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Waqf law’s tyranny over Muslims

Waqf law’s tyranny over Muslims

By denying community members an assured majority on endowment boards, which are now to be packed with government nominees, the new legislation seeks to facilitate the usurpation of their properties

Authorities need to act even without external pressure

Cops took action at the main gate of the Simla House Co-Operative Housing Society after it was brought to their notice that the society had written in to the traffic authorities about this nuisance.

07 April,2025 06:47 AM IST | Mumbai | The Editorial

Mahatma in the city

Our sutradhaars—Sir PM and Lady Flora—wish for Bombaywallahs to visit places like Mani Bhavan to familiarise themselves with the Gandhian way of life and hopefully, practise some OG Gandhigiri along the way

07 April,2025 06:44 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez

Lakmé Fashion Week 2025: Craft, kapda, aur Kareena Kapoor Khan

The latest edition of Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCI in Mumbai struck a progressive and pensive tone for its 25th anniversary, playing to type rather than hype, while still delivering showstoppers and strategic brand placements

06 April,2025 07:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Shweta Shiware

An oasis in Goa

Discovering my foodie side in Goa—Shubhra Shankhwalker’s Goan Saraswat home cooking in Camurlim, and cakes named Bolo Sans Rival and Toucinho do Ceu

06 April,2025 07:36 AM IST | Mumbai | Meenakshi Shedde

Royal Ram hunted deer, not lions

The Persian shahenshah adopted this symbol around 500 BC. India’s Ashoka adopted only the lion as a royal symbol in 250 BC, not the lion-hunting ritual. 

06 April,2025 07:33 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik

Iceman goeth

“I believe I’m challenging, not demanding, and I make no apologies for that,” Kilmer said.

06 April,2025 07:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Rahul da Cunha

Poems from prison

A passionate and articulate speaker, she grew into a young leader. In any other times this journey would inspire people, fill them with admiration.

06 April,2025 07:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Paromita Vohra

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Iceman goeth

“I believe I’m challenging, not demanding, and I make no apologies for that,” Kilmer said.

06 April,2025 07:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Rahul da Cunha
Illustration/Uday Mohite

Poems from prison

A passionate and articulate speaker, she grew into a young leader. In any other times this journey would inspire people, fill them with admiration.

06 April,2025 07:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Paromita Vohra
My friend’s mother says that she stays home these days because the streets outside and around her locality have been dug up for much of the past year. Representation pic/Ashish Raje

India’s first stay-at-home city

Daily commuting is harder than ever, and no one appears to be alarmed because there are no consequences for incompetence

05 April,2025 07:02 AM IST | Mumbai | Lindsay Pereira
Pic/Sameer Markande

Stricter regulation, audits needed for hoardings

Just like tree audits, it is time for hoarding audits after the weather bureau has alerted to heavy rainfall

05 April,2025 07:01 AM IST | Mumbai | The Editorial
Radical feminism trusts that radical caregiving is an act of love that goes beyond the binary. Representation Pic/istock

The panacea that is feminist parenting

In a patriarchal world, raising children to embrace equality, reject harmful stereotypes and promote social justice is the only antidote I know of at present that resists gendered classifications

04 April,2025 07:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello
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