MUMBAI: In a quiet but consequential move that reflects the growing convergence of deep technology, healthcare, and institutional capital, UST has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the IIT Madras Incubation Cell to accelerate research-driven startups in healthcare and life sciences. The partnership brings together corporate scale and academic depth, signalling a more structured approach…
One-stop centres (OSCs) for women in distress, established after the Nirbhaya case, are struggling to fulfill their mandate MUMBAI: She was picked up by the police in South Bombay on the suspicion of being a sex worker, but her emaciated frame, tear-streaked face, and inability to speak any local language flummoxed the officers. It was…
Mumbai: To ensure uniformity and quality in education across more than 500 special schools catering to children with intellectual disabilities, the Maharashtra govt has made a common curriculum and assessment framework mandatory statewide. The decision, announced through a govt resolution (GR) issued on Friday, aims to ensure structured learning, consistent Individualised Education Programmes (IEPs), and…
MUMBAI: A video of BJP MLA from Ghatkopar (East) Parag Shah slapping a rickshaw driver for allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road. BJP functionaries said that the rickshaw driver was driving on the wrong side of the road and when Shah asked him what the urgency was, the driver replied he was…
MUMBAI: A video of BJP’s Ghatkopar (E) MLA Parag Shah repeatedly assaulting an auto-rickshaw driver, surrounded by supporters, went viral on social media on Saturday. The incident prompted condemnation from Congress. Shah was unavailable for comment over the phone.On her social media account, Congress Mumbai president and MP Varsha Gaikwad posted the video stating “BJP…
Bollywood actress Nora Fatehi sustained minor injuries after a car allegedly driven by a drunk motorist rammed into her vehicle in the western suburbs of Mumbai on Friday afternoon, police said. MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Nora Fatehi sustained minor injuries after a car allegedly driven by a drunk motorist rammed into her vehicle in the western…
Ambernath: Held after a gap of 10 years, the election process in Ambernath concluded peacefully on Saturday despite several allegations and counter-allegations among political parties. Polling for the 59-seat Ambernath Municipal Council recorded an overall voter turnout of around 54.5% by 5.30pm, higher in comparison with 48.8% in 2015. On the same day, polling was…
Mumbai: Students planning to pursue the fourth year of their undergraduate programmes under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, from the coming academic year will have to pay higher fees than what they were charged for the first three years. With no govt aid for the fourth year, colleges are planning to raise fees by…
Mumbai: Bombay high court has set up a three-member committee to resolve a dispute regarding land at Danda Koliwada, Khar West, on which a slum rehabilitation scheme is being implemented. A part of the land is used by the Koli community for drying fish and nets.Justices Girish Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe on Wednesday directed the…
Mumbai: Govt departments and public authorities owe the BMC more than Rs 3,000 crore in property tax dues and the civic body has managed to recover only Rs 243 crore from them over the past five years, information shared by the BMC under the Right to Information (RTI) Act has revealed.The data was provided by…
