After years of living with his family in a poky 110 sq. ft. 'house', textile worker Sambhaji Surve dreams of moving into a home four times the size once the Maharashtra government starts its ambitious redevelopment of the 39-acre Kamathipura shanty town in south-central Mumbai. Sharing his dream are about 8,000 other families hoping for a better life when the redevelopment project, part of the government's effort to redevelop old settlements and make life more livable for some residents, gets underway. The Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party aims to redevelop BDD Chawl and Dharavi but for Surve all the matters is Kamathipura where he arrived in the 1970s from Nasik to work in a textile mill. Kamathipura was originally built 150 years ago following construction of a causeway to connect the seven islands of Mumbai. From the British Raj to post-independence, it became infamous for slums and brothels.
Narendra Modi may have promised to deliver achche din (good days) to the nation in his first term as prime minister, but, a year into office, his own party's president seems to disagree with the rhetoric.
Both men's and women's teams took a chartered flight, many traveling with their families.
The Law Commission has said it is of the considered view that Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code dealing with sedition needs to be retained, though certain amendments could be introduced to bring about greater clarity regarding usage of the provision.
The PM will pay homage to fallen soldiers at the newly-built National War Memorial in New Delhi on the Republic Day instead of Amar Jawan Jyoti beneath the India Gate arch.
'Shah Rukh and I have a very good relationship.' 'When he is with you, he is completely yours, once he leaves the room, he doesn't know you.' Pamela Chopra discusses her life with her late husband Yash Chopra, and sons Aditya and Uday Chopra in an exclusive interview.
As the second season of The Night Manager hits the OTT screen, Deepa Gahlot looks back at the top spy thrillers on streaming platforms.
Today, with China centrally seated and located, the Global South has an intriguing road ahead. Odds of it becoming a Chinese bloc in the emerging new bipolar world are higher than we'd wish them to be, observes Shekhar Gupta.
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy is a larger-than-life spectacle that deserves a theatre viewing, feels Karan Sanjay Shah.
March is going to be an exciting month when it comes to Bollywood releases as it would be a good mix of theatrical and OTT arrivals.
The film is tentatively titled The Viceroy's House.
A gay couple has moved the Supreme Court of India seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriages under the Special Marriage Act and to issue appropriate directions to the authorities concerned to allow them to solemnise their marriage.
Cities, roads, stations rechristened in the time of Modi.
The waterlogging under the colonial-era bridge has again come into sharp focus after a 56-year-old driver of a mini-truck died allegedly due to drowning there on Sunday following a heavy downpour in the morning.
Words and actions like those of R N Ravi and a vocal section of the state BJP have only added to Tamil fears and suspicions, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
If the Cauvery water-sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu -- dating back to 1892 between the erstwhile Madras Presidency under the British Raj and the princely Mysore state -- has exploded again into a war, the discord between Karnataka and Goa over dividing the water of the Mahadayi river simmers under the surface.
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Over 60 of Mahatma Gandhi's most prized possessions, including a 'charkha' he used in Yerwada Jail during the 'Quit India Movement', will go under the hammer at a leading British auction house on November 5.
Television actor Tunisha Sharma was founding hanging on the sets of a serial in Mumbai on December 24, one more instance of a showbiz aspirant allegedly taking the extreme step.
Prince Victor Albert Jay Duleep Singh's mansion is located in one of south-west Kensington's most sought after residential addresses.
'There was a revolt. They were fighting for their rights.' 'They lost their rights after colonial forest policies came into place.' 'These freedom fighters were trying to reassert those rights.'
Three explosive letters that highlight Mahatma Gandhi's deep concerns over the behaviour of his eldest son, Harilal, will go under the hammer at an auction in England next week.
'I was in our wardrobe room when I heard Naatu Naatu being called for winning Best Original Song.' 'Me and the other dancers screamed!'
'The way discrimination against Muslims has become almost normalised is very upsetting.'
A year marked by more lows than highs for Hindi cinema, here's a recap of the best and worst in 2021.
Saluting Tom Alter, who passed into the ages on September 29.
With a pathological liar and poseur at the centre of the show and in practically every frame, one can't help but wonder what the makers were thinking, notes Deepa Gahlot. Good Bad Girl Review
According to state government sources, not only did the governor insert some corrections, but he also initialled the final draft after those corrections had been made, reveals N Sathiya Moorthy.
Why should an elected government, any party's government, need a law to protect itself from its people? asks Shekhar Gupta.
The top companies with a striking gap in pay between the senior-most executives and median employees in 2017-2018 belonged mostly to sectors such as information technology, auto and engineering.
Theeran Adhikaram Ondru is a riveting film, says A Ganesh Nadar.
After the Chauri Chaura incident, Gandhi decided to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement.
The FM could scrap the secrecy around tax rates.
Shamshera's problem is a shocking inability to support its bombastic ideas with gripping drama. The result is the wastage of not one but two Ranbir Kapoors, observes Sukanya Verma.
Rahul Gandhi also fell down in the melee after police tried to stop him and his supporters from proceeding on the Yamuna Expressway.
The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments.
