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Mumbai: Mumbai is set to expand its metro network further, with passenger services on Metro Line 9 Phase I between Kashigaon and Dahisar likely to begin on April 3, 2026. The development comes after earlier deadlines in December and March were missed due to pending certification and technical clearances. Once operational, the new stretch is expected to add over one lakh passengers within a month to the existing Metro Line 7, with both corridors forming part of the Red Line. While the Maharasht ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a major development in the Ashok Kharat case, the ongoing Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe has taken a serious turn, with several prominent doctors in Nashik now coming under the scanner. According to reports, investigators are examining whether Kharat, allegedly acting on medical advice, administered certain pills to women to prevent pregnancy. There are also suspicions that some medications may have been used to sedate or hypnotise victims. With the probe entering its 14t ...Read More >
Jorhat (Assam) [India], March 31 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday predicted a hat-trick win for the BJP in Assam, saying the party will break previous records under Prime Minister Modi and CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's leadership. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, while talking to the reporters, said, "Yes, BJP is going to strike a hat-trick (in Assam). I believe that the BJP will win in Assam by breaking all previous records. The manner in which, under the leadership o ...Read More >
Mumbai, Mar 31 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said Satara Superintendent of Police Tushar Doshi has been sent on leave to ensure an impartial probe into allegations of police misconduct during the Zilla Parishad presidential election. Ministers Shambhuraj Desai (Shiv Sena) and Makarand Patil (Nationalist Congress Party) had alleged the local police manhandled them during the poll held on March 20 to elect the Satara ZP president. Maharashtra legislative council deputy c ...Read More >
Mumbai: Senior IAS officer Ashwini Bhide has been appointed as the first woman Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), marking a historic moment in the city's administrative landscape. She succeeds Bhushan Gagrani, who completes his tenure on March 31, 2026. Who Is Ashwini Bhide? A 1995-batch IAS officer, Bhide is currently serving as Additional Chief Secretary in the Chief Minister's Office under Devendra Fadnavis. Known for her firm, results-driven administrative style, ...Read More >
Mumbai: Senior IAS officer Ashwini Bhide will take charge as the commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) today. Bhide creates history as she will be the first woman municipal commissioner of India's financial capital. The decision was made last night during a meeting held between CM Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde over Bhushan Gagrani's successor, who retires today. Bhide is likely to get a full tenure until 2030. Bhushan Gagrani Informs Of Bhide Taking Charge ...Read More >
Mumbai's ambitious underground mobility network has achieved a significant breakthrough, with the Orange Gate-Marine Drive road tunnel project entering its main tunnelling phase, according to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority. The development marks a crucial step forward in one of India's most complex urban infrastructure projects aimed at transforming east-west connectivity in the city. The project recently crossed an important milestone as the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) co ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a landmark administrative decision, senior IAS officer Ashwini Bhide has been appointed as the first woman Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), following the retirement of incumbent chief Bhushan Gagrani on March 31. A 1995-batch IAS officer, Bhide currently serves as Additional Chief Secretary in the Chief Minister's Office under Devendra Fadnavis. Her appointment marks a major milestone in Mumbai's civic administration, with many viewing it as a progressive ...Read More >
Mumbai: Senior IAS officer Ashwini Bhide is likely to be appointed as the first woman Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), following the retirement of incumbent chief Bhushan Gagrani on March 31. A 1995-batch IAS officer, Bhide is currently serving as Additional Chief Secretary in the Chief Minister's Office under Devendra Fadnavis. Sources indicate that she is the frontrunner for the post, with a final decision expected soon. Previous Administrative Roles Bhide is kn ...Read More >
Addressing reporters after a half-yearly conference with senior officials of the force, Fadnavis said, "Those who have served a minimum three years in the C-60 force that combats Naxalites will get a medal. The decision was taken today." The conference reviewed implementation of new penal codes, technological adaptations and reforms discussed earlier at the DG-IG conference chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said. In the DG-IG conference, states were given 106 action points and Maharas ...Read More >
Mumbai, Mar 31 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that personnel serving in the state police's specialised anti-Naxal unit C-60 will be honoured with medals. Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio, also ordered complete digitisation of processes -- from filing FIRs to chargesheets -- and directed officials to take measures to improve conviction rates and adopt advanced technology in policing. Addressing reporters after a half-yearly conference with senior police offici ...Read More >
From L to R: Vijayta Raheja, Director, Saryu Properties and Hotels Private Ltd. (SPHPL), Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Nikhil K. Raheja, MD, SPHPL, Sudeep Jain, Managing Director (South West Asia) at the pre-opening event. The K Raheja Group has unveiled their integrated hospitality project comprising of voco Mumbai Powai Hotel and Convention Centre, and Holiday Inn Express and Suites which has come up in an association with IHG Hotels & Resorts. The deal was first announced in ...Read More >
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that the state is on track to become India's first trillion-dollar sub-national economy in the coming years, driven by sustained industrial growth, infrastructure expansion, and increasing technology adoption. Acknowledging that social media poses various challenges, he said the state currently has no plans to ban it for those under the age of 16. The chief minister made the remarks during an on-stage conversation with actor Aamir K ...Read More >
The party estimates that the initiative will create over one crore direct touchpoints with citizens. New Delhi: The BJP is set to launch the 'Parivartan Yatra', a large-scale political outreach initiative, in West Bengal on Sunday, marking one of the party's most extensive mobilisation efforts ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. The campaign aims to challenge what the party describes as more than a decade of "corrupt, undemocratic, and anti-people governance" under the Trinamool Congres ...Read More >
Mumbai, Feb 24: "Affordable world class healthcare for all should be everyone's mission," President Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday while inaugurating the 'Saving Lives and Building a Healthier Bharat' campaign organised by PD Hinduja Hospital in Lok Bhavan. Addressing doctors, healthcare professionals and dignitaries, the President emphasised that quality medical care must not remain a privilege for a few. She expressed confidence that India is steadily moving towards becoming a global healthca ...Read More >
Mumbai: President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday on a two-day visit to Maharashtra. Governor, CM, Deputy CMs Receive President at Airport She was welcomed at the airport by governor Acharya Devvrat, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, minister for protocol Jaykumar Rawal, and mayor Ritu Tawde, among others. The President inaugurated the nationwide initiative titled "Saving Lives and Building a Healthier Bharat" on the occasion of the 75th ...Read More >
MUMBAI: President Draupadi Murmu on Tuesday launched a nationwide campaign, Saving Lives and Building a Healthier Bharat, organised by PD Hinduja Hospital, at Lok Bhavan (formerly Raj Bhavan) in Mumbai. Ms. Murmu arrived in the city on Tuesday afternoon. The Hinduja Hospital, celebrating 75 years of service, said the initiative aims to extend healthcare to the rural and urban poor through mobile medical vans. The event was attended by Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Devend ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday informed the State Legislature that 48,278 women were reported missing in the State in 2025, of whom 36,581 have been traced, leaving 11,697 still unaccounted for. During the same year, 12,113 minor girls were reported missing, with 10,295 traced so far. The data was provided in a written reply by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also heads the Home Department, in response to a question on missing women and girls. According to the reply, Mumba ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Even as the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was all set to corner the Mahayuti government in the budget session on issues such as graft cases and law and order, the rift within its constituents came to the fore on the eve of the session, which begins today. The NCP (SP) failed to turn up for a major meeting, leaving the MVA red-faced. While the party reportedly boycotted the meeting because it was irked at its alliance partners' statements on the Rajya Sabha polls, the MVA claimed it ...Read More >
As the West Bengal assembly elections draw closer, the BJP has unveiled an ambitious campaign strategy, announcing a series of statewide mobilisation drives and a major rally from early March. The party has scheduled nine 'Parivartan Yatras' to begin on March 1, with staged commencements from multiple districts, including Cooch Behar South, Krishnanagar South, Garbeta, Raydighi and Kulti on the first day and additional routes from Islampur, Sandeshkhali, Hasan and Amta on March 2. The yatras a ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: A portion of the frontal section of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's house in Bholath, Kapurthala, was demolished on Monday by the office of the Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO). Khaira, a strong critic of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, condemned the move, calling it the dangerous introduction of "bulldozer (Pila-Panja) politics" in Punjab by Mann under directions from AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, aimed at silencing criticism and democratic dissent. As the de ...Read More >
Mumbai, Feb 23 (PTI) Glowing tributes were paid to Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar by politicians of all hues, his colleagues, and prominent industrialists on Monday, remembering their association with the Baramati leader whose death in a plane crash last month created a void in state politics. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis led leaders cutting across party lines in expressing condolences for Pawar on the first day of the Budget session of the legislature, saying he was "the best CM the state ...Read More >
Maharashtra leaders on Monday (February 23, 2026) paid emotional tributes to late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who died in an air crash on January 28, as the Legislature moved a condolence motion on the opening day of the Budget session. "Ajit Pawar was the best Chief Minister Maharashtra never had," Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, recalling their long association first as political rivals and later as colleagues in the government. He described Mr. Pawar as a capable administrator a ...Read More >
Mumbai, Feb 23 (PTI) Prominent personalities ranging from top industrialists like Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani to political leaders cutting across ideologies and party lines paid heartfelt tributes to Ajit Pawar at a condolence meet in Mumbai on Monday, with speakers remembering the departed leader as a "man of action" blessed with stellar administrative skills. Pawar, deputy chief minister of Maharashtra for a record six times and someone hailed for having friends across the political spectr ...Read More >
Mumbai: Shiv Sena UBT leader and former Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray on Monday met with late Ajit Pawar's wife and Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar and his son Parth Pawar at a prayer meet organised in his memory. The prayer meeting comes almost a month after Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash on January 28. Meanwhile, earlier in the day, the Maharashtra Legislature witnessed rare political unity and deep emotion as leaders across party lines paid tribute to Pawar during the ongoing Budget Sessi ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 17 (ANI): Five accused arrested in the Rohit Shetty firing case were produced before the MCOCA court today after their police custody expired, and the court remanded all five accused in police custody until February 23. The Mumbai Crime Branch arrested Aditya Gaikki, Siddharth Yenpure, Samarth Pomaji, Swapnil Sakat, and Asaram Fasale from Pune and produced them before the court today after their custody expired. Swapnil Sakat, an accused arrested in the Ro ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held delegation-level talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Mumbai to further strengthen the India-France strategic partnership. The talks took place at Maharashtra Lok Bhavan, where the two leaders led their respective delegations in discussions covering a wide range of issues of mutual interest. The meeting comes as part of President Macron's fourth visit to India. Earlier in the day, PM Modi s ...Read More >
Reacting sharply to the BJP's protest and the ensuing violence, Sapkal accused the ruling party of twisting his words to divert attention from pressing national and state issues. "Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is our deity, our pride, and our honour. His valour is unparalleled. We do not need the BJP to teach us about Shivaji Maharaj," Sapkal said. "The BJP has distorted my statement and is trying to incite riots in the state. This was evident today in Pune." The controversy stems from Sapkal's c ...Read More >
Mumbai: The political row over Maharashtra Congress President Harshvardhan Sapkal's remarks comparing Tipu Sultan with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj intensified on Monday, February 16, with the Congress leader alleging that his statement had been "distorted" and ruled out any apology. Speaking to ANI, Sapkal clarified that he had merely said there was "no problem" in placing portraits of the two historical figures together, and insisted that his comments were being misrepresented. Responding to C ...Read More >
Nashik: During the recent legislative session, a viral video allegedly showing then minister Manikrao Kokate playing rummy inside the assembly had led to a change in his portfolio and eventually made his resignation unavoidable. Now, another minister from the district, Narahari Zirwal, finds himself in a difficult position after a clerk from the Food and Drug Administration department was caught red-handed accepting a bribe of ₹35,000 by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). The opposition has dema ...Read More >
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