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Airport name tussle: Panvel Dy Mayor challenges CM Uddhav

Thane, Jul 12 (UNI) Tempers run high among the lakhs of villagers in Panvel over the demand for naming the new Airport after their revered leader DB Patil.

The Deputy Mayor of Panvel Municipal corporation, Jagdish Gaikwad, on Monday stated that Shiv Sena chief and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray should not take the agitating villagers for granted, and warned that they can go to any extend to press for their demands and get it fulfilled.
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Congress to hold “We are Marathi, We are Indian” Language Workshop in Mira Road on July 15

12 Jul 2025 | 9:32 PM

Mumbai, July 12 (UNI) In an effort to reduce hostility between Marathi and Hindi-speaking communities in the Mira-Bhayandar area and foster dialogue between the two, the Congress party will organise a language workshop, called “We are Marathi, We are Indian”, on Tuesday, under the leadership of state party president Harshvardhan Sapkal.

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Five medical cadets commissioned at AFMC Pune ceremony

12 Jul 2025 | 9:24 PM

Pune, July 12 (UNI) A spectacular ceremony was witnessed at the commissioning of medical cadets at the Bharadwaj Auditorium, Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune today.
Of the five cadets commissioned, one has been inducted into the Indian Air Force and four into the Indian Army, in the august presence of senior dignitaries, veterans, faculty and proud parents.

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Two-day international conference on thoughts of Tarkatirtha Lakshman Shastri Joshi to be held on Jul 16 at Shivaji University

12 Jul 2025 | 8:26 PM

Kolhapur, July 12 (UNI) A two-day international conference on the topic 'Thoughts and Works of Tarkatirtha Laxmanshastri Joshi' will be held at Shivaji University here on July 16 and 17.

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Sanjay Shirsat to file defamation case against Sanjay Raut over ‘fake video’

12 Jul 2025 | 6:11 PM

Mumbai, July 12 ( UNI) Social Justice Minister Sanjay Shirsat has strongly accused Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Sanjay Raut of stooping to a disgracefully low level in an attempt to malign his image.

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Synthetic drugs producer Mustafa Mohammed Kubbawala arrested from UAE

12 Jul 2025 | 6:02 PM

Sangli, Maharashtra, Jul 12 (UNI) Mustafa Mohammed Kubbawala, a major producer of synthetic drugs who allegedly ran a drugs manufacturing factory at Irali village in Kavathe-Mahankal tehsil of the district and against whom a 'Red Corner' notice was issued by Interpol, has finally been arrested and brought to India from United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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