Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) The curtains fell on a golden era of Indian music as the legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle was cremated with full state honours on Monday at Mumbai’s iconic Shivaji Park. ‘Asha Tai’, as she was affectionately known, passed away on Sunday, April 12, at the age of 92 due to multi-organ failure following a cardiac arrest. She had been admitted to Breach Candy Hospital a day earlier as she was suffering from extreme exhaustion and a chest infection.The Maharashtra gover…
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Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) In a major push towards road safety, the Maharashtra Police has made it mandatory for all police officers and personnel to wear helmets while riding two-wheelers. The directive has been issued by the Director General of Police (DGP) to all commissionerates and district police units across the state. The decision follows a recent high-level meeting held in Nagpur, where the DGP stressed that law enforcers must lead by example. He stated that if police personnel fail to fol…
Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday announced plans to use data-driven tools and artificial intelligence technology to detect illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. He specifically mentioned partnering with institutions like the Indian Institute of Technology to develop an artificial intelligence tool that can help authorities differentiate between legal residents and those living in the city without valid documentation. These tools will be deployed once testi…
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Congress Legislative Party Leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Tuesday launched a fierce attack on the MahaYuti government during last week’s motion debate, citing the collapse of law and order, rising atrocities against women, the drug menace, and the spread of superstition. He expressed his outrage, stating that the prestige of progressive Maharashtra has been tarnished by this government and that “democracy is being murdered” in the state.Wadettiwar alleged that in the progress…
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday, assured the State Assembly that “no one, regardless of their status or political affiliation, will be spared” in the investigation involving self-styled godman Ashok Kharat. The Chief Minister said this includes potential investigations into “high-ranking government officers” (IAS and IPS) and politicians, who allegedly provided Kharat with protection or patronage.The case, which surfaced in March 2026, has sent sh…
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) The Maharashtra Police have arrested a 28-year-old man from the 24 Parganas district of West Bengal for allegedly issuing more than 50 bomb threats targeting multiple locations across the country, including schools, the stock exchange, and metro stations in Mumbai and other states, the officials said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Sourav Vishwas (28), is alleged to have sent threatening emails over the past five days to create panic and spread fear among the publi…
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Tuesday informed the Legislative Assembly that as many as 45,662 women were reported missing in 2024, of whom 30,877 have been traced. In 2025, 48,278 women were reported missing, with 36,581 found so far.In addition, as many as 11,313 minor girls went missing in 2024 and 12,113 in 2025. Of these, 8,475 and 10,295, respectively, have been traced, the government said.Responding to a starred question raised by all-party legislators, the state Hom…
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary and party Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee on Friday alleged that there is a pattern in attacks on Bengali-speaking people in other states, particularly those ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Banerjee visited Purulia district and met the family members of Sukhen Mahato, a migrant worker from the district who was recently murdered in Pune, Maharashtra.While the Trinamool Congress has claimed that Mahato was targeted because he…
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Thursday rejected the Pune Police’s claim that a migrant worker from West Bengal was killed in a drunken altercation, even as party national General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee is scheduled to visit the deceased’s residence in Purulia on Friday.Pune Police issued a statement earlier in the day regarding the death of Sukhen Mahato, a migrant worker from Purulia district, stating that he was allegedly under the influence of alcohol at the time of th…
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) Enforcement Directorate’s Kolkata Zonal Office has filed the third supplementary chargesheet against Tushar Patel and five others before a Special Court (PMLA) in connection with the ongoing investigation in the matter of TP Global FX/ IX Global under the Money-Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. In a statement issued on Wednesday evening, the central investigation agency said the Special Court, while taking cognisance of the complaint on the same day, issued Non-Bailable Warran…