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'What Gives Me Hope About India Is...'

'Our civil society here is vibrant, and courageous, although it is beaten up and beaten down, repeatedly.' IMAGE: A Tiranga walkathon on the eve of Independence Day in Mumbai, August 14, 2023.......

IMD issues red alert for Mumbai, schools and colleges shut on Thursday

Incessant heavy rain lashed Mumbai, prompting the meteorological department to upgrade the 'orange' alert to 'red' with effect from Wednesday night till Thursday afternoon, officials said. IMAGE:......

Rains continue in Mumbai; road, rail traffic hit

Mumbai received moderate rainfall in a 12-hour period ending at 8pm on Friday, with the intensity of the showers being greater in the suburbs than the island city, civic officials said. IMAGE:......

50% of COVID-19 patients found in 4 Mumbai wards

Nearly 50 per cent of the total 590 COVID-19 patients found so far in Mumbai, which has emerged as one of the hotspots of coronavirus spread not only in Maharashtra but also across the country, are......

Sheena Bora case: Why did her lawyers give Indrani a drubbing?

Indrani dressed in a short purple kurta and leggings, with a bandhini green-purple chunni, sindhoor glowing in her mang, was receiving a drubbing from her lawyers for the facts she had revealed......

How Indian Railways fools India

Taking advantage of the indifference of passengers, the Indian Railways routinely indulges in several unfair trade practices, says S Pushpavanam. Photograph: Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters The Indian......

Governments must listen to voices from the past

'In economic matters governments should not take sides based on religion and caste,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. There is nothing more satisfying than re-inventing the wheel. Economists......

Why Port Blair may soon lose 'major port' tag

On June 1, 2010, under Indian Ports Act, 1908, govt declared Port Blair as 13th major port in India Port Blair may soon "officially" lose the tag of a major port, granted to it seven years ago, as......

The man who is caught in the crossfire between Tata and Mistry

R Venkataramanan, the managing trustee of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust who is responsible for all Tata-run trusts, prefers to keep a low profile but has emerged as a power centre in the group - with......

Muktangan empowers poor women to become teachers

As the teachers began gaining confidence, it also drew the attention of other women in the community, leading to greater demand for teaching jobs, finds Ranjita Ganesan.   Image: Muktangan......

'A woman of her times and yet someone belonging to Gandhiji's era'

'Asked which Dilip Kumar films were among her favourites, she said she had seen not a single movie of his until that time. This became a sensational issue. She did not mean to offend Dilip Kumar.'......

Old theatres make way to grand multiplexes

It's probably a little late to be talking about the death of single-screen theatres. Multiplexes have become so ubiquitous these days that we forget that it was only a decade ago that standalone......

Sanjay, Shilpa strike a perfect ten!

On May 15 Pune's hippest club, The Corinthian, was to witness the opulent mahurat for Dus. The event was producer Nitin Manmohan's tribute tolatefilmmaker Mukul Anand (Hum, Khuda Gawah,......

Teams review security after Athens bombs

Jolted by a triple bombing in Athens, Olympic officials are looking afresh at security plans while stressing their confidence in the Games' hosts. "The Games are an exposed event and so you have to......

Security row threatens Aussie torch relay

A row over security arrangements for the Olympic torch is threatening the Australian leg of the flame's record-breaking route around the world, officials said on Tuesday.The opening leg of the......

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