MUMBAI: India’s apex research facilitation body, Anu-sandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), has for the first time called on global industries and philanthropists to invest in research and development (R&D) through corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds. While the private sector has been contributing to R&D, these investments are scattered and concentrated on academic research. Traditionally, CSR…
Two separate railway station assaults on minors in Mumbai (Image used for representational purpose only) MUMBAI: In two separate cases, a 10-year-old and a teenage college-goer– both minor girls– were groped at Kurla railway station and Dadar railway station on Monday. In both cases, Govt Railway Police (GRP) made arrests within 24 hours and produced…
“The city is facing a severe blood drought, and there are no immediate camps scheduled,” said a doctor from BYL Nair Hospital Mumbai: Govt and private hospitals in Mumbai reported a severe blood shortage, with many saying their remaining stock would last for just another week.Blood transfusion officers said summers were usually difficult for blood…
Surya had arrived at Sanjay Gandhi National Park in 2018 from Ahilyanagar Forest Division as a two-month-old cub Mumbai: An eight-year-old male leopard Surya housed at Sanjay Gandhi National Park expired on May 17, 2026, during the course of treatment for severe renal and hepatic compromise.A press release issued by SGNP authorities stated Surya had…
Clara Lewis and Nishikant KarlekarMumbai: Since Friday last week, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has been putting up boards around 100 acres currently in possession of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), declaring that the land has been reserved for a park.The TMC action follows a stay on the Feb 2026 order of the Bombay…
Workshops on scriptwriting and direction, panel discussions, audience interaction and networking forums for theatre practitioners are on the anvil Mumbai: The Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA), one of India’s oldest cultural organisations, will hold its annual theatre festival at Mysore Association, Matunga, from May 20-27. Two performances of ‘Kaifi Aur Main’ by Shabana Azmi and…
Mumbai: The state government’s plan to announce a farm loan waiver has hit a roadblock — the model code of conduct for the legislative council polls that came into force on Monday. If the election is contested, then the code will remain in force till June 25.Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had earlier said that the…
Mumbai: A proposal by BEST to shift the bus stop for Churchgate- and CSMT-bound services from near the Gateway of India to the Museum area ran into strong opposition at a committee meeting on Monday, with panel members insisting that the stop remain at its present location for the convenience of commuters and tourists. The…
Atif Shaikh and his father Akbar Shaikh Mumbai: For most teenagers, Class X board examinations mean stress, tuitions and long study hours. For 16-year-old Atif Shaikh from Mira Road, the battle was more brutal as it involved chemotherapy sessions.Yet, the teenager battling an aggressive bone cancer scored 92% in the recent SSC examinations.The result left…
Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Monday granted relief to over 750 students, who claimed to have cleared their first- or second-year engineering college examinations and allowed them to appear for exams for the third and fourth year, which starts on May 20.The vacation bench of Justices Gautam Ankhad and Sandesh Patil permitted them to appear…
