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Woman denies claims of abduction that stirred row

Pune, Feb. 19 -- Amid protests and a bandh by right-wing outfits in Maharashtra's Pune district on Wednesday over the alleged abduction of a 21-year-old woman, a purported video has surfaced on social... Read More


Hearing on minority status certificates held in Dec-Jan: Dept clarifies

India, Feb. 18 -- Amid allegations that the Maharashtra Minority Development Department hurriedly cleared minority status certificates for 75 educational institutions within hours of deputy chief mini... Read More


Over 2,000 Maharashtra institutes granted minority status within 2 days after Ajit Pawar's death

India, Feb. 17 -- For over 100 days, the Minority Development Department in Maharashtra, part of former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar's portfolios, did not grant minority status to any institution.... Read More


Only 19% cases chargesheeted by ACB in 2025: Data

India, Feb. 17 -- The arrest of a clerk attached to the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration inside Mantralaya has once again brought to the fore the corruption within the state administration, ev... Read More


Minority status nods doled out just hours after Ajit Pawar death

PUNE, Feb. 17 -- For over 100 days, the Minority Development Department in Maharashtra, part of former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar's portfolios, did not grant minority status to any institution. ... Read More


75 institutions got minority tag during state mourning

PUNE, Feb. 17 -- Seventy-five institutions across Maharashtra were granted minority status within hours of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar's death in a plane crash at Baramati on January 28. These fi... Read More


Process to register cross FIRs against BJP, Cong workers underway: Pune police

India, Feb. 16 -- Pune police have initiated the process of registering two cross FIRs against workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress following clashes outside Co... Read More


Violence erupts outside Congress Bhavan in Pune over Sapkal remark on Tipu Sultan

India, Feb. 16 -- Violence broke out outside the Congress Bhavan in Pune on Sunday after Bharatiya Janata Party workers protested against a controversial remark by Maharashtra Congress president Harsh... Read More


Ruckus outside Cong office in Pune over Sapkal remark

PUNE, Feb. 16 -- Violence broke out outside the Congress Bhavan in Pune on Sunday after BJP workers protested against a controversial remark by Maharashtra Congress president Harshvardhan Sapkal, trig... Read More


Maha rose exports grew 8% in 2025 despite significant production stress

India, Feb. 14 -- Maharashtra's rose exports recorded an 8% growth in 2025 despite one of the toughest production cycles in recent times. Between January and November 2025, rose exports touched Rs.50 ... Read More