Author at The Indian Express

June 09, 2018 05:09 IST
After two years of poor performance, students in the Mumbai division of the Maharashtra state board appear to have done marginally better in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exam this year.
Sat, Jun 09, 2018
June 08, 2018 15:10 IST
While 125 students across Maharashtra scored a perfect 100 percent, in Mumbai division only four had scored 100 percent marks. 33 schools have got zero pass percentage.
Mon, Jun 11, 2018
June 08, 2018 05:30 IST
A CROWDFUNDING campaign was launched on Wednesday by protesting students at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, to aid OBC students, who are unable to pay the fees for the upcoming semester.
Fri, Jun 08, 2018
June 07, 2018 04:11 IST
The commission is hearing a complaint filed by protesting students over the institute’s decision to withdraw financial aid to the incoming batch of students, who are eligible for the scholarship.
Thu, Jun 07, 2018
June 07, 2018 03:17 IST
One of the deliverables of the school, that came into being in September last year, was policy-level intervention and giving back to the society, said Neeraj Hatekar, a professor from the school.
Thu, Jun 07, 2018
June 06, 2018 04:38 IST
While Bohari was earlier the principal judge at the Nagpur family court, Khullar was the Additional Chief Secretary, Personnel, in the state government. They will be sworn in on Wednesday. Khullar will continue to be on the state government’s payroll till his retirement in February 2019.
Wed, Jun 06, 2018
June 04, 2018 04:24 IST
In 2016, 3 premier art institutions in Mumbai — Sir JJ Schools of Architecture, Applied & Fine Arts — were permitted to apply for autonomy. Rajiv Mishra, director of Directorate of Art and principal of the school of architecture, tells the Indian Express about the state of affairs
Mon, Jun 04, 2018
June 04, 2018 02:51 IST
The school has earlier helped the University of Mumbai air-condition its Cowasji Jehangir Convocation Hall at the Fort campus.
Mon, Jun 04, 2018
June 03, 2018 03:04 IST
In Mumbai, as many as 1.44 lakh students were admitted to commerce and allied courses, as per data from the University of Mumbai.
Sun, Jun 03, 2018
June 03, 2018 02:32 IST
A fire on Thursday night in an interconnecting transformer of the Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MSETCL) gutted the cables of two of the three units transmitting power to the city.
Sun, Jun 03, 2018
June 02, 2018 04:15 IST
The grid at Kalwa that operated on a total of three units is currently handling the load with a single unit, said officials from the state energy distribution company Mahadiscom.
Sat, Jun 02, 2018
June 01, 2018 02:30 IST
While current VC Suhas Pednekar was unavailable for comment, acting registrar Dinesh Kamble said he was checking the status of the department.
Fri, Jun 01, 2018
May 31, 2018 03:08 IST
Since last year, the Board has made exception for students with special needs and allowed them to take the exam on computers or laptops.
Thu, May 31, 2018
May 30, 2018 03:04 IST
Shashank Ramakrishnan from DAV Public School, Thane, scored 496 out of 500 and an aggregate of 99.2 per cent. The son of a banker father and homemaker mother wants to pursue a career in research.
Wed, May 30, 2018
May 30, 2018 02:55 IST
The RUSA council has called for applications for the aid by the first week of June. While the institutes will have to apply to the RUSA council online, the state government can make recommendations.
Wed, May 30, 2018
May 28, 2018 02:54 IST
The e-way bill was introduced along with the new Goods and Services Tax last year as an anti-evasion measure in bulk consignment transports.
Mon, May 28, 2018
May 28, 2018 02:47 IST
While the transporter is required to update details in the e-way bill each time they change the vehicle from any part of the country, the process takes several days, they complain.
Mon, May 28, 2018
May 27, 2018 01:43 IST
“It is pretty overwhelming right now but I thought I had done pretty well in all of my exams. So this was expected,” said the aspiring economist, who now plans to apply to colleges in Mumbai and Delhi.
Sun, May 27, 2018
May 25, 2018 03:41 IST
Earlier this year, the state government announced the merger and shutdown of around 1,300 zilla parishad schools that had less than 10 enrolment.
Fri, May 25, 2018
May 24, 2018 02:33 IST
Earlier, the authority had issued showcause notices to the developers for not complying with the orders and seeking response on why no penalty should be levied on them.
Thu, May 24, 2018
May 22, 2018 01:21 IST
The delay in results of winter semester exams has now pushed the summer semester exams to June. Students are now concerned that the university will publish the results late, like last year.
Tue, May 22, 2018
May 20, 2018 03:30 IST
Diabetes and hypertension accounted for 46 per cent of the complaints received at the four tertiary care hospitals in Mumbai between October 2015 and September 2017, according to the data collected in the study.
Sun, May 20, 2018
May 19, 2018 02:33 IST
A section of students has been protesting against the institute since February over improper implementation of the GoI PMS scheme after the institute decided to withdraw aid to SC/ST students and asked them to pay the fees upfront.
Sat, May 19, 2018
May 15, 2018 03:23 IST
Keeping up with the trend of high scorers in the city, seven Class X students from Mumbai feature in the top three list, which is almost half the number of all the top scorers in the country and abroad.
Tue, May 15, 2018
May 14, 2018 03:18 IST
Dinesh Kamble, acting registrar of the university, said, “The committee was set up with the Maharashtra Public Universities Act. It is routine procedure and the committee recently held a meeting with us.”
Mon, May 14, 2018

