He was left alone at railway station, spend nights on footpath and survived on biscuits. Bihar man now earns money as a living statue artist in Mumbai. But his only dream has a Shah Rukh Khan connectionLeft alone at a station at eight, Taukir Alam survived on the streets of Mumbai, living on biscuits and hope. After years of struggle, he f...
20 Apr, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
Ram Sutar: A sculptor who shaped modern India's monumental artRenowned sculptor Ram V Sutar, creator of the Statue of Unity, has passed away at 100. His monumental works brought Indian memorial sculptu...
18 Dec, 2025, 11.22 AM IST
Devendra Fadnavis unveils 91-ft statue of Shivaji MaharajMaharashtra government inaugurated a 91-feet bronze statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Rajkot Fort, Malvan. CM Fadnavis asserted its ...
12 May, 2025, 01.17 AM IST
Sculptor Ram Sutar to get Maharashtra Bhushan award: CM Devendra FadnavisRenowned sculptor Ram Sutar, the designer of the Statue of Unity, has been awarded Maharashtra's highest civilian honor, the Maharashtra Bh...
20 Mar, 2025, 02.43 PM IST
Statue-tory warning: Fort's boy wonder is an AnomalyThe author discusses encounters with various statues in Mumbai and Kolkata. They highlight a unique statue of a boy reading at Muljee Jetha...
11 Jan, 2025, 11.03 PM IST
Shivaji Statue Collapse: Wife's information helps police nab sculptor Jaydeep ApteJaydeep Apte was arrested after evading authorities following the collapse of a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji he created. Apte's family and...
05 Sep, 2024, 07.57 AM IST
Collapse of Shivaji Statue 'example of corruption', says Sharad PawarThe Maha Vikas Aghadi led a protest march in Mumbai against the Mahayuti government, accusing it of corruption following the collapse of Ch...
01 Sep, 2024, 11.59 PM IST
Won't sit quietly till govt in Maharashtra is changed in next two months: Sharad PawarThe collapse of the Shivaji statue at Rajkot fort in Malvan tehsil has triggered a firestorm in the state, with the opposition targeting th...
01 Sep, 2024, 10.38 PM IST
Security tightened in Mumbai ahead of MVA protest over Shivaji statue collapseMumbai police have intensified security due to a protest march organized by the Maha Vikas Aghadi following the collapse of a 35-foot Chhat...
01 Sep, 2024, 10.44 AM IST
PM Modi apologises for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue collapse in MaharashtraPrime Minister Narendra Modi apologised for the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue in Maharashtra during the inauguration of ...
30 Aug, 2024, 03.23 PM IST
Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse tragic, no need to play politics over it: Devendra FadnavisMaharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has urged not to politicise the collapse of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in S...
28 Aug, 2024, 06.36 PM IST
L&T bags contracts for data center constructionL&T Construction has bagged contracts from renowned data centre service providers to construct data centres in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. More...
11 Jul, 2022, 11.06 AM IST
Sustainable architecture: Mumbai's Soho House, Sardar Statue of Unity in World’s Greatest Places listSoho House was the only Indian entry to feature in ‘To Stay’ section.
30 Aug, 2019, 03.57 PM IST
Mayawati: If Ram statue OK, why not mine?The BSP leader’s affidavit in the Supreme Court recalled an established tradition of installing statues.
03 Apr, 2019, 09.38 AM IST
BSE shifts the bull of Dalal Street to GIFT CityGlobally, it's common to take pictures next to the bull statues near the stock exchange buildings.
13 Jun, 2017, 09.25 AM IST
I support Narendra Modi but am against Patel statue: Raj Thackeray, MNS Chief“Crores are spent on statues & nobody even looks at them. In Mumbai itself we have hundreds of statues just gathering dust,' says Thackeray.
20 Apr, 2014, 10.05 AM IST
Maharashtra government to earmark Rs 100 crore for Chhatrapati Shivaji statue in Arabian SeaThe debate about this statue in the Arabian Sea got rekindled about six months ago, after Modi announced a Sardar Patel statue in Patel’s b...
06 Feb, 2014, 11.24 AM IST