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SC strikes down Army's quota policy for JAG

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Monday struck down the Indian Army's policy of reserving six out of nine Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch vacancies for men and only three for women, call... Read More


Follow fee rules or face action: State to colleges

Mumbai, Aug. 12 -- The state government has directed newly approved vocational and professional colleges to strictly follow the fee structure approved by the Fee Regulatory Authority (FRA) and the Fee... Read More


Govandi residents protest against hospital privatisation

Mumbai, Aug. 12 -- Residents and activists in Mankhurd and Govandi on Monday staged a rally and a one-day hunger strike opposing the privatisation of civic hospitals and demanding immediate staffing a... Read More


ABVP's accusations on Stan Swamy 'unfounded': St Xavier's ex-principal

MUMBAI, Aug. 12 -- The cancellation of the annual Fr Stan Swamy Memorial Lecture by St Xavier's College drew an anguished response from the late priest's close associate, and former principal of the c... Read More


Transporters to strike on Sept 11 over wronge-challans

MUMBAI, Aug. 12 -- Transport unions and associations of private bus operators, trucks, tempos, and aggregator cabs have called for a state-wide strike on September 11 in protest of wrongful e-challans... Read More


5 teens, a man held for gang rape of minor in Kalachowki

MUMBAI, Aug. 12 -- The police arrested five teenagers and a 27-year-old man on Sunday for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in their area in Kalachowki. Four of the teens were 17 years old, and one ... Read More


HC to state: Ask Gharat if he'll return as prosecutor in Payal Tadvi suicide case

MUMBAI, Aug. 12 -- The Bombay high court on Monday directed the Maharashtra government to approach senior advocate Pradeep Gharat to check if he would consider returning as special public prosecutor (... Read More


ED seizes luxury cars, watches, cash in FEMA probe

MUMBAI, Aug. 12 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized cash, high-end cars, imported luxury watches, and documents during searches at multiple locations in Mumbai and Ahmedabad linked to two r... Read More


SC refuses to reverse ban on pigeon feeding

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the Bombay high court's orders directing the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to prosecute those feeding pigeons at Mumbai... Read More


influencer dies in accident on Mum-Pune e-way

NAVI MUMBAI, Aug. 12 -- A 22-year-old social media influencer from Raebareli, who had come to visit Mumbai and Lonavala, died in a road accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Sunday. The police sai... Read More