Saturday, May 17, 2025

Topic: Maharashtra

Maharashtra Police seizes books of Karl Marx in raid on Kerala activist’s home

The Maharashtra Police, with assistance from the Kerala Police ATS, conducted a late-night search at the residence of Rejaz M. Sheeba Sydeek, a 26-year-old Democratic Students Association (DSA) activist and independent journalist from Kerala, who was arrested earlier in Nagpur for his social media posts critical of the government.

Kerala-based left activist arrested in Nagpur, social media posts criticising army mentioned in FIR

A left-wing activist and independent journalist from Kerala was arrested in Nagpur on Thursday for his social media posts critical of the government.

Maharashtra: Pune villages restrict ‘outside’ Muslims from praying at local mosques over Pahalgam attack

In the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack, Several Gram Panchayats in Mulshi tehsil of Pune district of Maharashtra have passed resolutions barring Muslims from...

Thousands join protest against Waqf Amendment Act in Maharashtra’s Parbhani

Thousands gathered in a demonstration against the Waqf Amendment Act in Maharashtra’s Parbhani on Sunday.

Adiba Anam: Maharashtra’s first Muslim woman IAS officer, daughter of an auto driver who made history

When Adiba Anam saw her name listed among the successful candidates of the 2024 Civil Services Examination, she quietly wept. In that moment, the daughter of an auto-rickshaw driver from Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district had made history — becoming the first Muslim woman from the state to join the Indian Administrative Service.

Maharashtra implements NEP 2020: Hindi becomes mandatory third language for classes 1 to 5

Under the new curriculum framework introduced in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the Maharashtra School Education Department has declared Hindi a compulsory third language for students from classes 1 to 5 in both Marathi- and English-medium schools.