The Chandivali seat of Mumbai North Central constituency has 28 candidates up against each other. Out of these 28, 4 belong to major parties. These 4 candidates are Md Arif (Naseem) Khan, the sitting MLA from Congress, Dilip Lande, a Shiv Sena Corporator, Sumeet Baraskar, from MNS and Siraj KhanContinue Reading
Primarily a Muslim Majority area, Kurla West is a reserved seat. Which means that only an SC/ST candidate can contest from here. While speaking to the residents of Kurla west we realized that not receiving their voter cards is a big issue in this area. Iqbaal, a middle-aged local resident,Continue Reading
Electronic voting machines (EVMs) are magic machines that convert candidates into representatives. This magic depends on the number of votes counted on the EVM as having been cast in favour of a candidate. Candidates and people accepting the voting count as a representation of the people’s mandate depends on theirContinue Reading
At the Mahila Mandal and Semi English School, just near Kurla station which leads into Assembly Constituency 174, teachers are busy with election duties rather than teaching. This is a similar story in all the government schools in the area Said the headmaster, Ashok, “Four classrooms have been allotted asContinue Reading
The third-largest commercial hub in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune was all cleaned up and quiet, waiting for the action to start this evening at 6 pm when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a rally at the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC). The roads are spic and span, traffic is ultra-smoothContinue Reading
With the Aarey Forest being cut down, the protests are getting intense. Activists all over came out to voice their opinion and fury over the matter. The Aarey forest is one of Mumbai’s most important ones. The situation at hand has been taken in control with the Supreme Court barringContinue Reading
With the festive occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi just around the corner, the artisans work round the clock to ensure that this festival is as perfect as it can get. However, with environmental concerns on the rise, there are a few exceptional artists who have gone out of their way toContinue Reading
Bandra Railway Station now has its own postal stamp in honor of completing 130 years, thus marking its heritage status. Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan did the honours at a special function, largely attended by invitees and thousands of others there specifically to see King Khan. The event took placeContinue Reading
As we get ready to celebrate our 73rd Independence Day in a few hours, we have discovered that people are pretty clear about what they love about India – unity, diversity, a sense of community. Ironically, what they do not like stems from the same factors, lack of unity, intoleranceContinue Reading
Intro: Yesterday, Kunal Hariani, Samara Fernandes and Martina Bhoya went around asking people what the 73rd anniversary of India’s Independence meant to them and what made them happy about their country “Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny”, said Jawaharlal Nehru in a speech at the Constituent AssemblyContinue Reading