Did not quit hobbies for exam, say ICSE toppers

19 May 2012, 11:30 am

Mumbai, May 20 -- Ajinkya Kalia, 15, a student of Lilavatibai Podar School, Santacruz, wasn't surprised with his Class 10 (ICSE) score of 98.4% on Saturday. "I planned my study schedule well and did not give up on sports such as cycling and chess, which I love," said the Andheri resident who wan... Read More »

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19 May 2012, 7:56 am

Shalaka Kulkarni from Smt Sulochanadevi Singhania School, Thane and Madhvi Singh from Carmel School, Dhanbad, have been receiving congratulatory messages since Saturday morning.... Read More »

Coming soon: Affordable housing policy for all

19 May 2012, 12:12 am

In two months, India could have a brand new affordable housing policy, an effort to give some boost to a weakening real estate sector. The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (Mhupa) is in the process of finalizing such a policy in two months, reports Business Standard.... Read More »

Consistency paid well to ICSE and ISC toppers

18 May 2012, 11:30 am

New Delhi, May 19 -- Shalaka Kulkarni from Smt Sulochanadevi Singhania School, Thane and Madhvi Singh from Carmel School, Dhanbad, have been receiving congratulatory messages since Saturday morning. They have jointly topped in Class 10 (ICSE) examination conducted by the Council for the Indian Schoo... Read More »

Girls outshine boys in ICSE, ISC exams

18 May 2012, 11:30 am

New Delhi, May 19 -- Girls once again outshone boys in the Class 10 ICSE and Class 12 ISC results announced by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) on Saturday. According to the council, the number of girls who failed both the exams was also smaller than that of boys. "G... Read More »

Maharashtra bank to go pan-India

10 May 2012, 8:58 am

Panaji, May 10 : Maharashtra-based Thane Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd (TJSB) is all set to cross the state boundaries as it announced an ambitious plan to launch 18 new branches pan-India.... Read More »

Indian Pilots Guild blames Air India management for chaos

8 May 2012, 8:58 am

Thane/Mumbai/Srinagar, May 8 (ANI): Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) President Jitendra Awhad on Tuesday blamed the management for turning a deaf year to their demands leading to a strike by pilots of the debt-laden national carrier, Air India.... Read More »

Battle against dams building up

5 May 2012, 1:21 pm

Environment Ministry rejected forest clearance to Kalu dam in Thane district... Read More »

Thane Kreiner: Scaling Social Enterprises

28 April 2012, 9:24 am

At the Center for Science, Technology, and Society, we focus on helping social entrepreneurs build ventures that scale. My colleague and mentor Jim Koch, founder...... Read More »

Dream of affordable homes gathers dust in Maharashtra

25 April 2012, 6:24 am

Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) An ambitious plan to construct 500,000 affordable homes in Mumbai, Thane and Raigad districts of Maharashtra is gathering dust due to "inaction and policy paralysis" on the part of the state government, a top realtors' body alleged here Wednesday.... Read More »