After 57 protest march last year, the Maratha Kranti Morcha has taken out its “biggest” silent protest in Mumbai on Wednesday. The protest demanding reservation in jobs has started from Jijamata Udyan in Byculla and is expected to culminate at Azad Maidan by 5 pm. With more than three lakh[Read More…]
After the terrorising stalking case of DJ Varnika in Chandigarh, another such case has emerged in the city of Mumbai. Designer Aditi Nagpaul, in her Facebook post, alleged that she was stalked by a man up to her house at 2 am on 6 August. He also rang her doorbell,[Read More…]
Mumbai is soon to witness the ‘biggest’ silent rally on Wednesday after the first march in Aurangabad by the Maratha Kranti Morcha which was followed by other cities across Maharashtra. According to the organisers of the march, this silent protest is a peaceful way demanding reservation in jobs and educational[Read More…]
As many as 20 people were detained on late Saturday for allegedly attacking ‘gau-rakhshaks’ in Shrigonda (100 km from Pune, Maharashtra). Seven gau rakshaks were severely injured and were admitted to a hospital following the attack, reported Hindustan Times. According to the Police, the condition in Shrigonda is under control[Read More…]
Maharashtra has recorded 855 cases of farmer suicide from January to April this year. While the figure is alarming, it is 168 less in number than 1,023 cases registered during the same period in 2016. “The answer to unfortunate instances of farmers’ suicides lies in improving their welfare,” union agriculture[Read More…]
After a 14-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide by jumping from fifth floor in Mumbai, the police are probing if the death is linked to online ‘Blue Whale suicide’ challenge. Blue Whale suicide challenge is an online social media group that allegedly provokes teens to kill themselves to win the challenge.[Read More…]
Taking a jibe at BJP- JD(U) reunion, the Shiv Sena on Friday said it seemed its ally had “made Pakistan happy” by aligning with Nitish Kumar. The Sena said in an editorial that politics today is “no longer about morals and ideals” and added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and[Read More…]
The Maharashtra government on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that Sanjay Dutt could be sent back to jail if they had *broken any norms in remitting the actor’s sentence in the 1993 blasts case. * A bench of justices RM Savant and Sadhana Jadhav, said that the court had[Read More…]
Mumbai monsoon is famous and is a relief for the locals from scorching heat and humidity. During the monsoon, the city which never sleeps turns more beautiful and people of the city fall deeper in love with it. More dreams are seen and more are accomplished during Mumbai monsoon. However,[Read More…]
On Sunday, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said that his party would not shy away from “exposing” the BJP-led Maharashtra government if it fails to execute the loan waiver scheme properly. Thackeray, whose party is also a part of the ruling coalition in the state, claimed his outfit was the[Read More…]
An RTI response from Maharashtra’s Buldhana district collectorate has confirmed malfunctioning of electronic voting machine (EVM), despite Election Commissions of India’s claims of fair voting machines. As per reports, Buldhana collectorate’s election department has replied to an RTI query confirming that votes of an independent candidate had gone to BJP’s[Read More…]
Railway authorities seem to face a negative outcome of giving access to free internet and wi-fi at suburban railway stations in Mumbai. Non-commuters and potential miscreants have been found to be using free wi-fi to watch porn inside the station. In an attempt to get rid of the problem, railway[Read More…]
Senior Congress leader and former member of Maharashtra Legislature, Shivajirao Patil passed away in Mumbai on Saturday after a brief illness. He was 92. He was also the member of state cabinet and father of actress Smita Patil. In the year 2013, Patil was awarded the Padma Bhushan. He was a member of the Maharashtra ministries[Read More…]
Mumbaikars need to beware as a 34- year-old man was arrested Thursday for allegedly posing as a traffic constable at JVPD junction in Juhu. He allegedly took bribes from motorists in different areas of the city for around three months. After the arrest police identified him as Mohnsin Wazir Sayyed. The[Read More…]
As a large number of women, approx over 30,000, are pushed into sex slavery every year through trafficking in the nation, the Maharashtra State Commission for Women (MSCW) plans to form an international forum. It will also hold a two-day conference in Mumbai on July 27 and 28 to address[Read More…]
Mantralaya in Mumbai considered as headquarters of the government is supposedly planning to get more securities. Entering Mantralaya will now get more difficult for the common man as the home department plans to tighten the internal security by controlling access points for visitors and vehicle monitoring system. Read More: Union government to impose[Read More…]
A year after All India Bakchod (AIB), stirred controversy for its meme on cricket legend, Sachin Tendulkar and singer Lata Mangeshkar, the comedy group, has landed in trouble once again. This time, their meme targets Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. On Wednesday, AIB had tweeted a meme of PM Modi by[Read More…]
The man who was allegedly masturbating while looking at a woman in a Mumbai local, was detained on July 13, weeks after the woman recorded him in the act and shared it on social media. The accused has been identified as Ashok Pradhan (20). He hails from Odisha and resides[Read More…]
Identified as Gopikrishna Durgaprasad, a software engineer from Andhra Pradesh who started working in Pune three days ago, jumped to his death in the early hours of Wednesday. The assistant police inspector (API) Dilip Jaisingkar of Vimantal police station confirmed the news. A note is found by the police officials, written[Read More…]
In another case of the ongoing beef controversy in the country, a 40-year-old man, accused of carrying beef was beaten up by four men in Nagpur’s Bharsingi area on Wednesday. According to the police, Ismail Shah was travelling in his two-wheeler when he was stopped by four men and accused[Read More…]
It was only yesterday when we witnessed the super magical trailer of Babumoshai Bandookbaaz starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui as lead and Divya Dutta and Bidita Bag in significant roles. What makes the trailer of the movie outshine amongst other is the intense performance by its star cast. The trailer has become a[Read More…]
On Saturday evening, two trains on the Mumbai monorail came face to face, however, no casualty was reported. As a picture of two trains was shared on social media, it led to speculations that it was just about to collide. And there was no clear idea of how the incident[Read More…]
In a shocking revelation, former Tata Finance chief Dilip Pendse’s lawyer has claimed that the corporate honcho may have killed himself as he was “depressed about fighting a court case for 16 years to prove he had no role in the alleged irregularities” in the company over which he was[Read More…]
Ravindra Bawanthade, a local BJP leader from Armori Taluka of Gadchiroli district arrested for allegedly raping 19-year-old student in a bus on June 27. The arrest happened after a clip of Bawanthade engrossed in sexual act with a woman in a moving bus in Maharashtra had gone viral. The woman[Read More…]
On Monday, the Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government to file an affidavit to justify its decision to grant actor Sanjay Dutt early release from prison in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case within two weeks. The actor was sentenced to five years in jail for possession of arms,[Read More…]