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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

Saamana cartoon row: Shiv Sena needs to look within before preaching Maratha pride

With the publication of a cartoon that takes a dig at Marathas, JNU students and uses martyred soldiers for a joke, Shiv Sena has shot itself in the foot.

Pune man arrested for assaulting mother-daughter duo for sheltering stray puppies

The Kothrud Police arrested a 45-year-old man for assaulting a girl and her mother after the latter prevented civic officials from taking away stray puppies they had given shelter to.

Judicial commission in Pakistan to inspect boat 'used' in 26/11 Mumbai attacks

An anti-terrorism Court in Pakistan has ordered that a judicial commission would visit Karachi to inspect a boat which was allegedly used in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Maharashtra: OBC community to hold rally in support of Chhagan Bhujbal in Nashik on 3 October

Members of the OBC community will take out a rally in Nashik on 3 October in support of former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal.

Maratha morchas: Maharashtra govt should pay attention to the demands of this united front

One must accept that these massive processions of the Maratha community are being rated as a truly historical phenomenon.

Maratha Kranti Morcha owes its success to social media, not mainstream media

After Independence in India, the Maratha Kranti Morcha is the largest silent protest by the Maratha community

Heavy rains fill lakes near Mumbai to 99 percent capacity

With the city and its outskirts receiving good rains this monsoon, the seven reservoirs that supply water to Mumbai have been filled to 99 percent capacity.

Olympian Lalita Babar joins Maratha Morcha, says caste doesn't matter in crimes against women

Olympian Lalita Babar participated in the Maratha Kranti Muk Morcha held in Pune on Sunday to protest against the Kopardi gangrape and murder.

Maratha protests: Govt committed to resolve issues, says CM Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said his government was committed to resolve the issues being raised by the Maratha community, agitating over reservation demand and punishment for culprits of Kopardi rape and murder case.

1993 Mumbai blasts accused murder: CBI takes over probe, names Chhota Rajan in FIR

The CBI has registered a case against gangster Chhota Rajan and his accomplices and taken over the probe into the murder of Hanif Kadawala, an accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case who gave an AK-56 rifle to actor Sanjay Dutt.

Rains lash Mumbai for 6th day in row; heavy downpour likely in next 24 hours

Meanwhile, the state Disaster Management Authority said intermittent or continuous rain with a few heavy spells are likely in Mumbai and suburbs.

Uran on high alert: Second NSG battalion deployed as officials fear another 26/11

A day after a high alert was sounded along the coast of Mumbai and adjoining areas on Thursday after a suspicious group of men were spotted near a naval base at Uran in Raigad district, a second battalion of the National Security Guard (NSG) has been deployed at the site

Death of 13 children in Maharashtra in two months is a reminder of malnutrition in the state

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