The Latest Breaking News from Maharashtra

Ajit Pawar splits NCP, becomes Deputy Chief Minister; eight others too join Eknath Shinde Cabinet

This national news by The Hindu reported on NCP MLA Ajit Pawar taking oath as the second Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra on July 2, 2023.

The Hindu · Jul 2, 2023

Maharashtra bus fire | Mass cremation of 24 bodies held in Buldhana

As most of the victims of bus fire tragedy in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district have been charred beyond recognition, efforts are on to convince their families for mass cremation of the bodies instead of their DNA analysis, a senior official said on Sunday.

The Hindu · Jul 2, 2023

I am a cricket lover like every Indian, our work will silence murmurs about dynasty politics: Rohit Pawar

In this freewheeling chat conducted on the sidelines of the Maharashtra Premier League final, Maharashtra Cricket Association president Rohit Pawar, who is also an MLA and third-generation leader from the bastions of Baramati, spelt out his vision for the MCA and responded to the allegations of dynasty politics having trickled…

The Hindu · Jul 1, 2023

Breaking the taboo, women hitching up saris play kabaddi for ‘liberation’

Women in saris playing kabbadi matches are a rare sight, especially in rural Maharashtra. But this is now changing, thanks to a string of recent tournaments organised by the women of Committee of Resource Organisation (CORO) India’s Ekal Mahila Sangathan (Single Women’s Organisation), an NGO that works for the upliftment and…

The Hindu · Jun 30, 2023

Six killed, 10 injured as MUV collides with container

Six persons, including a child, were killed and 10 people were injured when the multiutility vehicle (MUV) they were travelling by collided with a container near Shirwal Wadi in Akkalkot taluk of Solapur district of Maharashtra on Friday evening. All the victims are from Annoor village in Aland taluk of…

The Hindu · Jun 30, 2023

BJP obsessed with Pawars, says NCP working president

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) working president Supriya Sule on June 30 criticised Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP’s) fixation on her father and party supremo Sharad Pawar and cousin Ajit Pawar, amid ongoing verbal sparring between the two parties regarding the formation of a short-lived government in Maharashtra in 2019.

The Hindu · Jun 30, 2023

‘It was his birthday’: Muslim lynched over beef in western India

Afan Abdul Ansari dies and companion Nasir Hussain battles for his life after attack by cow vigilantes in Maharashtra.

Al Jazeera · Jun 30, 2023

Delhi wakes up to rain; Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar to receive moderate to intense spells of rain

Heavy rain lashed several isolated areas of Delhi-NCR bringing down the temperature while the Konkan and Ghat regions of Maharashtra experienced extensive rainfall, with isolated areas receiving heavy rainfall

The Hindu · Jun 30, 2023

Maharashtra Cabinet expansion in July, says Deputy CM Fadnavis

The much-awaited Cabinet expansion in Maharashtra would take place in July, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis confirmed on Friday, June 30, 2023.

The Hindu · Jun 30, 2023

Maharashtra overshadowed by politics as Shinde government completes year in office

This Maharashtra news by The Hindu reported on clashes with Shiv Sena (UBT) being a constant feature of the Eknath Shinde-led government as it completes a year in office on June 30, 2023.

The Hindu · Jun 30, 2023