Maha police may invoke MCOCA in Beed sarpanch murder case

The police are examining the past record of the arrested men in the sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case and a related case of extortion to decide if the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised......

Maoist Tarakka, 'veteran' of 35 encounters, surrenders

Vimala Chandra Sidam alias Tarakka was inducted into the Naxalism movement as a local squad member in 1986 and climbed ranks over 38 years to become a Dandkaranya Special Zonal Committee member,......

7 Years Later, Bhima Koregaon Revisited

With all the evasions, one assertion made by the Pune (Rural) police stood out: They had found no connection of the Elgar Parishad with the violent incidents of January 1, 2018. Yet, the case......

Beed sarpanch murder: Munde's aide turns himself in, govt in soup

Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde's close aide Walmik Karad, wanted in an extortion case linked to the murder of a sarpanch in Beed district, surrendered before the police in Pune on Tuesday.......

Fadnavis Continues Bhansali's Tradition

IMAGE: Sanjay Leela Bhansali with mother Leela. Photograph: The late Pradeep Bandekar Now that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has adopted his mother's name Sarita as his middle name,......

BCCI treasurer sworn in as Maha minister

IMAGE: With Ashish Shelar joining the Maharashtra cabinet, the post of the treasurer in the BCCI is set to go vacant. Photograph: Kind courtesy Jyoti Punwani The post of the treasurer in the......

TN showers Gukesh with Rs 5 crore for historic win

TN CM Stalin announces Rs 5 crore cash prize for Gukesh IMAGE: D Gukesh became only the second Indian to clinch the coveted prize after the iconic Viswanathan Anand, who owned the crown five times......