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HC pulls up quota activist, state govt

MUMBAI, Sept. 3 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday pulled up Manoj Jarange-Patil, holding him responsible for instigating more people to come for the protest at Azad Maidan than the allowed 5,000. It... Read More


In one day, three dead in separate road accidents in Navi Mumbai

NAVI MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- Three people lost their lives in separate road accidents in different parts of Navi Mumbai on Sunday. While two incidents were the deaths of motorcyclists being hit by other ve... Read More


Safeena Husain's 'incredible' journey to Magsaysay award

Mumbai, Sept. 2 -- An interruption of about three years in her education after Class 12 made Safeena Husain (54) realise how that affected her confidence. Years later, she became the first person in h... Read More


SC refuses to stall jetty near Gateway of India

New Delhi/MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- The Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with the Maharashtra Maritime Board's (MMB) decision to build a passenger jetty and terminal facility in the sea near Gat... Read More


JJ resident docs sound alarm over crammed and unhygienic hostels

MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- Resident doctors at the government-run JJ Hospital are demanding urgent expansion of hostel facilities. Due to a severe accommodation crunch, residents are often crammed together in... Read More


Marathi vs Hindi row brews over 'Mera School Mera Abhiman' scheme

MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- A fresh controversy has erupted in Maharashtra's education sector after the state school education department directed schools to implement the Centre's Mera School Mera Abhiman (Ou... Read More


Rs.246 cr spent since 2007 on Ganeshotsav arrangements

MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- On the fifth day of the Ganesh festival, over 36,000 idols had been immersed. Of these, a tiny fraction of 135 were immersed in natural water bodies - a testament to the MPCB's regu... Read More


NMIA enforces a high tech bird safety plan

NAVI MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- A combination of advanced technology, habitat modification and community engagement is at the heart of the wildlife hazard management strategy of the Navi Mumbai International ... Read More


SC: RTE exemption for schools to be reviewed

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- The Supreme Court on Monday expressed second thoughts about its own decision of 2014 exempting aided and unaided minority schools from implementing the Right of Children to Free ... Read More


Judge pressured woman to drop rape case: Records

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- The Delhi high court has suspended a district judge and recommended disciplinary proceedings against him and another judge after receiving a complaint from a woman lawyer, who ac... Read More