The Latest Breaking News from Maharashtra

Two years ago, when the Shiv Sena fractured into two factions and Eknath Shinde aligned with the BJP, backed by 40 MLAs, many political observers viewed it as the conch-call heralding the end of his political career. The sentiment was that Shinde, as Maharashtra chief minister, would be a pawn…

The NIA conducting raids across five states and Union Territories, including J&K, Maharashtra, UP, Assam, and Delhi, according to the officials. Read further on Dynamite News:

In a blow to the Mahayuti alliance in the Maharashtra Lok Sabha election, Ajit Pawar’s NCP emerged as the biggest casualty of the three allies – losing three out of the four seats it contested, including the high-profile Baramati. The BJP won nine seats, and the Eknath Shinde Shiv Sena…

On Sunday evening, Sadiq Usman Shaikh was on his way home on his motorcycle with his wife, his six-year-old son, and three-year-old daughter – after spending the day at his sister’s house – in Maharashtra’s Latur. But before the ride was over, his wife and his daughter were killed in…

The Bombay High Court has turned its skeptical gaze on the Maharashtra police’s version of the custodial death of Akshay Shinde, the accused in the Badlapur sexual assault on two minor girls. Early this week, Shinde was shot dead in an alleged encounter by the Thane police. 

A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking to form an SIT to look into the matter of Badlapur encounter and sought to issue direction to Central Government. Read further on Dynamite News:

Maharashtra MLA Nawab Malik's son-in-law sustained injuries after his car met an accident in Kurla, said police, adding that Sameer Khan is undergoing treatment. Read further on Dynamite News:

Fire broke out at Dev Corpora building in Maharashtra's Thane, according to Thane Municipal Corporation. Read further on Dynamite News:

Elections in Delhi are due next year. But chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has demanded that they be held along with Maharashtra later this year, after he shocked many by announcing that he would step down from his post soon.

In Maharashtra’s Satara, Mann Desh, a region deeply rooted in the Dhangar community’s nomadic traditions, struggles with a severe water crisis. Despite centuries of shepherding the Deccan Plateau and surviving on their expertise to find water, the community continues to face dire shortages.

From official history to popular culture, the Hindutva investment in remaking the past has been all too visible over the last decade. And this attempt to dominate history has opened new flashpoints, such as the one linked to the Battle of Bhima Koregaon.