The Maharashtra government has made Hindi a compulsory third language from Std I-V in Marathi and English medium schools in the state as per the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday issued summons (notice) to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in a poll petition challenging his 2024 win from the Nagpur South West assembly seat.

The "Hindi imposition" row has spread from the south to Maharashtra, with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray, in a post on X, slamming the Centre's three-language policy.

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on comedian Kunal Kamra's petition seeking the quashing of an FIR registered against him for allegedly making defamatory remarks against Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

The Supreme Court recently held that the display of a language other than the official one of a State is not prohibited under any law in India, while dismissing a plea seeking the removal of an Urdu signboard of a municipal council in Maharashtra.

As per previous years' trends, the 2025 results are expected to be released in the last week of May.

Twenty one police personnel were injured and three police vehicles damaged when a mob attacked them while opposing the demolition of an unauthorised dargah in Maharashtra's Nashik city, officials said on Wednesday.

Diogjeron Nazareth, a retired Maharashtra government secretariat employee, died by stabbing himself in the neck, while his wife is suspected to have consumed poison.

Three workers were killed and two others injured when a steel storage unit for pulses fell on them while they were working at a mill in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district, police said on Wednesday.

YouTubers Ranveer Allahbadia and Samay Raina on Tuesday appeared for questioning by Maharashtra Cyber in connection with India's Got Latent show obscenity case, officials said.

The district authorities in Maharashtra's Thane have issued a circular, warning of taking punitive action against CBSE and ICSE-affiliated English medium and other schools if they are found prohibiting students from using Marathi inside classrooms.

A man has been arrested for allegedly poisoning and killing his 18-year-old friend and neighbour in Maharashtra's Nagpur city out of jealousy over his wealthy background, police said on Tuesday.

Below we outline strategies shared by the CM to ensure protection from the heatwave and also share tips you can follow to ensure safety from the heatwave.

The BJP and the opposition, led by the Congress and the Samajwadi Party of ex-UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, have gone head-to-head on Monday - on Ambedkar Jayanti - to claim the legacy of Dr BR Ambedkar for themselves.

In her caption, the nutritionist writes, "Whether it's poha from Maharashtra, idli from the South, paratha from Punjab, or upma from the Westour Indian breakfasts are rich in culture. But are they balanced?"

A 60-year-old man was killed in a tiger attack in Bramhapuri in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district on Sunday, a forest department official said.

The Lesser Florican inhabits dry grasslands and scrublands, and has also adapted to some agricultural landscapes having short crops

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj should not be restricted to Maharashtra and every Indian should be taught about the founder of the Maratha empire.

With a string of electoral defeats behind him, Raj Thackeray, the flamboyant nephew of the Shiv Sena founder, is seeking to take a leaf out of his uncle's book.

Life has come a full circle for police officer Sadanand Date, the 1990-batch Maharashtra Cadre officer who will now be responsible for the interrogation of 26/11 plotter Tahawwur Rana.

In a tragic incident, an 80-year-old city resident allegedly killed his ailing wife and died by suicide in Nashik, police said on Thursday.

Maharashtra governor C P Radhakrishnan said schools and colleges should be encouraged to celebrate festivals of all religions.

A man allegedly kidnapped and raped a 10-year-old girl before killing her by slitting her throat and throwing her body from the bathroom window of his house located on the sixth floor of a residential building in Maharashtra's Thane, police said.

Two women, one of them carrying a baby in her arms, were on Tuesday beaten up in Dombivli in the district for allegedly saying "excuse me" instead of speaking in Marathi.