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New bioplastics policy to push state as green hub

Mumbai, July 25 -- In a major push to curb plastic pollution and establish Maharashtra as a green manufacturing hub, the state government has approved the Maharashtra Bioplastics Policy 2026, the stat... Read More


3 hospitalised after smoke fills Mahavitaran HQ

Mumbai, July 25 -- A flash in an air-conditioning unit at Mahavitaran's Prakashgad headquarters in Bandra East sent smoke through the building on Friday afternoon, triggering a fire alarm and the evac... Read More


Child can take caste of mother: HC

MUMBAI, July 25 -- A child cannot be recognised solely by the caste of their father in all circumstances, the Bombay High Court has said, while striking down orders passed by education authorities den... Read More


Robber with 40 cases arrested; police seize car, Rs.1.5 lakh in cash

MUMBAI, July 25 -- A man allegedly involved in more than 40 criminal cases across Maharashtra, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh has been arrested by the Vasai Railway Police and the Crime Branch in a joint o... Read More


State launches hotel-like star rating system for public hospitals

MUMBAI, July 25 -- In a move aimed at improving the quality and transparency of public healthcare, the Maharashtra government has approved a hotel-like five-star rating system for all government-run h... Read More


MLC's domestic help held for stealing Rs.2.65 crore

MUMBAI, July 25 -- A domestic helper who had worked for nearly two decades at the Worli residence of Maharashtra Legislative Council deputy chairperson Sachin Ahir has been arrested for allegedly stea... Read More


Properties of Memon family up for auction

Mumbai, July 25 -- Three properties belonging to the family of fugitive gangster Tiger Memon - the alleged mastermind of the 1993 serial blasts in the city that killed 257 people - will be auctioned n... Read More


Commuters call for rain contingency plan on Virar-Dahanu rail corridor

MUMBAI, July 25 -- After two days of severe disruption caused by heavy rainfall in Palghar district, commuters on Western Railway's (WR) 60-km Virar-Dahanu suburban corridor have accused the railway a... Read More


'Judiciary always ready to address problems, protect rights of the youth': CJI Surya Kant

New Delhi, July 25 -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Friday said that the Supreme Court's doors remain open to every citizen, assuring the nation's youth that the judiciary will protect th... Read More


CBI secures deportation of fraud accused

MUMBAI, July 25 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday secured the deportation of Avinash Arjun Rathod, an accused wanted by the Pune police in an alleged multiple crore investment-b... Read More