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No 'international', 'global' in school names without actual affiliation

India, Dec. 20 -- Schools across the state have been barred from using words such as "international", "global", "CBSE" or "English Medium" in their names unless they are officially entitled to use the... Read More


65 IIT students driven to suicide since 2021

Mumbai, Dec. 20 -- Sixty-five suicides were reported across Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) nationwide between 2021 and 2025, revealed data obtained through a Right to Information (RTI) query. ... Read More


BMC schools function from residential bldgs

MUMBAI, Dec. 20 -- The 2nd October Colony Marathi School on R A Kidwai Road, Sewri, was planned to function from a standalone building in a rehabilitation project sanctioned in 2009. However, it was l... Read More


Can't use 'global' or 'intl' in school names unless entitled: State

MUMBAI, Dec. 20 -- Schools across the state have been barred from using words such as "international", "global", "CBSE" or "English Medium" in their names unless they are officially entitled to use th... Read More


Why many students walk 40 mins to reach BMC schools

India, Dec. 19 -- It is not uncommon to find a group of schoolkids, chaperoned by their parents, waiting to cross the railway tracks between Mankhurd and Govandi at 6:45 am on school days. Clutching t... Read More


BMC school closures make students walk 40 mins daily

MUMBAI, Dec. 19 -- It is not uncommon to find a group of schoolkids, chaperoned by their parents, waiting to cross the railway tracks between Mankhurd and Govandi at 6:45 am on school days. Clutching ... Read More


What has led to a drop in no. of BMC schools, students?

India, Dec. 18 -- Unsafe school buildings combined with the preference of parents to educate their children through the English medium has led to a steady decline in the number of Brihanmumbai Municip... Read More


What has led to a drop in number of BMC-run schools?

MUMBAI, Dec. 18 -- Unsafe school buildings combined with the preference of parents to educate their children through the English medium has led to a steady decline in the number of Brihanmumbai Munici... Read More


'Development' is the buzzword as parties gear up for BMC elections

India, Dec. 16 -- With the State Election Commission on Monday announcing January 15 as the date of the BMC polls, political activity in the city has intensified, with all major parties holding high-l... Read More


Young activist walks 490 km to flag hazards on Mumbai-Goa Highway

MUMBAI, Dec. 16 -- Amid mounting public anger over delays in the Mumbai-Goa Highway project, a 28-year-old activist from Raigad district undertook a 490-km walk along the entire stretch to document sa... Read More