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Activists plan to save Mahim BMC school by hoisting flag

Mumbai, Aug. 3 -- Parents, alumni and local activists have come together to save a BMC-run school on New Mahim Road, which was vacated in June after the civic body declared the building unsafe. Concer... Read More


Tejashwi's 'name missing' claim stirs row, and a fact-check by EC

PATNA, Aug. 3 -- Leader of the opposition in Bihar assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav stirred a row on Saturday by claiming that his name was missing in the draft electoral rolls published in the ... Read More


A spoof on Caligula gallops on stage with biting satire on power

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- Theatre director Sunil Shanbag has a penchant for staging historical and semi-historical incidents to put the spotlight on contemporary times. Last year, he produced and directed the... Read More


Over 8.8 mn secure class 11 admission

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- After four rounds of the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for First Year Junior College (FYJC), 884,373 students out of 1,438,894 applicants across Maharashtra have secured admiss... Read More


Maha aims to double GI-tagged products to boost exports

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- Amid an ongoing controversy over luxury fashion house Prada imitating the iconic Kolhapuri chappals - a Geographical Indication (GI)-tagged product from Maharashtra - the state indus... Read More


I don't want to break away, I just want space to breathe, says Ritik Chaurasia

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- Before he ever played a note, Ritik Chaurasia had already inherited a sound, not just a surname. It was a legacy carried in every bamboo joint and note, hung gently on a breath. In R... Read More


SC asks residents to vacate illegal floors of Tardeo bldg

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- In a setback to dozens of families living in South Mumbai's upscale Tardeo neighbourhood, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay a Bombay High Court order directing residents of... Read More


Yuva Sena alleges FRA approved fees for 695 colleges after deadline

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- A youth organisation has accused Maharashtra's Fee Regulatory Authority (FRA) of violating state law by approving fee proposals from nearly 695 unaided professional colleges well pas... Read More


Civic planner booked after assets worth Rs.31.48 cr found in ED raids

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- The Achole police in Nalasopara have registered an FIR against YS Reddy, the suspended deputy director of Town Planning at the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC), who all... Read More


BMC covers Dadar kabutarkhana with plastic, after 1st attempt foiled

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- Police on Saturday held back restless crowds as civic workers pulled large plastic sheets across the Dadar kabutarkhana, to comply with a court order following a ban on feeding pigeo... Read More