“Vada pao, Vada pao dus rupiya Vada pao. ..” a typical Mumbaikar accent pierced through my sleep and it was then the weather had started becoming gentle towards me, the heat escaped and the damp of the region took over me, consequently, I realized that the train had touched the lands of ethnicity and diversity; Maharastra it was, one of the most[Read More…]
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Bombay HC rejects Abu Salem’s plea for parole to get married
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday rejected jailed gangster Abu Salem’s plea for a 45-day parole to get married to his Thane-based girlfriend. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice V.K. Tahilramani and Justice M.S. Sonak declined the request on the ground that under the prison rules, those convicted[Read More…]
Bilkis Bano case: Gujarat gets till January to tell SC of action on accused
The Supreme Court on Friday gave the Gujarat government time till January to apprise it of action it has taken against policemen convicted in 2002 Bilkis Bano gangrape case. The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice AM. Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandrachud was hearing the plea by Bano, a[Read More…]
Committee set to frame guidelines for colleges in Maharashtra
A committee of eight members has been set by the state government to frame a ‘clear and detailed’ guideline for the approval of new colleges, courses and other divisions of Higher and Technical Education. Old norms will be revised intricately before implementing new frameworks. The committee headed by Dr RS[Read More…]
Bombay HC deffers judgement in Lt Col Purohit’s bail application: Malegaon blast
After Lt Col Prasad Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts, challenged a subordinate court order that denied him bail; the Bombay High Court passed it’s first order regarding the petition on Friday. On Friday, the National Investigating Agency (NIA) closed the discussion by claiming that there are enough evidences to[Read More…]