With the Diwali festival around the corner, Maharashtra’s private bus operators have hiked their ticket prices sharply, skyrocketing some fares to Rs 7,000 MUMBAI: With Diwali approaching, private tourist bus operators are facing allegations of charging passengers two to three times the usual fares. Tickets on some routes have reportedly risen to as much as…
Mumbai Crime Branch detained IIT graduate Vaibhav Mishra after he sent threatening messages to actor Ayushmann Khurrana MUMBAI: The Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested a 30-year-old IIT graduate, Vaibhav Mishra, from Bengaluru for allegedly sending threat messages to actor Ayushmann Khurrana on Instagram and demanding money.Police suspect it may have been a prank, but interrogation…
MUMBAI: With about 50% of undergraduate homeopathy seats and several postgraduate seats remaining vacant, the Principals Association of Homeopathic Medical Colleges of Maharashtra has urged the Union AYUSH ministry to lower the qualifying percentiles for the 2026 admission season. The association has argued that the existing cut-offs are preventing aspiring students from securing admission despite…
MNS chief Raj Thackeray announced the cancellation of the annual Dipotsav celebration at Shivaji Park MUMBAI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday said his party will not hold its annual Diwali celebration, Dipotsav, at Shivaji Park in Mumbai this year due to the severe drought in the state.In a video message, Thackeray…
MUMBAI: Bombay HC said it’s “unfortunate” BMC had removed from its social media pages a video of actor Dia Mirza urging citizens to avoid crackers as part of the anti-pollution drive. It suggested the post be “put back” to restore people’s confidence, reports Rosy Sequeira.HC said it was “disturbed by comments in regard to celebrities…
A volleyball ground in Girgaum Chowpatty faces potential loss due to plans for an electrical sub-station (Representative image) MUMBAI: Even as a sword hangs over the fate of Bandra’s Neville D’Souza football ground, a volleyball ground in Girgaum Chowpatty is facing an existential threat.An electrical sub-station for Orange Gate-Marine Drive underground road tunnel project has…
Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation has enhanced services on the Aqua Line, increasing daily trips from 291 to 337 MUMBAI: Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) has increased the number of weekday services on the Aqua Line (Metro 3) by 46, taking the total daily trips from 291 to 337 from November 2.The increase comes amid a…
HC was hearing a petition by Kannamwar Nagar CHS regarding pollution from the Kanjurmarg dumping ground Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked how many corporators in Mumbai had worked to remove garbage and prevent pollution in their wards.“Those who are supposed to do this, they should be doing this. We don’t find any role…
Students of Vivekananda Education Society Institute of Technology at the ‘Leaders on Campus’ interactive forum on entrepreneurial leadership in the AI era Mumbai: Technology and business must go hand in hand for any venture to truly self-sustain and scale, Shreeram Iyer, chairman and Group CEO of Prisma AI, told students during The Times of India’s…
Mumbai: The University of Mumbai secured a major tax relief after the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai bench, ruled that grants received from the University Grants Commission (UGC) and notional interest on govt-provided land can be counted while determining whether an educational institution is substantially financed by govt.The ITAT order allows the university to…
