Mumbai: Competition for engineering seats in Maharashtra is expected to intensify this year, with a record 2,45,526 students completing registration for the 2026-27 admission process.Data from the state CET cell shows that the number of confirmed applicants has risen by 20,083 from last year, when 2,25,443 students had registered. Compared with 2024-25, when registrations stood…
The accident involving BEST bus Route No. 501 was reported at 9.14am, with an update issued at 9.55am. MUMBAI:A 65-year-old man died and several others were injured after a BEST bus crashed into a roadside divider on the Sion-Panvel Highway near Vishwakarma Hospital in Mankhurd on Monday.According to preliminary information, the accident involving BEST bus…
MUMBAI: The southwest monsoon regained momentum over Mumbai and the adjoining metropolitan region starting from the past weekend, bringing moderate rainfall across several areas, although South Mumbai remained relatively dry compared with the suburbs. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Tuesday, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated…
MUMBAI: For five years, it existed largely as equations, computational models and a series of progressively larger flying demonstrators. On Monday, it finally took the shape of a full-sized aircraft. Chennai-based deep-tech startup The ePlane Company announced that it has unveiled PT-01, the first full-scale prototype of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft….
No one was injured in the footpath cave-in at Bhandup on Sunday morning Mumbai: A parked two-wheelers fell into a drain after a portion of a footpath caved in on Village Road near the police chowky in Bhandup (W) on Sunday morning. No one was injured in the incident.The collapsed stretch is 3-4m long, said…
Kalyan: The purported kidnapping of a six-month-old infant from outside Kalyan railway station turned out to be a fabricated story after a police investigation revealed that the child’s mother had left the baby with her parents in Varanasi before arriving in Kalyan.The woman, identified as Roshani Suraj Sahoo, a resident of Vapi in Gujarat, had…
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aaditya address a rally in support of activist Sonam Wangchuk at Shivaji Park on Sunday Mumbai: The fight to change the government and not just Dharmendra Pradhan (Union education minister) should now begin, declared former chief minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, while addressing…
Another key point in the policy was Regional Transport Authority (RTA) fixing a base fare per km per student. The fees decided by school bus operators cannot exceed or fall below the RTA fare by more than 10% and this will keep in check any arbitrary fare hikes Mumbai: School bus operators on Sunday opposed…
Mumbai: In a massive shot in the arm for soccer aficionados and the nightlife industry across Maharashtra, the state govt on Sunday cleared a special extension allowing hotels, restaurants and eateries to remain open until 4 AM on Monday. The late-night relaxation was specifically aimed at facilitating public screenings of the high-octane FIFA World Cup…
Bhoiwada Police have registered 14 separate cyber fraud offences in a single day, exposing the growing menace of online scams targeting people from all walks of life Mumbai: Bhoiwada Police registered 14 separate cyber fraud offences in a single day, exposing the growing menace of online scams that targeted people from all walks of life,…
