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Ronak Mastakar is senior sub-editor with more than half a decade of experience. He is adept at writing, curating and editing content. He follows general, politics, Mumbai, trending and also breaking news.

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Maharashtra Budget 2025: State govt proposes 6 per cent tax on EVs over Rs 30L

Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who also holds the finance portfolio, tabled the budget and announced a 1 per cent hike in the Motor Vehicle Tax on CNG and LPG vehicles... [Read More]

10 March,2025 06:28 PM IST | Mumbai | Ronak Mastakar

Maharashtra Budget: Key announcements and development plans

The state has maintained its fiscal discipline under the Fiscal Responsibility and Fiscal Management (FRFM) Act, keeping the fiscal deficit below 3 per cent of the gross state domestic income and the revenue deficit under 1 per cent... [Read More]

10 March,2025 05:15 PM IST | Mumbai | Ronak Mastakar

Maharashtra govt unveils tax reforms and revenue projections in Budget 2025-26

For the financial year 2024-25, the Budget Estimate for Maharashtra’s Own Tax Revenue was initially set at Rs 3,43,040 crore, later revised to Rs 3,67,467 crore... [Read More]

10 March,2025 05:04 PM IST | Mumbai | Ronak Mastakar

Maharashtra Budget Session 2025: Ajit Pawar presents budget of Rs 7 lakh crore

Ajit Pawar stated that the Mahayuti government is actively working to attract investments in the industrial sector, leading to significant investments in the state... [Read More]

10 March,2025 07:39 PM IST | Mumbai | Ronak Mastakar

3 in 10 Indian users have switched to DeepSeek or will soon do so: Survey

Also, 1 in 2 Indian internet users surveyed are already using AI platforms, and 66 per cent of those who use AI platforms is for finding information while 25 per cent users use them to summarise documents or other use cases... [Read More]

13 February,2025 01:36 PM IST | Mumbai | Ronak Mastakar

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Trump says he wants to give money, flight tickets to immigrants who self-deport

US President Donald Trump said he wants to give money and an aeroplane ticket to any immigrant who is in the country illegally who chooses to "self-deport," and work to get those who are "good" back in the US, a break from his usual hardline immigration rhetoric. (Pics/AFP)... [Read More]

16 April,2025 02:13 PM IST

In Photos: Israeli strike near Gaza hospital kills medic, injures several

An Israeli airstrike hit the northern gate of the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing a medic and wounding nine other people, all patients and medics, according to a spokesman for the hospital in the Muwasi area, where hundreds of thousands have sought shelter in sprawling tent camps. (Pics/AFP)... [Read More]

16 April,2025 01:56 PM IST

In Photos: Murshidabad returning to normal after violence over Waqf Act protests

The situation in West Bengal`s Dhuliyan town in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district is under control after the violent protests staged against the Waqf (Amendment) Act on April 11, officials said. (Pics/PTI)... [Read More]

15 April,2025 12:59 PM IST

In Photos: 5.2-magnitude earthquake shakes Southern California

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California on Monday morning, sending boulders tumbling onto rural roadways outside San Diego and rattling items off shelves and walls, but officials reported no injuries or major damage. (Pics/AFP)... [Read More]

15 April,2025 12:39 PM IST

Maharashtra Guv, Fadnavis, pay tributes to Babasaheb Ambedkar at Chaityabhoomi

Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday paid floral tributes to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar at Chaityabhoomi in Mumbai on his 134th birth anniversary. (Pics/X)... [Read More]

14 April,2025 01:40 PM IST

President, Vice Prez, PM pay floral tributes to Ambedkar on birth anniversary

President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes at the statue of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar in the Parliament House Complex on Monday, marking his birth anniversary. (Pics/PTI)... [Read More]

14 April,2025 12:47 PM IST

In Photos: Slow train movement amid bridge work between Mahim and Bandra

Local train services were moving slowly as workers filled the ground level following the re-girdering of a bridge between Mahim and Bandra during a major night block near the Mithi River in Mahim, Mumbai, on April 12, 2025. (Pics/Satej Shinde)... [Read More]

12 April,2025 12:52 PM IST

In Photos: Fevicol ad pulled down after Western Railway objection in Bandra

After an objection by Western Railway, an old Fevicol advertisement poster was removed from a hoarding at the Bandra Reclamation junction in Bandra (West), Mumbai, on April 12, 2025. (Pics/Satej Shinde) (With inputs Rajendra B. Aklekar)... [Read More]

12 April,2025 11:32 AM IST

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