Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. Pics/AFP (Text/AP)
03 March,2025 08:04 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
On January 21, 2025, the vibrant pink blooms of Tabebuia rosea, commonly known as the pink trumpet tree, adorned the Vikhroli highway in Mumbai. The Tabebuia rosea, also referred to as the rosy trumpet tree, bursts into colour during winter and spring, creating a stunning pink canopy along the Eastern Express Highway.(PIC/KIRTI SURVE PARADE)
21 January,2025 04:21 PM IST | Anisha Shrivastava
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has quite a long way to go before it accomplishes its mission of constructing toilets for citizens along the Eastern Express Highway. When mid-day recently conducted an audit of the public lavatories along the stretch, it came to light that two prefabricated toilets at the Airoli junction—in the northern direction and another towards Sion—had not been opened despite being set up more than a year ago. (Pics/Anurag Ahire)
06 January,2025 10:52 AM IST | ronak mastakar
As many as twelve horses were rescued after they were allegedly used for illegal horse-cart racing in Mumbai and shifted to a sanctuary by PETA, an official statement said on Wednesday. Pics/Rajesh Gupta
11 December,2024 09:51 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 shook eastern Cuba on Sunday, after weeks of hurricanes and blackouts that have left many on the island reeling. (Pics/AFP)
11 November,2024 12:38 PM IST | ronak mastakar
A new typhoon barreled across an agricultural region in the northeastern Philippines on Monday after thousands were evacuated to safety while still struggling to recover from the devastation caused by three successive storms in the last three weeks. (Pics/AFP)
11 November,2024 12:20 PM IST | ronak mastakar
Every year in mid-November, Shillong and its surroundings are painted in shades of pink and white by the blooming cherry blossom trees. This year, it ought to bring back cherished memories as well (Story by: Devashish Kamble)
11 November,2024 10:32 AM IST | Joy Manikumar
At least 64 people have died in eastern Spain after flash floods swept away cars, turned village streets into rivers and disrupted rail lines and highways in the worst natural disaster to hit the European nation in recent memory. Pics/AFP
30 October,2024 08:24 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Dashavtar, a folk theatre form, is popular in Konkan region of Maharashtra. In this, amateurs perform various mythological characters and narrate tales of Lord Vishnu's 10 avatars (reincarnations) from Vishnu Purana. The art form has a history of over 800 years and is still practised across Konkan between October and December. The Konkanis take their tradition with them wherever they migrate. All the artistes are employed across Mumbai as electricians, finance and other professionals. We present here the men behind the faces they wear as they performed Dashavtar in Sion. The troupe will hold their next performance on Thursday, October 10, at Ganesh Galli in Lalbaug (PICS/KIRTI SURVE PARADE)
07 October,2024 07:14 PM IST | Divya Nair
Hurricane Helene has intensified into a Category 4 hurricane as it approaches Florida’s northwest coast. Forecasters are warning that the storm could bring life-threatening conditions, including a significant storm surge and dangerous winds to the southeastern United States. Pics/ AFP
27 September,2024 02:35 PM IST | Sanjana DeshpandeADVERTISEMENT
