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Sugar factories worried about hike in remunerative price to farmers

MUMBAI, May 2 -- While sugar factories in Maharashtra are already facing a financial challenge in paying the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) to sugarcane farmers-some have even received notices for ... Read More


'Committed to the classroom'

India, May 2 -- Shailendrakumar Wagh, 46 A mathematics and science teacher for more than two decades, Wagh was declared surplus in June 2023. Since then, he has received several orders from the state ... Read More


Independent panel will audit public health system

MUMBAI, May 2 -- To strengthen Maharashtra's public healthcare system, the state government has set up an independent Health Services Evaluation Committee to audit services across all districts. The d... Read More


Man Sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping minor daughter

MUMBAI, May 2 -- A special POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) court has on April 28 sentenced a 39-year-old-man to 20 years imprisonment for allegedly raping his 15-year-old daugh... Read More


RTE scam: 11 admissions cancelled over fake addresses

MUMBAI, May 2 -- Nearly two weeks after the Panvel Municipal Panchayat Samiti recommended the cancellation of 15 Right to Education (RTE) admissions at a Kharghar school, the Raigad Zilla Parishad has... Read More


Surplus teachers oppose rural transfers, protests planned

MUMBAI, May 2 -- More than 400 surplus teachers from Mumbai's civic, government-aided, and minority-run government-aided schools assembled outside the office of the deputy director of education at Cha... Read More


InMobi, Zetwerk founders eye debt

mumbai, May 2 -- Founders of InMobi and Zetwerk are separately raising debt in their personal capacities to increase stakes in their respective companies, multiple people with knowledge of the develop... Read More


Ola's sales slump in April '25 even as e-2W market booms

new delhi, May 2 -- In a continuing slide in fortunes, electric two-wheeler (e-2W) market leader Ola Electric Mobility Ltd recorded its second-lowest monthly sales last month since listing on the publ... Read More


Hold of influencers over brands, consumers rises

India, May 2 -- The power that social media influencers or content creators wield in digital advertising is showing no sign of waning. Data and analytics firm Kantar's Influencer Playbook, released la... Read More


Nikam helps Mumbai Police capture T20 title

Mumbai, May 2 -- Aryaraj Nikam's brisk 80 helped Mumbai Police City Riders defend their title by beating Shivaji Park Warriors in the final of the 10th Mitsui Shoji T20 Cricket League. Nikam was adjud... Read More