Maharashtra`s Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, has announced that the state has secured a record investment commitment of over Rs 15 lakh crore and nearly 15 lakh job opportunities at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting.

The Pushpak Express train had stopped after some passengers pulled an emergency chain following panic over sparks inside one of the coaches.

A rumor of a fire on a train in India led to a panic, causing several passengers to jump from the coaches and into the path of another train on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Twelve people died in the incident.

Authorities reported "sparks inside one of the coaches" which the passengers mistook for fire, causing panic. India's antiquated railway system is subject to deadly accidents annually, despite investment to modernize it.

Anant Ambani lauded CM Fadnavis’ vision to make Maharashtra the gateway to India’s $5 trillion economy, and called it remarkable.

The department also imposed additional legal charges of ₹3,00,000 and ordered Axis Bank to pay ₹50,00,000 in compensation for the mental stress, pain, and harassment caused to the complainant bank.

Billionaire Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Group said on Tuesday that it will invest 3 trillion rupees ($34.67 billion) in the Indian state of Maharashtra to expand the conglomerate's presence in electric vehicles,

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday targeted the Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government, saying that of the 29 investment MoUs signed on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos,

Maharashtra's Minister for Ports and Fisheries Nitesh Rane of the ruling BJP referred to actor Saif Ali Khan as "garbage" on Thursday in a speech he delivered during a rally in Pune on Wednesday evening.

Eleven people were killed Wednesday after rumours of a fire on their train caused them to jump off and were crushed to death by another incoming train, officials said.

The second phase of the Ranji Trophy season got underway today as a total of 17 matches commenced today in different parts of India. Maharashtra locked horns against Baroda but they had to take the field without their highest run-scorer Ankit Bawne.

The allocation is part of AWSs larger $12.7 billion planned investment across India by 2030, announced in May 2023, to meet growing demand for cloud services and artificial intelligence (AI) in the country.