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Social media has become a ‘weapon of mass distraction’: Bombay HC judge

Justice Sonak said that he prefers to remain "uninformed" about several issues by not reading or seeing the news, which he thinks is "better than being misinformed". (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Sept 30, 2023 05:30 pm IST

Random Forays: Raising the levels of our consciousness

Very few people are able to concentrate on the present moment. Mind wandering has become quite an ailment these days.
Updated on Sept 26, 2020 09:32 pm IST

Random Forays: We have to compel the media to change

Gone also are the days when the usually correct Doordarshan news bulletins would inform us without ever even pretending to entertain us.
Updated on Sept 12, 2020 10:55 pm IST

The (un)scientific temper of India | Opinion

The absence of a scientific understanding of the virus and the need for physical distancing could accentuate the crisis
Updated on Mar 29, 2020 08:39 pm IST

‘Gen-next needs to be patient’

Lily Roy
Updated on Aug 19, 2019 02:24 pm IST

Guruvani: ‘Success is the result of passion for work’

Geeta Gangwani, principal, Bal Bharati Public School, Rohini
Updated on Jul 10, 2019 07:01 am IST

Applications for Mumbai University courses dip; BCom remains favourite

Data released by the varsity show that BCom continues to be the most popular course at the varsity, with 2.16 lakh applications for the course.
Updated on Jun 17, 2019 12:17 am IST

World Book Day 2019: Theme, what is the purpose and who started it

World Book Day is celebrated worldwide on April 23.
Updated on Apr 23, 2019 08:11 am IST

Supreme Court gives states a week’s time to comply with order on lynching

A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra gave the last opportunity by granting one more week to the remaining states and UTs to do the needful and warned them that any default would be viewed seriously and their home secretaries will have to appear personally before it.
Updated on Sept 07, 2018 09:28 pm IST

Mumbai varsity hopeful of declaring results in June; principals, teachers unsure

The university’s decision to delay the summer examinations by a few weeks has messed up the assessment period.
Updated on May 23, 2018 10:50 am IST

Pune parents fly down Cardiff chef to coach daughter

Simran Bindra with one of her iconic desserts.
Updated on May 22, 2018 04:33 pm IST

University of Mumbai postpones 30 exams, students miffed as exams will clash with other tests

MU announced results of Bachelors in Commerce-Financial Management (BFM) on Tuesday, and many students were not happy.
Updated on Apr 11, 2018 12:46 am IST