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“Mid-Day Opinion: Bomb threat 'for kicks' lands Kandivli man in trouble”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Bomb threat 'for kicks' lands Kandivli man in trouble”

Agencies can start by putting messages on social media and even at police stations about how hoaxes do not earn you ha ha’s but can get you time...

yesterday 10

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Student stirs have lessons for govt”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Student stirs have lessons for govt”

Young people do not leave their classrooms because they want to become politicians. They protest because they believe the system meant to protect...

yesterday 10

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

“Mid-Day Opinion: It’s always better to err on the side of caution”

“Mid-Day Opinion: It’s always better to err on the side of caution”

The Press Trust of India reported that after the money was given, in a familiar pattern, the accused failed to deliver on the promise.Read More

previous day 10

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Gen Z protest ke side effects”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Gen Z protest ke side effects”

Thanks to student protests, some things have become crystal clear online — Gen Z swag, political preferences, and influencer stupidityRead More

previous day 10

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Aastha Atray Banan

“Mid-Day Opinion: Equip all train coaches with latest surveillance tech”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Equip all train coaches with latest surveillance tech”

They are important in the safety ecosystem of the RailwaysRead More

thursday 10

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Take Sobers’s word for it”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Take Sobers’s word for it”

Here’s what Sir Garfield Sobers, who passed away in Barbados last week, felt about the Indians he played with and against from 1952-53 to 1971-72...

thursday 10

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Clayton Murzello

“Mid-Day Opinion: Hygienically cooked food is a basic expectation”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Hygienically cooked food is a basic expectation”

Today, thanks to the FDA raids across Mumbai, several restaurants have seen their licenses suspended over different food safety violations.Read More

22.07.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Returning from The Odyssey dance!”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Returning from The Odyssey dance!”

Not done talking about Christopher Nolan, yet; neither have most movie buffs I know… Read More

22.07.2026 20

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Mayank Shekhar

“Mid-Day Opinion: Dormitories for patients’ kin will prove beneficial”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Dormitories for patients’ kin will prove beneficial”

The proposed facility is expected to benefit thousands who travel to Mumbai for treatment at the city’s major civic hospitalsRead More

21.07.2026 10

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Wanted: Drops of inspiration!”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Wanted: Drops of inspiration!”

Our sutradhaars, Lady Flora and Sir PM, visit the city’s famous railway terminus, and express concern over the heritage site’s condition in the...

21.07.2026 10

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Fiona Fernandez

“Mid-Day Opinion: Wiser to keep one’s cool in a heated train”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Wiser to keep one’s cool in a heated train”

Fortunately, he was nabbed without further incident and the matter ended there.Read More

20.07.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Everything is back to normal”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Everything is back to normal”

It’s always nice to take stock during another monsoon season and be reassured that things appear to be under controlRead More

20.07.2026 10

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Lindsay Pereira

“Mid-Day Opinion: Sobers, the greatest cricketer to walk the Earth”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Sobers, the greatest cricketer to walk the Earth”

Sir Garfield never even wore a thigh pad against the fastest of bowlers. There was nothing he could not do on the cricket field. He was truly the...

19.07.2026 20

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Sunil Gavaskar

“Mid-Day Opinion: Lobo Lobo and the Odyssey”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Lobo Lobo and the Odyssey”

“On another note, why are you dressed in this armour and what is this vessel that you have parked outside?”Read More

19.07.2026 20

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Rahul da Cunha

“Mid-Day Opinion: The Rise of Nava-grahas”

“Mid-Day Opinion: The Rise of Nava-grahas”

This second-wave Jyotisha was fundamentally different from its Vedic ancestor: no longer about measuring time but about predicting fortune.Read More

19.07.2026 30

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Devdutt Pattanaik

“‘One couldn’t take your eyes off Garry’”

“‘One couldn’t take your eyes off Garry’”

Ex-India wicketkeeper reminisces about his friendship with West Indies cricket great Sir Garfield Sobers who passed away on FridayRead More

18.07.2026 10

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Farokh Engineer

“Mid-Day Opinion: Maharashtra govt’s power play”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Maharashtra govt’s power play”

Providing relief to farmers unable to pay their electricity bills will ultimately improve financial health of the state power distribution company,...

18.07.2026 10

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

“Mid-Day Opinion: Consumers must not tolerate unsafe food”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Consumers must not tolerate unsafe food”

If one sees that an outlet is stocking expired products quite often, speak to the owner/proprietorRead More

18.07.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Don’t expect anything of Aamir Khan”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Don’t expect anything of Aamir Khan”

Social media ranters are asking Aamir Khan why he has not supported Sonam Wangchuk’s cause. Other influencers are being questioned over their Meta...

17.07.2026 10

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Aastha Atray Banan

“Mid-Day Opinion: Let’s ensure we keep beautified spaces... beautiful”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Let’s ensure we keep beautified spaces... beautiful”

Our primary goal as visitors should be to keep the surroundings as clean as possibleRead More

17.07.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Don’t sacrifice playgrounds to build parking lots”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Don’t sacrifice playgrounds to build parking lots”

One exception, though, is the maidan/garden at Prabhadevi, which was dug up for the Siddhivinayak Metro stationRead More

16.07.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Ever thought about lensman Eagar?”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Ever thought about lensman Eagar?”

While Sourav Ganguly, Kevin Pietersen, and Anjum Chopra get inducted into the Hall of Fame, the International Cricket Council must look beyond...

16.07.2026 20

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Clayton Murzello

“ Mid-Day Opinion: Why you mustn’t skip Olivia’s Invite!”

“ Mid-Day Opinion: Why you mustn’t skip Olivia’s Invite!”

What’s it about a four-actor, one-apartment chamber drama that it seems an early entrant to the year-end US awards’ season, already?Read More

15.07.2026 20

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Mayank Shekhar

“Mid-Day Opinion: Governments must go green in the truest sense”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Governments must go green in the truest sense”

When it comes to number crunching, we learn that more than 25,000 volunteers were part of planting 35 different indigenous species, aimed at enhancing...

15.07.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Bun maska-chai, with some stardust”

The recent visit by Hollywood superstars to an Irani café in Colaba lends itself to a conversation on the need to give legacy F&B establishments...

14.07.2026 10

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Fiona Fernandez

“Mid-Day Opinion: The only job of teachers should be to teach”

Do they seriously think that teachers are doing no work and so must carry this burden too? Read More

14.07.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: How safe are your children?”

If you can’t spend a day without worrying about the most vulnerable, you don’t live in a city that is governed wellRead More

13.07.2026 30

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Lindsay Pereira

“Mid-Day Opinion: Please put your life before likes, Mumbai!”

As the rains have arrived, the vistas have become lush and invitingly greenRead More

13.07.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Uprooted”

Ignorants, uncaring ignorants, blissfully unaware that cutting off our “arms” renders us imbalanced, making us hugely vulnerable to winds and...

12.07.2026 20

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Rahul da Cunha

“Mid-Day Opinion: Money alone can’t prevent flooding”

As Mumbai stares at more erratic monsoons, only good governance — exemplified by commitment to planning, timely execution, regular monitoring, and...

11.07.2026 20

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

“Mid-Day Opinion: Authorities must step up in times of crisis”

Power outages cut these residents from all their devices and, effectively, communication. Read More

11.07.2026 30

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Indian cricket is not smelling of roses”

The Indian bowlers allowed England to blast them all over Trent Bridge for a total of 201-7Read More

10.07.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Gatekeeping Goregaon on Instagram”

Last week, a Reel I made on “why I live in Goregaon” went viral. It seems Goregaonkars just wanted to find “representation”Read More

10.07.2026 10

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Aastha Atray Banan

“Mid-Day Opinion: Citizens should not attempt to clear fallen trees”

We also stated that people should not attempt to clear away the foliage themselves, as it may be dangerous to do soRead More

09.07.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Coming of age at Manchester”

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s recent India debut is now a part of significant Indian cricket moments at Old Trafford which should include tons from Vijay...

09.07.2026 20

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Clayton Murzello

“Mid-Day Opinion: Execution deficit biggest hurdle on road to walkable footpaths”

Making the ‘Right to Walk’ into reality involves overcoming a deeper cultural inertia to bring about a seismic institutional and societal...

09.07.2026 20

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Nawaz Merchant

“Mid-Day Opinion: Do babies die without karma, care?”

Does the Mumbai masala realism of Baby Karmarkar in Baby Do Die Do overshadow the deliberate absurdity of Sita in Alpha?Read More

08.07.2026 20

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Mayank Shekhar

“Mid-Day Opinion: Fallen trees need to be cleared off roads quickly”

It is important that laypersons do not try to move the foliage or tree branches themselves. Read More

08.07.2026 30

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Steer clear of waterfalls, dams in the monsoon”

The edits space has warned against bathing in waterfalls, a much visited site in the monsoon, when they most probably are in spateRead More

07.07.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Falling trees. Fading vision”

A new, unchecked danger looms over the city, as the fallout of rampant infrastructure projects begins to take a toll, with the common man bearing the...

07.07.2026 20

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Fiona Fernandez

“Mid-Day Opinion: We should be a more welcoming city”

There’s a case to be made that even people accused of war crimes deserve access to rest, relaxation, and sanctuaryRead More

06.07.2026 20

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Lindsay Pereira

“Celebrate wins, but stay safe”

As FIFA World Cup celebrations draw massive crowds, the recent tragedy involving Mexico fans serves as a reminder that joy should never come at the...

06.07.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Did Indra eat buffaloes?”

Such manipulative arguments have also been used to misinterpret Vedas by people claiming to be Sanskrit experts. Read More

05.07.2026 30

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Devdutt Pattanaik

“Time to say alvida and adeus”

You don’t want Greatest Of All Time to become Get Out It’s Time. Don’t be that life of the party who overstays his welcome.Read More

05.07.2026 30

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Rahul da Cunha

“'No one is indispensable': Sunil Gavaskar”

NZ great Kane Williamson’s retirement after the first Test did not upset the team, as Henry Nicholls stepped in and batted well vs England, but...

05.07.2026 20

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Sunil Gavaskar

“Can the civic body just get its act together!”

When open for whatever reason, there are shockingly no on-the-ground precautionsRead More

04.07.2026 30

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The Editorial

“There’s no Vikas without Vishwas”

A city becomes truly modern only when it protects its people’s lives. More than anything else, Mumbaikars want to trust those in power to ensure...

04.07.2026 20

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

“Authorities must ensure safety at Gorai jetty”

The jetty becomes slick in the monsoon, it needs to be cleaned properly.Read More

03.07.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Underneath it all, is it body negativity?”

She was the original poster girl of body positivity. Then, she lost all that weight. And now, Kusha Kapila is under fire for selling women...

03.07.2026 30

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Aastha Atray Banan

“Q for quality and quantity”

Famous journalist Qamar Ahmed, nicknamed Q, who passed away at 89, covered cricket from 1974 through the written and spoken word. He was everyone’s...

02.07.2026 20

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Clayton Murzello