In a significant development in the 'Pune Porsche crash' case, Pune police have arrested two individuals for allegedly tampering with blood samples. The arrests were made on Monday night by the Pune crime branch, as announced by Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar.

In response to the disturbing allegations of sexual assault involving two young girls at a school in Badlapur, Maharashtra, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has announced the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the incident. The Chief Minister emphasised that the investigation will be thorough and that no one involved will escape accountability.

Uddhav Thackeray, the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, has recently made a strong statement regarding the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024. His remarks follow a series of protests outside his residence, Matoshree, by a group of Muslims who were dissatisfied with his party's stance on the bill.

In response to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s recent admission about his decision to field his wife Sunetra Pawar against his sister Supriya Sule in the Lok Sabha elections, NCP MP Praful Patel has chosen to stay out of the controversy. Patel described the issue as a personal family matter that does not warrant further comment from him.

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray recently met with Congress leaders in Delhi as part of the preparations for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly polls.

Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections later this year, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde held significant meetings with two prominent leaders—Sharad Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Raj Thackeray of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). These meetings come at a crucial time as political activity heats up in the state.

On Tuesday, the outgoing Governor of Maharashtra, Ramesh Bais, received a heartfelt farewell from Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, and other senior government officials at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the formation of dedicated committees within the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) and the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee to spearhead negotiations with the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) partners.

The Congress party in Maharashtra is currently holding a crucial brainstorming session at Garware Club in Mumbai ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls. Key figures in attendance include Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal, Maharashtra in-charge Ramesh Chennithala, Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole, and prominent leaders like Balasaheb Thorat, Vijay Wadettiwar, Leader of Opposition Prithviraj Chavan, Sushil Kumar Shinde, Mukul Wasnik, and Avinash Pandey.

The All India Congress Committee is gearing up to take strong disciplinary action against seven Maharashtra MLAs who are suspected of cross-voting in the recent biennial elections for the state Legislative Council. These elections were held to fill 11 seats, and reports indicate that the identified MLAs may have undermined their party's nominee.

Several leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have returned to the faction led by Sharad Pawar after resigning from the camp led by Ajit Pawar. This notable shift occurred on Wednesday when leaders gathered at Sharad Pawar's residence in Pune. Ajit Gavhane, the former chief of NCP's Pimpri-Chinchwad unit, was among those who rejoined Sharad Pawar's faction.

In a significant move, the Maharashtra government has decided to relieve Dr. Puja Khedkar, an IAS Probationary Officer and Assistant Collector of Washim, from her field training. She has been ordered to report back to the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie. This decision comes in response to various complaints about her conduct and alleged discrepancies regarding her official documents.