Mumbai: Jiyo Samman Se Run 2.0, organised by Samman Association, the Mumbai chapter of the Indian Epilepsy Association, stands as a significant public health and social awareness initiative aimed at addressing the persistent stigma surrounding epilepsy. With participation exceeding 1,100 individuals, the event has emerged as India’s largest run dedicated exclusively to epilepsy awareness, reflecting both its growing reach and the increasing public willingness to engage with t

Pune : The country’s oldest and first access-controlled Mumbai-Pune Expressway came to a grinding halt after a chemical tanker turned turtle on Tuesday evening – with thousands of vehicles stuck in traffic jams for over 24 hours – and the effects spilling over to the Old Highway No. 48 soon afterwards.   The vehicular snarl - described by locals as the worst-ever in the 26-year-old history of the critical thoroughfare linking the country’s commercial and cultural capitals – t

Lost investments and stalled projects underscore challenges in the state’s investment climate. Tamil Nadu's industrial landscape is under renewed scrutiny after yet another high-profile investment slipped away from the state. A few months ago, the setback came when the Hwaseung Footwear Group, which was expected to set up a large manufacturing unit in Tuticorin with an investment of 1,720 crore and the potential to generate nearly 20,000 jobs, opted instead for Andhra Pradesh

Mumbai: In a significant development post-Baramati Learjet 45 crash on Jan. 28, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) said that the probe into a disaster involving a similar aircraft at the Mumbai Airport on Sep. 14, 2023, is now in the final stages.   The AAIB statement came amid embarrassing questions after the Baramati incident in which Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party President Ajit Pawar and four others were killed. The small a

The most reliable support system we will ever have is ourselves. There comes a quiet moment in life—sometimes early, sometimes much later—when one realises a simple but profound truth: the most reliable support system we will ever have is ourselves. People may walk beside us for a while, circumstances may be favourable for a season, and external help may arrive when we least expect it—but none of these are permanent. What remains constant, through every phase of life, is our

The famed Chola expeditions into Southeast Asia were less about conquest or cultural dominance and more about trade, prestige and unintended civilisational consequences. The Chola kings undoubtedly ruled the seas, for almost over a century, between the end of the first and beginning of the second millennium CE. Domestically, that meant supremacy over the entire ‘Coromandel’ or actually the ‘Chola-mandala’ Coast, accomplishing victories over all the littoral kingdoms in the Ba

Institutions endure not only because of their systems but also because of officers like Dr. Shashikant Mangrulkar, whose integrity and leadership earn public trust. Amidst a lot of talk about the election commission and various allegations by opposition leaders of different political parties, there are a few examples of election officials who are handling the tense situations with a much more composed, calm, and balanced manner. Dr. Shashikant Mangrule is one of them. During

In an age of speed and novelty, an ancient pattern shows why science still needs to move methodically and turn back without losing ground. In the early days of writing, humans had not yet settled on how words should move across a page or a stone surface. Some lines ran from left to right, the next from right to left, and the pattern continued steadily back and forth. This style of writing came to be known as boustrophedon, a word drawn from ancient Greek that means “turning l

India is rethinking the foundations of its farm economy, and few states are better placed than Maharashtra to lead the shift. After decades of chemical-intensive cultivation that lifted output but hollowed out soils, strained water supplies and inflated costs, the old growth model is running out of road. Climate volatility, stagnant farm incomes and chronic indebtedness have made incremental fixes inadequate. What is required is a structural reset and natural farming offers M

Every Republic Day, anti-RSS groups repeat the claim that RSS swayamsevaks do not respect the tricolour and question why it was not hoisted at the RSS’s Reshimbagh office. Yet, they rarely raise the same question about other religious, cultural organisations or political parties. A Muslim organisation called Tablighi Jamaat was founded in Mewat, Haryana, with its headquarters at Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi. Was the tricolour ever hoisted there? Similarly, Shiv Sena’s office, S

Mumbai : The Bombay High Court issued notice to the state government on a petition filed by UK-based medico and YouTuber, Dr. Sangram Patil, seeking to quash a Mumbai Police FIR and revoking a Look Out Circular in a criminal case lodged against him, on Thursday.   Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe, who heard the matter with preliminary submissions from both sides, sought a response from the state government and posted the matter for Feb. 4.   Maharashtra Advocate-General Milind Sathe i

The strongest lessons in life rarely arrive with drumbeats. They come quietly, sit beside us, and stay long after the applause fades. I learnt this at the recent Peakst8 Festival in the world-class Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence Bengaluru. The venue was full of ambition, energy, loud confidence and polished success stories. Yet, it was gold-winning para-athlete Ekta Bhyan who held my attention, not by raising her voice, but by lowering the noise around her. She

The long-delayed Kolhapur–Vaibhavwadi Railway could turn into a new backbone for Maharashtra’s port-led growth. For decades, Maharashtra’s Konkan coast has lived with an irony. It possesses deep-water ports of enviable depth and location, yet remains curiously peripheral to the State’s economic mainstream. Western Maharashtra, by contrast, hums with industry and agriculture but must haul its produce hundreds of kilometres to reach global markets. The sanctioning of the Kolhap

Turning one reference into a grand historical narrative undermines the integrity of truth and history. For decades, certain self-proclaimed scholars and fake pandits have sought to confuse society by promoting false ideas and distorted history. During the pre-Independence period, the British, particularly Christian missionaries, laid the groundwork for these narratives. After Independence, they were carried forward by some left-leaning writers, intellectuals, BAMSCEF-linked c

Dearest Mumbai,   Congratulations!   You are finally going to get a Mayor after almost a decade. I, along with countless Mumbaikars, am relieved and hopeful. You are an exceptional city, embracing people from all walks of life. While some see dizzying heights of success, there are also stories of those who faded away into failure. But the one thing that remains constant is your undying spirit. To truly understand it, one must walk on your sometimes smooth, sometimes potholed

A farcical censorship row at Bhopal’s lit fest shows how in trying to protect Hindutva from imagined enemies, its most overzealous foot-soldiers have embarrassed the very ideas they claimed to defend. Syed Akbaruddin, easily among the most effective communicators, was singing paeans for Narendra Modi’s foreign policy; a top Pune industrialist, Aditya Pittie, was fondly talking of ‘Viksit Bharat’ vision while detailing his book on the theme. Earlier, Bhupendra Yadav, Union Min

Mumbai : Sparking intense debate and deep unease among Muslims, the Maharashtra government has appointed a non-Muslim IAS officer as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the State Haj Committee (SHC), just as preparations for the annual Haj pilgrimage get underway.   According to official sources, Manoj Jadhav, a high-ranking IAS officer, is named the new SHC CEO, replacing Shaikh Ibrahim S. Aslam, who demitted office recently.   The appointment is being described by critics

Even as the digital age diminishes penmanship, handwriting remains a symphony of manual dexterity, emotional depth, and cognitive harmony, where the hand, the heart, and the mind create together. In an era defined by the rapid-fire cadence of keyboards and the constant glow of digital screens, the intimate habit of writing by hand is quietly receding into the shadows of daily life. Yet, handwriting is far more than a mere record of words; it is a profound, creative, psycholog

Wadale Lake clean-up rekindles debate on accountability and the timing of civic elections Panvel: The long-overdue cleaning of Wadale Lake, one of the oldest in Panvel, initiated after sustained persuasion by local citizens and environmental groups, has once again brought into focus an uncomfortable question: do civic bodies act decisively only when elections are around the corner? With municipal elections slated for January 15, the sudden urgency shown by the administration

Nearly 80 lakh passengers travel every day, often shoulder to shoulder, quietly relying on one another in moments that rarely get noticed. I’ve seen commuters lean forward to spot an approaching train, hesitate for a second, and then turn to a stranger for clarity. These small, instinctive interactions guide the city in real time. Long before apps existed, this was how information moved through shared awareness andhuman judgment. There’s a quiet resilience in how strangers st