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EPF Advance Rules Explained, These Five Reasons Decide How Often You Can Withdraw

Mumbai: Employees Provident Fund Organisation members can withdraw part of their retirement savings without closing their account. However, the permitted frequency depends on why the money is needed. The latest guidance covers five reasons: illness, education, marriage, housing a...

Free Press JournalSep 11, 2026

Shreyas Iyer's Bold Move: Why India's Captain Backed This AI Startup

Shreyas Iyer invests in Manifest Global, the infrastructure that moves global talent. India's T20 captain takes a strategic stake in the AI-native group that guides half a million students a year turn talent into opportunity across 150 countries. SINGAPORE and MUMBAI, 10 Septembe...

Free Press JournalSep 11, 2026

Pune: 3 Booked For Mortgaging Yerawada Educational Land To Secure ₹1.5 Crore Loan

Pune: Three persons, including founder of Rashmi Education Society Neela Manoharlal Gupta, have been booked for allegedly mortgaging the educational institution’s land, worth around ₹50 crore, without authorisation and obtaining a loan of ₹1.5 crore for personal benefit. The case...

Free Press JournalSep 11, 2026

50% of Mumbai coaching classes may shut if bill passed in current form

A new draft bill proposes significant regulations for coaching classes in Maharashtra. Industry leaders warn that these rules could lead to widespread closures of coaching centers. The proposed legislation includes restrictions on student age and teaching hours. It also bans inte...

Times of India — MumbaiSep 11, 2026

Good Governance Vital For Viksit Bharat: Former BAMU VC Manoj Dixit

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Building a developed India by 2047 would require more than economic growth and would depend on a knowledge-based society, quality education and research, good governance, social inclusion and environmentally sustainable development, former Vice-Chancell...

Free Press JournalSep 11, 2026

SC Upholds 50% Seat Cut At Mumbai Law Colleges, Citing Faculty Shortage

Mumbai: The Supreme Court has declined to interfere with the Bombay High Court's dismissal of a PIL challenging Mumbai University's decision to halve the sanctioned intake at several affiliated law colleges, putting the spotlight on faculty shortages and academic standards in leg...

Free Press JournalSep 11, 2026

BMC directs MU to allow feeding of stray dogs at Kalina campus

The BMC has also convened an all-party meeting on September 16 to discuss the matter, according to a letter sent by the assistant general manager of the animal health department to the MU Vice-Chancellor...

Hindustan Times — MumbaiSep 11, 2026

Mira Road school rolls back tiffin diktat after backlash

The school, Seven Square Academy, had also stated in the circular that the canteen would serve food without onion, garlic, and potato during the festival, due to traditional practices associated with Paryushan...

Hindustan Times — MumbaiSep 11, 2026

Mumbai NGO Launches AI WhatsApp Chatbot 'Khuli Baat' For Child Safety Awareness

Mumbai: Missing Link Trust (MLT) on Thursday launched ‘Khuli Baat’, an AI-enabled WhatsApp chatbot aimed at helping parents, teachers and caregivers access information and guidance on child safety, including sexual abuse, online risks, consent and boundaries. AI chatbot launched ...

Free Press JournalSep 10, 2026

Mumbai University Ranks 74th Globally In PitchBook Entrepreneurship Ranking

Mumbai: The University of Mumbai has secured the 74th position globally in PitchBook’s 2026 ranking of the Top 100 Universities for Entrepreneurs, placing it among eight Indian higher education institutions featured in the global list, the university said on Thursday. Mumbai Univ...

Free Press JournalSep 10, 2026

Babus, mantris & buzz: Next education minister likely to be from ABVP?

Next education minister likely to be from ABVP? It is widely believed that the next education minister in the Modi Cabinet will be from the ABVP. A couple of names have already started doing the rounds. India’s diplomatic push for peace in Russia-Ukraine conflict is bearing fruit...

Free Press JournalSep 9, 2026

WIRC of ICSI conducts CS Career Awareness Program

The Western India Regional Council (WIRC) of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) conducted “Career Awareness Program” at Thakur College of Science & Commerce, Kandivali, Mumbai on 8th September 2026 to create awareness among students to explore the Company Secret...

Free Press JournalSep 9, 2026

International Literacy Day: India’s Real Test Begins Beyond Literacy

International Literacy Day provides an occasion for celebration, but in India it should also be an occasion for uncomfortable questions. What exactly are we celebrating? A rising literacy rate is undoubtedly a major social achievement, but literacy is only the first step towards ...

Free Press JournalSep 9, 2026

ISKCON restaurants face FDA heat

Licences were suspended of ISKCON’s Food Services–Restaurant at Sri Mukteshwar Devalaya Marg, its Govinda’s restaurant, and a snack stall, all of them at the Hare Krishna Land campus...

Hindustan Times — MumbaiSep 9, 2026