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Monsoon preparedness can’t be a last-minute scramble

One hopes there is a formal report filed and remedial measures outlined, as the monsoon is already upon us.

yesterday 10

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The Editorial

Homebound is Sholay 2.0

Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound is a powerful, deeply moving film headlined by hot young Bollywood stars, Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa and Janhvi...

yesterday 10

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Meenakshi Shedde

Three Muslim writers and a colonel

The heterogeneity of India’s largest minority appears unfathomable to those who laud Col Sofiya Qureshi but have stayed mum on the recent...

yesterday 10

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Ajaz Ashraf

Taking the Rafa with the smooth

I’d say, Nadal is the greatest ever rival there was — rivalries there were many, but Nadal was a gladiator, playing every match like it was his...

previous day 5

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Rahul Da Cunha

Who will clean up the BMC?

The first rain brought with it the blame game and allegations of corruption by political parties, yet when each one of them was in power, none...

previous day 10

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

On experiencing friendlessness at 40

Nearly five years after moving to South Tyrol, I don’t feel lonely because my closest friends are a WhatsApp text away. But I do miss the...

saturday 10

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Rosalyn Dmello

Home of the world’s best trains

One of the nicest things about the Indian government is how attuned it is to the common man’s needs Representation pic It is a fond and enduring...

saturday 10

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Lindsay Pereira

LGBTQ community deserves spaces of its own

It is interesting that the Kashish caravan, which has been trundling on with pride (pun intended) for 16 years now, has a new venue for its...

saturday 20

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Mumbai, more or less!

Left-hander Yashasvi Jaiswal is the only Mumbai batsman in Shubman Gill’s England-bound India Test team. Not unprecedented, but there’s been better...

30.05.2025 2

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Clayton Murzello

Let’s name infra after those who made India proud

This is a good idea. Across the country, we see infrastructure awaiting inauguration because the ‘correct’ politician cannot find the time to...

30.05.2025 4

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It is vital to ensure that BEST buses stay on the road

During previous monsoon seasons, trains would stall as tracks would get flooded Representation pic Despite Mumbaikars’ we-are-fazed-by-nothing...

29.05.2025 5

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The Editorial

Where superstition meets spreadsheet!

In the high-octane world of franchise cricket, logic and madness walk hand in hand — sometimes with a strategic time-out in between MI’s Rohit...

29.05.2025 5

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Shishir Hattangadi