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Maharashtra: State in western India
Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to the southeast and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north, and the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to the northwest. Maharashtra is the second-most populous state in India, the third most populous country subdivision in South Asia and the fourth-most populous in the world.

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Rahul Gandhi’s Vote Chori Claims Exposed: Facts, Figures, And Political Doublespeak [Video]

Rahul Gandhi’s Vote Chori Claims Exposed: Facts, Figures, And Political Doublespeak

Rahul Gandhi’s vote chori claims exposed through hard facts and data. From Maharashtra to Karnataka, inconsistencies in his narrative reveal political doublespeak. This deep dive uncovers how the..

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Pragya Thakur, 6 Others Walk Free in Malegaon Blast Case—After Shah's ā€˜No Hindu...Terrorist' Remark [Video]

Pragya Thakur, 6 Others Walk Free in Malegaon Blast Case—After Shah's ā€˜No Hindu...Terrorist' Remark

Seventeen years after the deadly 2008 Malegaon blast rocked Maharashtra, a special NIA court in Mumbai has acquitted all seven accused — including BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit..

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Prashant Kishor SLAMS Raj Thackeray For Anti-Bihari Remark, Dares BJP-Congress Over Language Silence [Video]

Prashant Kishor SLAMS Raj Thackeray For Anti-Bihari Remark, Dares BJP-Congress Over Language Silence

Prashant Kishor has launched a blistering attack on Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray after his controversial ā€œslap those who don’t speak Marathiā€ remark. Calling Thackeray a..

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