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“Mumbai Diary: Tuesday Dossier”

“Mumbai Diary: Tuesday Dossier”

The city - sliced, diced and served with a dash of sauceRead More

yesterday 10

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Team Mid-Day

“Mid-Day Opinion: Foy saw both Bombay and Mumbai”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Foy saw both Bombay and Mumbai”

August 8 was the death anniversary of one of the city’s most respected chroniclers, who silently captured the seen and the unseen with humane-ness....

yesterday 10

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Fiona Fernandez

“Mid-Day Opinion: Maintain surveillance systems on major roads”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Maintain surveillance systems on major roads”

Authorities are tightening surveillance on the Pune-Mumbai Missing Link with advanced speed monitoring cameras inside four tunnels and a crackdown on...

yesterday 10

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Kitchens cannot be lowest on hygiene order”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Kitchens cannot be lowest on hygiene order”

We are now heartened that even college mess are on the FDA radar.Read More

previous day 10

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Protests should be calm, respectful”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Protests should be calm, respectful”

It may be time for the government to come up with official rules and regulations on how citizens can voice their complaintsRead More

previous day 10

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Lindsay Pereira

“Lobo Lobo and F20”

“Lobo Lobo and F20”

“All that is fine, but can you elucidate on what’s going on?”Read More

sunday 10

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Rahul da Cunha

“Mid-Day Opinion: Footpaths are for pedestrians. Full stop”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Footpaths are for pedestrians. Full stop”

A number of roads have been marked for initial action. With encroachment removal, footpath infra repairs and beautification has been cited.Read More

08.08.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Bhagwat’s message, BJP’s moment?”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Bhagwat’s message, BJP’s moment?”

RSS chief’s call to listen to Gen Z protesters raises a bigger question: Is this a shift in tone, a warning to the BJP, or a bid to reconnect with...

08.08.2026 20

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

“Mid-Day Opinion: FDA must not allow its crackdown to get hijacked”

“Mid-Day Opinion: FDA must not allow its crackdown to get hijacked”

These fakes will puncture the confidence the public has in these measuresRead More

07.08.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Zip it up, Bhumi. It’s done, bro”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Zip it up, Bhumi. It’s done, bro”

Bhumi Pednekkar went viral for all the wrong reasons last week. If her tone deafness was not clear after she launched her expensive water, her latest...

07.08.2026 20

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Aastha Atray Banan

“Mid-Day Opinion: Give every girl the opportunity to excel in sport”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Give every girl the opportunity to excel in sport”

Encourage sporting ambition, and where there is genuine talent, parents, if possible, can encourage their girls to get training and good equipmentRead...

06.08.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Fine batsman first, coach Greg later”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Fine batsman first, coach Greg later”

Chappell’s controversial stint as India coach overshadows his achievements as a cricketer to the point that, in India, the great batsman is...

06.08.2026 20

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Clayton Murzello

“Mid-Day Opinion: Assaulting security staff cannot be tolerated”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Assaulting security staff cannot be tolerated”

The housing society surveillance bore out those claims, with a medical examination showing both eardrums ruptured following the beatingRead More

05.08.2026 10

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Musafir & yaaron, ghar & thikana...”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Musafir & yaaron, ghar & thikana...”

If a piece of content’s a conversation-starter, why not start that conversation with its creator first!Read More

05.08.2026 20

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Mayank Shekhar

“Mid-Day Opinion: If outside food is to be hygienic, let FDA cook”

“Mid-Day Opinion: If outside food is to be hygienic, let FDA cook”

This is a copout. The restaurants and other eating outlets were fully aware of their transgressionsRead More

04.08.2026 10

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Remember the AIs?”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Remember the AIs?”

For ages, ‘AI’ referred to the Anglo-Indians, unlike its present-day avatar. As World Anglo-Indian Day fell on August 2, this ‘AI’ discusses...

04.08.2026 10

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Fiona Fernandez

“Mid-Day Opinion: Students should have no complaints”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Students should have no complaints”

It’s unfortunate that India’s youth are unable to see just how bright their collective future is going to beRead More

03.08.2026 20

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Lindsay Pereira

“Mid-Day Opinion: Mumbai needs a solid water crisis plan”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Mumbai needs a solid water crisis plan”

The BMC, along with the state government, has to get cracking on these so that Mumbai, the Urbs Prima in Indis, does not have to spend another year in...

03.08.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: How was Atharva Veda different?”

“Mid-Day Opinion: How was Atharva Veda different?”

Order is not the natural state. It has to be made and defended, constantly, by someone who knows how.Read More

02.08.2026 20

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Devdutt Pattanaik

“Mid-Day Opinion: Rats on the run”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Rats on the run”

Ratatouille’s dad, Chuha Rastogi, had always wanted to get into catering but had a series of flops. Ratatouille said, “Startups are the way to go,...

02.08.2026 20

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Rahul da Cunha

“Rahane’s leadership hardly got the applause it merited”

“Rahane’s leadership hardly got the applause it merited”

After the demoralising collapse of 36 all out in the first Test of the 2021 series Down Under, it was Ajinkya along with Ravi Shastri who picked the...

02.08.2026 20

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Sunil Gavaskar

“Mid-Day Opinion: FDA’s actions are food for thought”

“Mid-Day Opinion: FDA’s actions are food for thought”

If we compare ourselves with the world’s leading economies on various parameters, should we not also adopt their stringent laws against those who...

01.08.2026 20

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

“Mid-Day Opinion: IPL expert Fleming has his work cut out”

“Mid-Day Opinion: IPL expert Fleming has his work cut out”

An Ashes win in Australia will form a big part of Fleming’s to-do list and that will be his biggest challengeRead More

01.08.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Mere paas fat paycheck hai...”

The Rebel kid, aka Apoorva Makhija, came out of Lock Upp to trolls attacking her for all she said and did. Her response is the right response. Listen...

31.07.2026 20

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Aastha Atray Banan

“Mid-Day Opinion: Aadhaar enrolment must be accessible to every Indian”

It took a story by this newspaper and suo motu cognisance by the Bombay High Court to get the basic service of enrolment done for Devrath at his...

31.07.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Public spaces aren’t meant for drinking alcohol”

The legislator visited a wine shop in Shimpoli on Tuesday.Read More

30.07.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Back to the pavilion in style”

Sir Garfield Sobers and Barbados belonged to each other. So, it was only fitting that the nation which shaped him also gathered to bid a moving...

30.07.2026 20

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Clayton Murzello

“Mid-Day Opinion: So what if Vijay put me to sleep...”

The closing credits of Jana Nayagan gets you to revisit the journey of the “honourable chief minister” thus far!Read More

29.07.2026 20

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Mayank Shekhar

“Mid-Day Opinion: Indian cities must actively shape travel behaviour”

Rather than relying solely on awareness campaigns to encourage the use of public transport, government agencies must work as one to influence...

29.07.2026 10

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Divya Suryanarayan

“Mid-Day Opinion: Running away from home is never a solution”

After due process, the girls were sent back to their home towns and eventually their familiesRead More

29.07.2026 10

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Changes must be systemic, not just on paper”

Question papers have found their way into the hands of a select fewRead More

28.07.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Hurrah for the Haalands”

The Norwegian football hero and his family are a sterling example of using their financial heft to secure a national treasure. Our city’s and...

28.07.2026 20

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Fiona Fernandez

“Mid-Day Opinion: Eating out is finally safe”

Thanks to the efficiency of Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration, we are all in a better, more hygienic placeRead More

27.07.2026 30

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Lindsay Pereira

“Mid-Day Opinion: India’s education system needs an overhaul”

This is easier said than done, considering that faculty, certainly not all of them, though, have been involved in some paper leaks themselvesRead More

27.07.2026 30

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The Editorial

“Nats and the protests”

Bruh, you boomers believe that children should be seen and not heard, well we’ve been both seen and heardRead More

26.07.2026 40

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Rahul da Cunha

“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...

25.07.2026 20

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The Editorial

“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...

25.07.2026 30

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

“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

24.07.2026 20

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The Editorial

“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

24.07.2026 20

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Aastha Atray Banan

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

They are important in the safety ecosystem of the RailwaysRead More

23.07.2026 30

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The Editorial

“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...

23.07.2026 20

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Clayton Murzello

“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 40

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The Editorial

“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 30

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Mayank Shekhar

“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 30

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The Editorial

“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 30

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Fiona Fernandez

“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 30

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The Editorial

“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 30

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Lindsay Pereira

“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 30

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Sunil Gavaskar

“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 30

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Rahul da Cunha

“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 40

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Devdutt Pattanaik