Police have registered a case against a travel company owner in Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly cheating a travel sub-agent and 250 students of Rs 15.37 lakh in a flight ticket booking fraud.

Police have arrested a 53-year-old security guard of a private school in Maharashtra's Palghar district for allegedly sexually abusing two male students, officials said.

In a move that has reignited long-drawn speculation in Maharashtra politics, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday visited Matoshree, the residence of his estranged cousin and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray.

Members of the Lingayat community in Maharashtra's Beed district alleged that they do not have a cremation ground for their dead. To put pressure on the government and press their demands, they brought a body to the municipal council office.

Over 14,000 men fraudulently received financial benefits under the Ladki Bahin Yojana, a scheme explicitly meant for economically disadvantaged women in Maharashtra.

Pranjal Khewalkar, the husband of former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse's daughter Rohini Khadse, was among seven people detained.

The accused had been grappling with domestic issues, including her husband's habit of liquor consumption, as per the police.

A horrific accident took place on the Mumbai-Agra Highway in Maharashtra's Dhule district, involving a high-speed trolley and a truck. The incident, which occurred near a speed breaker, was captured in its entirety on a CCTV camera.

The incident occurred around 8.30 am off Khanderi when the boat from Karanja in Uran had gone for fishing in the sea near Alibaug.

The 16-year-old said she was raped by an employee four times between July 13, 2023 and July 23 this year at Sevalay, a shelter home for HIV-infected children in Latur.

Nationalist Congress Party (SP) Maharashtra unit chief Shashikant Shinde on Friday said agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate should be removed from the Devendra Fadnavis government.

A woman and a four-year-old boy were killed after a truck knocked them down outside a hospital in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Friday.

Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar said he will discuss the issue with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Officials found a suicide note in which the boy mentioned that he had dreamt of his mother - who "asked" him to "come to her".

Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate, who was recently found playing rummy on his mobile phone in the state assembly, is no stranger to controversies.

A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted a 46-year-old man accused of murdering a woman 25 years ago, citing lack of evidence and unreliable witness testimony.

A 60-year-old powerloom owner from Maharashtra's Thane district has alleged that three persons cheated him of Rs 1.5 crore under the pretext of getting new machinery for his unit, an official said on Friday.

Weighing in on the language row in Maharashtra, CM Devendra Fadnavis said there is nothing wrong with requesting someone to speak in Marathi. However, he added that his government will not tolerate manhandling anyone in the name of language.

Maharashtra Revenue Department has mandated the use of Face App and geo-fencing systems for all its employees. The plan, in line with a central directive, is meant to ensure that attendance is recorded exclusively from office premises.

A farmer couple died by suicide in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, highlighting the growing instances of farmer suicides in the state.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said a decision on agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate -- who was caught on camera allegedly playing an online card game in assembly -- will be taken after a meeting with the Chief Minister.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday hit back at Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant over his remarks on the Mahadayi river project, saying he had "lost his mental balance" and that the state would proceed with the project.

The Maharashtra government plans to provide snake rescuers with identity cards and accident insurance coverage of Rs 10 lakh to recognise their services in lessening human-wildlife conflicts, Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said.

A court in Maharashtra's Nashik city on Thursday granted bail to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed against him for remarks about Hindutva ideologue and freedom fighter V D Savarkar during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2022.