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OBC 'creamy layer' limit may be raised to Rs.15L per annum

MUMBAI, May 20 -- The state government is likely to recommend a raise in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) creamy layer from the current Rs.8 lakh per annum to Rs.15 lakh per annum. In effect, this mea... Read More


Palghar accident: Tempo driver held, 5 injured on ventilator

MUMBAI, May 20 -- A day after a tempo collided head-on with a container truck on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in Palghar district, killing 13 people and leaving 25 others seriously injured, the Kasa p... Read More


Cambridge exam registrations in India rise 7% to cross 91,000

India, May 20 -- Mumbai: Over 91,000 students across India registered for the March 2026 examination series of Cambridge International Education, a 7% increase from last year's 85,000 entries, indicat... Read More


6 constables suspended after drug peddler flees

MUMBAI, May 20 -- Six police constables were suspended after a suspected drug peddler, caught with 8kg of ganja during a naka-bandi on the Eastern Express Highway, allegedly escaped from their custody... Read More


IAS officer Mundhe, transferred 25 times, to head FDA

MUMBAI, May 20 -- Known for being subjected by politicians to frequent transfers, 2005-batch IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe has been appointed commissioner of the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), a de... Read More


RTI activist accuses NTA of withholding documents on 2024 NEET-UG controversy

Mumbai, May 20 -- Even as the National Testing Agency (NTA) faces intense scrutiny over the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 following a paper leak, a Kerala-based RTI activist has accused the agency of w... Read More


Retired Navy officer defrauded of Rs.1.68 crore

MUMBAI, May 20 -- A retired Merchant Navy officer, 80, was allegedly duped of Rs.1.68 crore by cyber fraudsters posing as officers from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Direct... Read More


Seven Hills leased to Capri Global for 30 yrs

MUMBAI, May 20 -- The BMC has revived the controversial Seven Hills Hospital project in Marol by proposing to lease the land to Capri Global, a non-banking financial company (NBFC), for 30 years, exte... Read More


Two decades on, no oversight for private coaching classes

MUMBAI, May 20 -- More than two decades after the Maharashtra government was directed to introduce legislation to regulate private coaching classes, it is yet to put in place any oversight mechanism f... Read More


Court nod for Kharat's arrest in Rs.70-cr money laundering case

MUMBAI, May 20 -- A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court on Tuesday allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to arrest self-styled godman Ashok Kharat in connection with an alleged ... Read More