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Constitution allowed someone like me to head govts: PM Modi

New Delhi, Nov. 27 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the Constitution as a "sacred document" that guided the country's progress and said every action should strengthen the document a... Read More


Bhopal varsity protest over food quality turns violent

India, Nov. 27 -- Student protests at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Bhopal University over alleged issues with the quality of food and water at the college hostel turned violent in the interve... Read More


Ireland toughens immigration rules

India, Nov. 27 -- Ireland introduced measures to tighten its immigration rules on Wednesday that the justice minister said were aimed at slowing a "worryingly" high rate of population growth. Dublin h... Read More


Agniveer intake may be doubled to 100k

India, Nov. 27 -- The army is examining a proposal to double the intake of Agniveers in its ranks - from the current 50,000 to 100,000 a year - with the move aimed at addressing shortage of soldiers i... Read More


Private player must have 2,000 sqm land parcel to build school

MUMBAI, Nov. 27 -- If all goes according to plan, children being educated in self-financed or private schools will have larger grounds to play in, spacious libraries and other facilities, as the state... Read More


Haze persists as AQI worsens; Borivali East, Mazgaon worst hit

MUMBAI, Nov. 27 -- Mumbai continued to be blanketed in haze on Wednesday, with the overall air quality index (AQI) almost slipping into the "poor" category. According to the 4pm bulletin by the Centra... Read More


CM wants IIT-Bombay renamed IIT-Mumbai

MUMBAI, Nov. 27 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said he would write to the centre to rename "IIT-Bombay" as "IIT-Mumbai", to contain the political fallout of a remark made by a Union minister on M... Read More


MBBS cutoff in state drops after tough NEET paper

MUMBAI, Nov. 27 -- The cutoff for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) admissions in Maharashtra has dropped sharply this year, with the State Common Entrance Test Cell announcing a low... Read More


Drug case: Orry quizzed by ANC

MUMBAI, Nov. 27 -- The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Mumbai police on Wednesday questioned social media influencer Orhan Awatramani aka Orry for nearly eight hours in connection with the probe into an ... Read More


Byculla zoo's Royal Bengal Tiger Shakti dies of lung failure

MUMBAI, Nov. 27 -- The Byculla Zoo on November 17 lost one of its three Royal Bengal Tigers, Shakti, a fact that came to light on Wednesday and led to charges of negligence and a "suspicious" death. T... Read More