Maharashtra

Sunetra Pawar faces fierce competition in Baramati while Akshay Kardile contests Rahuri—384k voters in the Pune district and 333k in Ahmednagar decide crucial assembly seats today. Long queues of voters outside a polling station in Baramati, Maharashtra. [Images for representation purposes only] Voting is underway across Maharashtra’s politically charged Baramati and Rahuri assembly constituencies on […]

An indefinite massive strike begins April 17, 2026, paralysing state services as unions demand official pension notification—the govt hits back with ‘no work, no pay’ and ESMA threats. Thousands of Maharashtra government employees protest outside Mantralaya in Mumbai, holding banners demanding “Pension Notification Abhi Do!” [Image for representation purposes only.] In a bold move that’s

In a heartbreaking incident in the Latur district, Nikita Bhure ended her life with her young children amid escalating domestic strife—highlighting the deadly toll of family tensions in rural India. Rescue teams and locals pull out the bodies from the well in Latur, Maharashtra, after the tragic discovery of Nikita Bhure and her two children

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw approves Hadapsar-origin train + Pune-Jabalpur regularisation. Direct, affordable rides end years of North India travel woes. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s official letter to MoS Murlidhar Mohol announcing Pune-Varanasi Amrit Bharat Express, overlaid on a vibrant render of the modern train at Hadapsar terminal with pilgrims boarding. Pune, April 21, 2026:

CM Devendra Fadnavis Maharashtra’s CM dares Congress & NCP-SP to an open debate as Supriya Sule and Praniti Shinde accept. The campaign starts April 21 to vent women’s ‘anger’ over the bill’s Lok Sabha defeat. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis addresses a packed Mumbai press conference, announcing the Mahayuti’s 1 crore signature campaign for the Women’s