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'election duty for 1,200 BMC teachers could disrupt exams'

Mumbai, March 16 -- Around 2,100 teachers from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) schools have been appointed as Booth Level Officers (BLOs) for election-related work, sparking concern among tea... Read More


AI helps find 40 feeding spots for strays in Panvel

Navi Mumbai, March 16 -- As artificial intelligence (AI) sparks debates across the globe, one could not have imagined that it would also meddle into the lives of stray dogs. However, based on an AI su... Read More


Mr Merchant's city of stars

India, March 16 -- Hoshang Merchant, one of the most prominent Indian English poets living today, visited Mumbai recently from Hyderabad. I met him at his friend's 20th floor flat in Malad. We talked ... Read More


Akhilesh Yadav seeks Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram

Mumbai, March 16 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday demanded that Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram be awarded the Bharat Ratna, describing him as a leader who played a crucial rol... Read More


CSR dashboard proposed to curb BMC graft

Mumbai, March 16 -- Amid growing concerns about alleged corruption in the Central Purchase Department (CPD) of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Mumbai BJP President and MLA Ameet Satam ha... Read More


CIDCO to lease 51-ha Kelwe land

Mumbai, March 16 -- The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) has invited proposals from developers to lease and develop a large land parcel at Kelwe Road in Palghar for a planned reside... Read More


Non-registration could keep 5L farmers out of farm loan waiver benefits

MUMBAI, March 16 -- On March 6, the Mahayuti government announced the state's third farm loan waiver since 2017 in order to ameliorate agrarian distress. However, farm experts and government officials... Read More


Dhobi Ghat shrinks as builders move into prime Mahalaxmi land

MUMBAI, March 16 -- In the heart of Mahalaxmi, the jagged concrete skyline casts a dark shadow over something so quintessentially Mumbai that losing it would mean losing a little of the city itself. T... Read More


Probe reveals sextortion drove man to suicide

THANE, March 16 -- A police investigation into the suicide of a 45-year-old man from Kalyan East in January has revealed that he was allegedly driven to end his life after months of harassment and sex... Read More


CBSE cancels its class 12 exams for Gulf nations

New Delhi, March 16 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Sunday cancelled all the remaining Class 12 board examinations, including those which were earlier postponed, in several West ... Read More