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Thousands of aspiring teachers launch online protest

Mumbai, Aug. 1 -- Lakhs of applicants from across the country who sat for entrance exams for 23,029 teaching and non-teaching posts in schools run by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathna (KVS) have launch... Read More


Rs.32-cr dispute led to firing in vasai east; Seven men arrested

MUMBAI, Aug. 1 -- Seven people, including the alleged mastermind, have been arrested for attempting to murder a factory owner in Vasai East. Investigators said the attack stemmed from a financial disp... Read More


State to back PM's clay Ganesh idol appeal, urge no PoP ban this year

Mumbai, Aug. 1 -- Aiming to strike a balance between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for an eco-friendly Ganeshotsav and the interests of local artisans, the Maharashtra government is expected t... Read More


Mumbai turns into sickbay;docs seeing flus of all kinds

MUMBAI, Aug. 1 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)-run Shatabdi Hospital, in Kandivali, receives 30 patients every day in its fever OPD, which was made operational from June 1. To accommod... Read More


School logo helps police crack missing child case

MUMBAI, Aug. 1 -- An eight-year-old boy with special needs, who wandered nearly 1.5 km away from his home in Jogeshwari East on Thursday, was reunited with his family within two hours after a police c... Read More


3 Nashik hosp founders booked in Rs.1.79-cr health scheme fraud

MUMBAI, Aug. 1 -- A state government probe into alleged misuse of two public health insurance schemes led to an FIR against the founders of three Nashik hospitals. Police alleged they submitted 361 bo... Read More


Students stage 'plate morcha' over delays in mid-day meal scheme

MUMBAI, Aug. 1 -- Students and parents in Thane and Palghar districts staged a 'plate morcha' on Friday to protest delays in the supply of foodgrains and funds under the PM-Poshan, earlier known as th... Read More


Vidyavihar crash: Bail revoked for 17-year-old driver

MUMBAI, Aug. 1 -- Nearly five months after the 17-year-old accused in the fatal Vidyavihar car crash walked out on bail, a sessions court on Friday sent him back to a child reformative centre, overtur... Read More


CBI books ex-defence min official in Rs.3-cr DA case

MUMBAI, Aug. 1 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a disproportionate assets case against Lieutenant Colonel D Sharma, who was formerly posted with the Department of Defence Pr... Read More


SC tells states to stop cattle straying on roads

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- The Supreme Court on Friday asked states and Union territories to amend their laws to prevent stray cattle on roads and frame schemes to compensate pedestrians and motorists kille... Read More