MUMBAI: A special three-judge bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday set July 18 as the date it would start hearing afresh the challenges to the state’s latest iteration of the Maratha reservations. After the Supreme Court directive, the HC in May constituted a new three-judge bench to hear petitions, including those filed as…
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on June 9 ruled that the deputy registrar has no power to disqualify the entire managing committee based on alleged procedural lapses by the committee of a govt resolution of 2019, which was not mandatory in nature. The GR prescribed procedural safeguards to be observed by cooperative housing societies while…
MUMBAI: In a controlled operation, the SIIB of Customs arrested two individuals, including a Nigerian national, who ordered half a kilogram of cocaine worth Rs 50 lakhs from abroad. During interrogation, the Indian national informed officials that the Nigerian national offered him money to order the courier using his KYC.The SIIB Customs at Cargo intercepted…
MUMBAI: There’s a river in the North East that the rest of the country has forgotten. The Dhansiri, which threads through the hills and valleys of Nagaland and Assam, is not just a lifeline for those who live along its banks—it is also an archive of their waste. It carries with it traces of careless…
MUMBAI: The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has partnered with GRID-INDIA, a central public sector enterprise under the Union Ministry of Power, to establish programmes in East Africa, specifically Tanzania. The initiative aims to enhance energy systems through certification programmes, collaborative research and consultancy projects that combine Indian expertise with local requirements.The agreement,…
MUMBAI: On a day marked by quiet revolutions and roaring applause, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras held its Convocation and Certificate Distribution Ceremony for the BS Degree programmes on 8 June 2025—a moment that didn’t just honour graduates but redefined who gets to be called one.In an auditorium humming with possibility, 867 students from…
MUMBAI: It begins with a scene we’ve seen too many times before. A quiet room, a pool of blood, a flashlight beam slicing through shadows, and the sharp gaze of a forensic scientist reading stories left behind. But beyond the grim glamour of prime-time crime shows, there lies a quieter marvel—one that unfolds not in…
MUMBAI: A 48-year-old man succumbed to his injuries after being hospitalized for more than a week after he was injured when a unknown speeding vehicle hit his vehicle in the early hours of June 2nd on the Eastern Express Highway in Vikhroli East.The deceased, Charan Singh Tejendrasingh Kukreja, a resident of Nalasopara in Palghar district,…
MUMBAI: We often imagine cells as tiny chemists—receiving signals, processing instructions, and producing proteins in a flurry of biochemical activity. But what if they were also quiet engineers, silently listening to the architecture around them, tuning in to tensions that stretch and pull, feeling their way into place?A new study from researchers at the Indian…
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Tuesday questioned state govt on what basis had it issued the govt resolution (GR) including SC, ST and OBC reservations for FYJC admission in minority institutions in the state. “Justify your stand,” said Justices Makarand Karnik and Nitin Borkar and posted the hearing on Wednesday.They heard a petition by Solapur’s…
