Author: Animish Murty

Art Deco Mumbai Trust is creating reels, videos and photo stories to reach a younger demographic and promote the city’s UNESCO-recognised structures When there is a mention of Mumbai — whether in movies or books — the visual that comes to mind is usually that of Victorian Gothic buildings like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. But Mumbai also has one of the largest collection of Art Deco buildings in India; so significant that in June 2018, the Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai received the UNESCO World Heritage Sites tag. Mumbai’s largest site in terms of area and the number of…

Even with December approaching, Mumbai is reeling under high temperatures with the maximum temperatures hovering over 34 degree Celsius. Mumbai is likely to experience a warmer winter is what meteorologists and weather experts are indicating as the city is reeling under higher maximum temperatures than the average normal for this time of the year. Even with December approaching, Mumbai is reeling under high temperatures with the maximum temperatures hovering over 34 degree Celsius. Between Friday and Saturday, the IMD Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperatures of 34.8 degree Celsius, one degree above the average normal for this time of the year. On…

Amsterdam, Berlin (16/11 – 10) Diwali, a.k.a. Deepavali, is a Hindu religious celebration as well as a traditional festival, celebrated across India. Customarily known as “The Festival of Lights”, as it is festooned with arrays of colored illumination, it is held from October to November every year. Deepavali 2023 was celebrated on November 12, over a five-day period. Deepavali is the annual Hindu celebration of the triumph of light over darkness. Rarely will you visit a Hindu home during Deepavali without passing under a doorway highlighted by a beautiful, vividly-colored picture created out of flour, rice or flower petals. It…

Last week, Sarah Sunny made history after she became India’s first deaf lawyer to argue in the country’s Supreme Court. The 27-year-old first appeared before Chief Justice DY Chandrachud in September after the court made an exception and allowed a sign language interpreter to assist her with the arguments. On 6 October, the court also appointed its own interpreter for Ms Sunny, the first in the court’s history, so that “she could understand what was going on” during the proceedings. “In fact, we are thinking that for the constitution bench hearings we will have an interpreter so that everyone can…

Initial salaries for doctors in this group range around Rs 28,000, while tuberculosis workers receive Rs 17,000. Nearly 35,000 contract workers in Maharashtra, including doctors and nurses, employed under the National Health Mission (NHM), have called for an indefinite strike. They are set to stage a protest at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan on October 30-31, demanding permanent posts. While this strike may disrupt services such as immunisation, dialysis, and outpatient care, emergency services will remain unaffected. The contract employees comprise 650 doctors from AYUSH and 2,500 doctors from the National Child Health Scheme, 2,573 tuberculosis department staff, 2,000 laboratory technicians, nearly…

The fraud was taking place since long and came to light following a complaint lodged with Srinagar police station in Maharashtra’s Thane city. A group of persons allegedly hacked into a payment gateway service provider company’s account and siphoned off funds worth over ₹16,180 crore from different bank accounts over a period of time, the Thane police said. The fraud was taking place since long and came to light following a complaint lodged with Srinagar police station in Maharashtra’s Thane city of hacking of the payment gateway account of the company here in April 2023 and ₹25 crore being siphoned off, an…

The 10 day-long festival will begin on September 19 and Lalbaugcha Raja, situated in Putlabai Chawl, is the city’s one of the most revered Ganesha. Devotees of Ganesha got the first glimpse of Mumbai’s much-awaited Lalbaugcha Raja on Friday. The event was witnessed by hundreds of devotees. The 10 day-long festival will begin on September 19 and Lalbaugcha Raja, situated in Putlabai Chawl, is the city’s one of the most revered Ganesha. City gears up for Ganesh Chaturthi With Ganesh Chaturthi just three days away, there is excitement in the air in Mumbai as pandals prepare to get their big…

Talk of a right-wing wave breaking over Europe has become a commonplace of political punditry, but the reality is more nuanced. Is a right-wing, even a far-right wing, wave crashing over Europe? A lot of pundits would have it so. A recent article in Politico, with the trenchant title “Springtime for Europe’s Fascists”, ran through the usual suspects, with a special focus on the rise and rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany, AfD. There’s no doubting the right’s momentum in large parts of Europe. Far-right parties are either in governments, or are propping up governments, in “normally” social democratic Finland…

Real estate stakeholders believe the growth showcases the sector’s resilience in the face of shifting market dynamics, especially at a time of rising interest rates and inflation. EVEN AS inflation and interest rates remained high, Mumbai Metropolitian Region (MMR)’s real estate market saw a six per cent growth in sales during quarter 2 (Q2) of 2023 compared to the same period last year, according to a report published by CREDAI-MCHI in collaboration with CRE Matrix paints. Real estate stakeholders believe the growth showcases the sector’s resilience in the face of shifting market dynamics, especially at a time of rising interest…

Retired chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force attended conference on Indo-Pacific security cooperation in Taiwan, indicating strengthening of ties between the two countries. New Delhi: In a first, three recently-retired chiefs of the Indian armed forces are in Taipei attending a crucial defence and security dialogue seminar on Indo-Pacific organised by the Taiwan foreign ministry. Sources in the defence and security establishment told ThePrint that the visit by the former army chief, General Manoj Naravane (retired), ex-navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh (retired) and ex-IAF chief Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria (retired) was private, but on invitation by the Taiwanese foreign…