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Mumbai: In a major relief for residents of Mankhurd and Chembur, the first phase of Mumbai Metro Line 2B has been inaugurated today, April 7. CM Devendra Fadnavis, along with Deputy CMs Sunetra Pawar and Eknath Shinde, inaugurated the 5.4-km stretch, which is set to ease congestion and improve connectivity. Along with this, the virtual bhoomipujan of the BKC pod taxi project was also done. Stations To Open In Phase 1 The Phase I section of the corridor covers a 5.4-km stretch between Diamond G ...Read More >
Nashik, Apr 4 (PTI) Nine members of a family, including six children, were killed after their car fell into a well in Maharashtra's Nashik district, police said on Saturday. The accident occurred in the Shivaji Nagar area of Dindori town around 10 pm on Friday, an official said. The victims were heading home after attending a function at a banquet hall in the area when their car fell into a well near the venue, he said. Personnel from the local police and emergency services arrived at the sce ...Read More >
Thane, Apr 7 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday launched the work on the 11.84 km Thane-Borivali twin tunnel which will pass under the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). The road tunnel, which will shorten the distance between the north-western Mumbai suburb of Borivali and Thane city, is expected to be completed by May 2028, Fadnavis said on this occasion. "This is a green project.... 11,000 trees will be planted as part of the compensatory measures. Since the stru ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 7 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday inaugurated the first phase of Mumbai Metro Line 9 from Dahisar East to Kashigaon, linking the city with neighbouring Mira Bhayandar in Thane district. The services will be thrown open to the public on Wednesday. Fadnavis flagged off the train from Dahisar East and travelled to Kashigaon, along with Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik, and Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde. Speaking to reporte ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 7 (ANI): The Chetak Screen Awards 2026 celebrated the best of Hindi cinema and OTT in a star-studded ceremony held in Mumbai on April 5. Director Neeraj Ghaywan's 'Homebound' was adjudged Best Film, with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Reliance Foundation founder-chairperson Nita Ambani presenting the award to the team, as per a press release. Also Read | Salman Khan Supports Rajpal Yadav After 'Dollar Rate' Mockery at 2026 Awards Show, Says ...Read More >
Thane, Apr 7 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday hoped that the Congress party will honour "public sentiment" and ensure an unopposed election in the Baramati assembly constituency by withdrawing its candidate against Deputy CM and NCP president Sunetra Pawar. The seat fell vacant after the death of Sunetra's husband and then Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on January 28. Polling is scheduled for April 23, and votes will be counted on May 4. ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 7 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, accusing him of attempting to blackmail voters by linking the sanctioning of the Madurai Metro project to the election of a BJP legislator. "Is it the job of the Maharashtra Chief Minister to bargain and blackmail, saying that Metro will be provided to Madurai only if a BJP MLA is elected?" Stalin posted on his official X account. The strongly worded ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 7 (ANI): The Chetak Screen Awards 2026 celebrated the best of Hindi cinema and OTT in a star-studded ceremony held in Mumbai on April 5. Director Neeraj Ghaywan's 'Homebound' was adjudged Best Film, with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Reliance Foundation founder-chairperson Nita Ambani presenting the award to the team, as per a press release. Meanwhile, Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar emerged as the biggest winner of the night, sweeping 14 awards ...Read More >
Mumbai: The first Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), named Nayak, has been launched to begin excavation for the Thane-Borivali Twin Tunnel project today. The inaugurated was officially done by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis along with Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar. Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik was also present at the event, which took place at the TBM launch site in Manpada, Thane. At present, the 23-kilometre journey between Thane and Borivali takes anywhere between 6 ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 7 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday inaugurated the first phase of Mumbai Metro Line 9 from Dahisar East to Kashigaon, linking the city with neighbouring Mira Bhayandar in Thane district. The services will be thrown open to the public on Wednesday. Fadnavis flagged off the train from Dahisar East and travelled to Kashigaon, along with Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik, and Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde. With this, Mumbai n ...Read More >
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday inaugurated two partial corridors of Mumbai Metro, lines 9 and 2B, in Dahisar. These corridors are part of the ongoing expansion of the 'Mumbai in Minutes' concept of connecting distant suburbs. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) said it is committed to implementing a revised and more commuter-friendly schedule, effective April 8. Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar were also present at ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Mumbai Metro network expands further from Tuesday, April 7, with the launch of two new corridors, Metro Line 2B and Metro Line 9, which will primarily boost suburban connectivity across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. According to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, both corridors will commence commercial operations a day after their inauguration by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, along with Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, at separate even ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 7 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday criticised Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for linking the development of the Madurai Metro to the election of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA. Stalin's remarks came after Fadnavis, while filing the nomination of BJP candidate Rama Sreenivasan from Madurai ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, claimed that the Metro project would reach the city only if the BJP candidate won. Also Read ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 7 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday criticised Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for linking the development of the Madurai Metro to the election of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA. Stalin's remarks came after Fadnavis, while filing the nomination of BJP candidate Rama Sreenivasan from Madurai ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, claimed that the Metro project would reach the city only if the BJP candidate won. Reacting ...Read More >
Mumbai: Sanjay Nirupam backed the bulldozer action in Mumbai's Dindoshi after a clash in Santosh Nagar, calling it 'action against jihadists'. Tensions arose in Mumbai's Dindoshi after a clash between two groups in the Santosh Nagar area triggered a civic demolition drive. He further alleged that large-scale illegal construction had taken place in Shivaji Nagar under the protection of a Sena (UBT) MLA, and supported strict enforcement measures. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) carri ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched a money laundering probe against self-styled godman Ashok Kharat who was arrested last month for allegedly raping a woman multiple times over three years, officials familiar with the matter said. The ED's case is based on a First Information Report (FIR) registered by the Nashik police last month, following a complaint from a businessman who accused Kharat of extorting ₹4-5 crore from him on multiple pretexts between 2018 to 2019. The compla ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against self-styled godman Ashok Kharat in Maharashtra and is set to question him, officials said. The agency's Mumbai zonal office filed an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, based on multiple FIRs registered by Maharashtra Police. Officials said Kharat and his associates would be summoned for questioning as part of the probe. Kharat, described as ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) Under fire from the Opposition, activist Anjali Damania on Monday claimed that she had used AI-based large language model (LLM) Claude to analyse call data records (CDR) of arrested self-styled godman Ashok Kharat. Addressing a news conference here, Damania said she would never do anything illegal and slammed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for indulging in "politics of convenience". Damania, who claimed to have received the CDR on WhatsApp from a person claiming to be a p ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated a probe into the money laundering racket run by fraud godman Ashok Kharat by tracing the money trail. Ashok Kharat was arrested in 12 cases, which include sexually exploiting 150 women and allegedly running the money laundering-hawala network from Dubai to Australia by parking politicians, bureaucrats, and businessmen's dirty money through his temple trust. Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis confirmed the development of ED action ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday asserted that a strong "wave of change" is sweeping across Tamil Nadu in favour of the NDA, expressing confidence that the alliance will form the next government in the state. Addressing media persons in Madurai after filing the nomination of BJP candidate Raama Sreenivasan, Fadnavis described him as a "young and promising leader" with considerable experience in public service. "We have just filed the nomination of ou ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Social activist Anjali Damania reinforced self-styled godman Ashok Kharat's links with the rich and powerful on Friday a she presented call records between Kharat and several key political figures in the state, apart from former state women's commission chief Rupali Chakankar, who resigned from the post after her association with Kharat came to light. She claimed deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde received 17 calls from the rape-accused last year and made 7 calls; one of the calls last ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) The Mumbai metro network will expand further from Tuesday with the launch of two new corridors- Metro Lines 2B and 9, boosting suburban connectivity and moving towards the vision of a fully integrated metro network in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Metro Line 9 marks the first metro corridor in the Thane district, while Line 2B extends metro connectivity to key Harbour Line areas, including Chembur and adjoining localities. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Author ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 6: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case against self-styled godman Ashok Kharat alias 'Captain' and others on April 4, following allegations of large-scale financial irregularities and suspicious property acquisitions across Maharashtra, taking cognisance of multiple First Information Reports (FIRs) filed against them in Nashik and other cities. The development comes after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis confirmed that the central age ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against self-styled godman Ashok Kharat in Maharashtra and will soon question him, officials said on Monday. The federal agency's Mumbai zonal office has filed an Enforcement Case Information report (ECIR) under various sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, they said. Officials said the ED has taken cognisance of multiple FIRs filed by the Maharashtra Police against Nashik-based Kharat. He, alo ...Read More >
Nashik: The troubles of self-styled godman Ashok Kharat, who is already facing serious allegations, including the sexual exploitation of several women, land grabbing, and financial irregularities, have now deepened further. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has stepped into the case and has registered a money laundering case against him. The registration of the money laundering case is expected to significantly increase Kharat's legal troubles. During his visit to Nashik on Sunday, Maharashtra C ...Read More >
Mumbai will see the inauguration of key Metro stretches and infrastructure projects on April 7. The rescheduled event includes launches of Lines 9, 2B, and major tunnelling works The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has revised the schedule for inaugurating select operational stretches of Metro Lines 9 and 2B, with the ceremony now set to take place on Tuesday, April 7. The launch had previously been planned for earlier dates but was postponed due to scheduling constrain ...Read More >
Mumbai: The city is set to undergo a major infrastructure milestone with the launch of four projects on April 7. The developments are expected to enhance connectivity and transform daily commuting across the metropolitan region. The inauguration of phase 1 of Mumbai's Metro Lines 9 and 2B, the bhoomipujan of the BKC pod taxi project, and the launch of the Thane-Borivali tunnel will be done after facing a series of delays. According to the official update, the April 7 launch events will be held a ...Read More >
Baramati: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP national president Sunetra Pawar on Monday filed her nomination for the Baramati Assembly by-election, describing the contest as a mission to fulfil the unfinished dreams of her late husband and veteran leader Ajit Pawar. The seat fell vacant following the tragic demise of Ajit Pawar in a plane crash earlier this year. Accompanied by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, her sons Parth and Jay and a host of ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) Activist Anjali Damania on Monday claimed she used Artificial Intelligence-based large language model (LLM) Claude to analyse call data records (CDR) of arrested self-styled godman Ashok Kharat. Addressing a press conference here, Damania, while asserting that she would never do anything illegal, slammed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for indulging in "politics of convenience". Damania, who claimed she got the CDR on WhatsApp from a person claiming to be a private detecti ...Read More >
Pune: Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Monday warned the Congress party against contesting the upcoming Baramati Assembly by-election. He said the party would face a crushing defeat if it entered the race. Bawankule made the remarks while addressing a rally in Baramati. The event was held ahead of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar filing her nomination papers. He said that people of Maharashtra would not forgive the Congress if it decided to contest. "You ...Read More >
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