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.
After being on the run for ten days, Twisha Sharma's husband Samarth Singh was taken into custody by Jabalpur police on Friday after he reached the district court in Jabalpur to surrender.
The big talking point of this episode of News Today is the fuel prices hike. Another fuel jolt for the common man as petrol and diesel prices were once again hiked across the country.
The Western Railway on Tuesday launched a large-scale demolition drive in Mumbai’s Garib Nagar, removing around 400 unauthorised hutments near Bandra railway station following a court directive. The operation, backed by heavy deployment of Mumbai Police and railway police, will continue for four days.
The Ministry of Railways has released the first official look of India's upcoming bullet train. The flagship project will operate on the 508-kilometre Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor, utilising Japan's Shinkansen technology.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the alleged kingpin of the NEET undergraduate paper leak case in Pune.
The Congress party has selected VD Satheesan as the next Chief Minister of Kerala, following the United Democratic Front's assembly election victory. The six-time MLA will take the oath of office on May 18.
In our 'Get Real India' segment, watch this story about how a farmer in Maharashtra's Chintaraj village in Dharashiv district set his entire onion stock of six hundred sacks on fire after traders offered a price of just one rupee per kilo for the produce.
The investigation into the NEET UG paper leak has expanded to Nashik, Maharashtra. Based on information from the Rajasthan Police, the Nashik Crime Branch detained a suspect from the Indira Nagar area.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, legal expert Harish Salve discussed the constitutional crisis in West Bengal following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign despite losing her seat and the decisive mandate against her party.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who addressed Bharatiya Janata Party workers in Delhi on the party's superb performance in assembly elections, said that with a victory in West Bengal, 'lotus' has bloomed from Gangotri to Gangasagar.
The price of commercial LPG was hiked by the steepest ever Rs 993 per 19-kg cylinder on Friday due to rising global energy prices linked to the West Asia conflict.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the thirteen-kilometer missing link on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. This newly inaugurated bridge and route, which passes through the Ghats of Maharashtra, is expected to reduce travel time between Mumbai and Pune by half an hour.
Ahead of the counting day, a massive political war erupted between the TMC and BJP over EVM tampering claims at a strongroom in Kolkata.
A stabbing incident in Mumbai's Mira Road was caught on camera by a construction worker. The accused, identified as Jaib Ansari, a former chemistry and mathematics teacher who studied in the United States, attacked two security guards.
The big talking point of this episode of News Today is the final and second phase assembly poll in West Bengal.
Ahead of the Tamil Nadu election results, TVK chief Vijay visited the Tiruchendur Murugan and Shirdi Saibaba temples.
In Odisha’s Keonjhar district, a daily wage labourer carried his sister's skeletal remains to a rural bank to claim her savings after being denied access without a death certificate.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has said that the motive of jihad was behind the knife attack on two security guards in Mira Road area and the NIA and ATS are probing the case.
This edition of News Today focusses on record voter turnout in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu assembly elections.
The viral video of a Mumbai woman confronting a Maharashtra minister on Wednesday over traffic jam triggered by a political protest rally has sparked a debate on political rallies and public rights.
