In a major development, the state government decided to clear the madrasa modernisation scheme that would cover nearly two lakh students from the Muslim minority community studying in around 3,000 mad

India’s elite athletes have piled the pressure on the Indian Olympic Association and demanded the removal of all tainted officials in order to overturn the country’s Olympic ban.

The state government’s decision to give aid to madrasas has kicked up a political storm since it was announced on Wednesday.

The traditional teaching system in madrasas (Islamic seminaries) is set to undergo an overhaul with Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday approving a proposal for their modernisation and linking them to th

While the Maharashtra state government has decided to provide grants to madrasas, a large section of the beneficiaries have said that they do not want the fund if it implies giving the government the

After being embroiled in a legal dispute on the copyright of 1973 blockbuster Zanjeer, script writers Salim Khan and Javed Akthar on Wednesday arrived at a financial settlement with the producers, pav

The BMC’s move to ban the sale of meat during the Jain festival of Paryushan has ran into controversy with the city’s fishermen community alleging that civic officials were not allowing them to sell f

Following the successful commercial launch of the premium “New Micra” compact hatchback range, Nissan Wednesday announced the launch of the new diesel-powered Micra XE variant.

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes slammed the Mumbai police and questioned its “credibility” for allegedly “failing” to solve the problems faced by Chitra Salunkhe, a dalit widow.

A 10-member delegation of various political leaders and activists on Tuesday sought the Maharashtra governor’s intervention to bring the killers of renowned rationalist and activist Dr Narendra Dabhol