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Shiv Sena (UBT) faces setback in Sangli as key leaders join Shinde camp

India, March 27 -- In a blow to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) ahead of the upcoming local body elections, Sangli district chief Sanjay Vibhute, Yuva Sena district head Rushikesh Patil, and ... Read More


Pimpri-Chinchwad top cop engages online with citizens, gives witty replies

India, March 27 -- Pimpri-Chinchwad police commissioner Vinoy Kumar Choubey took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to answer citizens' questions about law and order issues and responded with a clever r... Read More


Sexual harassment accused escapes from Pune's Sassoon Hospital, rearrested in Satara

India, March 26 -- A 50-year-old man accused in a sexual harassment case allegedly escaped from police custody on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at Sassoon General Hospital. He was arrested in ... Read More


Fate of Waghya's statue hangs in the balance as debate over its removal intensifies

India, March 26 -- A fresh controversy has erupted over the statue of Waghya - the dog known for its undying loyalty to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj - after Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati, president of the R... Read More


Derogatory remarks against Shivaji Maharaj: Journalist Koratkar gets 3-day police custody

India, March 26 -- The Kolhapur Sessions Court on Tuesday remanded journalist Prashant Koratkar in police custody till March 28 in a case where he is accused of making derogatory remarks about Chhatra... Read More


Foetus, vestigial organs found dumped in roadside garbage in Daund

India, March 26 -- The Pune rural police on Tuesday registered a case against unidentified persons after a foetus and vestigial organs that were part of biomedical waste were found dumped in glass con... Read More


Journalist booked for anti-Shivaji Maharaj remarks held from Telangana

India, March 25 -- The Maharashtra police on Monday arrested Nagpur-based journalist Prashant Koratkar from Telangana for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and hi... Read More


Two MSRTC bus drivers suspended for using phones while driving

India, March 23 -- The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) on Sunday dismissed a driver who was caught watching a cricket match on his mobile phone while driving an e-Shivneri bus on ... Read More


Man held with 60kg ganja near Swargate

India, March 23 -- Anti-Narcotics Cell 1 of the Pune police on Saturday arrested a man from Shankarsheth Road near Swargate and seized 30 packets of Ganja from his car, police said. The accused has be... Read More


Woman who had accused minister Gore of harassment arrested for 'extortion'

India, March 22 -- A woman who had accused Maharashtra minister Jaykumar Gore of harassment has been arrested for allegedly trying to extort Rs.3 crore to settle the matter, police said on Friday. Go... Read More