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Citizens hold banner during a demonstration in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2022, in favour of former BJP spokeswoman Nupur Sharma over her incendiary remarks about Prophet Mohammed. (SAM PANTHAKY / AFP)

Nupur Sharma seeks time to appear before Bhiwandi police over remarks against Prophet

The Bhiwandi police in Thane district had registered a case against Sharma over her remarks about the Prophet during a TV debate

13 Jun 2022 1:08 PM

Arriving passengers leave a terminal at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI/File)

Maharashtra Omicron scare: 12 among 318 people who returned from abroad 'untraceable'

A search operation is on to locate them, said KDMC chief Vijay Sooryavanshi

07 Dec 2021 3:21 PM

The woman gave birth to the child in September, but was not in a position to take care of him because of her family's poor financial condition. (Representational image: AFP)

Poverty-stricken woman sells newborn son for Rs 1.78 lakh in Maharashtra

Police have detained the woman, the man who bought the child, and four others who helped the woman in the crime

10 Nov 2021 11:54 AM

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. (PTI file photo)

Political parties should set example, avoid gatherings: CM Uddhav Thackeray

We should set an example for people by observing discipline, said Thackeray, who heads the Sena

07 Sep 2021 8:54 PM

A beneficiary reacts while getting Covid-19 vaccine. (Photo: PTI)

Covid vaccination drive in Navi Mumbai to vaccinate potential super-spreaders

In the first phase of the new campaign, 250 employees of various medical stores in Navi Mumbai were administered vaccine doses

28 Jun 2021 10:01 AM

Traders wait for customers to sell goats ahead of Eid-al Adha in Mumbai. PTI photo

Maharashtra bans public gatherings in Bhiwandi, Palghar on Bakrid

Also, there was an appeal to the citizens to conduct the 'qurbani' ritual in a symbolic manner during the celebrations

31 Jul 2020 3:20 PM

Thane: A vacant building in Thane city collapsed shortly before midnight amid continuous rains. (ANI Photo)

Amid heavy rains, building collapses in Thane

Thane district received average rainfall of 161.01 millimetres in the last 24 hours

05 Jul 2020 4:09 PM

A horse cart carrying passengers is seen on a deserted street during a nationwide lockdown, imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Thane. PTI Photo

Thane district sealed till April 15 to contain virus outbreak

After Mumbai city, Thane district is affected with the spread of Covid-19 pandemic with a police officer testing positive

12 Apr 2020 11:16 AM

The Shiv Sena-ruled Thane Municipal Corporation has decided to shift its salary accounts from Axis Bank to a nationalised bank, an official said. (Photo: File)

Thane Municipal Corp to shift Axis bank accounts after Sena-Amruta Fadnavis fued

Responding to the row, Devendra Fadnavis said some political workers stooped very low to troll his wife.

27 Dec 2019 11:12 AM

The car, a sports utility vehicle (SUV), belonged to Raju Patil, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) legislator from Kalyan constituency here. The MLA told reporters he was not in the car at the time of the incident and that his driver was behind the wheels. (Photo: Representational)

MNS leader's car crashes onto rail track, train movement hit

No casualty was reported in the incident that took place shortly before Wednesday midnight at Nilje on Diva-Panvel route.

19 Dec 2019 11:37 AM

Defying all odds, 17-year-old all-rounder Yashasvi Jaiswal made it to India U19 World Cup squad. (Photo: Twitter)

Yashasvi Jaiswal defies all odds to make it to India U19 World Cup squad

India will play their first game in the World Cup against Sri Lanka at Bloemfontein in South Africa on January 19, 2020.

18 Dec 2019 3:42 PM

The Maratha strongman, born on December 12, 1940 in Baramati in Pune district, is widely respected for his political acumen by leaders cutting across party lines. (Photo: File | AP)

NCP workers seek Bharat Ratna for Pawar, start campaign

The campaign was started by the NCP's social justice cell led by its Thane city chief Kailas Hawle.

16 Dec 2019 9:25 PM

A 19-year-old woman was stabbed multiple times by her former boyfriend a day after she married another man in Thane district of Maharashtra on Thursday, the police said. (Representational Image)

Day after marriage, 19-year-old Thane woman stabbed by ex-boyfriend

The woman, resident of Ambernath town, told police that she was in love with Khade, but chose to marry another man at her parents' behest.

13 Dec 2019 11:48 AM

West Indies all-rounder Sherfane Rutherford said his team has been trying to adapt to the Indian pitches and would look to put up a good show against India. (Photo: AFP)

Sherfane Rutherford says that West Indies are trying to adapt to Indian pitches

The three-match T20 series starts in Hyderabad on December 6, followed by games in Thiruvananthapuram (December 8) and Mumbai (December 11).

29 Nov 2019 6:34 PM

Daroda is an MLA from Shahapur constituency. (Photo: Facebook/ mladaulatdaroda)

NCP MLA ‘missing’ after Ajit Pawar's coup in Maharashtra, complaint filed

Former MLA Pandurang Barora filed the missing complaint at Shahapur Police Station in Thane on Saturday evening.

24 Nov 2019 9:39 AM

After the killing, the accused, who was also wanted in connection with several robberies in the area, absconded and eluded the police for nearly three decades. (Photo: File | Representational)

27 years on, cops solve murder case only to find accused dead

On July 23, 1992, sub-inspector Mahendra Singh Patilwas stabbed to death.

17 Oct 2019 3:56 PM

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said had India possessed Rafale fighter jets earlier the IAF would not have needed to enter Balakot in Pakistan to hit the terror camps. (Photo: File)

We could have struck balakot from India if we had Rafale: Rajnath Singh

Singh reiterated that the fighter planes were meant only for self-defence and not for aggression.

15 Oct 2019 10:06 AM

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday said that giving votes to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) "will mean a nuclear bomb has been automatically dropped on Pakistan". (Photo: File)

Voting for BJP means ‘nuclear bomb dropped on Pak’: Keshav Prasad Maurya

Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Maurya was campaigning for BJP candidate Narendra Mehta in Mira Bhayander constituency in Thane.

14 Oct 2019 9:26 AM

'After the elections on October 21,we will follow up on this issue and ensure that the bank is bailed out at any cost. It will not meet the same fate as the other co-operative banks,' the CM said. (Photo: File)

Fadnavis assures depositors of PMC bank that issue will be discussed with PM

The bank had allegedly lent over 70 pc of its Rs 9,000 crore in loans to near-bankrupt realty player.

12 Oct 2019 12:22 PM

General Secretary Balaram Bhoir, 'We will surely contest all six Assembly seats in Palghar district and at least four seats in Thane,' said. (Photo: File)

Maharashtra elections: Pro-tribal outfit Shramjeevi Sanghatana to contest polls

There was a unanimous demand that this time it should contest polls on its own.

29 Sep 2019 7:47 PM

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