Mumbai: In what is believed to be the first instance of the Mumbai University penalising an autonomous college for allegedly inflating students’ marks, it has imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on SM Shetty College in Powai. The decision against the college for not complying with rules for moderating scores was taken in the…
Mumbai: Even as seven officials have been suspended and inquiries have been instituted by the BMC administration following two recent rain-related tragedies, information obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act reveals that as of April 30, 2026, as many as 537 departmental inquiries involving 1,523 officials and employees are currently pending. Of these, 189…
The platform is expected to reduce the administrative burden on medical staff and enable doctors to focus more on patient care Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fractal Analytics Limited to pilot an artificial intelligence (AI)-based healthcare platform, Vaidya AI, across select civic hospitals and dispensaries…
Mumbai: A day after 55-year-old Sakinaka resident Aslam Isak Shaikh died after falling into an open, unbarricaded manhole, police arrested three contractual workers for negligence while a BMC inquiry found multiple procedural and safety violations, including the absence of a formal work order for installing protective nets along the sewage line, raising questions about why…
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena’s act of blaming municipal commissioner Ashwini Bhide and seeking her resignation for two monsoon-related deaths in 48 hours has exposed the faultlines within the Mahayuti in the BMC. Political observers said the Sena is getting back at Bhide and the BJP for making it play second fiddle in the BMC despite…
IT minister Ashish Shelar made the announcement in the state legislative assembly on Friday Mumbai: A committee of members of both houses of the state legislature will be formed to make recommendations for regulating government employee transfers, ensuring speedy settlement of grievances, and improving transparency in government work, information technology minister Ashish Shelar announced in…
MUMBAI: The crime branch has arrested a Vile Parle–based builder in connection with an alleged land-grabbing fraud involving forged powers of attorney, fake bank accounts and the fraudulent transfer of possession rights over a prime land parcel in Dahisar.The property cell of the crime branch arrested Kalpesh Kanubhai Shah, director of Puja Land and Premises…
Actress Preity Zinta has approached the Bombay High Court seeking protection against AI-generated deepfakes that infringe upon her personality rights. MUMBAI: Yet another Bollywood personality, Priety Zinta, approached Bombay high court to have her personality rights protected against deep fake Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated images and content.The deepfakes carrying her trademark smile, is depleting her…
Tata Power Renewable Energy has boosted Mumbai’s green energy supply with a new 100.8 MW wind project in Maharashtra (File photo enhanced with AI) MUMBAI: Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL), the renewable energy arm of Tata Power, has commissioned a 100.8-MW wind power project in Maharashtra’s Dharashiv district, strengthening the green energy supply for…
MUMBAI: Even as Mumbai braces for another season of record electricity consumption, one of the city’s biggest power security upgrades has quietly gone operational—one that experts say could fundamentally reduce the risk of transmission bottlenecks rather than simply add more electricity.While public attention has largely focused on increasing power generation, the bigger challenge for Mumbai…
