Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Wednesday he will make an appeal by writing a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to rename the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay to IIT Mumbai. “I will write to the PM and Union HRD minister requesting them to consider our demand for renaming IIT Bombay as IIT Mumbai,” said the CM.
Security agencies sounded a high alert in Jammu and adjoining districts on Monday after two Pakistani nationals and a local inmate escaped from a juvenile observation home in the border area of Jammu after allegedly attacking police personnel on duty.
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A new controversy has erupted in Maharashtra’s political arena. According to information, the issuance of minority status certificates immediately after the death of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has triggered a major political debate. Questions are being raised over how 75 educational institutions were granted minority status between January 28 and January 31, 2026. This period coincided with the three days of state mourning declared after Ajit Pawar’s demise.
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