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Man Booked Under Anti-Conversion Law for Alleged Sexual Exploitation, Blackmail

05 Oct 2026 | 11:48 PM

Nashik, Oct 5 (UNI) The Bhadrakali police have registered a case against Aman Khan under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the state’s anti-conversion law following a serious complaint by a woman alleging sexual exploitation since she was a minor, blackmail using obscene videos and pressure to convert for marriage.

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Ramabhau Joshi remembered as selfless and humble journalist

05 Oct 2026 | 10:32 PM

Pune, Oct 5 ( UNI) Veteran journalist Ramabhau Joshi was remembered as a selfless and humble journalist who remained committed to journalism for nearly seven decades, speakers said at a function held here on Monday.

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Vikram Shinde honoured Marathi literary conference

05 Oct 2026 | 10:28 PM

Pune, Oct 5 (UNI) Poet Vikram Malan Appaso Shinde, Maharashtra state general secretary of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Parishad, was felicitated for his contribution to the organisation of the Sarfojiraje II Marathi Literary Conference held in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.

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Maha: Fadnavis moots committee to act against MPSC top brass

05 Oct 2026 | 9:27 PM

Mumbai, Oct 5 (UNI) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis recommended the formation of a special committee here today, to take action against the former and current chairman as well as members of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) Commission, under Article 317 of the Constitution, sources said. .

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Pune lab launches HPV self-sampling kit for cervical cancer screening

05 Oct 2026 | 9:24 PM

Pune, Oct 5 (UNI) Pune-based GreenArray Labs has launched CerviSense, a vaginal self-sampling kit aimed at making cervical cancer screening more accessible to women.

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Crackdown on MPSC: Maha CM recommends judicial probe against Commission members

05 Oct 2026 | 9:04 PM

Mumbai, Oct 5 (UNI) In a major breakthrough for protesting civil service aspirants, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today recommended that Governor Jishnu Dev Varma establish a special inquiry committee to initiate action against former and current members of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) under Article 317 of the Constitution. .

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Maha: Congress files case against policemen who raided party head office in Mumbai

05 Oct 2026 | 8:56 PM

Mumbai, Oct 5 (UNI) The Maharashtra Congress filed a police complaint against policemen here today for illegally entering its Tilak Bhavan party office and picking up tribal students as well as National Students union of India (NSUI) leaders, at the Dadar West police station.

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Maha: Congress president Sapkal says constitutional rights under threat

05 Oct 2026 | 8:45 PM

Nagpur, Oct 5 (UNI) Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Monday alleged that constitutional rights were being undermined across the country, citing recent observations by Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan on the right to vote.

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Kolhapur court sentences man and his two sons to life imprisonment for murder

05 Oct 2026 | 8:37 PM

Kolhapur, Oct 5 (UNI) District session judge AM Patil today sentenced to life imprisonment and fine of Rs 10,000 each to a man and his two sons for the 2013 murder of a man over a minor issue in Raman-mala area of the city.
According to public prosecutor Sujata Ingale, accused Rajendra Ananda Sawant (63) and his two sons Abhijeet (32) and Dharyasheel (34), are all residents of Vichare Mala, a suburb of the city.
Accused Rajendra had a feud with Hemant Babaso Gaikwad and his brother Shashikant on a minor issue.

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Maha: Tiger mauls 60-year-old woman to death in Chandrapur

05 Oct 2026 | 8:37 PM

Chandrapur, Oct 5 (UNI) A 60-year-old woman was killed in a tiger attack while working in her farm in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district on Monday, forest officials said.

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Adani to begin partial redevelopment of north section of Terminal 1B at Mumbai Airport

05 Oct 2026 | 8:15 PM

Mumbai, Oct 5 (UNI) Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL)-operated Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) has officially announced that it will begin redevelopment of the North Section of Terminal 1B.

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Cong demands release of tribal students detained in Mumbai

05 Oct 2026 | 7:55 PM

Meanwhile, speaking to newsmen at the party head office Tilak Bhawan at Dadar West here today after being released by the police, the Congress-affiliated National Students' union of India (NSUI) Maharashtra president Sagar Salunkhe alleged that the Mumbai police treated tribal students from interior Maharashtra as if they were criminals.

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Mumbai Police treated tribal students like criminals, claims Maha NSUI President

05 Oct 2026 | 7:42 PM

Meanwhile, speaking to newsmen at the party head office Tilak Bhawan at Dadar West here today after being released by the police, the Congress-affiliated National Students' union of India (NSUI) Maharashtra president Sagar Salunkhe alleged that the Mumbai police treated tribal students from interior Maharashtra as if they were criminals.

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Police release tribal students after Congress threatens to besiege Maharashtra CM's bungalow

05 Oct 2026 | 7:31 PM

Mumbai, Oct 5 (UNI) Mumbai police released the tribal students and Congress-affiliated National Students union of India (NSUI) leaders on Monday afternoon after Maharashtra State Congress Committee President Harshawardhan Sapkal warned that the Congress will besiege (gherao) 'Varsha' bungalow, which is the official residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, if the tribal students and NSUI leaders picked up by the police are not released immediately.

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India emerging as trusted global partner: Dr. Sudhanshu Trivedi

05 Oct 2026 | 6:32 PM

Pune, Oct 5 (UNI) India has demonstrated its ability to generate trust across competing global powers and is emerging as a trusted partner in manufacturing, defence technology and international cooperation, said Dr. Sudhanshu Trivedi, member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, today.

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