CM Devendra Fadnavis asks Marathas to prepare for celebration as the state govt has received report on Maratha reservation from Backwards Commission.

A high rate of growth is necessary to alleviate poverty and ensure that benefits of development reach the poor, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Thursday.

Union Minister Rajnath Singh said that he agrees with former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi’s remarks that his country cannot manage Kashmir. Afridi triggered a controversy with his comment when he said “Pakistan doesn’t need Kashmir, as it cannot manage its own four provinces”

The Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission submitted its report on social and economic conditions of the Maratha community to state Chief Secretary D K Jain.

The viscera report of flight attendant Anissia Batra has pointed out that she was under the influence of alcohol when she allegedly committed suicide in July this year.

Two tiger cubs were Thursday killed after being hit by a train in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district. The two cubs, around six months old, were hit by the Balharshah-Gondia passenger train at around 7-7:30 am, killing them instantly.