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Who cares about drivers?

Who cares about drivers?

It’s hard to imagine what bus and train employees, tasked with carrying millions of passengers, must cope with daily

11 January,2025 07:40 AM IST | Mumbai | Lindsay Pereira
Let’s not panic, but work on containing HMPV

Let’s not panic, but work on containing HMPV

There are reports trickling in about special centres being prepared and the Centre telling states to ‘stay alert’

11 January,2025 07:40 AM IST | Mumbai | The Editorial
Choosing convenience over vanity

Choosing convenience over vanity

Due to practical considerations, I decided to chop off most of my hair irrespective of whether I could pull off the look, thereby liberating myself from the notion of external validation

10 January,2025 08:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello
Our basic infrastructure is poorly maintained

Our basic infrastructure is poorly maintained

It was a horrific, numbing and extremely painful incident. She may recover from the physical pain but the mental scars will remain

10 January,2025 08:41 AM IST | Mumbai | The Editorial
Pritish Nandy passes away: Meher Marfatia pays tribute to the fearless editor

Pritish Nandy passes away: Meher Marfatia pays tribute to the fearless editor

I trod with trepidation filing a first half-pager on Aubrey Menen, whose Rama Retold was among the earliest books banned in the country. Followed by a detailed profile of Pranab Mukherjee on becoming Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha after his finance minister tenure. “What’s to worry?

10 January,2025 08:29 AM IST | Mumbai | Meher Marfatia
Merely installing CCTV cameras serves no purpose

Merely installing CCTV cameras serves no purpose

Throughout the investigation, not one CCTV camera captured the shooter’s face or the bike’s registration number or number plate

09 January,2025 06:42 AM IST | Mumbai | The Editorial
Reckless or instinctive?

Reckless or instinctive?

When players like Rishabh Pant get criticised for a bad shot, they often switch to a defensive mode, which is exactly what happened in the first innings at the Sydney Cricket Ground

08 January,2025 08:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Balvinder Singh Sandhu
Few things on our man Manoj!

Few things on our man Manoj!

Satya is up for re-release on Jan 17. Despatch is his last film. Both, 26 years apart, dive into this city as a crime scene. Thought must reconnect with Bombay’s adopted but very own Bajpayee

08 January,2025 06:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar
Quality of infra projects must be top-notch

Quality of infra projects must be top-notch

Fadnavis further stated that currently, Maharashtra has the highest number of under-construction infrastructure projects in the country going at a rapid pace

08 January,2025 06:40 AM IST | Mumbai | The Editorial
Can a grandmaster wear a dhoti?

Can a grandmaster wear a dhoti?

Dress codes are designed to tell you that you are not one of a kind, and don’t you get uppity. A dress code is how you are kept in your place

07 January,2025 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath

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