Why are more educated urban youth turning to gruesome crime?

The Mumbai Police revealed shocking details of how an MBA hatched a plot to kidnap his 13-year-old cousin after losing money in an IPL bet and then got him hacked and burned to death by his friend when the police got to know of the case. ...
11:56 PM, May 15, 2013

Salman Khan sends water tankers to drought-hit areas in Maharashtra

Salman Khan's Being Human Foundation has send water tankers to drought hit villages in Maharashtra, so that people have facility to store water and do not face much water shortage. ...
11:00 PM, May 08, 2013

Wholesalers call for indefinite strike in Maharashtra

More than five lakh wholesalers in Maharashtra have called for an indefinite strike starting from Monday. The strike comes in proetst against the Local Body Tax. The retailers claim that Maharashtra is the only state that has a tax in addition to VAT. ...
02:47 PM, May 06, 2013

Irrigation scam probe should reach its logical end: Maharashtra CM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has refused to give a clean chit to senior politicians who are accused of taking kickbacks in major projects. Speaking to CNN-IBN's Smitha Nair, he took a strong stand on the issue saying the probe should reach its logical conclusion. ...
03:30 PM, May 01, 2013

Nagpur rape victim suffered a cardiac arrest

A five-year-old girl, who was raped by a 35-year-old man in Ghansore town of Seoni, died in a hospital in Nagpur on Monday evening. Her doctor said her condition was deteriorating and she died of a cardiac arrest. ...
08:42 AM, Apr 30, 2013

Maharashtra irrigation scam: Medha names Ajit Pawar, Gadkari

Social activist Medha Patkar is alleging fresh evidence in the Maharashtra Irrigation Scam. She has alleged Income Tax raids at the Mahalakshmi Infraprojects Limited uncovered proof of kickbacks being paid to the tune of Rs 44 crore. ...
09:26 AM, Apr 20, 2013

India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

Catch the day's top stories on India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai. ...
11:32 PM, Apr 11, 2013

Mumbai's illegal buildings: Is the entire system corrupt from top to bottom?

Maharashtra government has suspended 37 police constables after a sting operation showed them demanding and accepting a bribe to allow illegal construction in the city. ...
10:52 PM, Apr 11, 2013

Won't resign now, will consult MLAs first: Ajit Pawar on urine remark

Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar is still facing ire over his urine remark over the drought situation. ...
07:51 PM, Apr 11, 2013

Mumbai illegal constructions: Will swift action be taken against senior police officers?

On Thursday, 37 police officials, including 36 constables, were suspended following a sting that showed 15 Kurla policemen accepting bribes for allowing illegal constructions in the area, just days after the Thane building collapse. ...
07:44 PM, Apr 11, 2013

Thane: NCP MLA prevented Forest Dept from demolishing illegal buildings

In June 2011, officials of the forest department had complained to the Chief Secretary of Mahraashtra against local NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad. They stated that their officials were forcibly stopped and threatened by Awhad's supporters when they were demolishing illegal encroachments in the same area where the building collapsed. The NCP MLA has, however, defended his action. ...
11:58 AM, Apr 11, 2013

FTN: Do politicians invariably make insensitive statements in public?

There was uproar in the Maharashtra Assembly for the third consecutive day, the Opposition is demanding deputy CM Ajit Pawar's resignation over his controversial 'urine' comment. ...
11:59 PM, Apr 10, 2013

Thane building collapse: Guilty will not be spared, says Maharashtra Forest Minister

A week after the building collapse in Thane's Mumbra area claimed 74 lives, documents now in possession of Network 18 show that local NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad had prevented the Forest Department from demolishing illegal construction in the area despite a court order to do so. ...
09:33 PM, Apr 10, 2013

Writer Laxman Mane facing rape charges surrenders

Noted Marathi writer and Padma Shri awardee Laxman Mane, who had been absconding, has surrendered after being accused of sexually exploiting 6 women. 63-year-old Mane allegedly raped and molested the women employees at a charity home where he was the working president. ...
10:29 AM, Apr 09, 2013

Maharashtra drought: Ajit Pawar's 'urine' remark may prove costly for NCP

Maharahstra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar was forced to apologise for his callous comment asking whether he should urinate to provide water in dams at a rally in the drought-hit state. ...
10:29 PM, Apr 08, 2013

Thane building collapse: Can authorities ensure such mishaps won't repeat?

74 people died and over 60 were injured in Maharashtra's worst building collapse. Three days after the mishap, nine people including the local NCP corporator Hira Patil and the two builders were arrested but can authorities ensure that such mishaps won't repeat in the city. ...
11:32 PM, Apr 07, 2013

Ajit Pawar's remark is lowest of the lowest in Maharashtra politics: BJP

"The comment has no humour in it," said party spokesperson Shaina NC. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has also reacted to Pawar's comment and has sought his resignation. ...
08:07 PM, Apr 07, 2013

Mumbai building collapse: Is the politician real-estate mafia nexus responsible?

In one of Maharashtra's worst building collapses in a decade, 58 people have died and 61 have been injured after a seven-storeyed building in Laxmi Compound in Mumbra, a suburb of Thane, crashed down like a pack of cards into a heap of rubble on Thursday evening. However, even after a day, authorities are struggling with rescue operations. ...
11:59 PM, Apr 05, 2013

News 360: Sanjay Dutt breaks his silence, says he is shattered

An emotional Sanjay Dutt broke down while speaking to the media and said that he will surrender within the deadline set by the Supreme Court. He also added that he was shattered at the judgement and that these are very tough times for his family. Dutt resolved to not seek pardon from his sentence. ...
09:27 PM, Mar 28, 2013

No law bars Justice Katju or me from seeking a pardon for Sanjay Dutt: Majid Memon

Eminent criminal lawyer Majid Memon, who defended many of the accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, said even though Sanjay Dutt has said he would not seek a pardon, no law bars him or Justice Katju from appealing a pardon for him. ...
02:10 PM, Mar 28, 2013