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State puts new private univs on hold amid rising complaints

MUMBAI, July 20 -- The state higher and technical education department has decided not to permit any new private universities until a review of existing institutions is completed, following complaints... Read More


Oppn cries foul over BLOs working from party offices

Mumbai, July 20 -- Allegations that Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are operating from political party offices instead of conducting mandatory door-to-door verification during the Special Intensive Revisi... Read More


Power play over finance

India, July 20 -- The state finance department is back in focus amid the hectic parleys that are going on behind the scenes in the state. First it was the Sunetra Pawar-led NCP which publicly said it ... Read More


Anger of youth an atom bomb under govt's throne: Thackeray

MUMBAI, July 20 -- Announcing his full support to activists Sonam Wangchuk and Abhijeet Dipke who are protesting in Delhi's Jantar Mantar against the NEET paper leak, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thac... Read More


13 rescued after losing their way during Prabalgad trek

Navi Mumbai, July 20 -- Thirteen people, all employees of an IT company, were rescued after they lost their way in a dense forest while trekking from Irshalgad to Prabalmachi near Prabalgad in Raigad ... Read More


98-year-old former bank cmd declared unfit for trial

MUMBAI, July 20 -- A 98-year-old former chairman and managing director of Bank of Maharashtra has been declared medically unfit to stand trial in a 30-year-old bank fraud case, with a special CBI cour... Read More


Take over rd 'encroached' by MSRDC: Bandra locals to BMC

MUMBAI, July 20 -- A residents' group has urged the BMC to repossess a portion of K C Marg in Bandra Reclamation-allegedly illegally occupied by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSR... Read More


Lilavati trustee gets hc nod to travel abroad, told to pay Rs.7.5 cr deposit

MUMBAI, July 20 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday permitted Lilavati Hospital trustee Rajesh Mehta, who is facing recovery proceedings by HDFC Bank over an alleged debt of over Rs.67 crore, to trav... Read More


Mother's kidnap claim false, baby found at Varanasi home

Thane, July 20 -- A 21-year-old woman who alleged that her six-month-old baby had been kidnapped while she slept on a foot overbridge outside Kalyan railway station was found to have filed a false com... Read More


Centre flags nutritional gaps in children, clears Rs.1,936 cr meal funds

MUMBAI, July 20 -- The Centre has approved a budget of Rs.1,935.39 crore for implementing the PM POSHAN (midday meal) scheme in Maharashtra for the financial year 2026-27, in addition, it has also ear... Read More