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Mumbai mosques turn volume down on call to prayer after Hindu's demands

Sitting in an office lined with books overlooking a giant prayer hall, Mohammed Ashfaq Kazi, the main preacher at the largest mosque in Mumbai, checked a decibel meter attached to the loudspeakers before he gave the call to worship.

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Five of family, including three children, drown in quarry in Maharashtra’s Dombivali

The police said the incident took place on May 7 around 4 p.m. at Sandap village in Thane district when they had gone to wash clothes

The Hindu

Maharashtra: 3 killed, 20 injured as bus falls into valley in Raigad

NAVI MUMBAI: At least three persons were killed while 20 others sustained injuries after the bus they were travelling in fell off the road at Ghonse Ghat in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Sunday morning.

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Maharashtra reports 253 Covid-19 cases, 1 death

MUMBAI: Maharashtra on Saturday reported 253 Covid-19 cases and one death, taking the tally to 78,79,054 and the toll to 1,47,846, an official said.

The Times of India

MNS Pune unit says will play Hanuman Chalisa in front of police stations if loudspeakers not removed

Even as the row over loudspeakers ceases to die in the state, the Pune unit of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena has now said that it will play Hanuman Chalisa in front of the police stations across the city if loudspeakers are not removed from mosques.

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Case filed against MES leader in Belagavi

Mr. Shubham Shelke had shared a morphed map of Maharashtra to include Bidar, Belagavi and a few other parts of Karnataka

The Hindu

Maharashtra breaches 200-mark after 40 days; 60% Covid cases from Mumbai

MUMBAI: The state on Thursday breached the 200-mark after 40 days to report 233 new cases of Covid-19. Mumbai contributed to nearly 60% of the fresh cases with 130 new detections. There were no deaths or any notable rise in hospitalisations.

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Union minister Danve says he wishes to see a 'Brahmin' as Maharashtra CM

A dignitary present in the Jalna rally demanded that Brahmins be given more representation in local governing bodies.

The Hindu

Mumbai Cricket Association AGM was legal, says Darius Khambata

MUMBAI: In a crucial development, senior advocate and former Advocate General of Maharashtra Darius Khambata has opined that “It is legitimately arguable that the decisions taken by the members at the meeting (Annual General Meeting) of the Mumbai Cricket Association conducted on March 19, 2022 constitute decisions taken by the…

The Times of India

SC order does not call for immediate polls: MVA

Maharashtra’s ruling alliance holds the line that local body elections can’t be held without OBC reservation

The Hindu

Maharashtra: Man held for sexually abusing 9-year-old girl

THANE: A man has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a nine-year-old girl in Bhayandar town of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Thursday.

The Times of India

Notify Maharashtra civic polls in a week, can't allow any delay: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: Observing that it is a constitutional mandate to hold elections every five years and any delay cannot be brooked, the SC on Wednesday pulled up the Maharashtra SEC for not initiating the poll process for over 2,400 local bodies despite its previous order, and directed it to start…

The Times of India

Loudspeaker row | ‘Raj Thackeray’s agitation could inhibit investment in Maharashtra,’ says Satej Patil

MNS state secretary Ajay Shinde and eight other workers were detained by police when they came out of a Hanuman temple after performing aarti.

The Hindu

Daily Dose Ep 1037: HC dismisses Varavara Rao’s bail, demolition drive in Tughlakabad

Anwiti Singh brings you the news from Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi and Europe.

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Maharashtra: Woman, daughter commit suicide by jumping in front of train in Palghar district

PALGHAR: A woman committed suicide along with her seven-year-old daughter by jumping in front of a moving train in Maharashtra's Palghar district, the railway police said on Wednesday. The incident took place at Safala railway station of the Western Railway around 8 pm on Tuesday, when Turpti Arekar (30) jumped…

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‘Not even given us five rupees’: A year later, Maharashtra’s Covid widows still wait for government aid

It was a sunny morning in March. Rohini Meshram, 42, boarded a bus, heading from her village of Kasaari in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district to Gadchiroli town.

The Times of India

After 3 decades, Sunil Gavaskar returns unused Mumbai plot

MUMBAI: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has returned a government plot allotted to him in Mumbai 33 years ago to set up a cricket academy, an official from the Maharashtra housing agency MHADA said on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Pros and cons of Paithan tourism getting a facelift with water tourism at Jayakwadi

Paithan is located on the banks of Godavari river, 56 km from Aurangabad district in Maharashtra. At present, many proposals have come up to give the tourism at Paithan a facelift. Many of the tourist attractions, in and around Paithan, are in need of a boost. Sant Dnyaneshwar Garden is…

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All you need to know about CSK’s new pace sensation Mukesh Choudhary

From being a Sunrisers Hyderabad net bowler to emerging as the key pacer for Chennai Super Kings, Mukesh Choudhary has had a fairytale ride over the last few months

The Hindu

FIR against Raj Thackeray for May 1 speech, police out in strength in Maharashtra

Undeterred by the FIR, MNS chief asks to to play Hanuman Chalisa on Wednesday “if you hear the loudspeaker blaring with azaan”

The Hindu

Maharashtra wins hearing impaired women’s cricket tournament

‘I never imagined that I would get an opportunity to play cricket at this level,’ says batswoman Fauzia Khanum

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Daily Dose Ep 1036: Curfew after Jodhpur violence, India ranks 150 in World Press Freedom Index

Tanishka Sodhi brings you the news from Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Russia and Reporters Without Borders.

The Hindu

Will act against Raj Thackeray over his Aurangabad rally speech: Maharashtra DGP

MNS leader Raj Thackeray, at a rally in Aurangabad, called for “silencing” loudspeakers from the mosques from May 4

The Times of India

Thane: 50-year-old woman booked for duping youths on pretext of providing govt job

KALYAN: The Shivaji Nagar police in Thane's Ambernath booked a 50-year-old woman for allegedly duping multiple youths across Maharashtra to the tune of Rs 59 lakh on the pretext of providing government job in railway department.

The Hindu

No question of ceding even an inch of our land: Bommai

CM lashes out at Ajit Pawar’s statement

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