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Ladki Bahin to fund women through interest-free loans

Mumbai, March 10 -- The state government has started using the 'Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana' (MMLBY) in a unique way by allowing beneficiaries to access collateral-free, interest-free loans ... Read More


Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani observe bandh over highway delay; Wai to shut down on March 10

Pune, March 10 -- Citizens and business communities in popular hill stations Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani observed a complete shutdown on Sunday to protest the slow progress and poor condition of the S... Read More


Pocso convict acquitted over lapses in handling of blood, DNA samples

Mumbai, March 10 -- The Thane police's failure to handle scientific evidence as per rules has resulted in a life convict in a 2017 child sexual abuse and murder case being acquitted after nine years o... Read More


Sanitation worker killed after spat, wife dies by suicide

Thane, March 10 -- A 35-year-old sanitation worker was killed in Ulhasnagar on Monday allegedly by a resident of camp number 22 with whom the worker had had several altercations regarding improper gar... Read More


99 dowry cases lodged, 1,877 arrested in last 5 yrs

MUMBAI, March 10 -- Maharashtra's minister of state for home on Monday informed the legislative assembly that 799 cases were registered and 1,877 persons arrested under the Dowry Prohibition Act in th... Read More


Plea challenges 10 NMMC corporators' nomination

Navi Mumbai, March 10 -- A petition filed before the Civil Judge (Senior Division) court in CBD Belapur challenges the nomination of 10 corporators to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC). Onc... Read More


Bike taxi licences suspended across Maha over non-compliance: Minister

MUMBAI, March 10 -- Bike taxi services operating across Maharashtra have been suspended after companies failed to comply with conditions attached to their temporary licences, state transport minister ... Read More


two-phase poll urged as BENGAL parties meet EC

KOLKATA, March 10 -- Representatives of several political parties in West Bengal met the Election Commission's full bench in Kolkata on Monday to discuss preparations for the upcoming assembly electio... Read More


Sharjeel granted 10 days' interim bail for 1st time

New Delhi, March 10 -- A Delhi court on Monday granted 10 days' interim bail to former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar Sharjeel Imam, an accused in the northeast Delhi riots larger conspirac... Read More


historian and former jnu prof kn panikkar dies

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 10 -- Eminent historian, public intellectual, and a dear teacher to many generations of students at JNU, KN Panikkar, passed away in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday, a... Read More