Cut to sizeLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiFor most Mumbaikars, the release of the Shah Rukh Khan starrer My Name is Khan on its scheduled date of Friday, February 12, came as a surprise. Inure
Chabad encounterLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiSHARON GALSURKAR knew Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivka from the time the couple came to live in India six years ago. He is a community progr
Political shake-outVENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN in New Delhi & LYLA BAVADAM in Mumbai Heads rolled in New Delhi and Maharashtra as the Congress scurried to retrieve lost ground.
After the delugeLYLA BAVADAM in Mumbai Photographs: Vivek BendreAfter the floods, government aid trickles into the worst affected areas of Mumbai, even as fears of an outbreak of epidemics remain.
Redefining developmentLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiThe Yusuf Meherally Centre's commitment to rural development is evident from its work in the fields of agriculture, dairy farming, medical aid and edu
A tussle in an allianceLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiThe Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party reach an agreement and the government is formed in Maharashtra, but the factors that led to the intens
An uneasy allianceLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiThe simmering rivalry between and within the Congress and the NCP come to the fore making it clear that it was political opportunism that kept their c
A close raceLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiIn Maharashtra, which will vote for a new Assembly on October 13, the campaign has begun in right earnest and the ruling and Opposition alliances have
Leopards in an urban forestLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiThe growing human casualties in attacks by leopards of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai highlight the increasing urban pressures on the park
Vanishing treasuresLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiTo stem the steady tide of destruction of Mumbai's unique architectural treasures, the Heritage Conservation Committee needs to be strengthened with p
A contract controversyLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiThe move to award a contract to a foreign consortium for the development of a container terminal at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port faces legal and politica
Wooing farmersLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiMaharashtra's pre-election Budget, while providing several concessions to the farming community, fails to address the core problems of water scarcity
Delay, flawed strategyLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiIn Maharashtra, at the core of the problem of recurring drought is the decreasing expenditure on water management, mismanagement of funds, and the abs
The ecological debtLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiActivists highlight the damage done to the ecology of the South by the policies of market fundamentalism of the countries of the North and suggest ste
Exit BhujbalLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiBoth R.R. Patil Chhagan Bhujbal quits as Mahrashtra's Deputy Chief Minister, but will the move help salvage the scam-tainted image of the Congress(I)-
A parochial projectLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiThe Shiv Sena launches the `Mee Mumbaikar' campaign in what seems to be a resurrection of the xenophobia that is inherent in it.
The concerns of a communityLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiOf a controversial edict on the religious status of children born in marriages between Parsis and non-Parsis.
Opportunistic overturesLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiPolitical compulsions lie at the root of the proposed alliance between the Ramdas Athavale-led faction of the Republican Party of India, which is supp
The son risesLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiBal Thackeray's son Uddhav is chosen the new leader of the Shiv Sena. The other contender, Raj Thackeray, makes way for him but the party is evidently
Encroaching on a lifelineLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiMumbai's Borivali National Park, which is India's only park within a metropolis, is threatened by encroachments despite a May 1997 ruling of the Bomba
Mumbai, past in presentLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiThe Mumbai Heritage Committee fights to retain the city's distinctive historical, aesthetic and architectural identity.
A close shave in MaharashtraLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiThe 30-month-old Democratic Front government wins the vote of confidence, but not before cracks in the coalition come to the fore.
Understanding a palsyLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiBell's palsy, a facial affliction caused by nerve damage, remains a physically and psychologically challenging experience for its victims.
Freebie phobia: The BJP’s concerted attack on redistributive transfers Although the BJP is against ‘freebies’ in principle, in practice it has been forced to use a version of concessions and transfers to counter the o
SlideshowLiving on the edgeThey are river people, whose lives ebb and flow with the waters of the Brahmaputra in a timeless rhythm. But now, hydroelectric projects and homogenis
