'If I was communal, I could have adjusted the practice timings according to our prayer timings but that's not the way I am.'
Arundhuti Dasgupta maps a trail from the southernmost tip to its suburbs.
The constable, a resident of Kandivali area in Mumbai, was on leave as he had not been keeping well since the last few days. After he started showing symptoms of coronavirus, his test was conducted which came out positive on Wednesday, the official said.
The actor was spotted at a dargah in Mumbai on August 20.
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'Jay Shah's tenure as BCCI secretary ended in May.' 'Sourav Ganguly's tenure as BCCI president ended on July 26.' 'Why have they not quit?'
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'Gerson existed at the intersection of principle and conscience. 'One of our conversations turned to his return to India from Brazil. 'He spoke about the choices he made and the things he felt he had failed at. 'What emerged was how he always steadfastly stuck to his beliefs and was true to them and himself. 'The need to -- in Spike Lee's words -- Do The Right Thing.' Director Dev Benegal remembers Gerson da Cunha, 'friend, guide, light'.
With a nationwide lockdown in place, it may have become harder than usual for people, especially for the migrant daily wage earners and the homless. The government has assured people that supply of essential items will continue unabated. But while governments across the country are working hard to provide food to people, there are good samaritans who are helping out fellow citizens. From providing food to sanitizers and masks, these people are nothing short of a godsend.
As the number of COVID-19 cases is witnessing a spike in India, religious places across the country remain closed to encourage social distancing, a key component in preventing the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
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'Coronavirus is not the only emergency, and it is certainly not the only illness people can suffer from'
The rail services have been impacted since late Wednesday morning due to the torrential downpour, leaving scores of commuters stranded and unable to get back home.
Amidst the Owaisi row, thousands of Muslims will hoist the Indian flag, sing the national anthem and chant the slogan at the famous Mahim Dargah.
Mumbai has proved a disappointment yet again. In a season, where the voter wave has gripped the entire country, and people turned out in large numbers to come out and caste their ballot, Mumbaikars chose to stay away from the polling booth.
He urged former defence health services personnel, nurses and ward boys who have retired from service and those who are trained in medical service but don't have jobs to come forward to help the state in the "war" against coronavirus.
Religious scholar Hazrat Moin Miyan said though the option of filing a review petition is open, they are accepting the verdict for the betterment of the society.
Rediff readers tell us how they are celebrating the Ganesh Utsav festival.
With its 10,527 cases, Mumbai now accounts for almost 63.81 per cent of the total 16,758 cases in Maharashtra.
Actor Hrithik Roshan is slated to undergo a brain surgery on Sunday at the Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai.
The second vandal who damaged the iconic Amar Jawan memorial during the August 11 violence in Mumbai was arrested on Thursday, while the police apprehended three more alleged rioters, taking their number to 58.
The dahi handi celebrations in Mumbai are, undoubtedly, huge. It is common to see people of different faith intermingle during the exercise where human pyramids stretch as high as nine levels to break the coveted pot. But it was quite unusual to see Parsis (Zoroastrians) celebrating the festival in Mahim, a Mumbai suburb. It was sort of a first.
Kavita Karkare, widow of former Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad chief Hemant Karkare who died fighting terrorists during the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai, has been admitted to a hospital after she suffered brain haemorrhage and slipped into coma, police sources said.
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Around 5,000 mill workers, on a completely drenched Thursday morning brought Mumbai to a halt for more than three hours as they blocked the main arterial road that connects downtown Mumbai to the suburbs. Prasanna D Zore reports.
Sena Bhavan in Mumbai, the Shiv Sena headquarters, will carry an empty feeling similar to what Raigad fort must have felt after the death of Shivaji Maharaj, feels Sumit Rajwade.
'Given the nature of our jobs, getting infected is a constant fear we all face.' 'The most we do is follow all the rules strictly and pray that we don't get infected.'
Mumbai Police are making special security arrangements to deal with any possible fallout on law and order front after the hanging of Yakub Memon, convicted in the 1993 serial bomb blasts in the metropolis.
The countdown has begun for the inauguration of the much awaited Bandra Worli sea link -- an ambitious, eight lane, twin carriageway -- built over the Mahim creek of the Arabian Sea.
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'If a doctor is kind of trying to say that there's an urgency, relatives should definitely get a second opinion.'
In this lockdown, no matter how many similarities the memory dredges up from past events and associations, there is one thing that has no precedent: The isolation that it has imposed on people, reports Arundhuti Dasgupta.
Residents of these areas have complained of burning sensation in the eyes and sore throat besides a foul smell akin to ammonia gas.
Mumbai's much-awaited Bandra Worli Sea Link built over the Mahim Creek of Arabian Sea will likely open for public on June 16.
The government had issued standard operating procedures for devotees and officials managing places of worship to ensure strict implement of coronavirus-related protocols and curb spread of the infection.
New BCCI Treasurer Arun Dhumal spoke about his immediate priorities, which include increasing the Board's revenue despite the fact that the BCCI remains the richest body in international cricket.
'The pandemic ends only when 70 per cent of the world is vaccinated with two doses.'
