States » West18 May 2026 | 12:05 AMSolapur, May 17 (UNI) Former Prahar Janshakti Party leader and now Shiv Sena (Shinde) member, Bachchu Kadu, today claimed that Eknath Shinde remains the true Chief Minister in the hearts of people because of his accessibility and commitment to common citizens.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 11:03 PMWashim, May 17 (UNI) A 47-year-old man was arrested in Maharashtra's Washim district for allegedly defrauding an unemployed youth of Rs 1.73 lakh by luring him with a false promise of a government job and issuing a forged appointment letter, police officials said on Sunday.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 11:02 PMMotihari, May 17 (UNI) In a major security operation at the Indo-Nepal border, personnel of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) 47th Battalion today apprehended a Chinese national attempting to enter India without a valid visa at the Raxaul border checkpost in Bihar’s East Champaran district.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 10:10 PMMumbai, May 17 (UNI) Shiv Sena (UBT) on Sunday criticised the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), alleging that civic staff recruitment has remained only on paper for the past four years while patient services in Mumbai’s public hospitals continue to suffer.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 10:04 PMMumbai, May 17 (UNI) Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Centre over rising inflation, alleging that ordinary citizens across the country were bearing the brunt of the increasing prices of essential commodities.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 9:57 PMMumbai, May 17 (UNI) Shiv Sena (UBT) has flayed the central government over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak scam and alleged that the deaths of three students by suicide was the result of a “corrupt system”.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 9:51 PMMumbai, May 17 (UNI) BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Sunday objected to the practice of open animal sacrifice during Eid al-Adha (also known as Bakrid or the "Festival of Sacrifice") and demanded strict action against violations in Mumbai.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 9:17 PMMumbai, May 17 (UNI) The investigation into the NEET UG 2026 paper leak case took a significant turn after the CBI which is conducting a probe found that Telegram was among the main platforms allegedly used to circulate leaked questions and communicate with students, middlemen and others linked to the network .
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 9:03 PMNagpur, May 17 (UNI) Stepping up the attack on the Centre over the alleged NEET paper leak, senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly, Vijay Wadettiwar on Sunday held the government responsible for the controversy and sought accountability from union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 8:45 PMPune, May 17 (UNI) Senior spokesperson of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress, Gopaldada Tiwari claimed here on Sunday that the country is being forced to accept unfair U.S. trade deals and increasing tariff rates for imports and exports. because of the “constantly changing and unstable foreign policy,” growing public unrest, deteriorating social harmony, rising extremism, and compromising stance under pressure. .
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 8:18 PMEncroachments Outside Pu La Deshpande Garden
Pune, May 17 (UNI) Sandeep Khandekar, President of Creative Foundation, has written to Pune Municipal Commissioner Navalkishore Ram demanding immediate action to relieve traffic congestion, remove encroachments and resolve civic inconveniences outside Pu La Deshpande Garden on Sinhagad Road.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 7:46 PMMumbai, May 17 (UNI) A local court here granted bail to Rajivranjan Pandey alias Pawan Gupta, an accused in the New India Co-operative Bank Ltd fraud case.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 7:33 PMMumbai, May 17 (UNI) In a major step in strengthening connectivity between Maharashtra and Karnataka, union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Sunday virtually flagged off a new express train between Mumbai Bengaluru.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 5:07 PMMumbai, May 17 (UNI) Senior legal expert Milind Pawar has criticized the government over the prolonged delay in the investigation of paper leak cases linked to CET and JEE examinations since 2021 and failure to put the accused persons on trial, calling it a major failure of the administration.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 4:56 PMBaramati, May 17 (UNI) Amid growing speculation that the Ajit Pawar-led faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-AP) is facing internal unrest and possible division, Pune city working president Pradeep Deshmukh today firmly denied such claims, saying that some friction is natural when joints are being replaced and noted that time would ultimately provide answers to all concerns.
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