The Latest Breaking News from Maharashtra

Curfew has been imposed in violence-hit Paladhi village of Maharashtra's Jalgaon district after a violent clash broke out between two groups on Tuesday night, police said. Read further on Dynamite News:

The National Commission for Women on Saturday constituted a two-member fact finding committee to investigate alleged sexual assault of a 19-year-old student at Anna University in Chennai. Read further on Dynamite News:

His statement comes almost a month after the grand old party, along with its allies, faced a crushing defeat in Maharashtra elections. Read further on Dynamite News:

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis shared update on the Mumbai boat tragedy, saying 13 people died in the boat accident. Read further on Dynamite News

At least 6 people have been killed and 49 others were injured after a bus rammed into pedestrians and vehicles at SG Barve Marg in Kurla West on Monday night, police said. Read further on Dynamite News:

"Samajwadi Party can never remain with communal ideology, hence we separate ourselves from Maha Vikas Aghadi," Maharashtra SP chief Abu Asim Azmi said in a statement. Read further on Dynamite News:

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by author Chetan Bhagat, academic Sarthak Bagchi, and journalist Dhiren A Sadokpam to discuss the Maharashtra government formation, the increased violence in Manipur, and the ‘foreign hand’ allegations against OCCRP. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, BJP President JP Nadda were among those who were present on the occasion.

In the lead-up to the Maharashtra polls, observers were cautious in their predictions. The battle between two major alliances, each with three main members, would be too close to call, they said.