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NCP releases manifesto; assures complete loan waiver to small, middle income farmers
The Nationalist Congress Party on Monday released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls, promising complete loan waiver for small and middle income farmers and resumption of talks with Pakistan....
Read moreHC begins hearing of acid attack convict’s death penalty confirmation
The Bombay High Court on Monday began hearing the Maharashtra government's plea seeking confirmation of the death sentence given to Ankur Panwar, the convict in the Preeti Rathi acid attack...
Read moreNavy nuclear, biological, chemical training facility launched
The Indian Navy's Nuclear,Biological and Chemical Training Facility (NBCTF) was on Monday inaugurated at INS Shivaji in Lonavala by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba. The NBCTF, christened "Abhedya",...
Read moreFormer Dawood aide dies in Mumbai hospital of heart ailment
A former aide of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim died in Jaslok Hospital in south Mumbai, medical authorities said on Monday. Shakeel Ahmed Sheikh, also known as Lambu Shakeel, was suffering...
Read moreIn the latest list from Maharashtra, BJP replaces four sitting MPs
The BJP has replaced four sitting MPs in Maharashtra in its third list of six candidates from the state, and has fielded a woman candidate from Baramati, the bastion of...
Read moreMaha: JJ medical students protest ‘no short skirts’ diktat
Female medical students of state-run JJ Hospital's Grant Medical College on Sunday protested against what they claimed was an attempt at moral policing by authorities through a diktat asking them...
Read moreShiv Sena worker surrenders Mumbai flat won in lottery citing bad ‘vaastu’
The winner of a Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) lottery has surrendered his prize-winning costly flat in Mumbai citing bad ‘vaastu’. Vinod Shirke, the shakha chief of Shivsena...
Read moreEC seeks to make election accessible’ for over 2 lakh Divyang voters
Over two lakh disabled Divyang' voters in Maharashtra can use a specially designed mobile app to seek special facilities at polling booths during the next month's Lok Sabha elections. Facilities...
Read more5 Indian sailors return home after 14 months in Greek jail
Five Indians, who spent over 14 months in a Greek jail after their cargo ship was detained on charges of carrying explosive material on board, arrived in Mumbai on Sunday...
Read moreJanata Dal (S) not to contest Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra
The Janata Dal (S) will not be contesting Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, a party leadersaid on Friday. JD(S) national general secretary Justice (retd) B G Kolse-Patil said neither he...
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