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What is causing floods, landslides and wildfires?

MUMBAI, Sept. 9 -- From vanishing rainforests to fragile marine ecosystems -- biodiversity loss is accelerating at an unprecedented pace. Shifting weather patterns, frequency of floods, landslides and... Read More


Ensure privacy of minors seeking MTP: HC to state

MUMBAI, Sept. 9 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Maharashtra government to draft and notify within three weeks guidelines for protecting the privacy of adolescents who approach register... Read More


Major fire at ONGC's Uran plant doused, MGL supplies hit

Navi Mumbai, Sept. 9 -- A major fire broke out at the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) oil and gas processing plant in Uran on Monday afternoon, triggering widespread panic in the area. The fi... Read More


Civil soc groups to protest PSA on Sept 10, oct 2

Mumbai, Sept. 9 -- Civil society groups across the state will stage a protest against the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024 on Wednesday. In Mumbai, the protest will be held at the Shivaj... Read More


3-yr-old girl dead, 5 relatives critical after 'food poisoning'

MUMBAI, Sept. 9 -- A three-year-old girl died and five other family members were left in critical condition in a suspected food poisoning case in Bhayandar on Sunday night. The incident came to light ... Read More


HC acquits man convicted in 2017 for wife's murder

Mumbai, Sept. 9 -- Nashik resident Sampat Tongare, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2017 for murdering his wife, was recently acquitted by the Bombay High Court. The circumstant... Read More


'174 pharmacy colleges lack basic facilities'

Mumbai, Sept. 9 -- The Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) has issued show cause notices to 174 pharmacy colleges across the state for failing to comply with the norms set by the Pharmacy Council... Read More


Clubhouse at mahalaxmi Racecourse gets green nod

MUMBAI, Sept. 9 -- The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority has cleared a proposal for a Royal Western India Turf Club clubhouse (RWITC) at Mahalaxmi Racecourse. In its deal with the RWITC, t... Read More


DJ-free Ganesh visarjan in Solapur post citizen campaign

PUNE, Sept. 9 -- In a first for Maharashtra, Solapur city held this year's Ganesh immersion procession without a single DJ sound system or laser light, marking a major shift in how festivals are celeb... Read More


Alcaraz serves up a spectacle to reclaim US Open title, No.1 spot

Mumbai, Sept. 9 -- Carlos Alcaraz brought up a bad tennis thing after displaying his best show in a Grand Slam final -- that the sport and its ever-running calendar, at times, makes it difficult "to r... Read More