Maharashtra is an Indian state which is located in the western peninsular region of the county and also occupies a significant portion of the Deccan plateau. Maharashtra came into existence on May 1, 1960, by splitting the bilingual Bombay state into majority Maratha-speaking Maharashtra and Gujarati-speaking Gujarat. Covering an area of 3,07,713 sq. Km., Maharashtra is the second most populous state as well as the third-largest state in the country. The state is bordered by the Arabian Sea in the west, Karnataka and Goa in the south, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh in the north and Telangana and Chhattisgarh in the east. It is also bordered by the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
The state’s capital is Mumbai which is also the most populous urban area in India. Marathi is the official and widely spoken language in Maharashtra whereas Krishna and Godavari are the two major rivers of the state.
Maharashtra is considered the most industrialized state as it contributes 25 percent of the country's industrial output.
Some of the popular traditional dishes of the state include ‘puran poli’, ‘ukdiche modak’, ‘thalipeeth’ and ‘batatavada.’
Traditional outfit for Marathi women is navari saree or nine-yard lugade along with Kolhapuri saaj (a type of necklace) whereas a Gandhi cap is a popular headgear for men in Maharashtra. Bharuds, Powada and Gondhals represent the vibrant folk of the state. Also, Lavani and Koli dance are popular dance forms that come from the state.
Patil's brother is a hotelier and he was examined regarding transactions with the Pune-based company. On Sunday, Patil revealed his brother had been summoned by the ED four days ago.
Addressing reporters at Sangola in Solapur district of Maharashtra, Sharad Pawar said any association with BJP doesn’t fit into NCP’s political policy.
Congress MLC Rajesh Rathod claimed the incident occurred on August 10 and could be the fallout of his raising the voice against the alleged issuance of bogus caste certificates.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Nationalist Congress Party founder Sharad Pawar held a "secret meeting" in Pune on Saturday.
The minority wing chief of BJP's Maharashtra unit, Sana Khan, had gone to Jabalpur to meet her husband Amit alias Pappu Sahu. There had been disputes between Sana and Pappu regarding financial transactions.
The Bombay High Court pulled up the Maharashtra government for poor conditions of roads in the state. In its observations, the court said that providing good-condition roads is as much the responsibility of the Maharashtra government as it is of the corporations.
The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to NCP leader Nawab Malik for 10 weeks, directing the ED to file a reply in five weeks and setting conditions of release under the PMLA.
The Maharashtra government will establish a committee comprising government officials and LGBTQIA+ community representatives to develop guidelines aimed at enhancing police awareness while handling cases involving the community.
The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra will likely begin the registration process for Maharashtra NEET PG Counselling 2023 from today.
A journalist with a Maharashtra daily was attacked by a group of people in Jalgaon on Wednesday afternoon.
Amid bad weather conditions, the helicopter carrying Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, headed to Satara, was diverted towards Mumbai on Thursday.
More than 10 lakh applicants have applied for 4,600 Talathi posts, including MBAs, engineers, and PhD holders in Maharashtra.
The Maharashtra government has formed a committee to address the construction of a new Bombay High Court building, which has been a two-decade-long struggle.
Speculations are rife that senior NCP leader Jayant Patil, a Sharad Pawar loyalist, will join the ruling Maharashtra alliance. Here's a look at the pros and cons for him if he decides to go the Ajit Pawar way.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said some people suffer stomach pain as they cannot see good works happening in the city. Fadnavis also praised Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal for doing a "good job".
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers on Wednesday vandalised the dean's office of a medical college in Pune after he was allegedly caught accepting bribe to secure an MBBS seat in the college.
Maharashtra Police registered a case against an individual for posting a comment on a website threatening a bomb blast and assassination of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut told India Today that Eknath Shinde’s name was proposed for the chief ministerial post in 2019 after the Sena-BJP alliance secured a majority in the Maharashtra Assembly polls. He said the BJP, however, refused power sharing.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar could not get an opportunity to become the prime minister due to the "dynastic politics" of the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, according to sources. He made the remarks at a time when the NCP split, when Ajit Pawar led a rebellion and joined the Maharashtra government.
The Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar is likely to call 54 Shiv Sena MLAs from the Shinde and Uddhav factions for the hearings in the disqualification petitions in the next two weeks.
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