While govt blames closure on parents preferring English medium, educators & activists say that administration is not putting enough efforts to upgrade infra in these schools.
Move to shut down pigeon feeding zones has met with stiff resistance from residents, but authorities & health experts warn about the increasing cases of pulmonary illnesses.
As talk of alliances with both Shiv Sena (UBT) and Mahayuti swirl, the MNS chief is focusing on internal clean-up while Uddhav Thackeray has sharpened his campaign on Marathi identity.
On 16 October 2015, 8 people including 7 students were at the Hotel City Kinara in Mumbai’s Kurla (West), when a blaze engulfed the restaurant that harboured several fire hazards.
Mumbai police have booked 13 including contractors & BMC officials in alleged Mithi river desilting scam. Shiv Sena has sought probe into Aaditya Thackeray’s ‘role’.
BMC says about 25 different agencies have been roped in, on a two-year contract, to desilt nullahs and rivers across Mumbai, with work orders totalling upwards of Rs 450 crore.
Non-profit Praja Foundation's ‘Report on the Status of Civic Issues in Mumbai’ focused on water, sewerage, solid waste management, toilets and air quality in the city.
Indian political leaders will have to prepare their public for the prospect of concessions India never really held—just as Chinese leaders must admit Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh were never theirs.
New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.
Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.
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