Maharashtra News

A Mumbai-based diamond export company has been accused of religious discrimination after it denied employment opportunity to a young man because he follows Islam, a leading newspaper reported on Thursday.

 The Election Commission on Wednesday expressed "strong displeasure" over Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's remarks that Muslims should be stripped of voting rights and advised him to be more circumspect in future in his public utterance.

 The Mumbai police on Wednesday recorded the statement of Dr Vijay Sharma, the cosmetic surgeon allegedly named in the dying statement of model-actress Shikha Joshi who committed suicide last week.

On the lines of Indian Parliament, the monsoon session of Maharashtra Assembly would be telecast on Doordarshan, state Parliamentary Affairs minister Girish Bapat said on Wednesday.

Maharashtra government on Wednesday decided to make necessary changes in the Factories Act, 1948 to allow women to work in factories in night shifts.

 Nagpur, Maharashtra's second capital, on Wednesday recorded the highest temperature of the season so far as the mercury touched 47 degree Celsius.

 The Bombay High Court on Wednesday held that citizens have a fundamental right to good roads and it is the state government's statutory obligation to provide roads which are free of potholes.

Mumbai's famous Siddhivinayak temple has received ISO 9001-2008 certification for best quality practises.

Authorities at the King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital appear to be clueless about the 'official status' of its former nurse Aruna Shanbaug, who lay there for 42 years in a vegetative state after suffering a brutal sexual assault till her death earlier this week.

Shiv Sena Wednesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of a credit line of USD 1 billion to Mongolia and asked why he can't show the same eagerness to help the distressed farmers of Maharashtra reeling under debt.

Former Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Tuesday took a swipe at the Centre's bullet train project, saying it should care about the suburban local commuters first, who are forced to travel like "cattle" in peak hours here.

Former Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Tuesday took a swipe at the Centre's bullet train project, saying it should care about the suburban local commuters first, who are forced to travel like "cattle" in peak hours here.

The Maharashtra government has decided to name a prominent institution in Thane after nurse Aruna Shanbaug, the world's oldest comatose patient, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced here on Tuesday.

Miffed over Maharashtra government's refusal to reconsider the ban on sale and consumption of beef in the state, RPI(A) chief Ramdas Athawale today threatened to launch a 'jail bharo' agitation.

For the first time in 42 years, there is no hustle and bustle in room no. 4 at Mumbai's King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, with its sole occupant for over four decades having passed away.

Two people were killed and one injured when an empty gas tanker exploded suddenly in a garage here on Tuesday, officials said.

Brought to Mumbai five years back, a 20-year-old woman from Bangladesh was allegedly pushed into flesh trade. The victim was also beaten up and gang-raped by some persons near Kalyan railway station, police said on Tuesday.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who made a strong pitch for the 'Make In Maharashtra' initiative during his China visit, returned to Mumbai late last night.

Builders amid the struggle to sell their luxury apartments due to poor demand, have now approached the Maharashtra government seeking changes in the Leave and Licence Agreement rules in a desperate bid to clear inventories.

The Maharashtra government on Monday said it will not reopen the case of Aruna Shanbaug, the former nurse who died earlier in the day after lying in coma for 42 years following a brutal sexual assault, unless the court orders.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is on an official visit to China, on Monday said that Chinese technology will be considered for Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project, which aims to connect Mumbai and Navi Mumbai across the creek.

Ananya Patwardhan, one of the three students who topped ICSE Class X, aspires to be a lawyer and says the result, which was declared today, came as a pleasant surprise.

A man was on Monday sentenced to ten years of rigorous imprisonment by a local court for raping and robbing a 20-year-old girl at Vashi in Navi Mumbai in 2011.

 Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao has expressed grief over the demise of former nurse Aruna Shanbaug at KEM Hospital here on Monday.

Mumbai police has launched a drive to hunt down the killers of a 22-year-old TCS employee Archana Pandya, who was mowed down by an unknown vehicle in suburban Goregaon last week.

Former King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital nurse Aruna Shanbaug, who was in a vegetative state for the last 42 years, after she was sexually assaulted by a hospital sweeper in November 27, 1973, passed away on Monday.

The Indian Navy on Monday admitted to shooting a fisherman in a boat in the Arabian Sea, around 80 km off Mumbai. He he had strayed close to an offshore oil rig, an official said here on Monday.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is on China tour, on Sunday called on Vice-Mayor of Qingdao City, Liu Mingjun and discussed about Qingdao model.

Maharashtra government was taking measures to prevent rising suicides among police personnel, state Minister of State for Home Ram Shinde on Sunday said.

Two Congress corporators of Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) were booked here for allegedly creating ruckus in the corporation premises last week, police said on Sunday.