Thursday, January 15, 2026

Topic: Maharashtra

Mumbai Police issue notice to RWPI candidate over Palestinian flag on campaign tote bag

Mumbai Police have served a legal notice to a candidate of the Revolutionary Workers Party of India after a Palestinian flag was seen on...

BJP names POCSO Case accused as councillor in Badlapur, sparks outrage

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed Tushar Apte, a co-accused in the Badlapur sexual abuse case involving two schoolgirls, as a co-opted councillor in the Kulgaon-Badlapur Municipal Council in Maharashtra’s Thane district.

Maharashtra: Multi-faith delegation seeks action after Muslim students harassed for praying at Kalyan college

A group of Muslim students at Ideal College of Pharmacy in Kalyan East faced harassment last month after offering Friday prayers on campus, prompting...

Student dies by suicide in Maharashtra; father alleges assault for speaking Hindi

A 19-year-old college student from Kalyan in Maharashtra died by suicide after allegedly being assaulted on a local train for speaking Hindi instead of Marathi, according to his father’s statement to the police.

Bombay HC slams Maharashtra govt as 65 infant deaths expose malnutrition crisis in Melghat

Earlier this week, the Bombay High Court sharply criticised the Maharashtra government over what it called an “extremely casual” response to malnutrition-related infant deaths...

Maharashtra: Thousands join ‘Jail Bharo’ protest in Jalgaon against Waqf Act

Thousands gathered at the G.S. Ground in Maharashtra's Jalgaon on Monday to protest the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, a law Muslim groups across India...