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Maha cabinet clears land policy for 'third Mumbai' push

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that 200 sq km of land had been handed over to the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority to develop the area. IMAGE: A view of the Mumbai Coastal...

Indore water crisis: Commissioner shunted out, 2 officials suspended

Under fire over the death of at least four persons due to water contamination in Bhagirathpura area in Indore, the Madhya Pradesh government on Friday shunted out the Indore municipal commissioner...

Delhi shuts classes up to Std 5 as air quality worsens

In view of the severe air pollution levels in the national capital, the Delhi Government on Monday issued a circular directing schools to shift to online mode from hybrid for students up to class...

Delhi blast: UP ATS seeks details of Madrasa students, staff

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad, in the aftermath of the recent Red Fort blast in Delhi, has stepped up its monitoring efforts and sought comprehensive details of madrasas, their students,...

SC questions RTE exemption for minority institutions

Doubting the correctness of its 2014 verdict that kept minority schools out of the RTE Act's ambit, the Supreme Court on Monday referred the matter to a larger bench for adjudication. IMAGE: A...

12 new services to be in tax net

About a dozen new services are likely to be brought under the service tax net from fiscal 2008-09, even as the rate could be increased from 12 per cent. Last year, the government had considered...

Private sector cannot be pulled up for government failure

The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the provision in the Right to Education Act that all schools need to reserve 25 per cent of their seats for economically disadvantaged...

Minority B-school intake held up

Admissions to unaided minority-run management institutions in Maharashtra and other states are stuck, thanks to a Supreme Court ruling on October 31, 2002. The court's verdict has cast a pall of...

The success of LG, Samsung in India

Some time in the middle of 1994, the Dhoots of Videocon put their brightest man, Ravinder Zutshi, on a special project. They had been approached by Samsung which was keen to sell its consumer...

UN welcomes China's removal of HIV travel curbs

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed China's decision to remove travel restrictions based on HIV status. "I commend President Hu Jintao for China's decision to remove travel restrictions...

PIX: Aishwarya visits hospital on World AIDS Day

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who was recently apppointed the goodwill ambassador for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, paid a visit to the Sion hospital, in Mumbai, on World AIDS...

What's keeping Madhuri Dixit busy

Madhuri Dixit has finally relocated to India, and tweeted about it quite happily: 'Back in Mumbai! At Taj on Fri for Emeralds for Elephants. Busy settling in. Boys still jet lagging. What is...

Fakhar Zaman ruled out of Champions Trophy

IMAGE: Fakhar Zaman vows to come back stronger. Photograph: Samuel Rajkumar/Reuters Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman has expressed his disappointment after being ruled out of the remainder of the...

Pele continues recovery, undergoes physiotherapy in hospital

IMAGE: People walk at the entrance of Albert Einsten Hospital where Brazilian soccer legend Pele is hospitalized in Sao Paulo. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Soccer legend Pele continues to...

Pele ready for 'extra time' after leaving ICU

IMAGE: Pele was admitted to Alberto Einstein hospital after a tumour was found in the colon during routine tests earlier this month. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pele/Instagram Pele said he is ready...

Pele recovering in hospital following removal of tumour

IMAGE: Pele, the only player to win three World Cups, did not say whether the tumour was malignant but the 80-year-old former Santos and New York Cosmos player said he is feeling good. Photograph:...

Football's 'Eternal great' Pele passes away

'God gave me this ability for one reason: To make people happy.' IMAGE: Pele had been undergoing chemotherapy on a regular basis since he had a tumor removed from his colon in September 2021.....

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