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Mumbai : Following an uproar, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday withdrew a controversial circular extending school working days by over a month, barely 24 hours after it was issued. Education Minister Vinod Tawde said the notification of the Maharashtra Academic Authority (MAA), Pune, stands withdrawn and Class I to IX students shall not be required to attend school till April 30. "The notification stands withdrawn... and the decision of MAA has been cancelled. If needed, we shall consider it next year," Tawde announced in the Maharashtra Legislature. Strongly opposing the notification, Mumbai...