Architects in Dubai are building a prototype of a “Martian city” that will be completed at a cost of $135 million. Called the Mars Science City, it is located in the desert outside Dubai. The area under construction is 176,000 square kilometers of desert, which is equivalent to 30 footballContinue Reading
So yesterday, with the state government announcing that things were opening up, I decided to have a bash at reaching college. I live in Kalamboli, which is about 39 km from Bandra West, and on the map, it is very nice, showing roughly east to west direction and by carContinue Reading
Mumbai: City journalist Presley Thomas, 41, almost became a victim of an accident related to manjha (kite string coated with powdered glass) on the Western Express Highwayi on January 19. Thomas, a senior defense journalist, was on his way back home to Vakola after visiting a friend in Vasai, 60Continue Reading
Women correspondents covering politics, conflicts and news events for television channels face daunting odds but are driven by the desire to make a difference – By Shweta Bhandral ( Founder, The Future Skills Company & Journalism Faculty at St Pauls Institute of Communication Education) When stone-pelting began in north-east Delhi’sContinue Reading
27th February witnessed the celebrations of National Science Day at Vanita Vishram Primary School, Grant Road. Through models, demonstrations, acts and charts, Science was seen in a new interactive light. The children of the Primary section put up projects that symbolised what Science is to us. The Headmistress, Mrs. MrunalContinue Reading
Four men entered a liquor shop on Sidhwa Road at Fort last week posing as political party members. They asked the staff if they had their license and other documents. Unfortunately for them, they did not realize that the owner of the store, Ashok Patel, 65, had already nabbed 117Continue Reading
In Sweden, politicians would be unrecognizable to the Indian mind. They take the fact that they are the people’s representatives in Parliament to mean that they are servants, literally. Not only do they enjoy no special benefits, but they are held to the highest standards of public morality even inContinue Reading
No casualties reported; several important documents damaged. Thousands of people were evacuated as a massive fire broke out in GST Bhavan at Mazgaon in Mumbai’s Byculla East on Monday at around 12.35 pm. An in-depth inquiry has been ordered by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. No casualties were reported inContinue Reading
A resident of Bandra named Jahiruddin Edrisi was harassing a woman journalist for the past 2 months by making random video and WhatsApp calls as well as sending abusive online messages when she ignored them. The 27-year old hawker from Behrampada, Bandra was arrested on Saturday for making video & WhatsAppContinue Reading
Coronavirus scare led to a major fight in a housing society at Chembur, Mumbai because one of the residents allegedly circulated a video of a student from Nagaland, suspecting her to be Chinese. The 23-year-old woman was wearing a black mask and had just returned from Nagaland to visit herContinue Reading