City
The BMC’s improvement committee on Friday cleared the five-year lease of a 15-acre parcel of the city’s former Mulund dumping ground to Navbharat Mega Developers Private Limited (NMDPL) for use in the…
By Sohail Khan · 15 Aug
City
Facing protests by Scheduled Tribe (ST) students across Maharashtra, the state government has rolled back a controversial provision that barred students staying in government hostels from participating in hunger strikes, protest marches…
By Sohail Khan · 15 Aug
India
The Chhattisgarh Director General of Police, Arun Dev Gautam, has submitted a report to a Delhi court in connection with allegations that IPS officer Rahul Bansal and two others accepted a bribe…
By Sohail Khan · 15 Aug
India
President Droupadi Murmu on Friday approved 78 gallantry awards, including 13 awarded posthumously, for personnel from the Defence Forces and Central Armed Police Forces. The awards include nine Kirti Chakras, of which…
By Sohail Khan · 15 Aug
India
Chhattisgarh Police has emerged as the biggest recipients of gallantry medals. They secured 141 awards, the highest ever by a state police or security organisation. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on…
By Sohail Khan · 15 Aug
City
Central Railway latest update: Central Railway will regularise five special trains from Saturday, August 15, making them regular passenger services. The move is aimed at improving passenger experience and streamline train operations.…
By Sohail Khan · 14 Aug
City
The Bombay High Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to a former student of the Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS), booked for allegedly holding an event linked to the…
By Sohail Khan · 14 Aug
City
Weeks after the Maharashtra food safety body directed all schools in the state to ban the sale of unhealthy foods, such as chocolates, chips and cold drinks, on campuses, the Maharashtra School…
By Sohail Khan · 14 Aug
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India spends more to put a kilogram of payload into orbit than any other major spacefaring nation, marring its public image as a cost-effective launcher, according to a new peer-reviewed analysis of…
By Sohail Khan · 14 Aug
City
Mumbai local train update: The Central Railway will upgrade 22 more suburban services from 12-car to 15-car rakes on the Main Line from August 15, 2026. The upgrade will increase the passenger-carrying…
By Sohail Khan · 14 Aug