Two research students at the University of Mumbai were left in shock after discovering the PhD topic they had spent 18 months working on was no longer relevant. They claimed that a failure by the university to upload PhD theses on the Indian digital repository Shodhganga had led to a waste of their academic time. The University has been accused of violating University Grants Commission guidelines by failing to upload all theses on the platform, with the Mumbai University and College Teachers? Association demanding action against the responsible party.

State industries minister Uday Samant assured NCP chief Sharad Pawar that the proposed oil refinery at Barsu-Solgaon villages in Ratnagiri won't proceed without resolving the concerns of locals. The state government has faced protests against the project, with opposition parties supporting the villagers. Despite this, the government has stated that soil testing will continue.

On Monday, Bhiwandi police rescued the six-month-old baby boy and arrested all three accused. The woman who set the ball rolling is 34-year-old Manjudevi Mahesh Sao, a labourer.

Raut also demanded action against the bar for violating the deadline rules. He said Sachin Kamble, an office bearer of Sambhaji Brigade, went to the bar to stop the nuisance from becoming troublesome for the people around, he was manhandled

Police arrest prime suspect in murder case of 28-year-old man outside a farmhouse on Sohna-Palwal Road on April 12; at least 15 more suspects still on the run.

An 18-year-old milkman was killed in a road accident on Sunday morning in Mumbai after a private towing van hit him from behind. The driver has been arrested for causing death due to negligence.

The state recorded 104.1 mm actual rainfall against a normal of 64 mm; the highest 111.8 mm rainfall in April was experienced in 2021

The agency got information that a person from the Thane area was procuring mephedrone and was supplying it to peddlers from the city and adjoining areas. Based on the information intelligence module was activated and after verifying certain facts IGN Ansari, a Bhiwandi resident was identified as the alleged drug supplier

A house help and his associate have been booked for allegedly stealing ?36 lakh cash from an apartment in Gurugram's Sector 54. The theft took place when the apartment owner and his wife were out of station, and the house help had stayed alone in the apartment from April 22 to 26. The suspects are currently untraceable.