Maha portfolio allocation: Fadnavis gets Home, Ajit Finance, Shinde...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday allocated portfolios to his council of ministers, retaining the crucial Home department with him. IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief Minister......

IAS officers' daughter jumps off building near Maharashtra secretariat

A 27-year-old woman, daughter of an IAS couple, ended her life by jumping off the 10th floor of a government residential building near the Mantralaya in south Mumbai early Monday morning, the......

It's raining job promises in Odisha

Despite declining by three percentage points in 2022-23 (FY23) compared to FY19, Odisha’s unemployment rate remains higher than the average in India. IMAGE: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen......

Accused in Mumbai student's murder was not official guard, would harass her: Cops

The 35-year-old security guard who was the prime suspect in the rape and murder of an 18-year-old girl student of a government hostel in south Mumbai, was not officially appointed but was a laundry......

Bill to reform H-1B, L-1 visa programme introduced in US Senate

A group of influential lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan legislation in the US Senate to comprehensively overhaul the H-1B and L-1 visa programmes and usher in more transparency in the......

Govt mulls entity for education loans to poor

To help students pursuing higher education, the government plans o set up a higher education finance corporation. The proposed corporation will provide scholarships and soft loans to students in......

India needs 50-cr skilled workers by 2022

India needs about 50 crore (500 million) of cummulative skilled manpower by 2022, of which Maharashtra alone needs 5 crore (50 million), a senior Maharashtra government official said. "The country......

Allocation for older IIMs cut by 25%

The government has reduced the allocation to the older Indian Institutes of Management by 25 per cent to Rs 45 crore (Rs 450 million), while raising the outlay for the All India Council for......