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special team to crack down on Bishnoi gang

MUMBAI, July 1 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said the state government will constitute a team of police officers to tackle organised criminal networks such as the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. He also ... Read More


WR ticket checkers turn 'spitting monitors'

MUMBAI, July 1 -- On a busy morning at Borivali railway station, ticket checking (TCs) staff are on the lookout for commuters - not those without tickets but those who spit and litter on railway premi... Read More


Family thrown out of disputed flat gets HC relief

Mumbai, July 1 -- Eleven months after a family was "physically thrown out" of their flat in Andheri East, mortgaged by its previous owner with both the State Bank of India (SBI) and the Saraswat Co-op... Read More


Vijaya Mehta, who transformed Marathi theatre with experimental plays, passes away at 91

MUMBAI, July 1 -- Renowned actor-director Vijaya Mehta, who drastically transformed Marathi theatre with a slew of experimental plays which resonated with Mumbai's cultural renaissance in the 1960s, d... Read More


IMD issues orange alert: Heavy rain to lash city till Friday

Mumbai, July 1 -- The city is set for four days of heavy rain from Wednesday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an orange alert for the city till July 4, warning of heavy to very ... Read More


SIT arrests wife of mastermind behind TET 2026 paper leak

THANE, July 1 -- The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Maharashtra Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET) 2026 question paper leak has arrested Suman Gupta, wife of the alleged mastermind of the ... Read More


City faces 565 MLD water shortage; BMC cuts 2,257 illegal connections

Mumbai, July 1 -- The city is grappling with a daily water shortage of 565 million litres (MLD), with demand touching 4,665 MLD against a supply of 4,100 MLD, the state government informed the legisla... Read More


Garage worker who bought Rs.25-lakh plot among eight accused

Ayodhya, July 1 -- Some of the eight men arrested in connection with the alleged irregularities in Ram Temple donations were allegedly building grand houses on expensive plots, recently purchased prim... Read More


Delayed monsoon dries up June, Maharashtra faces 52% rain deficit

MUMBAI, June 30 -- Maharashtra has endured one of its weakest starts to the monsoon season, ending June with a staggering 52% rainfall deficit after a delayed onset and a nearly two-week pause in the ... Read More


Fadnavis being 'kept in check' by BJP: Uddhav

MUMBAI, June 30 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday claimed that Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis was being kept in check by the BJP central leadership. Thackeray levelled ... Read More