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10 injured, 1 critical in stampede at Mumbai's Bandra station

At least ten persons were injured in a stampede at Mumbai's Bandra railway station on Sunday when hundreds of people attempted to board a Gorakhpur-bound train to head to their native places for......

Mumbai's King's Circle, Sandhurst Road to become history

The Maharashtra legislative council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution to rename seven stations on the Mumbai local train network. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for......

'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:......

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......

Junaid Khan's Maharaj To Release On...

Photograph: Kind courtesy Netflix India/Instagram Maharaj, which marks Junaid Khan's acting debut, releases next month. Taking to Instagram, Director Siddharth P Malhotra shared the first......

'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......

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