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Controversial fmr cop ranjeet kasle sent to judicial custody

MUMBAI, June 3 -- Former police officer Ranjeet Kasle, who had earlier claimed that he was offered a contract to kill Massajog sarpanch murder accused Walmik Karad, was on Monday produced at the Espla... Read More


FYJC admission rules updated again

Mumbai, June 3 -- The state government has updated the First-Year Junior College class 11 admission rules, allowing colleges to surrender unfilled seats from the minority and in-house quotas after the... Read More


Sena minister's son pulls out from hotel auction

MUMBAI, June 3 -- Following the controversy over his son Siddhant buying a star hotel in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar for Rs.67 crore, social justice minister and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat on Monda... Read More


State revives rent-a-bike policy after nine-year pause

MUMBAI, June 3 -- The state government has ended a nine-year freeze on its rent-a-bike policy, a move likely to be welcomed by citizens and tourists, as well as the youth, who can benefit from a new i... Read More


Ban on rental bikes: The backstory

India, June 3 -- The scheme was stayed in March 2016 by then transport minister Diwakar Raote, as it was flourishing sans regulation. "The ban was also politically motivated as operators in the Konkan... Read More


Transport minister orders white paper on MSRTC finances

Mumbai, June 3 -- Days after expressing concern over an estimated loss of Rs.3,191 crore to the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) in a deal to acquire 5,150 electric buses on lease,... Read More


Homi Bhabha, MF Husain and a trove of art at a science institute

MUMBAI, June 3 -- In the foyer of 'A' Block at the campus of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) is an M F Husain that took top honours at an unusual competition. The area is not accessi... Read More


How a dowry death has led the Maratha community to introspect on lavish weddings

PUNE, June 3 -- In the wake of Vaishnavi Hagawane's suicide, allegedly driven by demands of dowry by her marital family, members of the Maratha community converged at Ahilyanagar on Sunday to introspe... Read More


Ban on livestock markets during Bakri Eid revoked

Mumbai, June 3 -- Ahead of Bakri Eid on June 7, the Maharashtra government has withdrawn a controversial order by the state cattle welfare commission to close all livestock markets between June 3 and ... Read More


40 questions in MHT CET were found to be inaccurate

Mumbai, June 3 -- The Maharashtra Health and Technical Common Entrance Test (MHT CET) conducted by the state CET cell from April 9 to May 5 had 40 incorrect questions - 28 in mathematics, seven in phy... Read More