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Pradip Kumar Maitra
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Amit Shah arrives in Nagpur to review assembly poll plan, Nitin Gadkari absent

Last week too when Prime Minister Modi was at Wardha to mark one year of the Vishwakarma Yojna, Gadkari remained absent

Nagpur, Sep 24 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah being presented a memento of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule during his 2-day visit to Nagpur ahead of Maharashtra Assembly elections, at Suresh Bhat Auditorium in Nagpur on Tuesday. State Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is also present. (ANI Photo) (Chandrakant Paddhane)
Updated on Sep 25, 2024 09:02 AM IST

BJP MP calls for ‘singeing’ Rahul’s tongue, booked

The development came two days after another Mahayuti leader, Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad, was booked for offering a reward a cash reward of ₹11 lakh to anyone who “chopped off” Gandhi’s tongue

Amravati-based BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Anil Bonde
Updated on Sep 19, 2024 08:40 AM IST

Was approached by opposition leader for prime ministership, says Nitin Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari said he told the opposition leader who approached him that he was raised with certain principles and convictions.

Union minister Nitin Gadkari. (File Photo)
Updated on Sep 15, 2024 08:18 AM IST

Nagpur hit-and-run: Cops now say CCTV footage of bar missing

Nagpur police admit missing CCTV footage in a hit-and-run involving BJP chief Bawankule’s son. Two friends arrested; alcohol confirmed in their systems.

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Updated on Sep 14, 2024 08:26 AM IST

Nagpur Audi hit-and-run: Sanket Bawankule and friends didn’t eat beef, say cops

Police confirmed Sanket Bawankule and friends did not eat beef before their car crash, countering claims by Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut

Nagpur Audi accident: Maharashtra BJP chief’s son Sanket Bawankule confessed he was in the car, say police
Updated on Sep 12, 2024 09:45 AM IST

Nagpur Audi crash: Sanket Bawankule admitted he was in car, say cops

Police had booked Arjun Jitendra Hawre, Sanket’s 24-year-old friend who was allegedly driving the car, and Ronit Chintamwar, 27, who was in the car

Nagpur Audi accident: Maharashtra BJP chief’s son Sanket Bawankule confessed he was in the car, say police
Updated on Sep 11, 2024 09:25 AM IST

Audi owned by BJP leader Bawankule’s son hits vehicles in Nagpur; 2 booked

The Nagpur police booked Arjun Jitendra Hawre, who they said was driving the car, and his friend Ronit Chintamwar, who was sitting in the front passenger’s seat

Nagpur, India - 6 June 2015 : Union Minister for Road Transport and Shipping Nitin Gadkari, Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda and Maharashtra Energy Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule (L) inspecting at the Air India Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facilities at MIHAN in Nagpur, India, on Saturday, June 6, 2015. (Photo by Sunny Shende/ HT) (HT)
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 09:03 AM IST

FIR against Nitesh Rane in Nagpur for allegedly hurting religious sentiments

The case was registered under sections 196, 299, 302, 352, and 353 (2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

BJP leader Nitesh Rane. (Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 05, 2024 06:15 PM IST

Maharashtra elections: Mahayuti leaders close to finalising seat-sharing deal

People privy to the seat-sharing talks, requesting anonymity, said the BJP was likely to contest around 160 seats out of the total 288 constituencies in state

Mumbai, Aug 31 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari distribute a gas cylinder to a woman beneficiary in the presence of state Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar during the launch of the second phase of Mukhyamantri Mazi Ladki Bahin Scheme, at Reshimbagh ground in Mumbai on Saturday. (ANI Photo) (Chandrakant Paddhane)
Updated on Sep 02, 2024 09:21 AM IST

Court reserves judgement on BrahMos engineer accused of espionage

The Bombay high court has reserved its judgement on a case involving Nishant Agrawal, former award-winning BrahMos Aerospace engineer accused of espionage, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by a sessions court for leaking military secrets to Pakistan

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Updated on Aug 23, 2024 07:58 AM IST

Akola ZP school teacher arrested for molesting minor students

The Akola district administration has dismissed the teacher from his job while two other school officials including the principal have been suspended

A 42-year-old school teacher was arrested on Tuesday by the Akola police for allegedly showing pornographic videos to six class eight students and molesting them. (Representational image)
Updated on Aug 22, 2024 08:51 AM IST

School teacher in Akola held for allegedly sexually assaulting girl students

The accused, Pramod Sardar, had been sexually exploiting his students for four months, said police. The incident took place in the Balapur taluka

 (Representative Photo)
Updated on Aug 22, 2024 09:19 AM IST

Sharad Pawar slams PM Modi over ‘one nation, one election’

PM in his I-Day speech had pitched for ‘one nation one election’ and ECI on Friday announced three-phase polls in J&K and a single-round voting in Haryana.

Mumbai, India - June 4, 2018: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Sharad Pawar at his resident in Mumbai, India, on Monday, June 4, 2018. (Photo by Kunal Patil/Hindustan Times) (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 18, 2024 05:09 AM IST

Former top cop Param Bir Singh was Antilia bomb scare mastermind: Anil Deshmukh

Senior NCP leader Anil Deshmukh accuses former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh of being behind the Antilia bomb scare and murder in Mumbai

Former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT)
Updated on Aug 06, 2024 08:45 AM IST

Fadnavis using Vaze for his own political gain: Anil Deshmukh

Deshmukh said that the allegations made against him by Vaze were also levelled by Param Bir Singh three years ago, and both had happened on Fadnavis’s instigation

“During the cross-examination by my counsel in Justice Chandiwal’s court, Vaze clarified that neither I nor any of my personal assistants or office staff asked for money and neither did I give any,” said Anil Deshmukh. (HT PHOTO) (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Aug 05, 2024 07:26 AM IST

Anil Deshmukh: 130 raids against me, not even my 6-year-old granddaughter spared

In an interview to HT, the former home minister spoke about ED and other agencies raiding his various houses, and even broke down over the resulting trauma

Mumbai, India - July 24, 2023: NCP MLA Anil Deshmukh, during monsoon assembly session at Vidhan Bhavan, in Mumbai, India, on Monday, July 24, 2023. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Aug 03, 2024 09:14 AM IST

Anil Deshmukh dares Fadnavis to release “audiovisual evidence” against him

Deshmukh accused Fadnavis of asking him to write four false affidavits against Uddhav and Aadiyta Thackeray, Ajit Pawar and Anil Parab

Mumbai, India - September 8, 2020: Anil Deshmukh at the Vidhan Bhavan for the Monsoon Session of the Maharashtra State Legislature in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. (HT PHOTO) (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Jul 26, 2024 08:55 AM IST

12 Maoists gunned down in encounter with police in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli

Senior police officers said that the exchange of fire between the Maoists and the C-60, the unit of the Maharashtra Police that specialises in anti-guerilla operations, lasted for over six and a half hours

A fierce exchange of fire between the police teams and the Maoists broke out at around 11am, and lasted over six hours. (PTI file photo)
Published on Jul 18, 2024 09:46 AM IST

7, including 3 city residents killed as two vehicles collide on Samruddhi E-way

A multi-utility vehicle (MUV) going from Nagpur to Mumbai and a car heading in the opposite direction collided head-on, resulting in the death of six persons on the spot

The police patrol team that reached the accident spot reported that the speeding Swift Dzire came in the wrong direction, leading to the fatal crash. There were ten occupants in both vehicles. (PTI)
Updated on Jun 30, 2024 07:24 AM IST

7 killed, 3 injured as two vehicles collide on Samruddhi Expressway near Jalna

Around 160 people have so far been killed on the Expressway in accidents since its first phase from Nagpur to Shirdi was inaugurated in December 2022 by PM Modi

The injured were shifted to the government-run district hospital in Jalna, where three persons are reported to be in critical condition (Twitter Photo)
Updated on Jun 29, 2024 04:18 PM IST

Driving driving accidents are culpable homicide not amounting to murder, says HC while refusing Nagpur businesswoman’s bail

Nagpur court rejects bail for businesswoman who killed two in drunk driving incident, ruling it as culpable homicide. No relief granted due to seriousness of offense.

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Updated on Jun 27, 2024 07:38 AM IST

Top Gadchiroli Naxalite Giridhar, wife surrender in presence of Fadnavis

Giridhar joined the then Peoples War Group of CPI (ML) about 28 years ago and was appointed divisional secretary of the Gadchiroli Committee of CPI (Maoist) following the arrest of Narmada Akka four years ago near Chandrapur

Top Gadchiroli Naxalite Giridhar, wife surrender in presence of Fadnavis
Updated on Jun 23, 2024 06:46 AM IST

Young achiever lured online, shared top-secret data with Pak spies

Agrawal was a part of the core team dealing with handing over 70 to 80 missiles used for the armed forces. He was part of the top-secret projects of BrahMos.

Nishant Agrawal was a senior system engineer with BrahMos Aerospace in Nagpur.(Facebook Photo/ Nishant Aggarwal)
Published on Jun 06, 2024 07:00 AM IST

Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections: BJP-led alliance falters in Vidarbha

Like Uttar Pradesh, it was a disappointment for the BJP and its alliance partners as the Mahayuti managed to win only 3 out of 10 Lok Sabha seats

NCP leader Ajit Pawar, Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis. HT Photo
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 10:09 PM IST

BJP-led Mahayuti stares at huge setback in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha

Union minister Nitin Gadkari is leading by around 48,650 votes in the Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency against his Congress rival, Vikas Thakre

An artist wearing a costume holds a flag while waiting for the arrival of BJP leader during a roadshow (AFP FILE)
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 01:57 PM IST

Former BrahMos engineer sentenced to life for spying

Former BrahMos engineer Nishant Agrawal sentenced to life for spying for Pakistan's ISI.

BrahMos is the fastest cruise missile in the world with a speed of Mach 2.8, nearly three times the speed of sound. (HT Archive)
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 06:32 AM IST

Woman who entered forest for firewood killed by tiger in Tadoba-Andheri reserve

Moharli’s range forest officer Santosh Thipe said the woman’s body has been sent for postmortem examination

Moharli’s range forest officer Santosh Thipe said Chandra Chikram’s husband has been given ex-gratia assistance of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>50,000 (FILE PHOTO)
Updated on May 29, 2024 03:23 PM IST

Mala Papalkar's inspiring journey: From dustbin to Maharashtra secretariat

Under the guidance of her mentor, Padma Shri awardee Shankarbaba Papalkar, Mala not only received his surname but also learned Braille and nurtured her talents.

Mala Papalkar, 25, a visually challenged woman, was abandoned in a dustbin at a railway station as a newborn. HT Photo
Published on May 18, 2024 09:34 PM IST

Ex-MLA Sunil Kedar asks HC to stay jail sentence in cooperative bank fraud

Sunil Kedar was disqualified from the Maharashtra assembly after a special court convicted him in a cooperative bank fraud case in December 2023

Congress leader Sunil Kedar (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT File Photo)
Published on May 15, 2024 05:19 PM IST

3 Maoists, including 2 women, killed in encounter in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli

The security forces also recovered a significant cache of weapons from the encounter site, including an AK-47 rifle, a carbine and an INSAS rifle

Police said the Maoists opened fire on the commandos indiscriminately, prompting the security personnel to retaliate. (Representative Image)
Published on May 13, 2024 09:06 PM IST
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