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Six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs join Shinde camp; more shocks ahead, says Shrikant

Mumbai: Six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs on Monday formally joined the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, prompting...

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Opinion

What India can learn from Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart before it’s too late

“He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart” For decades, that line from...

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India

Pig brought to Mira Road housing society during protest against sacrificial goats for Eid

Mira-Bhayandar: Communal tensions escalated in Mira Road near Mumbai after Hindu residents intensified protests against Muslim families by bringing a pig to...

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India

EC announces polls for 24 Rajya Sabha seats on June 18; bypolls in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu

The Election Commission on Friday announced elections to 24 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states on June 18, along with bypolls to...

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Jammu & Kashmir

Rat poison found in watermelon that killed family of four in Mumbai

Mumbai: Forensic investigations into the deaths of a Mumbai family of four have ruled out food poisoning caused by watermelon and instead...

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India

Malegaon blast case hits dead end, HC discharges 4, raps NIA over probe lapses

The Bombay High Court discharged four accused in the 2006 Malegaon blasts case, citing lack of evidence and faulting the National Investigation...

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India

Gauri Lankesh murder case accused Shrikant J Pangarkar wins Jalna civic poll in Maharashtra

Jalna: Shrikant Pangarkar, an accused in the 2017 murder of journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh, was elected as a corporator to the...

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India

Municipal polls across Maharashtra hit by clashes, bogus voting allegations and EVM glitches

Mumbai: Voting for 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra on Thursday was marred by sporadic clashes, allegations of bogus voting and cash distribution,...

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India

Girl who ‘married’ boyfriend killed by her brother accuses police of provoking her kin for murder

Nanded: A 21-year-old woman from Maharashtra’s Nanded district has made a startling claim after “marrying” the body of her murdered boyfriend. Aanchal...