Mumbai: The walls of the Mumbai Press Club, usually adorned with the humdrum of daily reportage, now carry the weight of a city’s trauma. Black-and -white images of burning buses, blood-soaked streets, and shattered images of burning shattered windows, and silent, stunned faces have taken over the gallery space forContinue Reading
The Feared – Conversations with Eleven Political Prisoners In her powerful project, I had the opportunity to explore voices from the shadows. The Feared brings together interviews by senior journalist Neeta Kolhatkar with eleven political prisoners—and at times, their families—offering a rare glimpse into their daily realities behind bars. ThisContinue Reading
In 2015, Versova Beach in Mumbai was a picture of neglect, buried under mountains of waste. But one man’s determination sparked a movement that transformed it into a cleaner and livelier space. Here’s a look at how the cleanup initiative led by Afroz Shah turned the tide for this beach.WhileContinue Reading
Mumbai’s thriving arts and culture scene boasts a unique institution in the Sarmaya Art Foundation, a museum founded in 2015 by Paul Abraham, former COO of IndusInd Bank. Located first in Dadar, the institution has now moved to its new location at Kala Ghoda since last September. In the fiveContinue Reading
Mumbai, January 17: One man has been arrested in the house stabbing of actor Saif Ali Khan in the early hours yesterday. The actor received six wounds, at least two of them deep, and one very close to his spinal cord. Since then, he has been operated upon at LilavatiContinue Reading
It was the first day of the new year 2025 and a fearless reporter had gone missing. Days later, his lifeless body was found in a septic tank that displayed signs of brutal assault. His crime? Exposing the truth. Chandrakar’s story is not the only incident of this kind. BetweenContinue Reading
The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a numerical scale used to measure and communicate air quality, indicating how clean or polluted the air is based on harmful pollutants. These include particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), ground-level ozone (O3), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The AQIContinue Reading
Mumbai, March 04: Bihar and Andhra Pradesh are the top two states that have improved the representation of women in their police force, according to the India Justice Report – 2022. At a public meeting organised last Monday by The Bombay Catholic Sabha and the City Core Group of theContinue Reading
Navi Mumbai, January 27: Marathas constitute 33% of Maharashtra’s population. In a significant turn of events, Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has concluded his indefinite hunger strike after a crucial meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday. The activist had previously threatened to march towards Mumbai if hisContinue Reading
The Bombay High Court has recently passed a judgement based on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a Social Activist, Sandeep Thakur directing the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) to have a fresh look at the need to have better and adequate parking spaces within their jurisdiction. It hasContinue Reading