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Maharashtra to tighten rules for private universities amid concerns over fees, quality of education

India, Aug. 16 -- Amid growing concerns over paper leaks, invalid degrees, opaque admission processes and excessive or unaccounted fees putting students' academic futures at risk, the Maharashtra gove... Read More


If you succumb to pressure, you are just a manager, not a leader: Tukaram Mundhe

India, Aug. 16 -- On the morning of Independence Day, hundreds of students thronged the St Xavier's College hall to hear Tukaram Mundhe, the FDA commissioner who has been the cynosure of attention tha... Read More


How a Marathi play was built from unrecorded grindmill songs of women

India, Aug. 16 -- There is a moment in 'Bhirrr...', staged at The Tamaasha Studio recently, when the lights fade out and two saris, suspended in the air above the actors, seem to hold the entire weigh... Read More


rRs.r2.52-lakh crore fraud: HC strikes down FIR against former chief dealer at Axis Mutual Fund

India, Aug. 16 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday quashed a police FIR against Viresh Gangaram Joshi, the former chief dealer at Axis Mutual Fund, in a case alleging that he and his associates defraud... Read More


BMC clears 68 km of footpaths under first phase of 'Pedestrian First' campaign

India, Aug. 16 -- The BMC has cleared around 68 km of footpaths across 81 stretches in the first 14 days of its 'Pedestrian First' campaign as it intensifies its drive against encroachments and other ... Read More


"No account on any front will remain unsettled": Israeli Defence Minister vows after strike in Lebanon kills 11

Tel Aviv, Aug. 16 -- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a stern warning following the latest Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon that killed 11 people, including three children and two women ... Read More


Two friends spike 16-year-old's drink with cannabis, rape her as minor records incident: Cops

India, Aug. 16 -- Two men, aged 20 and 21, were arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping their 16-year-old friend after spiking her drink, while another 16-year-old boy allegedly recorded the inciden... Read More


Bombay HC quashes FIR over BMC's Covid drug purchase of rRs.r5.96 crore

India, Aug. 16 -- The Bombay High Court has quashed an FIR against pharma major Mylan Laboratories Ltd over alleged irregularities in the BMC's purchase of Remdesivir injections during the Covid-19 pa... Read More


Fusion Paithani saris test tradition with new drapes

India, Aug. 16 -- Shantilal Bhandge tugs ever so slightly at a gold filament, adjusting a bobbin on a hand loom he has worked for 65 years. It's week five and the 85-year-old master weaver has yards t... Read More


HC strikes down FIR against pharma major over BMC's Covid drug purchase

India, Aug. 16 -- The Bombay High Court has quashed an FIR against pharma major Mylan Laboratories Ltd over alleged irregularities in the BMC's purchase of Remdesivir injections during the Covid-19 pa... Read More