Mumbai: The Maharashtra state government has released a revised timetable for classes 1 and 2, dropping the controversial proposal to make Hindi mandatory. The new schedule mandates only Marathi and English as compulsory languages and introduces an ‘Additional Enrichment Period’ aimed at providing academic support through remedial teaching, skill development, or preparation for competitive exams….
New Delhi: Police are probing if the Lajpat Nagar double murder was premeditated, as Mukesh Paswan planned to flee to Nepal. His police verification, they revealed, had not been done. According to police, the accused not only killed Ruchika Sewani and her son Krish, but also looted cash and jewellery from the house. Even after…
Pune: State industries minister Uday Samant said on Thursday there was “no immediate proposal” to form a separate municipal corporation for newly merged areas as the state govt was providing funds for their development.Samant said PMC was providing adequate funds for development of these areas. The process of drafting a development plan for 23 merged…
Navi Mumbai: A 21-year-old man was arrested by Vashi GRP for allegedly sexually harassing a 17-year-old girl in the Panvel-CSMT bound train on Tuesday night. Kiran Undre, senior inspector of Vashi GRP, said that the arrested accused was identified as Indrajit Mukhiya, who works at a sweet confectionery in Kharghar. Acting on a complaint by…
New Delhi: The air in the narrow lanes of Majnu Ka Tila, usually echoing with the clang of prayer wheels and the chatter of people, with the aroma of steaming momos and laphing wafting in the air, was thick with unspoken worries on Thursday. As the 14th Dalai Lama turns 90 on Sunday, the issue…
Pune: A man, posing as a courier delivery agent, entered a 22-year-old data scientist’s 11th floor rented flat in a residential society in Kondhwa on Wednesday evening, sprayed some chemical on her face and allegedly raped her.“He also used the woman’s cellphone to click a selfie with her, cropped his image and keyed in a…
Mumbai: KEM Hospital has started its largest and most expensive BMC-funded trials with 7,000 women aimed as participants, which will potentially change how breast cancer is diagnosed at the hospital. The trial, which will last for 12 to 28 months, involves a small, portable device with a high-resolution thermal sensor powered by artificial intelligence. The…
New Delhi: For residents of F-Block in Lajpat Nagar, Ruchika Sewani’s name conjures up the image of a warm, polite woman who always greeted others with a smile. Likewise, her 14-year-old son Krish is widely remembered as a soft-spoken boy, full of life, with a deep love for cricket. On early Thursday morning, shocked residents…
Pune: Union home minister Amit Shah will be in Pune on Friday and is expected to unveil a life-size statue of Peshwa Bajirao I at the NDA campus in the morning.The unveiling ceremony will be held at NDA’s Trishakti gate where the statue has been installed. Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and the Peshwa’s family…
Mumbai: Over 2,000 paan shops close to schools and colleges suspected of selling drugs were raided in the city and their encroachments removed, said CM Devendra Fadnavis in the legislative council on Thursday. He mentioned that such shops are being closely monitored.The issue of narcotic drugs such as mephedrone and brown sugar being sold at…
