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SSC pass percentage drops; 5 from city score a perfect 100

Mumbai, May 9 -- The overall pass percentage in the state in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Class 10 examination dropped to 92.09% from last year's 94.1%. The Mumbai division, too, recorded a ... Read More


retired navy captain duped of Rs.3.37 crore in cyber fraud

MUMBAI, May 9 -- A 71-year-old retired Merchant Navy captain from Dadar East was allegedly cheated of Rs.3.37 crore by cyber fraudsters posing as associates of Axis Capital MD and CEO Atul Mehra. Afte... Read More


HC stays move to classify Bandra family's flats as 'enemy property'

MUMBAI, May 9 -- A family whose three apartments in upscale Bandra were classified as "enemy property" by the central government has secured interim relief from the Bombay high court, which stayed the... Read More


Rare illness fails to stop Geetika from scoring 81%

India, May 9 -- Geetika Adiyodi, a student of Father Agnel School, also overcame serious health challenges to successfully complete her SSC examination and score 81.4%. In 2025, Geetika was diagnosed ... Read More


Surgery between exams, but Angel scores 91.4%

India, May 9 -- Angel Thekkevilayil, a student of St Xavier's High School in Mira Road, underwent emergency surgery in the middle of her SSC examinations but still secured 91.4%. Rachna George, her mo... Read More


state approves Neral-Shirur highway to ease Mum-Pune E-way traffic

MUMBAI, May 9 -- In a major infrastructure push, the Maharashtra government has approved a 134-km four-lane highway connecting Neral in Karjat to Shirur in Pune district. The proposed corridor is expe... Read More


Rat poison in Dokadia home deepens mystery

MUMBAI, May 9 -- A day after it was determined that a lethal dose of zinc phosphide, a rat poison, had led to the deaths of the Dokadia family from Pydhonie, police recovered a bottle of rat poison fr... Read More


Authority under MPID Act guilty of fraud, HC says

MUMBAI, May 9 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the state government to appoint a new competent authority under the Maharashtra Protection of Interests of Depositors (in Financial Establishm... Read More


Finish 34,000 water conservation works by Jun 15: Fadnavis

Mumbai, May 9 -- Amid likelihood of an El Nino impacting the monsoon in Maharashtra, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday directed officials to complete 34,000 ongoing water conservation jobs on... Read More


HC flags poor slum planning, orders audit

MUMBAI, May 9 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the state government to set up an expert committee within four weeks to conduct a comprehensive audit of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improveme... Read More