Mumbai: The fallout of the NEET paper leak is set to delay admissions and the start of the academic year for engineering and pharmacy colleges in Maharashtra, even as the state govt has moved to tighten regulation of college fee collection and expand financial relief for girl students pursuing higher education.The higher and technical education…
Bombay High Court at Mumbai is one of the oldest High Courts of India Mumbai: “Mere failure of wife to do chores such as cooking, cleaning does not automatically amount to cruelty as marriage is a partnership of equals and not a service contract and the wives are not ‘deemed maids’,” said Bombay High Court…
BMC and UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in association with Neelaya Collective is organising ‘A Toon Club Animation Workshop for children’ at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) The BMC and UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN), in association with Neelaya Collective, are organising ‘A Toon Club Animation Workshop for Children’ at the National Gallery…
A former American football coach who now scouts startups thinks India’s sports tech moment is real — if it can connect the grassroots to the gridIt was neither a crepe nor a burrito. What was it again? The flaky thing stuffed with cheese and onions that he had eaten in Delhi?“Paratha?” someone suggested.“Oh yes. Paratha….
Santosh Mehrotra (File Photo) With 121 million young Indians neither studying nor working, 80 million people having moved back into agriculture between 2020 and 2024 and youth unemployment having tripled since 2012, a new book arrives as a reckoning. Co-authored by development economist Santosh Mehrotra, visiting professor at the University of Bath’s Centre for Development…
Ramdas Kokare, Deputy Commissioner of the Solid Waste Management Department, KDMC KALYAN: In a rare move, following sustained public pressure and political intervention, the state government has reappointed Ramdas Kokare as deputy municipal commissioner (solid waste management) in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC). The move comes days after Kokare’s sudden transfer triggered outrage among residents…
MUMBAI: Actor Twisha Sharma’s sudden death has left her co-star Swetaa Varma shocked and saddened. Reacting to the incident, Swetaa said she could not believe the actor was no more, especially just months after her marriage. Twisha, 33, was found dead on May 12 at the Bhopal residence of her husband, lawyer Samarth Singh, in…
Representative AI-generated image MUMBAI: A roadside observation study conducted in Maharashtra from Dec 2022 to Feb 2025 shows that correct helmet usage among motorcyclists was as low as 19 percent and among pillion riders it was almost non-existent (4 percent). Speeding was most frequently observed among ride-share vehicles (23 percent) as compared to govt and…
ED officials produce Ashok Kharat before a Special PMLA Court in connection with a Rs 70 crore money laundering case Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday arrested Ashok Kharat, a Nashik-based astrologer accused of running a money-laundering operation by exploiting spiritual faith.Last week, observing that there may be strong likelihood that the proceeds of…
Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested a woman employed in an eatery at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after recovering 3 kg of gold bars worth around Rs 5 crore concealed in her socks on Tuesday.Recently, the Centre increased import duty on gold to 15%, comprising a basic customs duty of 10%…
