Maharashtra

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that people living in Maharashtra should learn Marathi, but any attempt to enforce language pride through violence or intimidation will not be tolerated. Speaking at Hutatma Chowk on Maharashtra Day, he also rejected what he called “narrow-minded” politics amid the ongoing row over Marathi language rules for rickshaw drivers. […]

A man in Mumbai’s Agripada area allegedly stabbed a shopkeeper five to six times after assuming that the victim and his brother were laughing at him. Police said the accused, identified as Firoz Mansuri, was arrested within hours using technical assistance and intelligence inputs. Police investigate the Agripada shop where a customer allegedly attacked a

The long-awaited Mumbai-Pune Expressway Missing Link is being inaugurated on May 1, but regular motorists will only be able to use it from the morning of May 2 after the ceremony and clearance work are completed. The new stretch is being opened in phases, with restrictions on vehicle categories and a permanent ban on hazardous

A 31-year-old man has been arrested in Mumbai after allegedly stabbing two security guards in Naya Nagar, reportedly following a confrontation in which he asked them to recite the kalma. Police said the accused, Zaib Zuber Ansari, is now in custody while the Anti-Terror Squad and local police investigate whether the attack was an isolated

A Sindhudurg Sessions Court has convicted Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nitesh Rane for intentionally insulting a public servant by forcing an NHA engineer to walk through a muddy road. The court sentenced him to one month’s simple imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh while acquitting 29 others accused in the case. Maharashtra Minister