MUMBAI: In an interim order, the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed 18-year-old Siddhant Batra, who had earned a 270 rank across India at JEE, to join and follow classes for a BTech electrical engineering course at IIT Bombay. A fortnight ago, the Bombay High Court had rejected his request to …
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MUMBAI: CM Uddhav Thackeray has assured Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) that the state government will participate in the movement against the Center in the interests of farmers and for the protection of states’ rights. The Shiv Sena, one of the three main constituents of the MVA government in the state …
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MUMBAI: Maharashtra reported 4,757 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, bringing the infection count to 18,52,266, the state health department said. The deaths of 40 patients brought the cumulative figure to 47,734, he said. A total of 7,486 patients were discharged during the day, bringing the state’s recovery count to …
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MUMBAI: BJP in Maharashtra It was shocked on Friday when the MVA won four of the six state Legislative Council seats for which elections were held on December 1, Prafulla Marpakwar reports. Of the five MLC seats from the graduate and teacher constituencies, MVA won 4 and BJP none; the …
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MUMBAI: Hours after TOI published an exclusive news report about an 18-year-old orphaned teenager who lost his seat at IIT-B after inadvertently clicking on a wrong link, people from across the country and beyond sent their support on Monday. Some even offered help to make sure a parentless 18-year-old’s dreams …
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MUMBAI: Within 24 hours after the Maharashtra government introduced mandatory Covid tests for travelers from Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Goa at the state’s airports and train stations, the Center has urged that the new rules be keep it on hold until December 1. The request came on Wednesday, even as …
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MUMBAI: Maharashtra Prime Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday urged the people of the state not to lower their guard against Covid-19 and strictly follow security protocols to avoid the imposition of another lockdown. He said that although he has been advised to impose a night curfew, he does not believe …
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MUMBAI: The civic claim that there is no post-Diwali spike in Covid cases in the city was given a boost when, despite 17,801 Covid-19 tests, the highest conducted in one day in Mumbai so far, only 6% of the tests were positive. . However, BMC officials admitted that “pockets” of …
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MUMBAI: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided that all schools in Mumbai will remain closed until December 31 of this year. Previously, they had allowed schools to resume physical sessions for classes IX through XII starting November 23 (Monday), but they revised the decision on Friday. A BMC official stated …
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MUMBAI: end-of-semester theoretical exams for professional courses at universities affiliated with Mumbai University You will have a combination of descriptive and multiple-choice questions, while those in traditional arts, science, and business courses will be based solely on MCQ. For traditional and management courses, the university has set a deadline of …
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