The police have arrested eight people for allegedly robbing a Pune-based man of Rs 5 lakh by posing as police personnel near a railway station at Kalyan in Maharashtra’s Thane district, according to an official quoted by news agency Press Trust of India. A top police official said the complainant was lured to Kalyan by […]

Maharashtra’s economy has more than doubled in size in less than a decade, and the average income of its people has also nearly doubled. With the state now projected to grow at 7.9 per cent, these numbers once again underline Maharashtra’s role as one of the key drivers of India’s economic growth. In 2017-18, Maharashtra’s […]

It seems that author, influencer, digital creator, journalist, etc, Ria Chopra started her Instagram account at age 14. Now, if she is around 26-27 now, that means she has spent her young adult life on the Internet. And that means she may have experience in writing about what she has felt, and processed in those […]

It has been a relentless barrage of news and views on the West Asia war. There is anxiety, outrage and opinion everywhere. The geopolitical scenario is still unfolding, and these are early days if one believes this is going to be a protracted war. Besides the obvious uncertainty, frustration about cancelled flights and conversations plus […]

AC local train commuters claim that vinyl advertisements covering railway coaches are blocking visibility to such an extent that passing scenery and stations can’t be seen. The result is very low visibility, leading to unease and a claustrophobic feeling for many. Commuters have questioned why revenue has been put above safety, which is compromised by […]

A strange and totally unexpected thing happened to me in Mumbai last week. Walking from the Gateway of India to Flora Fountain, I fell. The pavement was dreadfully uneven, full of holes, and I had stumbled on one and was lucky not to suffer a serious injury. After the fall, my wife was so worried […]

The only entry/exit concrete gate for both vehicles and pedestrians outside a co-operative housing society in Andheri West had been dug up at the beginning of February for cabling work. There was a heavy, industrial metal sheet placed at the gate as work went on below. Cars were able to enter/exit smoothly on the metal […]

Frankly, I haven’t seen a more dramatic interval block for a movie than Laalo – Krishna Sadaa Sahaayate (2025); by far the highest grossing Gujarati film, ever (that drops on Sony LIV, March 6). Forget hook/cliffhanger, the movie altogether transitions to an unrelated genre at its mid-point!  Up until then, Laalo’s a darkish, sole-character-driven survival […]

I have always loved the Bombay-Pune Expressway and thought of it as far more impressive than the legendary Grand Trunk Road or Route 66. I know it has some sort of official name too but have yet to meet anyone who knows what it is, so I won’t bother recalling it. I’m not the only […]

Recently, this paper featured a report about ongoing action against hawkers in the Dadar, Parel and Matunga areas. There has been a clean sweep and unlicensed hawkers have been cleared out by the civic authorities. The BMC claimed that they will demarcate pitches and relocate licensed hawkers to certain designated spaces or pitches. The idea […]