JEE Advanced 2026 topper Shubham Kumar MUMBAI: The IIT Delhi zone stood out in the JEE (Advanced) 2026 merit list, accounting for the top three all-India rankers as well as the highest-ranked girl candidate in a year that also threw up an interesting social trend: a higher qualification rate for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates (52.8%)…
MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at multiple locations in Maharashtra and Gujarat on Tuesday as part of a money laundering investigation linked to drug trafficker Mohammad Salim Dola, officials said. The 59-year-old was brought back from Türkiye by India in April and was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) soon after landing…
JEE (Advanced) 2026 result MUMBAI: Of the nearly 1.8 lakh students who appeared for the JEE (Advanced), 56,880 have qualified. Girls accounted for 10,107 or 17.7% of successful candidates.The most striking feature of this year’s results was the performance of the scheduled caste (SC) candidates. While 38,436 general category students appeared for the exam and…
MUMBAI: Nearly 12 years after a citywide survey was conducted to identify eligible hawkers, the BMC will finally begin distributing QR code based identity cards to them this week. This exercise is expected to be completed within 10 days, with civic officials indicating that even in case of a delay, they aim to wrap up…
Woman held for stealing valuables worth Rs 25 lakh from actor Raveena Tandon’s brother’s house MUMBAI: A 47-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing gold and diamond jewellery worth Rs 25 lakh from the residence of Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon’s brother after allegedly gaining the family’s trust while working as a caretaker, police said…
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday that 80 lakh beneficiaries of the Mukhya Mantri Ladki Bahin Yojana have been dropped from the scheme. “When scrutiny of documents from various databases was carried out, it was found that 14,000 beneficiaries were men, five lakh were govt employees, 10 lakh…
Mumbai: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday arrested a junior clerk attached to the Regional Transport Department (RTO), Borivli, for allegedly accepting a bribe to reduce a penalty imposed on a bus owner.According to the ACB, the accused, Mithun Vilas Ade, had allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs. 5,000 from the complainant for reducing a…
Eknath Shinde (File photo) MUMBAI: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Monday played down speculation about a possible merger between the two Shiv Sena factions, asserting that his party represents the true ideology of late Bal Thackeray.Shinde said his Shiv Sena has the mandate of the people and is continuing the legacy of Hindutva and…
DCM Eknath Shinde was speaking after Mahayuti candidate Ravindra Phatak filed his nomination from Thane-Palghar for the MLC polls on Monday. Mumbai: DCM Eknath Shinde sidestepped and downplayed talks of a merger of the two Shiv Senas, saying that it was his Shiv Sena that is carrying forward the ideology of Shiv Sena founder, late…
Mumbai: Eight candidates, including two from outside the state, secured a perfect 100 percentile in Maharashtra’s MBA/MMS CET results announced on Monday. Of the eight toppers, two are girls. A total of 1.2 lakh appeared for the first attempt of the exam. More than 3,500 candidates took the exam from outside the state. Results for…
