Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw shares drone cleaning video, asks startups: 'Where's your innovation?'Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Biocon founder, sparked debate by questioning startup innovation. She shared a video of a drone cleaning windows in Be...
09 Jun, 2026, 10.59 PM IST
Bollywood gave her fame, but not security: Amitabh Bachchan's co-star worked with biggest stars. But spent her final years in loneliness and financial struggleVeteran actress Achala Sachdev, known for her roles in iconic films like Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, DDLJ, and Waqt, spent her final years in...
05 Jun, 2026, 02.07 PM IST
Time to walk and cycle the talk: Unsafe roads and broken footpaths are worsening India’s obesity crisisCommuting in Indian urban centers is riddled with obstacles, where inadequate sidewalks and hazardous road conditions push people towards c...
02 Jun, 2026, 11.27 PM IST
Is there a curfew in Pune today? Here's what police said amid social media claimsPune Police have clarified that no city-wide curfew is in effect, debunking social media rumors of a 14-day lockdown. Officials stated that...
26 May, 2026, 08.17 AM IST
Gelatin sticks found on PM's travel route: Vijayendra demands arrest of miscreantsBJP State President BY Vijayendra has condemned the discovery of gelatin sticks along Prime Minister Modi's travel route in Bengaluru as a ...
10 May, 2026, 10.58 PM IST
Jai Shibram: Remembering Bengal’s great satirist in a changed KolkataShibram Chakraborty, a celebrated Bengali writer, is largely unknown outside his native language. His genius in wordplay and satire is high...
09 May, 2026, 10.28 PM IST
'Feels like crossing Strait of Hormuz': Noida Sector 51–52 Metro route becomes daily nightmare for commuters. Watch viral videoThe narrow pathway between Noida Sector 51 Metro Station and Noida Sector 52 Metro Station has become a daily challenge for commuters in th...
01 May, 2026, 01.42 PM IST
Maximum Mumbai: India's financial capital is seeing its biggest infrastructure push yet. But, is it enough?Mumbai has been undergoing an unprecedented infrastructure push in the 2020s, with over $60 billion being invested in metro networks, expre...
26 Apr, 2026, 06.34 PM IST
Footpaths first, tech later: What broken pavements say about India’s development modelThe article criticizes the dire state of Indian city footpaths, highlighting their absence or poor condition, which forces pedestrians onto...
21 Feb, 2026, 10.38 PM IST
Elderly woman in Kerala stops scooty rider from driving on footpath. Watch viral videoAn elderly woman in Kozhikode, Kerala, bravely stopped a scooty rider from using a footpath, an act that has gone viral. Her firm stance an...
12 Feb, 2026, 09.50 PM IST
Alas, India is no pedestrian countryA recent report highlights India's alarming pedestrian fatality rate, with 1 in 5 road accident deaths being pedestrians. This exposes crit...
23 May, 2025, 11.41 PM IST
SC calls proper footpaths a constitutional right, asks states, UTs to frame pedestrian-friendly guidelinesThe Supreme Court has instructed all states and union territories to create guidelines for proper footpaths. This directive emphasizes pede...
14 May, 2025, 11.26 PM IST
China can build a hospital, bridge, building & railway line by the time India fixes a footpath: Frustrated DelhiiteAn Indian resident from Dwarka, Delhi, expresses frustration over a delayed footpath repair, highlighting bureaucratic inefficiency. What w...
15 Apr, 2025, 01.41 PM IST
In the fast lane, pedestrian footpaths make a comebackDue to two decades of largely uninterrupted breakneck growth, the government has clearly prioritized motorized transport in all forms.
26 Aug, 2017, 12.15 PM IST
Supreme Court: Do you think we can bring in Ram rajya?A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur gave a long discourse to Dhanesh Ieshdhan, who has filed a PIL seeking to make footpaths encroac...
27 Aug, 2016, 12.09 PM IST
Driving on footpaths: How to keep footpaths safe from motoristsThe very fault lies in the way roads and footpaths are designed, tackling footpath riding needs a combination of engineering and enforcemen...
21 Jun, 2016, 12.05 PM IST
SC issues notice to Centre, states on encroachment of footpathA bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha granted 10 weeks time to the Centre and the states to file their response on a PIL seeking its di...
05 Sep, 2014, 07.41 PM IST