Mumbai, Oct 7: Ravan had only ten heads. But the present-day Ravan has changed, said former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray at Shivaji Park on Wednesday. In a “call and response” format that drew an enthusiastic response from the capacity crowd (the police said it was 1 lakh), Thackeray asked, “HowContinue Reading
Mumbai, October 7: The strength of the crowds showed who was the true Shiv Sena, declared Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in his keynote address on Dussehra at the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), where the Shinde faction’s first Dussehra rally was held at the MMRDA ground. This is also theContinue Reading
Assam will mark World Rhino Day — September 22 — with a special ceremony by burning a stockpile of nearly 2,500 horns of the one-horned rhinoceros. This was announced by the state Cabinet last week after weeks of ‘rhino horn reverification’ exercises by the Forest Department across the state. What is theContinue Reading
For years, the soil of Afghanistan has been soaked in blood by the Taliban. From 1996 to 2001, the people of Afghanistan were snatched from peace and freedom by the war between warlords and the Taliban. Many Afghans fled from their lands to seek refuge in neighbouring countries but itContinue Reading
The Public Relations Society of India (PRSI), Mumbai Chapter today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with St. Pauls Institute of Communication Education. The MoU has been signed for the academic year 2021-2022. As knowledge partner of St. Pauls Institute under the MoU, PRSI, Mumbai Chapter will guide St. PaulsContinue Reading
While it is becoming increasingly difficult for anybody to know what is fake and what is not, the fact-checking organisations like DataLEADS and Internews (USA), are consistently and fiercely fighting the misinformation pandemic by spreading awareness. They have begun a special webcast series as a part of media literacy effortContinue Reading
The annual two day Balmela, organised by the Department of Human Development of the Dr. Bhanuben Mahendra Nanavati College Of Home Science, opened at its Matunga campus today. Aimed at children between the ages of 2 to 8, and open to all, this is the only event of its kind toContinue Reading
Fifty years ago, global CO2 emissions came in at 16 gigatons a year. In 2018, there was a staggering spike in emissions to 51 gigatons! This statistic was revealed Prof. Amitav Mallik, founding member of the climate think tank Pune International Centre, at the first Conference on Environment Sustainability heldContinue Reading
In the aftermath of the violence in the JNU campus meted out by masked goons, what started with a few students gathering at the Gateway of India, turned out to be a massive protest by Monday evening. Thankfully, even though permission for the protest had been denied, it stayed peaceful.Continue Reading
Agitated Mumbaikars both young and old gathered in large numbers near Gateway of India to protest against JNU attack that took place last Sunday, January 5. Loud chants of ‘Azadi’, ‘Inquilab Zindabad’, and ‘Hum Sab Ek Hain’, by the protesters echoed around the huge plaza in front of the GatewayContinue Reading