Once again, India's financial capital reels under the rains of the monsoon. City residents are told that the government is too poor to tackle its infrastructure deficit. But not only is that not true, the costs of coping with such damage are very much higher than that of providing the proper infrastructure, writes Darryl D'Monte.

A self-styled Remaking of Mumbai Federation (ROMF) has spun out a Rs.60,000 crore plan for redeveloping the city, which includes housing the urban poor in skyscrapers. Experiences show that this does not work for the poor, notwithstanding redevelopment's own merits. Darryl D'Monte scrunitises ROMF's proposal.

In September, the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation invited expressions of interest from private companies to build the canals for the Nira Deoghar dam on a Build Operate Transfer (BOT) basis. Everything about the process so far indicates the decision is not a well-thought out one, notes Shripad Dharmadhikary.

The recent Urban Age conference in Mumbai brought much needed focus on the difficulties plaguing cities around the world. Several speakers observed that a democratic deficit is now evident in many of them, and tackling this is key to building a strong future for urban areas. Darryl D'Monte reports.

He was a zamindar by birth and a successful lawyer by training. He charmed and transformed generations of youth and propelled them into social and political activism. Baba Amte, who passed away last week, was a rare combination of sensitivity and courage, writes Ravindra R P.

In India's business capital, the NGO Sanmitra is helping HIV positive women re-enter the mainstream workforce, thereby ensuring them a life of independence and dignity. Sumita Thapar has more.

The ruling son-of-the-soil party in the city council is putting the finishing touches to a plan to erect a huge Ferris wheel-like structure at Land's End. Whether any real Mumbaikars want this, or can afford it, is very doubtful, says Darryl D'Monte.

Whether the Bandra-Worli sealink will reduce the travel time across the city remains to be seen. But it isn't doing anything to dampen the growing dependence of our cities on private transport, writes Darryl D'Monte.

Will the Congress-NCP gain from a multiplicity of fronts which could dissipate the anti-Congress vote? Or will the Shiv Sena-BJP benefit from the Third Front's cutting into the Congress-NCP vote?

Once an offence is disclosed under the Prevention of Corruption Act, then the police must investigate, rules the court, and any government circular that interferes with this must be ignored. Krishnaraj Rao reports.

If you hire consultants who are not familiar with the local terrain, they are apt to provide solutions which do not conform with the situation on the ground. Mumbai's latest self-vision exercise bears this out, writes Darryl D'Monte.

Displaced by the flawed implementation of Slum Rehabilitation Authority's policy and an unholy nexus of real-estate mafia, thousands of slum-dwellers continue to fight for their basic right to shelter. Swati Priya reports from Mumbai.

As studies continue to highlight the potential health hazards posed by cell phones, Mumbai citizens are seen demanding stricter regulation and removal of cell phone towers from sensitive areas, but authorities respond with half-baked measures. Darryl D'Monte reports.

India's commercial capital suffers from a deplorable lack of open spaces and falls far below both national and global standards in that respect. Clearly, the BMC is not tuned in to the requirements, as Darryl D'Monte shows in his report on the draft development plan for the city.

Even before the first line of the much-anticipated Mumbai Metro becomes functional, a number of issues have cropped up, most notably one over the pricing of tickets. Darryl D’Monte tracks the arguments, with comparisons to metro rail elsewhere.

The Mumbai municipal authorities have delivered a draft 20-year development plan for the city, but implementation of many of the proposals therein could well deliver the final blow to a city already gasping for breath, says Darryl D’Monte.

Fishing villages in Mumbai are probably more threatened than those in other cities, due to the dizzy densification of the country’s commercial capital, writes Darryl D’Monte.

Mumbai’s port land should be redeveloped to benefit, among others, the dock workers and slum dwellers, says a recently released report by city based NGOs Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (YUVA) and Hamara Shehar Vikas Niyojan Abhiyaan. Darryl D’Monte analyses the report.

The concrete road is a symbol of some development in this northern Bihar town, but it sits oddly with its surrounding landscape. The lack of jobs, the bane of many small towns, has affected Madhubani too, writes Kalpana Sharma.

The periodic floods in the Kosi basin and embankment breaches have landed the people of north Bihar in a perpetual mess. In assembly sessions, politicians discuss flood relief but seldom the cause behind the disasters, reports Surekha Sule.

A public hearing on NREGA in a remote village in Bihar created a confrontation between a leader accused of corruption and the workers who exposed him. Rajesh Veeraraghavan was there and he recorded this story.

नई पल्सर 150 बीएस-6 (Pulsar 150 BS-6) में FI सिस्टम के साथ कम्बाइंड 150cc ट्विन स्पार्क DTS-i इंजन ही मिलेगा. बाइक का अग्रेसिव और मसकुलर लुक इसके डिजाइन को काफी आकर्षक बनाता है

बजाज ऑटो (Bajaj Auto) ने बुधवार को 250CC इंजन क्षमता वाली डॉमिनार स्पोर्ट्स ट्यूरर पेश की. दिल्ली के शोरूम में इसकी कीमत 1.6 लाख रुपये से शुरू की है.

जापान की कार निर्माता Suzuki प्रीमियम हैचबैक बलेनो का क्रॉसओवर अवतार लेकर आई है. इस कार के दो वैरिएंट हैं- MC GL MT और MC GL AT. इसे को कोलंबियन मार्केट में लॉन्च किया गया है.

बाइक में 220cc, 4 स्ट्रोक, 2 वाल्व, ट्विन स्पार्क, DTS-I, ऑयल कूल्ड इंजन है. BSIV मॉडल में 20.93 PS पावर जनरेट करता है.

Bajaj Dominar 400 BS6 की दिल्ली में एक्स-शोरूम कीमत 1.91 लाख रुपये है. BS-4 मॉडल के मुकाबले यह बाइक 1,749 रुपये महंगी है.

प्रियंका चोपड़ा (Priyanka Chopra) अक्सर अपने इंस्टाग्राम अकाउंट पर भी निक के साथ 'कोजी' तस्वीरें शेयर करती रहती हैं.

यह सारा के बचपन के दिनों की फोटो है (Sara Ali Khan childhood Photo With Saif Ali Khan) , जिसमें वह पिता सैफ अली खान की गोद में बैठी दिख रही हैं.

सारा अली खान ने एक बार फिर अपना वर्कआउट वीडियो (Sara Ali Khan Workout Video) सोशल मीडिया पर शेयर किया है.

'बाला' (Bala) जैसी फिल्‍मों ने 'कंटेंट ड्रिवन सिनेमा' और 'मसाला फिल्‍मों' के बीच की लकीर पूरी तरह मिटा दी है. बाला एक मजेदार एंटरटेनिंग फिल्‍म है, जिसमें खूब मसाला है, खूब कॉमेडी है और खूब सारा कंटेंट भी. निर्देशक अमर कौशिक (Amar Kaushik) ने 'कान्‍हेपुर' (कानपुर) का सुर शानदार तरीके से पकड़ा है.

सलमान खान (Salman Khan) की फिल्‍म 'दबंग 3' (Dabangg 3) आज सिनेमाघरों में रिलीज हो रही है. जानिए इस फिल्‍म के लिए लोगों और क्रिटिक्‍स ने क्‍या रिव्‍यू दिए हैं.

Realme फिटनेस बैंड में 5 स्टाइलिश डायल फेस दिए गए हैं. रियलमी का ये बैंड IP68 सर्टिफिकेशन के साथ आता है, यानी कि ये वॉटरप्रूफ है.

Basant Panchami 2020: बसंत पंचमी पर पूरा होगा आपका सबसे हटकर दिखने का अरमान अगर कैरी करेंगी सोनम कपूर (sonam kapoor) दीपिका पादुकोण (deepika padukone) और कृति खरबंदा (kriti kharbanda) का ये स्टाइल...

लियोनल मेसी (Lionel Messi) ने रिकॉर्ड छठी बार बैलोन डि ओर (BallondOr) खिताब पर कब्जा किया.

भारतीय फुटबॉलर बाईचुंग भूटिया (Baichung Bhutia) रविवार (15 दिसंबर) को 46 साल के हो गए

अंडर-17 इंटरनेशनल फुटबॉल टूर्नामेंट (Under 17 International Football Tournament) के खिताबी मुकाबले में भारतीय महिला टीम (Indian Womens Team) पूरे समय पिछड़ती ही नजर आई.

भारत के स्टार फुटबॉलर सुनील छेत्री (Sunil Chhetri) ने इस साल लियोनल मेसी को सबसे ज्यादा इंटरनेशनल गोल करने के मामले में पीछे छोड़ा था

TOI has come across a documentary evidence, which shows that the AIBA had started exploring the potential candidate to partner as new host city for the tournament in November 2019 itself, despite being in contract with the BFI for the prestigious event.

The 'GOAT' (greatest of all time) debate in men's tennis has divided opinions for a decade and remains a hot topic as the trio of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic continue to dominate the field, sharing the last 13 majors among them.

Former Australian opener Mathew Hayden who used a mongoose bat in the third edition of the IPL revealed that the then Indian skipper MS Dhoni had asked him to not use it. Hayden was the opening batsman for the Chennai Super Kings and had created a sensation when he first introduced a bat that had a longer handle, and smaller hitting surface to give leverage.

With the sporting world coming to a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic, sportspersons and international sporting bodies have taken to social media to interact with fans and bring back classic moments from the past. The English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has posted two videos of leg-spinner Adil Rashid dismissing Virat Kohli and KL Rahul.

Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti sustained a calf injury on his return to individual training, the Spanish La Liga club said in a statement on Saturday.

Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh on Saturday informed that India cricket skipper Virat Kohli and his wife actor Anushka Sharma have contributed Rs 5 lakh each for police welfare amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Mid-fielder Anirudh Thapa has established himself as a regular starter in the Indian line-up. The 22-year-old is also seen as a key cog in national coach Igor Stimac's possession-based style of football, which Thapa thinks suits him.

अर्चना पूरन सिंह (Archana Puran Singh) ने सोशल मीडिया पर एक तस्वीर शेयर की है, जिसमें परमीत और वो दोनों एक-दूसरे को किस कर रहे हैं.

बार्क (BARC) ने कहा है 12 अप्रैल को समाप्त हुए सप्ताह तक टीवी देखने का आंकड़ा कोविड-19 से पहले की तुलना में 38 प्रतिशत बढ़ा. इसमें रामायण-महाभारत (Ramayan-Mahabharat) ने अहम भूमिका निभाई.

अगर उनकी पत्नी डिंपी महाजन उनके खिलाफ घरेलू हिंसा एक्ट के तहत शिकायत दर्ज कराती हैं तो राहुल को हवालात की हवा भी खानी पड़ सकती है।

जब ये सेलेब्रिटीज पुलिस या कोर्ट कचहरी के चक्कर में पड़ते हैं तब भी इनका अंदाज निराला ही होता है।

रंगीन दुनिया की चमक में अपने रिश्ते से सेलिब्रीटीज कई बार इतने दूर हो जाते हैं कि उन्हें कुछ पता ही नही चल पाता। साल 2010 में कई सेलिब्रिटीज ने रिश्तों में खटास की वजह से अलग होने का रास्ता चुना।

साल 2010 अब विदा होने वाला है। पूरी दुनिया साल 2011 के स्वागत में जुटी है। जबकि साल 2010 को आसानी से भुलाया नहीं जा सकता है।