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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the state government has recommended a CBI probe into the plane crash that killed Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Multiple agencies are investigating the incident, and authorities have urged the public to avoid speculation

The Mancherial Municipal Corporation elections witnessed several nail-biting finishes, with candidates scraping through by narrow margins. In Kyathanapalli municipality, BRS nominees Bomma Bhumaiah Goud and Koppi Rajashekhar won their wards by margins of three and four votes respectively.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis recalled his college-day memories in Mancherial while addressing a BJP municipal poll rally on Saturday. He said he had watched films in the town earlier and later criticised the Congress government and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.

As counting began for Maharashtra’s 29 municipal corporations, Shiv Sena leaders expressed confidence in a strong Mahayuti performance, citing consistent electoral outcomes and development work, even as controversies emerged over voting ink and phased counting delays

Lionel Messi thrilled fans at Wankhede Stadium during his GOAT India Tour 2025, spending an hour interacting with Sachin Tendulkar, celebrities and school kids. Tendulkar gifted him a signed India jersey, while Chief Minister Fadnavis launched Project Maha-deva

The Mumbai Cricket Association met Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis to discuss lease renewals of Wankhede and other maidans. The Chief Minister shared his vision for a new international stadium with one lakh capacity in the MMR region, welcomed by MCA

The Mumbai Cricket Association has written to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis seeking land in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region to set up a Residential Women’s Cricket Academy with world-class facilities to support training, accommodation and development of women cricketers

The CPI (Maoist) condemned the recent surrender of Mallojula Venugopal Rao and Takkalapalli Vasudeva Rao, labeling them ‘traitors’. A statement issued by the Maoist Central Committee spokesperson urged the public to punish them and urged others who surrendered to reconsider

Mallojula Venugopal Rao, Maoist spokesperson, and 60 others surrendered in Gadchiroli, marking a major blow to Left-Wing Extremism. Maharashtra CM Fadnavis welcomed them into mainstream society, calling it a key step towards peace and development in the region

The Mumbai Cricket Association and senior cricketers have donated ₹1.25 crore to Maharashtra's Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to help farmers affected by heavy rains. MCA President Ajinkya Naik presented the cheque to CM Devendra Fadnavis in a show of solidarity

OBC members in Nagpur will stage a protest march on October 10 against the Maratha quota Government Resolution. Leaders across parties, including Congress, NCP, and BJP, oppose Marathas’ inclusion in the OBC category for reservation, citing community concerns

Maratha activist Manoj Jarange, leading a protest at Azad Maidan, threatened that over 5 crore Marathas would march to Mumbai if the quota demand is ignored. Traffic near CSMT was disrupted as the agitation entered its fourth day

Seventeen people, including a child, died after an allegedly illegal four-storey building collapsed in Virar, Palghar district. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis announced Rs 5 lakh assistance to families of the deceased, while NDRF-led rescue operations continue in the congested locality

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said eight people died in flood-hit Nanded district, while Mumbai recorded 300 mm rainfall, disrupting suburban trains and prompting evacuations. Crops across 12–14 lakh acres were damaged, as the government put NDRF and SDRF on high alert

Chief Justice of India B R Gavai inaugurated the Bombay High Court’s new circuit bench in Kolhapur, easing the burden on litigants from six districts. The bench, functional from August 18, includes one division bench and two single benches

A language-related dispute in Navi Mumbai escalated into violence when four college students allegedly assaulted a classmate, Suraj Pawar, for insisting on communication in Marathi in a WhatsApp group.

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis mocked Uddhav Thackeray's rally speech as “rudali,” saying it lacked focus on Marathi pride. He thanked Raj Thackeray for reuniting the cousins and defended his government’s development work in Mumbai and support for Marathi-speaking citizens

MNS chief Raj Thackeray alleged that the now-scrapped three-language policy was part of a larger plan to separate Mumbai from Maharashtra. He shared the stage with cousin Uddhav Thackeray after 20 years at a joint rally celebrating the policy’s rollback

The Fadnavis government had issued a GR on April 16, making Hindi a compulsory third language for students in classes 1 to 5 studying in English and Marathi medium schools. Amid backlash, the government issued an amended GR on June 17 making Hindi an optional language.

Maharashtra artisans accuse Prada of copying GI-tagged Kolhapuri chappals in its 2026 collection without credit. BJP MP Mahadik urges state action, revenue sharing, and legal protection for artisans, highlighting the cultural and economic impact of this alleged appropriation