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Mumbai: State’s higher and technical education department has proposed launching an integrated portal for facilitating admissions to the top 500 QS-ranked international universities for students from Maharashtra.The proposed portal intends to provide credible information to aspirants, including brochures, fee structures, admission procedures, eligibility criteria and other key details. State govt also plans to reach out…

Mumbai: Eleven Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) party workers were arrested by MHB Colony police for sloganeering and pelting a stone at Shiv Sena politician Sanjay Nirupam‘s vehicle at a public meeting at Borivli West on Friday. Nirupam was in Borivli to attend the meeting organised by Shiv Sena party worker Ram Yadav for auto and…

Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Friday dismissed petitions filed by Mumbai’s leading land owners, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited, which challenged two orders of state authority for land acquisition Mumbai in a tussle for commensurate compensation over a 10-acre plot of the company acquired for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. The company said…

Mumbai: Researchers at the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) found that exposure to high levels of air pollution and contaminated groundwater is disrupting the reproductive timelines of Indian women.The researchers combined data of hundreds of thousands of women from the National Family Health Survey (2019-2021) with satellite-derived PM2.5 data to establish air pollution links….

Mumbai: The Maritime Mumbai Museum Society (MMMS) has sought land from the Mumbai Port Authority (MPA) to set up a world-class Maritime Museum in Mumbai. The MMMS, which is a group of maritime and heritage enthusiasts comprising naval officers, master mariners, historians, architects, archaeologists, designers and citizens, has asked Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora to…

Navi Mumbai: Three unidentified men, one of them armed with a knife, waylaid a businessman on the street while he was walking towards his residence in Sector 12, Kharghar, and slashed his forearm with the knife, robbing him of his Rs 40.60 lakh worth of gold ornaments that he was carrying in a bag on…

Mumbai: A special court on Friday rejected the discharge plea of Sudarshan Darade, the alleged CEO of a company involved in an international human trafficking and cyber-fraud syndicate. The court ruled that there is “more than sufficient and prima facie material” to show Darade’s involvement in a sophisticated modus operandi that lured educated Indian youths…

Mumbai: A major financial fraud has come to light in Bhandup area, where at least 66 investors were allegedly duped of Rs 3.66 crore under the promise of high monthly returns and a “money doubling” scheme. The complainant, a courier employee, claimed he invested Rs 16.80 lakh after being promised high monthly returns. Later, his…

Mumbai: A Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has started in the city and suburban districts as per the directives of the Election Commission of India, the civic body said on Friday.A release issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) appealed to political parties as well as elected representatives to cooperate to ensure effective…

Mumbai: Justice R M Joshi of the HC on Friday denied bail to Akhilendra Sureshsingh an accused in the Oct 2024 murder of ex state minister Baba Siddique. His counsel Satyavrath Joshi said no case was made, but Mahesh Mule for state and widow’s counsel Pradeep Gharat and Trivankumar Karnani said he was accused of…