The city - sliced, diced and served with a dash of sauce
01 June,2023 07:16 AM IST | Mumbai | Team mid-day
While we complain in air-conditioned offices about the scorching heat, the men and women in the city’s street economy go about their lives aided by chaas, kala chasma and topis
21 May,2023 11:58 AM IST | Mumbai | Jane Borges
All respect to historical figures but it is better to enlighten people on how this Coastal Road will benefit and cut commuting time, instead of starting a debate on what it will be named
17 May,2023 08:08 AM IST | Mumbai | The Editorial
Female energy was the fuel driving the Dior Fall 2023 show last week that celebrated silai, bunai and Bollywood. What’s not to like?
02 April,2023 08:44 AM IST | Mumbai | Shweta Shiware
We have curated ten historical facts about Mumbai's iconic locality Colaba. Known for its old world charm, diverse neighbourhood, lively markets and eclectic food, the locality is an extension of human enterprise in South Bombay. The extracts have been taken with permission from the book, "Bombay: The Cities Within" by Rahul Mehrotra and Sharada Dwivedi, and published by Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd.
30 March,2023 11:13 AM IST | Ainie Rizvi
Mumbai gears up to ring in the New Year without any Covid-19 restrictions after two years. Huge crowds were witnessed at prominent spots in the city. The police on Saturday beefed up security to prevent any untoward incident. The police are anticipating large gatherings near the Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Girgaum Chowpatty, Juhu beach, Bandstand in Bandra and other prominent locations, and security arrangements have been made accordingly.
31 December,2022 08:03 PM IST | Mumbai
As India assumed the presidency of G20 on Tuesday, areas in south Mumbai were seen decorated. Crowd gathered at Gateway of India to see the decor and beautifully lit heritage structures in the city. Pics/ Ashish Raje.
13 December,2022 11:16 PM IST
In Photos
Indian Navy personnel perform during the Beating Retreat and Tattoo Ceremony as part of Navy Day celebrations at Gateway of India in Mumbai (Pics/Ashish Raje)
04 December,2022 09:44 PM IST
The trailer for Nikhil Advani's upcoming web series titled 'Mumbai Diaries 26/11' was recently launched at the Gateway of India. The Konkona Sensharma starrer series will be a fictional story paying tribute to the frontline workers set against the backdrop of the Mumbai terror attacks.
26 August,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Did you know that there is a club in the city where women sailors can find accommodation? Or that the architect of the Gateway of India designed Ballard Estate? From a marshy space of excavated sand and stone to the city’s most well-planned business district, and the heartbeat of its glorious maritime past, Ballard Estate is a charming, tree-lined treasure trove of stories about early Bombay’s mercurial rise as a shipping and naval hub. Walk With Midday is back and in our newest trail, #FionaFernandez unearths fascinating anecdotes, highlights key milestones in its rise as a port city and celebrates its master visionaries who transformed this wasteland into the city’s best-planned business district. Come, soak in this chapter of Bombay’s endless love affair with the sea.
18 August,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Mumbai’s ex-batsman Jatin Paranjape turns back the clock to how he was introduced to the tough yet exciting world of Mumbai’s club cricket by being part of the Dadar Union Sporting Club, before graduating to U-19 cricket for India and a Mumbai Ranji Trophy call-up. An ankle injury proved a spanner in the works a few games into his India ODI career in 1998, but doors opened in the corporate field before becoming a national selector, followed by a post in a BCCI committee to pick the current national selection committee.
13 May,2023 12:22 PM IST | Mumbai
Ex-Rajasthan’s Mumbai-based spinner Suresh Shastri reveals that he was one of the first to emerge from the famous Ramakant Achrekar cricket stable and how he progressed every step of the way in the hard world of Mumbai and domestic cricket, playing with the best names on the circuit; his journey encompassing several games against touring teams in the 1970s.
07 April,2023 04:16 PM IST | Mumbai
Mumbai’s wicketkeeper-batsman-turned coach Chandrakant Pandit opens up on how he could take his first steps in serious cricket thanks to his coach Ramakant Achrekar, who convinced his dad that he should pursue the game. Pandit, who also figured in the 1987 World Cup, reveals how he got his first leadership role on a train journey to Chennai for an inter-office tournament.
24 February,2023 07:39 PM IST | Mumbai
Former India Test cricketer Kenia Jayantilal talks about the emergence of Sunil Gavaskar as a star in 1971 and how Dilip Sardesai infused the much-needed belief to beat the West Indies team in the Caribbean that year. Jayantilal also dwells on how he made Mumbai his home despite playing for Hyderabad in the Ranji Trophy; also his role in bringing about a revival in Mumbai cricket during the early 1990s.
09 December,2022 06:53 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT