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After silent marches, Marathas to hold bike rally in Mumbai on Sunday

After showing off its might through silent marches in parts of Maharashtra, the Maratha community has now decided to organise a bike rally.

Mumbai woman gangraped while house hunting, seven accused nabbed

The incident occurred in Shamnagar slum area in Mumbai last night when the victim and her husband were searching for an accommodation with the help of a woman,

Climate change and cities: It's not too late to bring green buildings in policy making

Can cities, which witness population influx, rising levels of pollution and haphazard encroachments daily, endure it any further? Here's how climate change has started affecting cities and why we need green buildings

Devendra Fadnavis to CNN-News18: 'I will act against Raj Thackeray if he violates law'

Hitting out at Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, who had protested against the release of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Raees for roping in Pakistani artistes, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in an interview with CNN-News18, said, "I will even act against Raj Thackeray if he violates the law."

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil row: No law and order problem during movie screening, Mumbai police chief tells Firstpost

Even as there have been threats and protests by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) to ban Karan Johar's film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, which were later called off, security has been tightened in Mumbai and around cinemas and theatres across the country as the movie released on Friday. However, Mumbai Police Commissioner Datta Padsalgikar has assured that the movie would see a smooth release without any law and order problem.

Maharashtra govt's proposed land monetisation policy will kill Mumbai, says Aditya Thackeray

Yuva Sena chief Aditya Thackeray on Wednesday opposed Maharashtra government's proposed policy that seeks to monetise land saying it was a plan to "kill Mumbai".

The death of a Byculla Zoo penguin: Dory's demise should teach us about the obsolescence of zoos

It is a time to reflect on the one-and-a-half year life of Dory — the Humboldt penguin that died in Mumbai last week and the questions her death raises over the future of her seven companions

Ball in Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis' court as Mayor seeks recall of NMMC chief Tukaram Mundhe

Fadnavis might have to do some tight rope walk regarding the no confidence motion passed against NMMCorporation Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe.

Poster politics in Mumbai over Humboldt penguin's death: NCP slams Shiv Sena

The NCP youth workers have put up posters in various parts of Mumbai, blaming the Shiv Sena for the death of a Humboldt penguin in Mumbai.

Penguins in Mumbai: Dream arrival at Byculla Zoo slowly turning into a nightmare

The Byculla Zoo finally welcomed eight Humboldt penguins on Monday night. How long will they survive though?

Forget Ae Dil Hai Mushkil: This Diwali's blockbuster is MNS vs Mumbai Police

A dozen senior police officials have been brainstorming about how to prevent the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) from harassing Mumbaikars

BMC elections: Shiv Sena's youth president Aaditya Thackeray attacks BJP on sorry state of education in Mumbai

In 2010, Aaditya was introduced by the late Balasaheb Thackeray during a rally at the Shivaji Park and officially inducted the fourth generation of the family in politics.

Mumbai International Airport operations to be hit from Tuesday to November end

Operations will be partly hit between October 18 and 31 at Mumbai airport between 1200 hrs and 1600 hrs on alternate days, as the main runway will be closed for repair.

Mumbai Marathi school introduces spoken English classes to save itself from shutdown

As Marathi medium civic schools face an uncertain future with student enrollments falling by nearly 60 percent, the DS HIgh School in Sion may have found a way to prevent it

Lies or not, it's worrisome how we reacted to Barun Kashyap's 'gau rakshak' incident

If the latest confession fo Barun Kashyap is true, apart from punishing him, we must ask ourselves who should be held responsible for generating hatred in a 24-year-old towards his own community

Mumbai: Six dead, two feared trapped after five-storey building collapses in Bandra

A five-storey building collapsed in suburban Bandra on Thursday afternoon with two girls feared trapped inside.

Maharashtra: 271 dead, 377 houses damaged due to heavy rains, hailstorms in the state since April

Heavy rains and hailstorms in Maharashtra have claimed lives of 271 people since April this year, with 377 houses in the state completely damaged and 16,477 houses partially damaged.

Were Nashik protests the trigger for Fadnavis to intervene in the Maratha issue?

The Nashik incident that saw a five-year-old girl — who was playing with her sister near temple at Trimbakeshwar — being raped by a 15-year-old in a dilapidated structure behind the temple

Mumbai potholes: BMC claims only 36 of them remain, political parties call it a joke

The Shiv Sena-controlled standing committee, which clears the majority of the road tenders worth crores, is still to find a permanent solution to the pothole menace.

NCP plans to take on BMC polls alone, says won't wait for alliance till last minute

NCP's city unit president Sachin Ahir claimed the way ward delimitation has been done recently has hurt the ruling Shiv Sena the most.

Two out of five students in IIT Bombay think homosexuality is a disease: Report

The report said that 38 percent of the students — or almost two out of every five students — think that homosexuality is a disease.

CM Fadnavis likely to announce several packages at special cabinet meeting in Aurangabad

The Maharashtra government's special cabinet meeting in Aurangabad on Tuesday — a meeting of this nature is taking place after a gap of seven years — is the first meeting in two years of the BJP-led Devendra Fadnavis governmen

Haji Ali Trust moves SC challenging Bombay HC order on allowing entry to women

Haji Ali Dargah Trust on Monday moved Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order lifting the ban on women from entering the sanctum sanctorum of the renowned Muslim shrine in South Bombay.

Raj Thackeray says his friendship with Salman Khan is not above state and country

Referring to his friendship with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday said friendship was not above the state and country.

Reservation based on caste should be scrapped: MNS chief Raj Thackeray

MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday said reservation based on the caste should be scrapped.

Shiv Sena cartoon row: Uddhav Thackeray tenders unconditional apology, says it was 'unintentional'

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday tendered an unconditional apology after a cartoon in the Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' provoked a strong reaction from a section of Maratha community which even led to an attack on the newspaper's office.

Saamana cartoon row: No reason for me to apologise, says Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut

Facing flak for the controversial cartoon in Saamana, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said he had no reason to apologise.

Uran terror scare was hoax: Schoolgirl reveals her 'sighting' of armed men was a prank

The Uran terror scare, which had sent security forces into a tizzy, turned out to be a hoax as a schoolgirl revealed she had lied about spotting armed men.

Saamana cartoon shot Shiv Sena in the foot by hurting Maratha sentiments

The Shiv Sena scored a self-goal by publishing a cartoon that mocks the Maratha Muk (silent) Morcha at a time when the dominant caste of Marathas is up in arms over the most emotive issue of stern action against the rapist of a girl from the community

Shiv Sena faces major flak because of Saamana cartoon: Can you spot the irony?

The Shiv Sena was born from a weekly cartoon magazine and now it is in trouble for publishing a cartoon