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Sunday, October 12, 2025
TopicBMC

Topic: BMC

The spirit of Bombay is a sham and I refuse to hide behind it this monsoon

We look at collapsing walls and giant sinkholes, only to take a deep breath, chant ‘spirit of Bombay’ to ourselves, and move on. We deserve better.

Decongesting Mumbai, so far a mission impossible

Mumbai is the world’s 2nd most congested city, making it lose its sheen as India’s financial capital. State govt’s plans to expand it have gone nowhere.

Call in the Army when all else fails, not to do the railways’ and PWD’s job

This bridge building task is being assigned to the Army in a city that has the richest municipal corporation, i.e. Mumbai’s BMC.

On Camera

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.