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State board to issue exam updates via social media

MUMBAI, Jan. 20 -- In a move aimed at curbing misinformation and ensuring direct communication with students during examinations, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Educatio... Read More


'Too little being done': HC seeks roadmap in four weeks to tackle infant deaths in Melghat

MUMBAI, Jan. 20 -- The Bombay high court on Monday pulled up the state government for the continuing cases of child and maternal deaths in the tribal belt of Melghat. Stating that "too little is being... Read More


Cops bust MD factory in MP, seize drugs worth Rs.27.21 Cr

THANE, Jan. 20 -- Mumbra police have busted a major drug trafficking racket and uncovered a manufacturing unit in Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh, seizing 13.62 kg of mephedrone (MD) worth about Rs.... Read More


Police suspect Oshiwara firing was an act of mischief

MUMBAI, Jan. 20 -- Police probing the firing incident reported from Oshiwara on Sunday evening have said the bullets recovered from Nalanda Co-operative Housing Society in the Lokhandwala Complex do n... Read More


5,787 ticketless commuters caught in 12 hours in CR's checking drive

MUMBAI, Jan. 20 -- Nearly 5,800 commuters were caught travelling without valid tickets during a 12-hour special drive conducted by the Central Railway (CR) across the suburban network on Saturday. As ... Read More


Prime Ulwe land given to Tirupati trust for Rs.1/sq m

NAVI MUMBAI, Jan. 20 -- The Maharashtra cabinet on Saturday approved the allotment of a 3.6-acre land parcel in Ulwe to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) at a token rate of Rs.1 per square metr... Read More


Ice hockey team selection on hold over 'fraud' trials

MUMBAI, Jan. 20 -- Can a national-level ice hockey team be picked from players skating on roller blades instead of ice skates? The Bombay High Court is weighing in, staying the selection of the ice ho... Read More


Jolt for NCP (SP) as Ghatge set to return to BJP

MUMBAI, Jan. 20 -- In a setback for the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP), Raje Samarjeetsinh Ghatge, a descendant of Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj, is set to rejoin the BJP, sources close to him said on Monday. ... Read More


E-commerce firm staffer held for theft of Rs.1.33-cr cash

MUMBAi, Jan. 20 -- A 25-year-old employee of an e-commerce firm in Dadar was arrested on Monday for allegedly masterminding the theft of Rs.1.33-crore cash from his employer's Prabhadevi office by hir... Read More


Scrap Vadhavan port, say 10,000 protestors

MUMBAI, Jan. 20 -- Thousands of fisherfolk, farmers and residents of Vadhavan, Dahanu and neighbouring villages marched for four kilometres to the Palghar district collector's office on Monday morning... Read More