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3 months in, rdvpt of 388 SoBo Mhada buildings inches ahead

MUMBAI, March 17 -- Three months after the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) stepped in to facilitate the development of 388 old and dilapidated buildings on its land in South... Read More


Row over 'urban Naxal' remark on MU professor

Mumbai, March 17 -- A controversy has erupted at University of Mumbai after senate member Sheetal Devrukhkar-Sheth referred to professor Deepak Pawar, head of the Marathi Abhyas Kendra, as an "urban N... Read More


Edu dept restores old distance norms under RTE after HC stay

MUMBAI, March 17 -- Rapped by the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court, the school education department on Monday issued a fresh circular stating that parents seeking admission for their children und... Read More


Students cannot be penalised for their college's lapse: HC

MUMBAI, March 17 -- The Bombay High Court has directed the University of Mumbai (MU) to immediately release the final-year marksheet and degree certificate of a law graduate, holding that a student ca... Read More


HC steps in to protect 35 embryos in Nashik clinic

Mumbai, March 17 -- The Bombay High Court last week stepped in to protect 35 embryos preserved at an In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) clinic in Nashik, which was sealed after its director was arrested in ... Read More


State clears 38 new colleges

Mumbai, March 17 -- The Maharashtra government has approved 38 new degree colleges for the 2026-27 academic year, including 27 women's colleges affiliated with Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (S... Read More


89-year-old patient in ICU 'bitten by rat' dies hrs later

MUMBAI, March 17 -- An elderly woman in the ICU of a civic-run hospital in Bhayandar west was allegedly bitten by a rat on her hand, according to her relatives. The patient, 89-year-old Suhasini Mande... Read More


Successful UPSC candidates told to avoid self-promotion

New Delhi, March 16 -- The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has advised candidates who cleared the civil services examination to avoid social media posts that could be misinterpreted or appear s... Read More


Terrorist killed in Uri during infiltration bid

Srinagar, March 16 -- A Pakistani terrorist was gunned down on Sunday as security forces foiled an infiltration attempt near the Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir's Uri, the army said. According ... Read More


Jaishankar visits Brussels, set to meet EU leadership

India, March 16 -- External affairs minister S Jaishankar travelled to Belgium on Sunday to interact with his counterparts from the European Union, making his first foreign visit since the start of Is... Read More