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Rajnath Singh unveils life-size statue of Maharana Pratap in Maharashtra
While speaking at the event, he said that Maharana Pratap and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj are national heroes and not Mughal ruler Aurangzeb
18 April,2025 08:39 PM IST | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | mid-day online correspondent
Congress to hold Sadbhavana Yatra in Nagpur: Vijay Wadettiwar
Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar is to hold a Sadbhavana March in the city. The march aims to establish peace, eliminate mutual enmity and remove misunderstandings
15 April,2025 01:03 PM IST | Nagpur | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra: Khultabad, home to Aurangzeb’s tomb, to be renamed Ratnapur
Maharashtra minister Sanjay Shirsat has announced plans to rename Khultabad, where Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb lies, to its historic name Ratnapur. The move follows calls to revisit names altered during the Mughal era and honour Maratha legacy
08 April,2025 11:06 AM IST | Mumbai
Maharashtra: MNS wants ‘truth board’ at Aurangzeb’s grave
Party urges CM to install sign highlighting Maratha valour, demands strict action against those glorifying Aurangzeb
04 April,2025 07:24 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar
Beed sarpanch murder
Citizens in Latur district collect Rs 21 lakh for Deshmukh's family
The money was handed over to Deshmukh's family by Ausa MLA Abhimanyu Pawar on Wednesday. Earlier, the legislator had appealed to the people from his constituency to extend support to the family
03 April,2025 02:50 PM IST | Latur | mid-day online correspondent
Chhattisgarh: 37-year-old woman sarpanch killed in Jashpur
The victim, Prabhavati Sidar, was alone at her house at the time of the incident. She was bathing in the vegetable garden of her home when her daughter discovered her seriously injured and raised an alarm
01 April,2025 10:08 PM IST | Jashpur | mid-day online correspondent
CM Fadnavis backs Modi for 2029, plays down Aurangzeb grave row
Says prime minister’s successor talk is ‘Mughal tradition’; cites ASI protection for grave
01 April,2025 07:44 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar
Beed mosque blast linked to Mahayuti’s communal agenda, claims Congress
Maharashtra Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal has alleged that the blast at a mosque in Beed was part of the ruling Mahayuti alliance’s strategy to create communal unrest in the state. He accused the government of adopting divisive tactics similar to the British-era policy of “divide and rule"
31 March,2025 07:36 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra: Man detained for offensive social media post near Aurangzeb’s tomb
A man from Ulhasnagar has been detained for allegedly sharing an objectionable WhatsApp status with a picture near Aurangzeb’s tomb, prompting police action under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
31 March,2025 02:56 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Aurangzeb's glorification will not be allowed: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis
Rumours about a "chadar" with holy inscriptions being burnt during protests led by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) seeking the removal of the tomb triggered violence in Nagpur earlier this month
31 March,2025 01:53 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent