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Maha govt mulls legislation to check fake seeds, fertilisers

Last Updated: Saturday, June 7, 2014, 19:45

The Maharashtra government is planning to enact a legislation to protect farmers against fake seeds and fertilisers which cause crop losses.

Even Narendra Modi would have lost on Congress ticket, says Sanjay Nirupam

Last Updated: Sunday, June 8, 2014, 00:05

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Saturday stirred a hornet`s nest by linking the murder of a techie in Pune with the onset of campaigning for the Maharashtra Assembly Elections.

Row erupts over Mumbai Metro Rail fare

Last Updated: Saturday, June 7, 2014, 17:16

Maharashtra`s first Metro Rail, scheduled to be inaugurated here Sunday, has become embroiled in a controversy over a proposed hike in passenger fares.

Mumbai Metro begins operations on Sunday

Last Updated: Saturday, June 7, 2014, 15:47

Mumbai will enter a world class era of commuting with the long anticipated inauguration of the Mumbai Metro on Sunday, a top official said.

Pune techie murder: 17 arrested; 180 others held for rioting, violence

Last Updated: Saturday, June 7, 2014, 09:16

The Maharashtra Police have arrested 180 people in for rioting and violence following posting of the derogatory pictures of Chhatrapati Shivaji, Chhatrapati Sambhaji and Shiv Sena founder, the late Bal Thackeray on social networking site Facebook.

Man arrested for raping his minor niece for three months

Last Updated: Saturday, June 7, 2014, 01:17

The city police arrested a 55-year-old jobless man for allegedly raping his 17-year-old niece for the last three months, the police said here on Friday.

BJP MP threatens to "start" delayed Mumbai Metro on Saturday

Last Updated: Saturday, June 7, 2014, 01:04

Accusing the state government of delaying the commencement of services of Versova-Andheri- Ghatkopar metro rail (the first phase of metro in the city) despite a green signal from the Railway Board, BJP MP Krit Somaiya on Friday threatened to "start" the metro on Saturday.

Pune techie killing: Can Hindu ultras be banned?

Last Updated: Friday, June 6, 2014, 23:42

Police is keen to recommend a ban on ultra right-wing outfit Hindu Rashtra Sena for its alleged involvement in the brutal murder of a Pune techie. But, banning is "easier said than done", a top official said.

10 months after sinking, submarine INS Sindhurakshak salvaged

Last Updated: Friday, June 6, 2014, 23:25

Almost 10 months after submarine INS Sindhurakshak sank after an accident killing 18 sailors, it has been fished out of the water, official sources said here Friday.

Wardha sizzles at 47.8 degrees, hot spell on in Vidarbha

Last Updated: Friday, June 6, 2014, 22:57

Wardha in Vidarbha region was on Friday the hottest city in Central India, recording a maximum temperature of 47.8 degrees Celsius.