A group of men allegedly hacked to death the 45-year-old husband of a newly-elected Shiv Sena councillor using various sharp weapons, including a sword, in Khopoli town of Maharashtra's Raigad district on Friday morning, officials said.

Giving a whole new dimension to the language row in Maharashtra, a woman has strangled her six-year-old daughter, allegedly because the child could not speak Marathi properly.

A restaurant owner was beaten to death by three persons, who were later apprehended, for allegedly refusing to give them liquor and cigarettes in Maharashtra's Latur district, police said on Saturday.

The probe into the deaths of four members of a family in Maharashtra's Nanded district has revealed that two siblings ended their lives by jumping in front of a train after strangling their parents at home

The AAP announced its maiden foray into the upcoming civic elections in Bhiwandi and Navi Mumbai, unveiling plans to field candidates on the maximum number of seats in both municipal corporations.

Squeezed out, it seems by their respective alliance bosses, Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar's NCPs are drifting toward a big familial and political realignment in Maharashtra, weeks before the next round of federal and state polls - in 2029.

After weeks of suspense over his political future, former Pune mayor Prashant Jagtap on Wednesday joined the Congress, ending his 25-year association with the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar).

A 16-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide at a government-run ashram' (residential) school in Murbad tehsil of the district on Thursday, police said.

On Wednesday, the mood at the Pune NCP (Sharad Pawar) office was unlike that of the earlier elections. The air of excitement was replaced by uncertainty.

Raj Thackeray has been a prominent figure in Maharashtra's political sphere for the last three decades. Known for his oratory skills, he often makes headlines during election seasons.

Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray said while many alliances and coalitions have occurred in politics, tie-up between Shiv Sena led by Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena founded by Raj Thackeray is set to be historic.

IndiGo flight 6E460, travelling from Bengaluru, landed at the Navi Mumbai International Airport at 8 am and was welcomed with the traditional water cannon salute.

A near capacity crowd of 20,000-odd fans celebrated the Christmas eve witnessing the 'HitMan' carnage, which included 18 fours and nine sixes with Mumbai chasing down a target of 237 in just 30.3 overs.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis dismissed the alliance between the Thackeray brothers, saying it was politics of opportunism that landed them there and it would not make any difference to Mumbai.

Sachin Tendulkar gives a sneak peek into his trip to Tadoba, which is filled with early morning sightings and more

Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party faction - part of Maharashtra's ruling Mahayuti, which includes the BJP and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena - is expected to launch an independent campaign for next month's Mumbai civic body election.

A six-year-old girl from Maharashtra's Thane died over a month after being bitten by a street dog, a civic official said on Wednesday.

The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra, which fought last year's Lok Sabha elections and the Assembly elections together, has now gone for a split in the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.

As the curtain falls on Maharashtra's municipal council results, political attention has now shifted to the state's biggest prize: Mumbai.

Vir Das recently posted about the hills around Mumbai he happened to notice from a flight window. His video went viral and sparked a discussion about treks around the area.

A three-year-old boy in Maharashtra's Solapur was allegedly murdered by his mother's live-in partner after accidentally defecating on his clothes while he was sleeping.

In a significant development following the BJP's stellar win in the Maharashtra local body polls, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has asked party leaders to avoid sharp attacks on the BJP's allies, Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's NCP

Jeevan Ghogre Patil was travelling in his car in Maharashtra's Nanded when another vehicle coming from the opposite direction blocked him.

The political climate in Maharashtra has shifted significantly in just 24 hours.