Mumbai:Mumbai: Bombay High Court has quashed and set aside orders that refused a performance licence for orchestra/live music to a Khar (W) bar and restaurant, apprehending a law and order problem.Justice N J Jamadar on Sept 16 said, “The authorities proceeded to refuse a performance licence despite the petitioner complying with all requirements…” He directed…
A protest seeking justice for IIT-B student Sahil Wakode Mumbai: IIT-Bombay student Sahil Wakode’s death has renewed questions about how educational institutions respond to student distress and highlighted a troubling national trend: while India’s suicide rate marginally declined from 12.3 to 12.2 per lakh population, student suicides rose from 13,891 in 2023 to 14,448 in…
Faculty members expressed concern over ‘false and misleading’ reports Mumbai: Faculty members at IIT-Bombay came out in large numbers on Monday for a peace march across the campus, rallying in support of their colleague Prof Suryanarayana Doolla amid scrutiny following the death of a student on Sept 18.Banners carried during the march read “Justice for…
A section of students said they will continue with the protest Mumbai: IIT-Bombay on Monday temporarily relieved Prof Suryanarayana Doolla of his duties as dean of administrative affairs pending an investigation, following three consecutive days of student protests over the death by suicide of second-year BTech student Sahil Wakode on Sept 18.Doolla, who has been…
Justices Girish Kulkarni and Neela Gokhale said they did “not find any logic in permissions” granted to play loud music in processions up to midnight, “when otherwise, we are informed that the permission for such processions along with the use of musical instruments, loudspeakers and amplifiers would be only up to 10.00 pm.” Mumbai: The…
Mumbai: Sahar police arrested two Afghan nationals at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Sept 17 for allegedly obtaining Indian passports using forged documents and false birth details.Immigration officials detained Sherbat Ali Shah Khan and Sujan Khan after they arrived from Dubai on Emirates flight EK-504. Lookout circular alerts issued by immigration officials at Kolkata…
When she sent a direct message to the user and asked him to delete the pictures, he demanded a sum of Rs 10,000 from her. She then approached the police and lodged a complaint. Mumbai: A 21-year-old woman, working as a nanny, has lodged a police complaint after her explicit images were uploaded on Instagram…
Mumbai’s police force successfully detained three individuals linked to illegal weaponry in the western suburbs MUMBAI: Three people were arrested from the western suburbs in separate cases of possessing weapons illegally. Police seized three pistols and 11 cartridges collectively from the trio, worth Rs 1.39 lakh.The first arrest was made by the Kurar police from…
Second-year BTech student was found hanging from the ceiling fan MUMBAI: The maternal grandmother of IIT Bombay student Sahil Ravindra Wakode, who died by suicide on September 18, on Monday alleged that “mental torture” may have been a reason behind his death and sought a probe into the institute’s administration and hostel environment.Wakode, 22, a…
Sahil’s last rites were conducted at his hometown in Yavatmal on Sunday. MUMBAI: The father of a 22-year-old IIT Bombay student who died by suicide has alleged that his son was subjected to caste-based discrimination, mocking and torture by a professor and the institute administration.Sahil Ravindra Wakode, a second-year BTech student in the Department of…
