Mumbai’s G5A hosted ‘Rasa: Feeling as Form,’ a panel discussion exploring the enduring relevance of the ancient Natyasastra’s aesthetic theories. Artists and cultural figures discussed how Rasas, Bhavas, and Dhvani continue to inspire contemporary dance, poetry, and cinema, bridging heritage with modern artistic expression. On Saturday evening, Mumbai’s cultural space G5A, hosted Rasa: Feeling as…
MUMBAI: India’s apex research facilitation body, Anu-sandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), has for the first time called on global industries and philanthropists to invest in research and development (R&D) through corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds. While the private sector has been contributing to R&D, these investments are scattered and concentrated on academic research. Traditionally, CSR…
What began with three citizens during the COVID-19 lockdown has blossomed into Maharashtra’s largest community-led environmental movement. The Mangrove Cleanup Drive recently celebrated 300 consecutive weeks of coastal restoration, mobilizing over 1.25 lakh volunteers and removing 1,200 tonnes of waste. What began during the COVID-19 lockdown with just three citizens disturbed by the sight of…
Two separate railway station assaults on minors in Mumbai (Image used for representational purpose only) MUMBAI: In two separate cases, a 10-year-old and a teenage college-goer– both minor girls– were groped at Kurla railway station and Dadar railway station on Monday. In both cases, Govt Railway Police (GRP) made arrests within 24 hours and produced…
Mumbai: The state government’s plan to announce a farm loan waiver has hit a roadblock — the model code of conduct for the legislative council polls that came into force on Monday. If the election is contested, then the code will remain in force till June 25.Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had earlier said that the…
Mumbai: A proposal by BEST to shift the bus stop for Churchgate- and CSMT-bound services from near the Gateway of India to the Museum area ran into strong opposition at a committee meeting on Monday, with panel members insisting that the stop remain at its present location for the convenience of commuters and tourists. The…
Atif Shaikh and his father Akbar Shaikh Mumbai: For most teenagers, Class X board examinations mean stress, tuitions and long study hours. For 16-year-old Atif Shaikh from Mira Road, the battle was more brutal as it involved chemotherapy sessions.Yet, the teenager battling an aggressive bone cancer scored 92% in the recent SSC examinations.The result left…
Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Monday granted relief to over 750 students, who claimed to have cleared their first- or second-year engineering college examinations and allowed them to appear for exams for the third and fourth year, which starts on May 20.The vacation bench of Justices Gautam Ankhad and Sandesh Patil permitted them to appear…
Ulhasnagar: In a significant relief for thousands of residents living in unauthorised slum homes in Ulhasnagar, the Maharashtra govt has officially constituted a special constituency-level review committee to process the regularisation of residential structures existing before Jan 1, 2011.The committee was formed through a govt resolution issued under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, following…
Thane: A court in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Monday reserved its order till May 21 in a 2008 case related to the alleged assault on Railway Recruitment Board examinees at Kalyan station by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena activists.Eight persons, including MNS chief Raj Thackeray, are named as accused in the case. Two of the accused died…
