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Mumbai: After a restrictive implementation of fourth-year undergraduate programmes under National Education Policy (NEP) this year, Mumbai University and subsequently the state govt plan to lift all caveats for the current third-year batch, which will move to the fourth year in April-May 2027. The requirement for a postgraduate department in the respective courses, which made…

Vivek Singh, joint managing director, Procam International, with the award Mumbai: The Tata Mumbai Marathon (TMM) has been ranked 21st among the world’s top 50 marathon brands and won the ‘Strongest Economic Impact – Emerging Markets’ award in the 2026 Brand Finance Marathons Top 50 study.The recognition highlights the event’s growing international standing and its…

Manoj Chaudhari, curator of natural history at CSMVS, said the collection primarily comprises specimens documented and preserved before 1930s. Mumbai: A 28-ft-long whale shark, a 20-ft-long largetooth sawfish and a king cobra from Northeast India are among the specimens back on display at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) in Fort. The museum reopened its…

Mumbai: A special court on Thursday granted bail to 48-year-old Ukrainian citizen and actor Armen Garun Ataian, who was arrested in connection with allegations that a forged birth certificate was procured and used to support a claim of birth in India and Indian citizenship.While granting bail, the court noted the investigation material indicated that Ataian’s…

Mumbai: On Thursday, FDA said that during their Diwali inspections held between Oct 15 and Nov 3, 3,332 establishments were inspected across the state, leading to 1,501 improvement notices, 326 licence suspensions, and 15 licence cancellations.Of these, 1,037 FDA inspections were in Mumbai, with 583 improvement notices, 76 suspended licences, and four improvement notices served.Additionally,…

Thane: A 14-member medical team from Thane air-dashed to Mauritius to operate on a 27-year-old Mauritian woman who was critically injured by a stray bullet during local protests in Port Louis.For the six-hour lifesaving surgery conducted on Oct 12, eight super-specialists flew with 300 kg of specialised medical equipment worth Rs 1.5 crore that they…

Mumbai: FDA commissioner Tukaram Mundhe has said those arranging large events expecting heavy footfalls where food is served through a caterer should inform FDA about it as a measure of precaution. His statement comes days after 70 guests at a wedding in Bhandup fell ill and at least 34, including the newlywed couple and four…

Mumbai: Three blood banks will remain suspended till Nov 7, after inspections by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found discrepancies and violations such as unauthorised supply of blood, improper storage, lack of disinfection measures and improper documentation. This also includes a public-private partnership (PPP) blood bank at Cooper Hospital which was suspended for five…

The incident occurred on Thursday around 9.15 pm at the residence of the injured women in Koparkhairane, Navi Mumbai Navi Mumbai: A youth fired two rounds from a pistol at a 20-year-old woman with whom he was in a love relationship as she severed ties with him. In the firing, the woman and her elder…

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday set aside a special court order granting bail to dismissed cop Sachin Waze in planting of explosives near industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s bungalow in a vehicle in Feb 2021, and the subsequent murder of the driver of the vehicle Mansukh Hiran, saying he has serious charges of blackmail and…