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TopicMaharashtra government

Topic: Maharashtra government

Mumbai Police, India’s Scotland Yard, caught between khaki pride and khadi shadow

Mumbai Police built its credibility through the 1990s and 2000s, first by a speedy detection following the Mumbai blasts, and later by breaking the underworld.

‘Delhi lobby’ was upset with Mumbai’s ex-police chief Param Bir Singh, says Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena also questioned the move of NIA taking ove probe into Ambani-SUV case, saying that the agency generally investigates terrorism-related cases, but there was no terror angle involved in this episode.

‘Political bosses’ of Sachin Waze must be found out, says BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis

The BJP leader Wednesday demanded that NIA take over the case of businessman Mansukh Hiran's death, linked to the finding of an explosive-laden SUV outside Mukesh Ambani's house.

Maharashtra allows Covid vaccination centres to operate 24×7 to speed up immunisation drive

So far, 21.25 lakh people have been inoculated against the viral infection in the state, a health official said Thursday.

Filing review plea an option for Maharashtra govt — Ajit Pawar on SC’s OBC quota ruling

The apex court Thursday said reservation in favour of Other Backward Classes in Maharashtra local bodies can't exceed 50% of total seats reserved for SCs, STs and OBCs taken together.

Made no promise to Uddhav Thackeray on CM post before 2019 Maharashtra polls: Amit Shah

The Home Minister said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra is like an auto-rickshaw whose three wheels were pulling in three different directions.

Sharjeel Usmani will be arrested wherever he is for speech at Elgar event — Maharashtra govt

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh Wednesday said police have conducted a probe into video clippings of the Elgar Parishad conclave at which Usmani spoke and a case has been registered against him.

Uddhav Thackeray asks Centre to rename Aurangabad airport after Chhatrapati Sambhaji

In a letter to Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri, the Maharashtra CM informed about the state cabinet's decision to rename the airport and urged the Centre to issue a notification.

Pay bill in 7 days, or no tea-coffee on credit — Maharashtra govt tells ministers, secretaries

The Maharashtra govt has cracked down because an undetermined amount of money is owed to the canteen of Mantralaya, the state secretariat.

Maharashtra govt extends lockdown restrictions till 31 January

The state govt said the activities already allowed and permitted from time to time shall continue.

On Camera

Afzalgunj to Begum Bazar—Hyderabad’s markets don’t look ‘nawabi’. Marwaris, Gujjus built them

Some of Hyderabad’s oldest jewellery and perfume stores—many dating back to the Nizam era—are run by Marwari, Gujrati, and Jain families.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?