On a world stage: Inside the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai

On a world stage: Inside the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai

‘The Grand Theatre’, dazzling centerpiece of the NMACC. Photo: Special Arrangement Beyond the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), The Royal Opera House, Prithvi Theatre and assorted spaces — each with its nostalgic associations and strengths — Mumbai has craved a cutting-edge, world-class cultural centre for years. Well, that gap has finally been plugged, […]

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Dior transforms Mumbai’s Gateway of India into fashion ramp

Dior transforms Mumbai’s Gateway of India into fashion ramp

Models display creations for the Dior Pre-Fall 2023 collection at the Gateway of India in Mumbai, India. | Photo Credit: AP In a glittering splash of luxury fashion, Dior transformed Mumbai’s grand, historic Gateway of India monument into a runway laden with celebrity, beauty and craftsmanship. Flanked by the brightly lit, iconic Taj Mahal Palace […]

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Fee authority approves new hike in revised fee structure for UG medical courses

Fee authority approves new hike in revised fee structure for UG medical courses

Ahead of medical UG admissions, the Fee Regulatory Authority (FRA) has approved the increase in fees for the undergraduate (UG) courses offered by various private medical colleges across the state for the 2022-23 academic year. According to the notification issued by the FRA, the fees for the UG medical courses in private colleges were approved […]

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Uddhav Thackeray says EC action ‘injustice’, seeks swift issuing of interim name, symbol from options given by his faction

Uddhav Thackeray says EC action ‘injustice’, seeks swift issuing of interim name, symbol from options given by his faction

ECI on October 8 barred both factions of the Shiv Sena from using party name, symbol in Andheri East Assembly bypoll ECI on October 8 barred both factions of the Shiv Sena from using party name, symbol in Andheri East Assembly bypoll After the Shiv Sena faction led by him on Sunday submitted three options […]

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IAS officer’s initiative scales up students’ learning level in Sangli schools

IAS officer’s initiative scales up students’ learning level in Sangli schools

In November 2021, when the results of the National Achievement Survey (NAS) were released, the figures took 31-year-old IAS officer Jitendra Dudi, the Chief Executive Officer of Sangli district, by surprise. Students from Maharashtra, though better than the national average, still scored poorly – one in three students of Class III couldn’t answer basic questions […]

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Final-year B.Sc students at MU demand offline semester exam be postponed

Final-year B.Sc students at MU demand offline semester exam be postponed

While the Mumbai University has resumed the conventional offline mode of examinations post the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a growing chorus of opposition from students. On Thursday, final year B.Sc. Computer Science students from several colleges of the city wrote to the Mumbai University administration demanding that their semester V exam, which is scheduled to […]

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Nagpur & Washim: Collect data of schools with less than 20 students, officials told

Nagpur & Washim: Collect data of schools with less than 20 students, officials told

Even after opposition from teachers, the state government has begun the process of closing down schools having less than 20 students. On Tuesday, the education department issued notices to the block education officers (BEO) of Nagpur and Washim districts, asking them to collect information about schools in their regions that have less than 20 students. […]

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SCERT to stick to online mode of career guidance for now

SCERT to stick to online mode of career guidance for now

EVEN AS the new academic year has started in a full-fledged offline mode, the Maharashtra State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) has decided to continue its career guidance online, on its YouTube channel. The practice, which started during pandemic-induced lockdown, has proved to be more beneficial with larger reach. “We started this career […]

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Teacher develops digital platform to reduce burden of non-academic tasks

Teacher develops digital platform to reduce burden of non-academic tasks

AT A time when discussions over the increasing burden of non-academic and administrative tasks on teachers of Zilla Parishad (ZP) schools in Maharashtra have led to major concerns, Sandeep Gund, a ZP teacher, has a digital solution to offer. He has developed a School Management System for government-run schools, a technology-based platform which promises considerable […]

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