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Palghar villagers stage protest against Vadhavan port project

MUMBAI, Oct. 31 -- Villagers staged an agitation in Varor in Palghar district on Friday, as part of a series of protests against the Vadhavan port being developed near Dahanu. The deep-sea port is bei... Read More


4 FDA officers suspended over lapses

Mumbai, Oct. 31 -- The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday suspended four senior officers and initiated departmental inquiries against 28 others for conducting raids on two hookah... Read More


Under attack over Purnekar murder, Meenakshi Shinde resigns as Sena women's wing chief

India, Oct. 30 -- Exactly a month after Thane Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Pradeep Purnekar was murdered by four masked assailants at his office at Manpada, Thane, former mayor and leader of the rival Shiv ... Read More


Former Thane mayor resigns amid demandsfor her arrest

Mumbai, Oct. 30 -- A month after Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Pradeep Purnekar was murdered at his office in Thane, former Thane mayor and Shiv Sena leader Meenakshi Shinde resigned from her position, sayin... Read More


Meenakshi Shinde resigns as Sena women's wing president

Mumbai, Oct. 30 -- Exactly a month after Thane Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Pradeep Purnekar was murdered by four masked assailants at his office at Manpada, Thane, former mayor and leader of the rival Shiv... Read More


Mundhe's seniors urge him to tread cautiously

Mumbai, Oct. 30 -- Maharashtra's food and drugs administration (FDA) commissioner Tukaram Mundhe, whose sweeping crackdown on restaurants for food safety violations has made him a celebrity in recent ... Read More


Don't attend last rites of farmers who die by suicide: Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad

India, Oct. 29 -- Shiv Sena MLA from Buldhana, Sanjay Gaikwad, stirred another controversy on Wednesday, lashing out at farmers in Maharashtra who die by suicide. Addressing the media, Gaikwad said n... Read More


Meenakshi Shinde steps down from Shiv Sena Thane post amid calls for her arrest

India, Oct. 29 -- Former Thane mayor Meenakshi Shinde stepped down as Shiv Sena's district women's wing chief amid allegations of involvement in Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Pradeep Purnekar's murder. Purn... Read More


'Let animals eat their bodies': Sena MLA on farmer suicides

Mumbai, Oct. 29 -- Shiv Sena MLA from Buldhana Sanjay Gaikwad has stirred yet another controversy by urging people not to attend the last rites of farmers who die by suicide, saying they would realise... Read More


Don't attend last rites of farmers who die by suicide: Shiv Sena MLA

MUMBAI, Oct. 29 -- Shiv Sena MLA from Buldhana, Sanjay Gaikwad, stirred another controversy on Wednesday, lashing out at farmers in Maharashtra who die by suicide. Addressing the media, Gaikwad said n... Read More