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Techfest draws increasing crowds
Techfest, the technological extravaganza of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) has grown by leaps and bounds and the nearly 75,000 visitors on day two is a prime example of the festiva
28 Dec 2015 1:35 AM
Tech festival clashes with IIT gala, but still draws crowds
The first day of Technovanza at VJTI Matunga saw a huge turnout of visitors despite a similar festival kicking off at IIT-B on the same day.
27 Dec 2015 1:11 AM
Id-e-Milad revelry sees sharp rise
Id-e-Milad celebrations in the city and surrounding towns have seen a sharp rise this year which according to Sunni Muslims who observe the birthday of the Holy Prophet on the 12th of Rabi ul’ Awwal (
25 Dec 2015 1:27 AM
‘Aim for 100 per cent in Class 9 too’
In a bid to curb expulsion of students with poor academic performance by schools after Class 9, the state education department held a meeting at Nagpur on Tuesday and decided to instruct schools to st
24 Dec 2015 3:38 AM
‘Report colleges demanding capitation fees’
The human resource development ministry has reiterated that students and parents should not pay capitation fees for admission to engineering institutions and if an institute demands it, it should be b
21 Dec 2015 2:44 AM
‘Aided schools can’t afford competence tests’
The recent announcement by education minister Vinod Tawde asking schools to conduct the three annual competence tests on their own has prompted a principals’ association of aided schools to write to t
20 Dec 2015 12:43 AM
ICAI brings changes to its programmes
In a bid to make the three-year articleship period more beneficial for the students, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is bringing in some major changes in its programmes.
16 Dec 2015 1:08 AM
‘1.4 lakhs kids out of school in state’
Report exposes govt attempt to under-report number of such kids
15 Dec 2015 5:31 AM
University of Mumbai invited new proposals for colleges
The University of Mumbai has invited proposals for new colleges and divisions in an extensive and detailed perspective plan for the year 2016-17 that was released on Thursday.
12 Dec 2015 6:44 AM
Bombay High Court frees Salman Khan in 2002 hit-and-run
The Bombay high court on Thursday acquitted Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who was convicted and sentenced for five years in the 2002 hit-and-run case by a sessions court on the grounds that the pro
11 Dec 2015 5:37 AM
‘Additional posts will put strain on varsities’
The draft of the new Maharashtra Universities Act 2015 has tried to make administrative work of universities much easier by creating additional posts.
25 Nov 2015 3:39 AM
‘Additional posts will put strain on varsities’
The draft of the new Maharashtra Universities Act 2015 has tried to make administrative work of universities much easier by creating additional posts.
25 Nov 2015 3:33 AM
Maharashtra University Act to empower bureaucrats
The final draft of the Maharashtra University Act has been prepared with some major changes that would invest more powers in the hands of the chancellor and vice-chancellor, thus increasing bureaucrac
24 Nov 2015 3:33 AM
Muslim clerics exhort youth to shun ISIS
Clerics all over the city exhorted Muslims to shun and condemn the ISIS during the Friday sermons so that youngsters from the city who are attracted towards the terrorist organisation are deterred fro
21 Nov 2015 6:19 AM
MU calls for emergency meet over perspective plan
The University of Mumbai has called an emergency meeting of the academic and management council on November 19 after the government advanced the deadline for submission of perspective plans to Novembe
18 Nov 2015 3:18 AM
Policy draft urges abolition of quotas in education
The draft report prepared by the state government under the National New Education Policy has recommended abolishing of reservations for SC/ST children in the education system by replacing it with fin
18 Nov 2015 12:54 AM
Education director can act against corrupt staff
In a bid to curb instances of corruption by school principals, teachers and non-teaching staff in government-run and private aided schools, the government has decided to empower the education director
08 Nov 2015 6:00 AM
Government ready with Clinical Act
The state health ministry has prepared the draft of the Clinical Establishment Act that will bring private hospitals under a standard regulation.
04 Nov 2015 3:42 AM
DMER, MARD spar over release bonds
Accusing the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) of playing with the careers of post graduate doctors, MARD has said that despite promising to give release bonds that ensured that doc
03 Nov 2015 1:15 AM
Shias and Bohras gear up for Karbala on December 3
A large number of people from the Shia and Bohra community from Mumbai and other parts of the country are getting ready to travel to Iraq for the commemoration of Chehlum or fortieth day after the mar
02 Nov 2015 1:08 AM
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