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Fadnavis using Vaze for his own political gain: Anil Deshmukh

Deshmukh said that the allegations made against him by Vaze were also levelled by Param Bir Singh three years ago, and both had happened on Fadnavis’s instigation

“During the cross-examination by my counsel in Justice Chandiwal’s court, Vaze clarified that neither I nor any of my personal assistants or office staff asked for money and neither did I give any,” said Anil Deshmukh. (HT PHOTO) (Hindustan Times)

Mumbai

Updated on Aug 05, 2024 07:26 AM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

Anil Deshmukh: 130 raids against me, not even my 6-year-old granddaughter spared

In an interview to HT, the former home minister spoke about ED and other agencies raiding his various houses, and even broke down over the resulting trauma

Mumbai

Updated on Aug 03, 2024 09:14 AM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

Anil Deshmukh dares Fadnavis to release “audiovisual evidence” against him

Deshmukh accused Fadnavis of asking him to write four false affidavits against Uddhav and Aadiyta Thackeray, Ajit Pawar and Anil Parab

Mumbai

Updated on Jul 26, 2024 08:55 AM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

12 Maoists gunned down in encounter with police in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli

Senior police officers said that the exchange of fire between the Maoists and the C-60, the unit of the Maharashtra Police that specialises in anti-guerilla operations, lasted for over six and a half hours

A fierce exchange of fire between the police teams and the Maoists broke out at around 11am, and lasted over six hours. (PTI file photo)

Other Cities

Published on Jul 18, 2024 09:46 AM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

7, including 3 city residents killed as two vehicles collide on Samruddhi E-way

A multi-utility vehicle (MUV) going from Nagpur to Mumbai and a car heading in the opposite direction collided head-on, resulting in the death of six persons on the spot

The police patrol team that reached the accident spot reported that the speeding Swift Dzire came in the wrong direction, leading to the fatal crash. There were ten occupants in both vehicles. (PTI)

Mumbai

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 07:24 AM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

7 killed, 3 injured as two vehicles collide on Samruddhi Expressway near Jalna

Around 160 people have so far been killed on the Expressway in accidents since its first phase from Nagpur to Shirdi was inaugurated in December 2022 by PM Modi

The injured were shifted to the government-run district hospital in Jalna, where three persons are reported to be in critical condition (Twitter Photo)

India News

Updated on Jun 29, 2024 04:18 PM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

Driving driving accidents are culpable homicide not amounting to murder, says HC while refusing Nagpur businesswoman’s bail

Nagpur court rejects bail for businesswoman who killed two in drunk driving incident, ruling it as culpable homicide. No relief granted due to seriousness of offense.

Mumbai

Updated on Jun 27, 2024 07:38 AM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

Top Gadchiroli Naxalite Giridhar, wife surrender in presence of Fadnavis

Giridhar joined the then Peoples War Group of CPI (ML) about 28 years ago and was appointed divisional secretary of the Gadchiroli Committee of CPI (Maoist) following the arrest of Narmada Akka four years ago near Chandrapur

Mumbai

Updated on Jun 23, 2024 06:46 AM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

Young achiever lured online, shared top-secret data with Pak spies

Agrawal was a part of the core team dealing with handing over 70 to 80 missiles used for the armed forces. He was part of the top-secret projects of BrahMos.

Nishant Agrawal was a senior system engineer with BrahMos Aerospace in Nagpur.(Facebook Photo/ Nishant Aggarwal)

Analysis

Published on Jun 06, 2024 07:00 AM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections: BJP-led alliance falters in Vidarbha

Like Uttar Pradesh, it was a disappointment for the BJP and its alliance partners as the Mahayuti managed to win only 3 out of 10 Lok Sabha seats

NCP leader Ajit Pawar, Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis. HT Photo

Mumbai

Updated on Jun 04, 2024 10:09 PM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

BJP-led Mahayuti stares at huge setback in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha

Union minister Nitin Gadkari is leading by around 48,650 votes in the Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency against his Congress rival, Vikas Thakre

An artist wearing a costume holds a flag while waiting for the arrival of BJP leader during a roadshow (AFP FILE)

India News

Updated on Jun 04, 2024 01:57 PM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

Former BrahMos engineer sentenced to life for spying

Former BrahMos engineer Nishant Agrawal sentenced to life for spying for Pakistan's ISI.

BrahMos is the fastest cruise missile in the world with a speed of Mach 2.8, nearly three times the speed of sound. (HT Archive)

India News

Updated on Jun 04, 2024 06:32 AM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra, Nagpur

Woman who entered forest for firewood killed by tiger in Tadoba-Andheri reserve

Moharli’s range forest officer Santosh Thipe said the woman’s body has been sent for postmortem examination

Moharli’s range forest officer Santosh Thipe said Chandra Chikram’s husband has been given ex-gratia assistance of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>50,000 (FILE PHOTO)

Mumbai

Updated on May 29, 2024 03:23 PM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

Mala Papalkar's inspiring journey: From dustbin to Maharashtra secretariat

Under the guidance of her mentor, Padma Shri awardee Shankarbaba Papalkar, Mala not only received his surname but also learned Braille and nurtured her talents.

Mala Papalkar, 25, a visually challenged woman, was abandoned in a dustbin at a railway station as a newborn. HT Photo

Mumbai

Published on May 18, 2024 09:34 PM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

Ex-MLA Sunil Kedar asks HC to stay jail sentence in cooperative bank fraud

Sunil Kedar was disqualified from the Maharashtra assembly after a special court convicted him in a cooperative bank fraud case in December 2023

Congress leader Sunil Kedar (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT File Photo)

Mumbai

Published on May 15, 2024 05:19 PM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

3 Maoists, including 2 women, killed in encounter in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli

The security forces also recovered a significant cache of weapons from the encounter site, including an AK-47 rifle, a carbine and an INSAS rifle

Police said the Maoists opened fire on the commandos indiscriminately, prompting the security personnel to retaliate. (Representative Image)

Mumbai

Published on May 13, 2024 09:06 PM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

Nagpur police book Wadettiwar for remarks on Karkare killing

The senior Congress leader was booked after a formal complaint was filed by Sanjay Bokade, an assistant election officer, alleging a violation of the election commission’s model code of conduct during the Lok Sabha polls

Wadettiwar had suggested during a media interaction on May 5 that Karkare was not killed by terrorist Ajmal Kasab during the 26/11 attack but by a policeman linked with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) (HT Photo)

Mumbai

Updated on May 12, 2024 06:54 AM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

11, including dean of govt hospital booked for patient’s death

Negligence case registered against GMCH dean and 10 doctors in Nagpur after a patient's death during surgery in 2019. Accused booked under IPC section 304(a).

Mumbai

Updated on May 10, 2024 06:24 AM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

Wild elephant that killed 2 in Telangana tramples 3 more in Gadchiroli

The wild elephant, which killed two persons in Telangana earlier this month, came to Gadchiroli last week

A herd of 23 elephants entered the eastern Maharashtra district of Gadchiroli from Chhattisgarh’s Bastar forests in 2021 (Videograb/FILE)

Mumbai

Published on Apr 29, 2024 04:06 PM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

PM Modi pledges to improve irrigation in Vidharba region

The PM also held the Congress and INDIA bloc responsible for challenges farmers faced in the country and pledged to improve irrigation facilities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public meeting for the Lok Sabha polls on Friday. (ANI Photo)

Mumbai

Updated on Apr 20, 2024 09:10 AM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

Lok Sabha polls: Ramtek constituency in Maharashtra to witness triangular fight

Kishore Gajbhiye, a bureaucrat-turned-politician has entered the race with the support of the Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi

VBA-backed Kishore Gajbhiye’s candidature may have repercussions for the Congress, potentially benefiting Shiv Sena (Shinde) candidate Raju Parwe. (Representative Image)

Mumbai

Published on Apr 17, 2024 03:19 PM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

Interview: Opposition lying about threats to Constitution, says Nitin Gadkari

Referred to as the “Highway Man of India”, Union minister Nitin Gadkari, 67, is seeking his third Lok Sabha term from Nagpur

Union minister Nitin Gadkari said the Constitution’s salient features and basic structure cannot be changed. (HT PHOTO)

India News

Updated on Apr 16, 2024 07:13 AM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

Congress opposed Ambedkar, defeated him twice in polls: Amit Shah

The Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday accused the Congress of exploiting Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s name solely for electoral gains

Cong opposed Ambedkar, defeated him twice in polls: Shah

Mumbai

Updated on Apr 15, 2024 08:41 AM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra, Nagpur

In Bhandara, Rahul highlights Congress’ manifesto promises

Rahul Gandhi promised crop-loan waiver, guaranteed fair price for agricultural produce, filling up 30 lakh vacant government jobs, and ensuring educated youth got one year of apprenticeship in government or private sector with ₹one lakh annual stipend

Mumbai

Updated on Apr 14, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

BJP fields heavyweight to deny Congress lone Chandrapur seat it won in 2019

Chandrapur, one of five constituencies voting in the first phase, holds significance as the kunbi and teli communities wield substantial influence in the region

Chandrapur:27March2024 BJP candidate Sudhir Mungantiwar with party leaders during filing his nomination from Chandrapur constituency Maharashtra for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, in Chandrapur, Wednesday, March 27, 2024..Photo by Sunny Shende

Mumbai

Updated on Apr 13, 2024 08:48 AM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

Daughter-in-law's accusations come back to haunt BJP MP Ramdas Tadas

Shiv Sena leader accuses BJP candidate Ramdas Tadas of abandoning daughter-in-law, prompting her to contest election for justice.

Mumbai

Updated on Apr 12, 2024 09:59 AM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

Once again, bullet-versus-ballot fight will unfold in Gadchiroli

Maoist militants have issued a “stern warning” to tribals against participating in polls and announced that those who defy the diktat will face death

Mumbai

Updated on Apr 12, 2024 09:49 AM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

Nagpur LS election: It's ‘Highway Man of India’ Gadkari vs former mayor Thakre

Gadkari has always said he doesn’t want to beg for votes. However, that might change during the 2024 general elections; his larger-than-life image is at stake

Nagpur: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari addresses a public rally ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha election, in Nagpur district, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI04_10_2024_000291A) (PTI)

Mumbai

Updated on Apr 11, 2024 09:25 AM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

PM Modi targets Opposition for “neglecting” Ambedkar

The neglect of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar during the Congress regime and its reluctance to implement his vision of “one nation, one constitution” was the theme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second election rally in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region on Wednesday

Mumbai

Updated on Apr 11, 2024 07:38 AM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

Wardha Lok Sabha seat: NCP (SP) seeks to wrest erstwhile Congress bastion from BJP

NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar joined the party nominee Amar Kale’s nomination rally in Wardha, the only seat the party is contesting in the Vidarba region

NCP had over the years left the seat for the Congress. (HT PHOTO)

Mumbai

Published on Apr 09, 2024 01:40 PM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra

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Deshmukh said that the allegations made against him by Vaze were also levelled by Param Bir Singh three years ago, and both had happened on Fadnavis’s instigation

In an interview to HT, the former home minister spoke about ED and other agencies raiding his various houses, and even broke down over the resulting trauma

Deshmukh accused Fadnavis of asking him to write four false affidavits against Uddhav and Aadiyta Thackeray, Ajit Pawar and Anil Parab

Senior police officers said that the exchange of fire between the Maoists and the C-60, the unit of the Maharashtra Police that specialises in anti-guerilla operations, lasted for over six and a half hours

A multi-utility vehicle (MUV) going from Nagpur to Mumbai and a car heading in the opposite direction collided head-on, resulting in the death of six persons on the spot

Around 160 people have so far been killed on the Expressway in accidents since its first phase from Nagpur to Shirdi was inaugurated in December 2022 by PM Modi

Nagpur court rejects bail for businesswoman who killed two in drunk driving incident, ruling it as culpable homicide. No relief granted due to seriousness of offense.

Giridhar joined the then Peoples War Group of CPI (ML) about 28 years ago and was appointed divisional secretary of the Gadchiroli Committee of CPI (Maoist) following the arrest of Narmada Akka four years ago near Chandrapur

Agrawal was a part of the core team dealing with handing over 70 to 80 missiles used for the armed forces. He was part of the top-secret projects of BrahMos.

Like Uttar Pradesh, it was a disappointment for the BJP and its alliance partners as the Mahayuti managed to win only 3 out of 10 Lok Sabha seats

Union minister Nitin Gadkari is leading by around 48,650 votes in the Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency against his Congress rival, Vikas Thakre

Former BrahMos engineer Nishant Agrawal sentenced to life for spying for Pakistan's ISI.

Moharli’s range forest officer Santosh Thipe said the woman’s body has been sent for postmortem examination

Under the guidance of her mentor, Padma Shri awardee Shankarbaba Papalkar, Mala not only received his surname but also learned Braille and nurtured her talents.

Sunil Kedar was disqualified from the Maharashtra assembly after a special court convicted him in a cooperative bank fraud case in December 2023

The security forces also recovered a significant cache of weapons from the encounter site, including an AK-47 rifle, a carbine and an INSAS rifle

The senior Congress leader was booked after a formal complaint was filed by Sanjay Bokade, an assistant election officer, alleging a violation of the election commission’s model code of conduct during the Lok Sabha polls

Negligence case registered against GMCH dean and 10 doctors in Nagpur after a patient's death during surgery in 2019. Accused booked under IPC section 304(a).

The wild elephant, which killed two persons in Telangana earlier this month, came to Gadchiroli last week

The PM also held the Congress and INDIA bloc responsible for challenges farmers faced in the country and pledged to improve irrigation facilities

Kishore Gajbhiye, a bureaucrat-turned-politician has entered the race with the support of the Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi

Referred to as the “Highway Man of India”, Union minister Nitin Gadkari, 67, is seeking his third Lok Sabha term from Nagpur

The Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday accused the Congress of exploiting Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s name solely for electoral gains

Rahul Gandhi promised crop-loan waiver, guaranteed fair price for agricultural produce, filling up 30 lakh vacant government jobs, and ensuring educated youth got one year of apprenticeship in government or private sector with ₹one lakh annual stipend

Chandrapur, one of five constituencies voting in the first phase, holds significance as the kunbi and teli communities wield substantial influence in the region

Shiv Sena leader accuses BJP candidate Ramdas Tadas of abandoning daughter-in-law, prompting her to contest election for justice.

Maoist militants have issued a “stern warning” to tribals against participating in polls and announced that those who defy the diktat will face death

Gadkari has always said he doesn’t want to beg for votes. However, that might change during the 2024 general elections; his larger-than-life image is at stake

The neglect of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar during the Congress regime and its reluctance to implement his vision of “one nation, one constitution” was the theme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second election rally in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region on Wednesday

NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar joined the party nominee Amar Kale’s nomination rally in Wardha, the only seat the party is contesting in the Vidarba region

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