace area at Evonith Steel Plant on Bhugaon Link Road during the process of cooling of slag; at least 18 workers got injured

The party leader unveils Maharashtra Assembly polls manifesto with promises of free education, stable prices for essential items, and scrapping Dharavi project

The conclave delved into issues unique to the Maharashtra Assembly election and featured prominent names from the major parties

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan receives threat call and extortion demand for ₹50 lakh

‘BJP backs Shiv Sena in Mahim’, says Mr. Shelar, withdrawing support to Amit Thackeray

Uddhav Thackeray moots new housing policy, vows to scrap cluster development of Koliwadas till the consent of the fishing community is obtained; says joint MVA manifesto to be released by the weekend

PM Modi's first rally is in Dhule, north Maharashtra, at noon on Friday. He will then address a public meeting in Nashik at 2 pm.

In the past few weeks, the traffic police helpline has received many threat messages for Salman Khan.

PM Modi makes open challenge at the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance to make Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi to praise Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Hindutva scion Bal Thackeray.  

The Maharashtra Congress president’s remark is a response to the accusation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah that the Congress divided castes within the OBCs and did not give them reservation.

The accident on Mumbai-Pune Expressway took place around 4 am on November 9, police said.

Jairam Ramesh charged four questions for Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is holding rallies in Nanded and Akola on November 9, 2024

Congress CMs and Karnataka Deputy CM respond to PM Modi and Home Minister Shah’s remarks, highlighting welfare guarantees and job creation

I did not leave Bal Thackeray's ideology, I left BJP. BJP is not his thoughts, Uddhav Thackeray said and added, if it formed government, the MVA will pass resolution to increase cap on reservations and send it to the Centre

The NCP and Mahayuti allies may have different ideologies but together run an efficient government, says Ajit Pawar; the party has not left its secular moorings despite being in an alliance with the BJP and Shiv Sena, he says

PM accuses Congress of provoking a fight between OBC communities to weaken them; claims Congress betrayed the Constitution by opposing the abrogation of Article 370, blames Congress for farmers’ woes in Nanded

MNS chief Raj Thackeray accuses Sharad Pawar of promoting caste politics in Maharashtra for political gains since 1999

Skill census, stipend for students, loan waiver to farmers, food and shelter to all the poor some of the highlights

Police in Thane, Maharashtra register case against poll squad members for extorting money from flower merchant

Nearly 202 citizens above 85 and with disabilities ‘home voted’ in Thane for Maharashtra Assembly polls, increasing voter turnout

A range of welfare measures, monthly financial aid for women, loan waivers for farmers and caste-based census feature in the Opposition alliance’s manifesto  

After releasing the BJP’s manifesto for the November 20 Maharashtra Assembly polls, Mr Shah also said his party will not allow religion-based reservation in the country.

Yogi Adityanath’s slogan speaks to the BJP’s support base, but the party’s allies fear consolidation of minority communities behind the Opposition

Four others, namely Anurag Kashyap, Gyan Prakash Tripathi, Akash Srivastava and Akhilendra Pratap Singh, have been arrested for sheltering Shivkumar and helping him flee to Nepal

The NCP (SP) leader said the BJP and its allies avoided discussions on corruption in this elections as they themselves were engulfed in corruption. Ms. Sule refuted Mahayuti’s claims that the Maha Vikas Aghadi had copied schemes such as Ladki Bahin in its manifesto.

Uttar Pradesh special task force and the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested the shooter, Shivkumar (20), and his four protectors from Nanpara in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district.

As per preliminary information, the threat call to the actor was made by a phone number registered in the name of Faizan, says Raipur's Senior Superintendent of Police Santosh Singh

In its first such initiative in the country, Amazon Future Engineer Program has announced a free-of-cost facility in Bengaluru in partnership with The Innovation Story aimed to train underserved students in robotics, AI, and 3D printing