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Veteran Bollywood actor Satish Shah was known for his performances in films like “Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro”, “Main Hoon Na”. Photo credit: Rajeev Bhatt Veteran Bollywood actor Satish Shah, known for his performances in films like “Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro”, “Main Hoon Na” and hit TV show “Sarabhai vs Sarabhai”, died on Saturday (October 25,…
October 2025 has emerged as Mumbai’s most polluted month of the year so far, with 19 monitoring stations recording their highest daily average PM2.5 levels and seven stations registering their peak PM10 levels since January. The spike in pollution was observed between October 18 and 22, coinciding with the festive period, which typically sees increased…
The story of how I watchedDilwale Dulhania Le Jayengeat Maratha Mandir begins with the soft appams that Kunjappan chettan sold in his teashop near our house in Mazhuvannur, Muvattupuzha. Each time my mother sent me to the local shop, I would buy these soft, cloud-like appams, which cost ₹1, with the change I had left….
A 15th century Naga Sapta Naadi painting formed of seven serpentine lines represents the sevenfold divisions in the universe as a cosmic river of time and reality. Another, of a Nag-Pash Yantra, is a geometric schema of two copulating serpents from Hindu spiritual practice. The Serpenti Infinito exhibition by Bvlgari in Mumbai, curated by art…
Police officials seen outside the Bombay High Court in Mumbai. File. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini The Bombay High Court on Friday (September 19, 2025) received a bomb threat email, the second in a week, which turned out to be a hoax after a thorough search, an official said. An email about a bomb blast…
Ganesh Murali Iyer with Ed Sheeran | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In between a jam session with Ed Sheeran in Goa earlier this year, 24-year-old Ganesh Murali Iyer whipped out his phone and opened YouTube. He played a solo mridangam piece performed at a concert by his guru, the renowned Umayalapuram K Sivaraman. “Ed Sheeran…
In a small anganwadi classroom tucked inside Mumbai’s Dharavi transit camp, Meena Sunil Mohite gathers 10 children aged between three and six in a circle. They clap and sing a rhyme together: “Gol gol rani, itta itta paani, paani… rani boli naach ke dikhao…” Tiny feet shuffle as the children sway, twirl, and giggle while…
File image of the Gateway of India | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini The construction of a new passenger jetty and terminal at the iconic Gateway of India in south Mumbai would continue as the Supreme Court on Monday (September 1, 2025) dismissed a plea against the Bombay High Court verdict allowing the project. The High…
When a deeply loved and admired artist passes away, it is the city left behind and the vast pastiche of friendships made and sustained in it, that offer the best possible summation of a working life in the arts. When that artist is poet, playwright and painter Gieve Patel (1940-2023) and the city as capacious…
Actor Tushar Ghadigaonkar, best known for his performances in Marathi films, has passed away. As per the Mumbai Police, Tushar was found dead in his home here on June 20. “A message was received from the main control room stating that an unconscious person was found in Room No. 102, R4, Ram Mandir Road, Mumbai’s…
