Mumbai: In the ISC exam results declared on April 30, the number of students in Maharashtra scoring 90% and above rose by over 30%, from 1,211 to 1,597. In comparison, the number of high scorers in HSC have declined. Although ISC students constitute a smaller pool overall, they are likely to intensify competition for popular…
Mumbai: A special court on Saturday directed the Additional Director General (Prisons) to conduct a necessary inquiry into the assault allegations made by an undertrial lodged in Taloja jail against four prison officers.The accused Sarvar Khan alleged that he was targeted as he had complained against them and become a witness in the alleged custodial…
Sudesh Kumar, who played the protagonist of the tragic love story, ‘Saranga’ (1961), still remembered for its melancholic title track, who became a familiar face as supporting lead in money-spinning Southern productions like ‘Chhoti Bahen’ (1959), ‘Bharosa’ (1963) and ‘Khandan’ (1965), and who went on to produce absorbing thrillers like ‘Uljhan’ (1975), passed away at…
Navi Mumbai: Two men from Dombivli were safely rescued using robotic watercraft at the Kashid beach in Murud taluka on April 29. The two had entered the sea but were drowning when the robotic buoy was pressed into service. This is the first such successful operation after three robotic watercrafts were deployed at Nagaon, Kashid…
In Sept 1927, Khwaja Abdul Hamied (1898-1972), returning from Germany with a doctorate in chemistry, reached Bombay from Columbo. Completely broke, he went to the Khilafat House to see Maulana Shaukat Ali who gave him Rs 50 for the train journey to Aligarh. Hamied went on to found Cipla, the pharma company he and later…
Navi Mumbai: A 28-year-old man was arrested by Rabale police for allegedly abetting the suicide of a 31-year-old woman from Ghansoli. The accused has been identified as Ajay Teli residing in Airoli node. The victim died at her Ghansoli residence on April 7 around 7 pm.Police had prima facie registered an accidental death report. During…
Navi Mumbai: Following the death of a 29-year-old labourer after he fell from the 27th floor of a high-rise under redevelopment in Vashi as he lost balance while carrying out drilling work on Tuesday evening, the MNS city president Gajanan Kale has demanded that NMMC should immediately revoke the commencement certificate (CC) of the said…
Navi Mumbai: Navi Mumbai-based athletes Aditya Pisal and Rudra Shinde were picked in Team India to represent the country at the ensuing Junior Asian Athletics Championship scheduled to be held in Hong Kong between May 28 and 31. The selection of the duo in the national squad came through their sterling performances at the just-held…
Mumbai: The state’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) results declared on Saturday registered a marginal dip in performance for the Mumbai division, with the overall pass percentage falling to 87.5% compared with 90.4% last year.The number of high scorers also reduced, with 3,466 students crossing the 90% threshold, over a thousand fewer than the previous year….
Mumbai: Observing that it is well-established that in cases of sexual assault involving minors, delay in FIR is often natural due to social stigma, fear, and attempts at mediation, refusing to give the benefit of the delay to the accused, a special Pocso court on Saturday convicted and sentenced a 33-year-old man to 20 years…
