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Start training for the Mumbai Marathon, runners!

It is simply too late to make any kind of effort for the full TMM distance and if training has been insufficient it is better to opt out from the...

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The Editorial

Butter chicken by Kerala’s kinaare

Is it economics that nudges regional restaurants in tourist hubs to play safe, and curate generic, uninspiring menus? Aren’t they destroying their...

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Fiona Fernandez

Justice for India’s restaurateurs

It’s sad that hotel owners are treated badly just because so many of them break rules and take local laws for granted Gaurav Luthra (centre) and...

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Lindsay Pereira

A voyage to remember… 110 years on

How did a Tata family visionary survive a Mediterranean Sea shipwreck and gift Bombay some premier public service institutions? Sir Ratan Tata...

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Meher Marfatia

Demon king of Brahmaputra

Here Naraka belonged to an ancient past, in Satya yuga. There is no connection between Varaha and Narasimha Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik Once upon...

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Devdutt Pattanaik

2025 — A to Z

Coldplay kiss cam couple. ChatGPT. Chhava. Cruise gets an Oscar Illustration/Uday Mohite It has been a tumultuous year. Hatred emanated from the...

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Rahul Da Cunha

England’s ‘generational talent’ must deliver

Ben Stokes & Co have a chance of ending the Australia tour on a high and beginning the new year with a win. For that to happen, it is important...

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Sunil Gavaskar

Candidates need to listen carefully to what people say

These demands reflect the collective aspirations of citizens for a transparent, accountable and people-centric civic administration, built on...

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The Editorial

Bus station cleanliness should be a year-round activity

The initiative’s aims are multi-pronged according to the MSRTC Representational Image The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has...

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The Editorial

When loyalty means nothing

Money, muscle, and manpower appear to be the new deciding factors when it comes to distributing tickets among party workers, reducing politics to a...

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

Rebuilding the lifeline of a city that never stops

Railways remains committed to keeping Mumbai’s complex local train network safe, reliable, and capable of handling rising demand Central Railway...

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A Correspondent

Need to decongest spaces outside railway stations

The horrific Bhandup bus accident has shown us that we need an urgent clean up near railway stations and bus depots Pic/PTI While some reports...

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The Editorial

No to virality, yes to authenticity

Won’t it be awesome if who we are online is exactly who we are offline? Maybe in 2026, we can create, and consume, more authentic content on social...

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