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1,800 SEATS VACANT, SC allows NEET-ss cut-off to drop

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday approved the Centre's decision to reduce the qualifying percentile for admission to NEET super-speciality (NEET-SS) courses from 50th to 30th perce... Read More


Abhishek's record ton steers India's T20 win

India, Sept. 18 -- Abhishek Sharma brought a dead rubber to life with a breathtaking 30-ball century as India completed a series sweep over Afghanistan with a dominating 127-run win in the third and f... Read More


SC awards woman Rs.12L for job denial

India, Sept. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday directed Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to pay Rs.12 lakh compensation to a Haryana woman who was denied a job as a helper because the oil company consid... Read More


12th results may count for engg, pharma courses

MUMBAI, Sept. 18 -- Admission to undergraduate engineering and pharmacy courses in Maharashtra may no longer depend solely on the results of the state-level common entrance test, or MHT-CET. The state... Read More


Cops get 13 more days to execute proclamation orders against Hafiz Saeed, 5 more 26/11 accused

MUMBAI, Sept. 18 -- A special court on Thursday allowed the police 13 more days to execute proclamation orders against Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed and five other Pakistan-based wanted accused in... Read More


Residents' trust served notice over Bandstand access row

MUMBAI, Sept. 18 -- The Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) has issued a show-cause notice to the Bandra Bandstand Residents' Trust (BBRT), seeking an explanation over alleged violations of the condition... Read More


Ex-BJP MLA, dismissed cop booked for rape

THANE, Sept. 18 -- The Padgha police in Bhiwandi have booked former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Kalyan West, Narendra Pawar, and his associate Shailesh Patil, a dismissed police officer, for... Read More


Quota stir called off after govt sets deadline

MUMBAI, Sept. 18 -- On the 20th day of his indefinite hunger strike, Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil called off his protest on Thursday, after the Maharashtra government assured him of a ti... Read More


34-acre Kamathipura redevelopment deal inked, work scheduled to begin from Diwali

MUMBAI, Sept. 18 -- The agreement to redevelop Kamathipura was signed on Thursday, unlocking 34 acres of prime real estate for developers while signalling the end of one of Mumbai's most storied neigh... Read More


Apologise for dog protest: Aaditya to Yuva Sena member

PUNE, Sept. 18 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray asked a Yuva Sena office-bearer to apologise for the manner in which three dogs were handled during a protest against the civic authorities' ... Read More