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Topic: Maharashtra

Shinde & Thackeray revive Shiv Sena’s classic ‘Marathi manus, sons of soil’ pitch ahead of BMC polls

At separate Shiv Sena Foundation Day rallies, Uddhav implied he's open to allying with Raj Thackeray, while Shinde said BMC polls will be fought as Mahayuti, with details to come later.

Maharashtra Covid-19 cases breach 2000-mark as 61 new cases reported

Mumbai has recorded 899 COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the year, including 435 in May and 458 in June so far. No Covid deaths have been reported since Tuesday.

4 dead, 32 injured in bridge collapse over Indrayani River near Pune, 10-15 people feared swept away

The incident took place near Kundamala, a tourist spot about 30 km from Pune. Deputy CM Ajit Pawar says many tourists were on the bridge at the time, some with motorcycles.

‘BMC a centre for corruption’: Cong MP Gaikwad seeks white paper on BMC under Mahayuti govt

Congress MP and Mumbai party unit chief Varsha Gaikwad alleges that BMC funds are being used like party funds and are given to middlemen, contractors.

11 killed in tiger attacks in May in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur as humans venture deep into forest

People entered tiger habitats during mahua & tendu leaf collection season. Officials say timber collection for construction & furniture also contributed to recent deaths.

Rakhi gift before polls, now strain on coffers, how Mahayuti’s Ladki Bahin scheme has undergone a squeeze

The scheme, brought in as 'Raksha Bandhan gift', brought relief to many low-income women, but stricter post-poll checks have deemed many women ineligible, triggering political backlash.

Maharashtra CM Fadnavis takes jibe at Rahul Gandhi, accuses him of misunderstanding country’s mood

Fadnavis launched an attack on the LoP's poll rigging allegations against EC, adding that he has been constantly 'insulting' the democratic process & the people’s mandate.

12 naxals with bounty of 1 cr surrendered: says Maharashtra CM Fadnavis

Fadnavis said that a dozen naxals surrendered before him in Gadhchiroli, adding that he urged them to surrender, & that if they don't, then action will be taken against them.

How Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi e-way took shape with Fadnavis & Shinde taking turns in driver’s seat

The project, which promises to cut the 16-hour journey between the two cities in half, was Fadnavis’s pet project, conceived during his first term as CM from 2014 to 2019.

Not Noddy, Tom & Pingu, but ‘Adu, Sanju & Teju’—BJP wants Mumbaikar penguins to have Marathi names

Mumbai BJP leaders also held a protest outside the Byculla Zoo Monday to emphasise their demand for Marathi name for the penguins born on Mumbai’s soil.

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Maharashtra’s language war reaches West Bengal. Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee is the first victim

While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.