CY Gopinath, in Bangkok, throws unique light and shadows on Mumbai, the city that raised him. Email: [email protected]
History talks about Bombay’s seven islands. But the Portuguese saw only four, while the British saw two. The real number will surprise you... [Read More]
13 January,2025 06:57 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y GopinathDress codes are designed to tell you that you are not one of a kind, and don’t you get uppity. A dress code is how you are kept in your place... [Read More]
07 January,2025 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y GopinathIt’s a moment of epiphany to realise that mankind’s problem is not how to end a conversation but why start it in the first place... [Read More]
30 December,2024 06:50 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y GopinathSix persons per square metre is the norm. Mumbai’s locals carry 16 at rush hour. I learnt what this means when I boarded the Virar Fast... [Read More]
24 December,2024 08:30 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y GopinathThey bombard their customers with useless messages daily. It’s an epidemic where everyone shouts and no one hears anyone... [Read More]
17 December,2024 08:00 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y GopinathAhead of the Champions Trophy 2025, the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India chief selector Ajit Agarkar and skipper Rohit Sharma announced the Indian squad at the Wankhede Stadium. Here is all you need to know (Pic: Ashish Raje)... [Read More]
18 January,2025 04:54 PM ISTRussia launched a drone and missile attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, early on Saturday morning. The attack resulted in at least three fatalities in Kyiv`s Shevchenkivskyi district. (PICS/PTI) ... [Read More]
18 January,2025 01:53 PM ISTOver 1.98 million pilgrims visited the Mahakumbh Mela on Saturday by 10 am, according to official data from the Uttar Pradesh government. The data reveals that over 10 lakh Kalpvasis and 9.84 lakh pilgrims took a dip at the Triveni Sangam on the sixth day of the Mela. (Pic/ PTI)... [Read More]
18 January,2025 01:45 PM ISTPopular rock band Coldplay is in Mumbai for its concert this weekend. Chris Martin, lead singer of the band has been spotted by fans as he went out and about in the city with actor-girlfriend Dakota Johnson. Check out his pictures... [Read More]
18 January,2025 01:23 PM ISTSpotted in the city: It`s time to sit back and flip through pictures of celebrities who made an appearance in the city throughout the day... [Read More]
17 January,2025 08:00 PM ISTThe incident that unfolded at Saif Ali Khan`s residence last night shocked the industry. Well, this is not the first time a celebrity has been attacked. From Salman Khan and Gauahar Khan to Sanjay Dutt, here’s a list of celebrities who have been attacked in the recent past.... [Read More]
17 January,2025 04:32 PM ISTAs India gets ready to celebrate its Republic Day, restaurants not only in Mumbai but around the country are hosting unique special menus for people to indulge in... [Read More]
17 January,2025 01:10 PM ISTA special screening of Raveena Tandon`s daughter Rasha and Ajay Devgn`s nephew Aaman Devgan`s debut film was hosted at Juhu PVR. The star-studded screening was attended by several celebrities. Here`s a look at who all attended the screening.... [Read More]
17 January,2025 01:33 PM ISTYear 2025 has already begun and the world has already witnessed significant events like the LA fire, HMPV scare and Japan Earthquake. Is it influenced by some cosmic alignment of 2025? In this video, Chaitali Jhaveri - Astro-Tarot specialist through a live tarot reading predicts significant events of 2025, the world economy, PM Modi’s fate and guides on how to make this year successful. Take a look.... [Read More]
18 January,2025 05:16 PM ISTBhajan Singh, the auto-rickshaw driver who took Actor Saif Ali Khan to Lilavati Hospital, has revealed important details. He says "I was called there (Bandra Police Station) for questioning...I did not think about money that night...I have not been contacted by Kareena Kapoor or anyone else so far. I have not had any conversation with them". Bollywood Actor Saif Ali Khan was attacked by an intruder in his 11th-floor Bandra flat in the early hours of Thursday. The incident occurred when an intruder allegedly confronted the actor`s maid at his residence. As Saif attempted to intervene and de-escalate the situation, it escalated into a violent altercation, resulting in the actor sustaining several stab wounds.... [Read More]
18 January,2025 04:02 PM ISTFor the first time in 40 years, American presidential inaugural ceremonies will not be held on the steps of the US Capitol but indoors. Amid the long-awaited colossal on January 20, the excitement seems to be fading away as the temperature is presumed to plummet on US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration day. As per reports, several of the day’s planned events have been moved to Capital One Arena in downtown, Washington DC - a sports venue that holds only 20,000 people. Taking to social media on January 17, Donald Trump announced that the arena would be open for those wishing to view his inauguration ceremony, which traditionally takes place in front of the US Capitol but will now take place inside the congressional complex. This will be an unprecedented event in forty years that the American presidential inaugural ceremonies will not be held on the steps of the US Capitol but indoors. The last time an inauguration was moved indoors because of the bitter cold was in 1985 for former Republican President Ronald Reagan`s second swearing-in, when the afternoon wind chill fell into the range of minus 10 to minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit. The forecast for Washington on Monday puts temperatures at the time of Trump`s swearing-in at around 19 degrees Fahrenheit and will feel even colder with wind chill. The chilly winter has also forced organizers to scrap a planned parade down Pennsylvania Avenue of military regiments, school marching bands, floats and citizens’ groups which will now take place at Capital One. On the eve of the inauguration, Trump is set to hold a campaign-style "Make America Great Again Victory Rally" at the Capital One Arena. The developments raise a big question - Will only 20,000 people watch Donald Trump being crowned for the second time?... [Read More]
18 January,2025 03:25 PM ISTThe auto-rickshaw driver Bhajan Singh Rana who took Actor Saif Ali Khan to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai after he was attacked by an intruder in his Bandra home, reached Bandra Police Station on Saturday 18th January morning. He rspoke to ANI on January 17 and said, “I drive at night. Around 2-3 am, I saw a woman calling for an auto...I could also hear voices from inside the gate for a rickshaw. When I took a U-turn and stopped my vehicle at the gate, a man covered in blood came out. There were 2-4 more people with him. They made him sit in the auto...they asked us to go to Lilavati. I dropped him there...then I realised it was Saif Ali Khan...I saw blood was oozing from his neck and back.” Bollywood Actor Saif Ali Khan was attacked by an intruder in his 11th-floor Bandra flat in the early hours of Thursday. The incident occurred when an intruder allegedly confronted the actor`s maid at his residence. As Saif attempted to intervene and de-escalate the situation, it escalated into a violent altercation, resulting in the actor sustaining several stab wounds.... [Read More]
18 January,2025 12:51 PM ISTUS presidential-elect Donald Trump will be taking oath as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, January 20, 2025. Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and the Reliance Foundation founder and chairperson Nita Ambani will attend President-elect Donald Trump`s inauguration on Monday. The information has been received from an official involved with event planning of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony. The power couple will have a prominent spot at the ceremony, seated together on the platform with other notable guests, including Trump`s Cabinet nominees and elected officials. The Ambanis will arrive in Washington DC on the January 18, according to the official sources. The inaugural events will start on Saturday with a reception and fireworks display at the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia. There will also be a Cabinet reception and a Vice President`s dinner that the Ambani`s will attend. The night before the inauguration Nita and Mukesh Ambani will attend a "candlelight dinner" with President-elect Trump. The duo will also attend an intimate meeting with Vice President-elect JD and Usha Vance, one of the most sought-after events. Inauguration Day will feature number of high-profile attendees, and the Indian business tycoons will be one of the most notable names on the guest list. The QUAD foreign ministers including India`s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will also attend the inauguration. President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in as the forty-seventh President of the United States.... [Read More]
18 January,2025 11:50 AM ISTWhile Saif Ali Khan recovers from the unfortunate incident of robbery and attack that occurred at his house on 16th of January morning, Auto driver Bhajan Singh Rana who took Saif Ali Khan to the hospital revealed important details. Rana revealed that the actor was in a pool of blood, dressed in a white kurta, when he sat in his rickshaw. Rana then rushed him to Lilavati Hospital.... [Read More]
18 January,2025 11:25 AM ISTMaha Kumbh 2025 is here and people from across the world are pouring in at one of the biggest religious confluence in the world. The widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs - Laurene Powell Jobs too marked her attendance at the Maha Kumbh. She has embarked on a spiritual journey, embracing Sanatan Dharma and taking the name Kamala, according to spiritual leader Swami Kailashanand Giri. During her recent visit to the Maha Kumbh 2025, Powell Jobs spent four days in a humble Shivir, renouncing her luxurious lifestyle and adopting a simple, vegetarian diet. He said, "We initiated her on 14th January, on Makar Sankranti, at 10:10 pm. One year ago, on 18th February, she was given the name Kamala and assigned a `Gotra`... She had reached the pinnacle of materialism. Now she wants to join Sanatan Dharma and wants to learn her tradition by joining her Guru. She is composed, simple, and is not arrogant. She stayed in the `Shivir` for 4 days like a common devotee... About 50 personal servants and staff came with her in two big planes... She is a pure vegetarian, she does not eat garlic or onion..."... [Read More]
18 January,2025 11:18 AM ISTColdplay’s lead singer Chris Martin, along with partner Dakota Johnson, has arrived in Mumbai ahead of the band`s Music of the Spheres World Tour in India. The couple was seen exploring the city and greeted paparazzi with a warm `namaste.` Coldplay will perform in Mumbai at the DY Patil Stadium on January 18, 19, and 21, and in Ahmedabad on January 25. In an exciting announcement, the band revealed that their January 26 Ahmedabad concert will be streamed live on Disney+ Hotstar, allowing fans nationwide to enjoy the performance. Coldplay’s return to India is set to be an unforgettable musical celebration.... [Read More]
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