Santosh Mehrotra (File Photo) With 121 million young Indians neither studying nor working, 80 million people having moved back into agriculture between 2020 and 2024 and youth unemployment having tripled since 2012, a new book arrives as a reckoning. Co-authored by development economist Santosh Mehrotra, visiting professor at the University of Bath’s Centre for Development…
Mumbai: Prominent political strategist Prashant Kishor held a meeting with NCP MP Parth Pawar and his family on Sunday, fuelling speculation about whether he will take on the party. The NCP recently parted ways with Design Box, which had crafted its campaign for the 2024 assembly polls.In a statement on X, Parth confirmed the meeting…
MUMBAI: Actor Twisha Sharma’s sudden death has left her co-star Swetaa Varma shocked and saddened.Reacting to the incident, Swetaa said she could not believe the actor was no more, especially just months after her marriage.Twisha, 33, was found dead on May 12 at the Bhopal residence of her husband, lawyer Samarth Singh, in the Katara…
Ramdas Kokare, Deputy Commissioner of the Solid Waste Management Department, KDMC KALYAN: In a rare move, following sustained public pressure and political intervention, the state government has reappointed Ramdas Kokare as deputy municipal commissioner (solid waste management) in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC). The move comes days after Kokare’s sudden transfer triggered outrage among residents…
Navi Mumbai: A 66-year-old woman residing in the slum colony along KKR road in Turbhe store area was murdered by strangulation and her body stuffed in a gunny sack was found dumped below the streetlight about 300 metres away from her house on Tuesday early morning. Turbhe police have registered an FIR of murder against…
Representative AI-generated image MUMBAI: A roadside observation study conducted in Maharashtra from Dec 2022 to Feb 2025 shows that correct helmet usage among motorcyclists was as low as 19 percent and among pillion riders it was almost non-existent (4 percent). Speeding was most frequently observed among ride-share vehicles (23 percent) as compared to govt and…
With Deva’s death, Byculla zoo is now left with three hippopotamuses Mumbai: Thirty-five-year-old hippopotamus Deva died at Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan on May 13, due to age-related complications. Deva was among the few exotic animals born at the Byculla zoo; he was born there in 1991.With Deva’s death, the zoo is now left with three…
Mumbai: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry continued to dominate as the most opted and highest-performing subjects across Cambridge International’s IGCSE and International AS (11 grade) & A (12 grade) Level examinations in India’s March 2026 session, reflecting sustained student preference for science and quantitative disciplines across secondary and senior secondary education. As many as 2000 Cambridge…
Mumbai: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved the allotment of 15 acres in Panvel to Ritanand Balved Education Foundation, the parent institution of Amity University.According to a govt press release, various educational courses are taught in 18 branches at Amity University. Currently more than 5,000 students are studying there and the institution had requested land…
Priyanka KakodkarMumbai: The state cabinet sub-committee for OBCs, which met on Monday, has recommended raising the non-creamy layer limit from Rs 8 lakh to Rs 15 lakh and directed that a meeting be held with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on the issue.Incidentally, in Oct 2024, when assembly polls were due in Maharashtra, the state cabinet…
