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“Mid-Day Opinion: Money alone can’t prevent flooding”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Money alone can’t prevent flooding”

As Mumbai stares at more erratic monsoons, only good governance — exemplified by commitment to planning, timely execution, regular monitoring, and...

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

“Mid-Day Opinion: Authorities must step up in times of crisis”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Authorities must step up in times of crisis”

Power outages cut these residents from all their devices and, effectively, communication. Read More

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Indian cricket is not smelling of roses”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Indian cricket is not smelling of roses”

The Indian bowlers allowed England to blast them all over Trent Bridge for a total of 201-7Read More

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Gatekeeping Goregaon on Instagram”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Gatekeeping Goregaon on Instagram”

Last week, a Reel I made on “why I live in Goregaon” went viral. It seems Goregaonkars just wanted to find “representation”Read More

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Aastha Atray Banan

“Mid-Day Opinion: Citizens should not attempt to clear fallen trees”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Citizens should not attempt to clear fallen trees”

We also stated that people should not attempt to clear away the foliage themselves, as it may be dangerous to do soRead More

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Coming of age at Manchester”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Coming of age at Manchester”

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s recent India debut is now a part of significant Indian cricket moments at Old Trafford which should include tons from Vijay...

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Clayton Murzello

“Mid-Day Opinion: Execution deficit biggest hurdle on road to walkable footpaths”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Execution deficit biggest hurdle on road to walkable footpaths”

Making the ‘Right to Walk’ into reality involves overcoming a deeper cultural inertia to bring about a seismic institutional and societal...

previous day 10

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Nawaz Merchant

“Mid-Day Opinion: Do babies die without karma, care?”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Do babies die without karma, care?”

Does the Mumbai masala realism of Baby Karmarkar in Baby Do Die Do overshadow the deliberate absurdity of Sita in Alpha?Read More

wednesday 10

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Mayank Shekhar

“Mid-Day Opinion: Fallen trees need to be cleared off roads quickly”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Fallen trees need to be cleared off roads quickly”

It is important that laypersons do not try to move the foliage or tree branches themselves. Read More

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Steer clear of waterfalls, dams in the monsoon”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Steer clear of waterfalls, dams in the monsoon”

The edits space has warned against bathing in waterfalls, a much visited site in the monsoon, when they most probably are in spateRead More

07.07.2026 10

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The Editorial

“Mid-Day Opinion: Falling trees. Fading vision”

“Mid-Day Opinion: Falling trees. Fading vision”

A new, unchecked danger looms over the city, as the fallout of rampant infrastructure projects begins to take a toll, with the common man bearing the...

07.07.2026 10

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Fiona Fernandez

“Mid-Day Opinion: We should be a more welcoming city”

“Mid-Day Opinion: We should be a more welcoming city”

There’s a case to be made that even people accused of war crimes deserve access to rest, relaxation, and sanctuaryRead More

06.07.2026 10

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Lindsay Pereira

“Celebrate wins, but stay safe”

“Celebrate wins, but stay safe”

As FIFA World Cup celebrations draw massive crowds, the recent tragedy involving Mexico fans serves as a reminder that joy should never come at the...

06.07.2026 10

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The Editorial

“Did Indra eat buffaloes?”

“Did Indra eat buffaloes?”

Such manipulative arguments have also been used to misinterpret Vedas by people claiming to be Sanskrit experts. Read More

05.07.2026 10

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Devdutt Pattanaik

“Time to say alvida and adeus”

“Time to say alvida and adeus”

You don’t want Greatest Of All Time to become Get Out It’s Time. Don’t be that life of the party who overstays his welcome.Read More

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Rahul da Cunha

“'No one is indispensable': Sunil Gavaskar”

“'No one is indispensable': Sunil Gavaskar”

NZ great Kane Williamson’s retirement after the first Test did not upset the team, as Henry Nicholls stepped in and batted well vs England, but...

05.07.2026 10

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Sunil Gavaskar

“Can the civic body just get its act together!”

“Can the civic body just get its act together!”

When open for whatever reason, there are shockingly no on-the-ground precautionsRead More

04.07.2026 20

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The Editorial

“There’s no Vikas without Vishwas”

“There’s no Vikas without Vishwas”

A city becomes truly modern only when it protects its people’s lives. More than anything else, Mumbaikars want to trust those in power to ensure...

04.07.2026 10

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

“Authorities must ensure safety at Gorai jetty”

“Authorities must ensure safety at Gorai jetty”

The jetty becomes slick in the monsoon, it needs to be cleaned properly.Read More

03.07.2026 10

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The Editorial

“Underneath it all, is it body negativity?”

“Underneath it all, is it body negativity?”

She was the original poster girl of body positivity. Then, she lost all that weight. And now, Kusha Kapila is under fire for selling women...

03.07.2026 20

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Aastha Atray Banan

“Q for quality and quantity”

“Q for quality and quantity”

Famous journalist Qamar Ahmed, nicknamed Q, who passed away at 89, covered cricket from 1974 through the written and spoken word. He was everyone’s...

02.07.2026 20

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Clayton Murzello

“Follow all rules to stay safe this monsoon”

“Follow all rules to stay safe this monsoon”

There have been tree falls across the city, and people wading in flooded waters trying to reach different destinations.Read More

02.07.2026 20

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The Editorial

“FDA crackdown on expired items an eyeopener”

“FDA crackdown on expired items an eyeopener”

The FDA seized illegal food stock worth over Rs 52 lakh in raids at establishments in Bhiwandi in Thane districtRead More

01.07.2026 10

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The Editorial

“Silver for SoBo’s Bomzi in Bollywood!”

“Silver for SoBo’s Bomzi in Bollywood!”

Is age just a number, I ask former photographer, Boman Irani, 66, again, as he wraps up 25 years in filmsRead More

01.07.2026 20

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Mayank Shekhar

“Open minds equal open spaces”

“Open minds equal open spaces”

The recent decision to convert a favourite, much-used football ground in Bandra into a convention centre is another reminder of the city’s apathy...

30.06.2026 20

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Fiona Fernandez

“Let playgrounds flourish for sake of young talent”

“Let playgrounds flourish for sake of young talent”

The protest was organised by the Mumbai Football Association (MFA)Read More

30.06.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Area around the Gateway needs decongesting”

The buses are parked ahead of a line of cabs at the kerb adding to a very crowded situationRead More

29.06.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Lessons from a forgotten despot”

Recent happenings in Venezuela should serve as a reminder of how lucky some countries are to not have narcissists in chargeRead More

29.06.2026 20

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Lindsay Pereira

“Lobo Lobo’s passport”

“Hey men Dikuna, I went for dat passport size photo take outing”Read More

28.06.2026 20

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Rahul da Cunha

“Want to fix the Parsi birth rate? Protect the women”

The British-era Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act exposes the community’s women in India and overseas to gross injustice, even after divorceRead More

28.06.2026 10

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Nawaz Merchant

“Address parking scams with unparalleled zeal”

With a severe crunch and vehicles being bought at a fever pitch, it is car, car everywhere and not a place to park for Mumbaikars.Read More

27.06.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Train stabbing is a dire warning”

Before another tragedy occurs on Mumbai’s busy suburban network, the authorities must ensure security measures are implemented daily, while every...

27.06.2026 20

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

“Officials should regularly carry out surprise checks”

As part of the exercise, Dr Sharma registered himself on the HMIS platform as a patient, citing symptoms of fever and throat irritation for the two...

26.06.2026 20

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The Editorial

“When a peacock reveals your ‘crass’”

Peacocks came out to roam on Pedder Road, and an Instagram post said that it’s because “nature knows your tax bracket”. What the duck!Read More

26.06.2026 20

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Aastha Atray Banan

“Mumbai ko gussa kyun aata hai!”

Five months after a typical verbal spat on a train in Malad ended in the brutal stabbing of a 33-year-old college professor, a 22-year-old was...

25.06.2026 20

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Dr Harish Shetty

“It’s never too late for some”

Examples of breaching team curfew rules have a commonality, however serious — amusement. Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson being wide awake in time meant...

25.06.2026 20

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Clayton Murzello

“Make slippery spot in Bhandup East safe for bikers”

Can bikers be warned to go extremely slow? Can we have signage at the spot?Read More

25.06.2026 20

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The Editorial

“The cinema, that’s also our ghar!”

A theatre owner’s PoV on pictures also rather unique, no?Read More

24.06.2026 20

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Mayank Shekhar

“Two-wheeler riders must steer clear of footpaths”

We said that authorities need to make our pavements/footpaths accessibleRead More

24.06.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Cover-ups of the historic kind”

The buzz around Mohenjo-daro’s Dancing Girl being ‘covered up’ in certain textbooks, and eventually restored to its original avatar, raises...

23.06.2026 20

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Fiona Fernandez

“Footpaths must be both walkable and durable”

The judgment came in a case of the death of a five-year-old boy who was crushed to death by a truck while walking to school with his fatherRead More

23.06.2026 20

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The Editorial

“Please eat without complaining”

It’s inconvenient and unreasonable for people who love fruit to expect produce that is pure and untouched by any chemicalsRead More

22.06.2026 20

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Lindsay Pereira

“Recognise domestic abuse as the menace it is”

One of the strongest takeaways from this film, as our report stated, is being aware of the forms of abuse.Read More

22.06.2026 20

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The Editorial

“India cap has to be earned”

There should be a clear month’s rest for our players in the year. India is blessed with talent and so you can rotate the players but that is...

21.06.2026 20

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Sunil Gavaskar

“Who is Baal?”

This victory makes Baal the natural candidate for kingship among the gods.Read More

21.06.2026 20

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Devdutt Pattanaik

“Mumbai, why so angry?”

You’ve been multi-lingual, multi-cultural, multi-coloured, multi-cuisine. By and large, you’ve been friendly.Read More

21.06.2026 10

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Rahul da Cunha

“mid-day Opinion: Teach children the importance of cleanliness”

Photographs showed Japanese fans picking up litter and stuffing it into bags they brought with them, leaving the stands spotless.Read More

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The Editorial

“Thackerays are losing grip in state”

As new power centres emerge, leaders who once stood firmly with Shiv Sena (UBT) chief no longer see a future with him, while his cousin is struggling...

20.06.2026 20

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

“It’s not Orry’s fault. It’s ours”

Documentarian Kavya Karnatac, who usually highlights social issues, recently interviewed the social media viral sensation. We ask: Did we really need...

19.06.2026 20

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Aastha Atray Banan

“Address concerns of BEST committee immediately”

Operators stated this was not about the vehicles but driver training, handling and maintenanceRead More

19.06.2026 20

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The Editorial