‘IIT-Bombay as IIT-Mumbai’: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis to write to PM Modi, HRD minister for name change | Mumbai News

MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said he would write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Education Ministry requesting that IIT-Bombay be officially renamed IIT-Mumbai, after the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) criticised Union minister Jitendra Singh’s recent comments on the issue.The row erupted after Singh, Minister of State for Science and…

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‘No, genuinely no’: Ex-CJI Gavai says never faced pressure from political leadership; calls collegium ‘transparent’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Former Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, who demitted office on November 23, said on Wednesday he never experienced pressure from the executive or political leaders during his tenure and maintained that the Collegium system is transparent. Speaking to ANI, he responded to a question on political influence by saying, “No, genuinely no…”Reiterating…

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Indian Railways infra push: Cabinet clears two major multitracking projects in Maharashtra and Gujarat – check details

File photo (Picture credit: ANI) Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Wednesday that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved two key railway multitracking projects worth around Rs 2,781 crore. The decision will add nearly 224 kilometres to the existing Indian Railways network across four districts in Maharashtra…

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What are international student deferrals? The lifeline US colleges are using as 96% link visa delays to falling enrolments

Visa delays have become the central constraint shaping international admissions to the United States. According to the Open Doors 2025 report and its accompanying institutional survey, 96% of colleges identified visa denials and processing delays as the primary reason for declining new enrolments in the 2025-26 cycle. Travel restrictions were the second major factor, cited…

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Where is Imran Khan? Former Pak PM’s death rumors take over social media; sisters assaulted outside Adiala jail

Speculations over former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s whereabouts are rife across Pakistan after his three sisters were “brutally” assaulted by the police for seeking a meeting with their brother.This comes as several social media handles originating from Afghanistan and Pakistan claimed that Imran has been mysteriously killed inside Adiala Jail.According to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf members, Imran’s…

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TBI report warns of obesity crisis in India: Urgent action needed to prevent economic and health threats | India News

Representative image (AI-generated) NEW DELHI: Being overweight is not only costly for individuals but also for the nation as a whole. The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) has issued a warning, stating that obesity-related diseases in India already cost over Rs 2,900 crores ($28.9 billion) annually and if urgent action isn’t taken to…

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Uttan–Virar Sea Link Phase I approved: 55km corridor to cut traffic, boost connectivity in Mumbai – key features

Mumbai is set for one of its biggest transport upgrades yet, with the Maharashtra government approving the detailed project report and implementation plan for Phase I of the Uttan–Virar Sea Link — a development that will anchor a larger 120-km high-speed coastal corridor. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) said on X that the…

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