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Last Updated: November 30, 2023, 08:45 ISTNavi Mumbai: CIDCO To Complete DPR For Metro Lines 2, 3 And 4 In Two Months. (File photo/Mumbai Metro)The DPR for the Navi Mumbai metro Lines 2, 3 and 4 which connect to the Navi Mumbai International Airport will be submitted by CIDCO-appointed consultants.The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) now has more motivation to concentrate on commissioning the remaining lines of the Navi Mumbai Metro due to the positive response given to Line 1.More than one lakh…

In late October, a monster storm named Lola hit the Southern Hemisphere, a week before the official start of the cyclone season, producing the earliest recorded Category 5 cyclone. Violent winds battered the island nation of Vanuatu, reaching 295 kilometers per hour (183 miles per hour). Lola created a trail of destruction that left more than 40,000 children in need of humanitarian assistance and caused widespread damage to homes, schools, infrastructure and crops. When it struck, Vanuatu had barely picked up the pieces…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new research report has raised concerns that policing efforts targeting "county lines" drug operations in the U.K. rely on discriminatory assumptions about minority groups and contribute to the criminalization of minoritized communities. This study was carried out by the Sociology department in collaboration with University…

Last Updated: November 23, 2023, 10:03 ISTMumbai: MRVC to Expand Railway Network with Fifth and Sixth Lines, Construction To Start on Dec 1. (Representational Image: AFP/File)MRVC's groundbreaking project kicks off: Fifth and sixth rail lines to boost Mumbai's Western Railway efficiency. Construction begins Dec 1. Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) is gearing up to initiate the construction of the highly anticipated fifth and sixth lines between Borivli and Virar on December 1.The project’s first crucial step…

This past week, you may have seen Stephen King’s reaction to “barely masked gloating” about The Marvels’ box office struggle, and read Tom Hiddleston’s impressions of the upcoming film The Life Of Chuck, but those aren’t the only cool developments in the world of Stephen King that we’ve seen in the last few days, and The King Beat is here to catch you up with some cool things you may have missed.In this edition of the column, we have writer/director Mike Flanagan’s thoughts on the best last lines in cinema history…

Last Updated: November 13, 2023, 09:35 ISTMumbai: MMRDA Extends Last Train Timings on Lines 2A and 7 Due to Diwali. (File photo/Mumbai Metro)Mumbai Metro extends service hours on Lines 2A and 7, offering commuters relief till 23:00. Diwali gift from MMRDA amid rising ridership. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has rolled out a revamped timetable for the last metro services on Lines 2A and 7, effective today, November 11, 2023.Having said that, the last metro trains on both lines will now bid…

Never mind “repetitive beats”, a keystone of the infamous 1994 Criminal Justice Act that effectively banned raving in fields, the story of UK clubland has also been told again and again, lionising a very British cultural phenomenon. It usually goes like this: in 1987, a coterie of UK DJs went to Ibiza and came back transformed by Balearic dancefloor sounds and MDMA. Paul Oakenfold, Johnny Walker, Danny Rampling and Nicky Holloway returned and founded acid house. Raves, the Haçienda and the rise of the superstar DJ…

For those who like their jazz upbeat and straight-ahead comes this entertaining first studio album from a young British pianist and composer. Matt Carter was still studying at the Royal Academy of Music in London when he began putting together its band members and music, while also backing singers such as Joss Stone and Mica Paris. Though he’s no purist, Carter’s heart clearly lies with purring big bands. His octet (all young) comes with a five-strong brass section, augmented by the guest flute of relative veteran Gareth…

You watch movies. You watch TV. And now you’re wondering how the dual Hollywood strikes — a pitched battle with actors and writers on one side, and studios and streaming services on the other — will affect you. We have answers. Do the strikes mean “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” aren’t coming out? They — and all other summer releases — are still on track! Many flashy premieres have been canceled, however, or dramatically scaled down. Am I crossing the picket line by seeing one of those movies? No, the unions have not asked…

Striking SAG-AFTRA members picket with striking WGA (Writers Guild of America) workers outside Warner Bros. Studio on July 17, 2023 in Burbank, California.Photo: Mario Tama (Getty Images)The performers of SAG-AFTRA and the writers of WGA were already feeling disgusted with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers; that’s why both unionsare now on strike, fighting for fair work contracts. In Hollywood, the picket lines themselves have now become part of the battle.Threads Needs These Five Missing Features…