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Mumbai's first showers halts train services, commuters block tracks in protest

Heavy rainfall and waterlogging on tracks Mumbai's Central and Harbour line were badly hit with numerous commuters stranded at various stations.

18 electric batteries stolen from Mahim sub-station, cops register FIR

Millions of peak-hour commuters were left stranded for around an hour when a power glitch paralysed the suburban train services of the Western Railway on Monday.

At golden jubilee celebration, Shiv Sena takes a dig at BJP

The Shiv Sena on Sunday celebrated its 50 years of political journey that started in 1966 when young political cartoonist Balasaheb Thackeray launched the party for espousing the case and cause of 'sons of the soil.'

Eknath Khadse row: Corruption charges may reopen political divide in Maharashtra BJP

As Maharashtra's revenue minister Eknath Khadse battles a slew of murky allegations, a political clash could well be brewing in the state.

Anna Hazare to launch attack on Eknath Khadse over corruption charges

Veteran social activist Anna Hazare will try to create moral pressure on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party as its most senior minister, Eknath Khadse, is facing charges of corruption.

In a crisis, it isn't resilience but the helplessness of Mumbaikars that lets them carry on

Media tends to celebrate the ‘resilience’ of the Mumbai residents. Every time a crisis occurs, they bear it with equanimity, and look to get on with their life.

Battle not yet over: Keenan's father after Mumbai court's verdict

Four-and-a-half years after the murder of Keenan Santos and Reuben Fernandes, a Mumbai court has held all four accused in the case guilty, a verdict which brings some amount of closure to the case.

Trupti Desai in Haji Ali Dargah but won't enter sanctum sanctorum

Trupti Desai's plans to enter the Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai has caught the unwanted attention of Haji Rafat Hussain

'Haji Ali sabke liye': NGOs, activists come together to seek women's entry at dargah

After a campaign on the Shani Temple in Ahmednagar district, a similar movement has been launched to seek entry of women at the Haji Ali Dargah in the city.

Marathwada's drought: History of state's sugarcane addiction long precedes the water crisis

While the sugarcane crop might be at the centre of a debate at present with Marathwada reeling under an unprecedented drought, its history in Maharashtra goes way back.

Maharashtra green-lights dance bars, but legal problems are far from over

On Monday, the Maharashtra Cabinet approved the dance bar bill with certain limitations that restrict dance bars from functioning fully. Here's a look at the history of the bill.

Two months on, environment ministry directs closure of Deonar dumping ground

Over two months after a major fire at the Deonar dumping ground in Mumbai, the central government has directed the city's civic to close the dumping area

Fire at Deonar dumping ground finally doused; civic body suspects sabotage

The fire that broke out at the Deonar dumping ground on Saturday was doused on Monday, and the MCGM suspects the fire to be an act of sabotage

Won't say Bharat Mata ki Jai, says MIM's Waris Pathan: Outrage in Maha Assembly, MLA suspended

The Maharashtra assembly saw high drama on Wednesday as Waris Pathan, an MLA from the party Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, was suspended from the House for refusing to chant 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'

Supreme Court extends interim bail of Teesta Setalvad, her husband till April 28

SC extended the interim bail of social activists Teesta Setalvad and her husband in connection with the alleged misuse of funds collected by their NGO

'Earlier govt signed fake MoUs': Maha CM Fadnavis puts ball in Congress' court

The Maharashtra government has formed a high-powered committee under chief secretary Swadheen Kshatriya aimed to ensure proper implementation of MoUs

Protests hit suburban services in Mumbai after train runs over school student

A 13-year-old school student was on Tuesday run over by a train in Mumbai triggering protests from locals, who disrupted suburban and main line services for almost an hour on the Central Railway route.

26/11 probe takes 'approver' route: Will Headley's deposition unravel the terror nexus?

From the Indian point of view, the deposition of David Coleman Headley through a video link is the second best alternative available, next to bringing him to book on Indian soil.

The Silent Killer: Fouled by trash fire, Mumbai air still 95% better than Delhi

Large enough to be seen from space, the fire from a burning garbage dump on Mumbai’s eastern edge shut schools, but the city’s air-pollution levels were almost twice as good–relatively speaking–as Delhi’s, according to data from IndiaSpend’s #Breathe air-quality sensors.

Murud beach tragedy: Parents allege 'negligence' from college authorities

Parents of some of the college students who died in the drowning tragedy at Murud-Janjira beach on Monday have alleged "negligence" on the part of the college authorities.

After massive fire, villagers oppose shifting of Deonar dumping site

The Maharashtra government will soon hold a meeting with all concerned agencies and stakeholders to sort out the issue of Deonar dumping site at the earliest even as villagers around the proposed landfill site located in Taloja, Navi Mumbai have opposed the shifting of the site there.

After SC nod, 'Make in India' function to be held at Girgaum Chowpatty beach, Modi to attend

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