Urban Disaster
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What did 2016 audit say? Was Mumbai bridge in ‘good condition’ – or did it need ‘minor repairs’?
The safety audit of the collapsed pedestrian bridge seems to have some contradictions, say engineers.
Aarefa Johari
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CST tragedy: Anger in Mumbai as city witnesses sixth railway bridge accident in two years
Residents have good reason to be indignant about the poor state of infrastructure in the nation’s commercial capital.
Aarefa Johari
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‘Do they always have to wait for people to die?’: After Mumbai bridge collapse, anger at hospital
The floor of a bridge outside Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus collapsed on Thursday evening.
Mridula Chari
Trending
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Opinion: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and the democratic politics of pronunciation
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Cannes Film Festival: Payal Kapadia is first Indian to win Grand Prix for ‘All We Imagine As Light’
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How Calcutta High Court orders have helped BJP in the ongoing elections
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IPL 2024 Final: Kolkata bowlers set up win as Venkatesh Iyer clinches title against Hyderabad
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Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix shows why free expression is vital for FTII and other institutions
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‘The ground suddenly fell’: For Mumbai bridge crash survivors, a regular day turns into a nightmare
Five people were injured when a pedestrian bridge in Andheri collapsed on Tuesday morning. Two have suffered severe head injuries.
Priyanka Vora
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People fall to injury or death. Now, we must learn how to fall better
Falls kill more than 420,000 people worldwide every year and hospitalise millions more.
Neil Steinberg, Mosaic
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Caught on camera: A dramatic underground explosion on a city street in Ukraine
It was massive, but no one got hurt.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: When the ‘All We Imagine As Light’ team danced on the red carpet before the Cannes screening
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Eco India: Is traditional building the path to eco-harmony in the Himalayas?
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Eco India, Episode 261: Can ancient know-how revive sustainable mountain ecosystems?
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Watch: Raccoon invades pitch and halts football match for a few minutes in the US
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‘Dhaniya, Cilantro’: Comedian hilariously sums up the struggles of being multilingual
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Watch: Massive sinkhole swallows street intersection in Japanese town
Fortunately for the citizens of Fukuoka, there were no casualties.
Scroll Staff
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Watch CCTV footage of the exact moment the under-construction flyover in Kolkata collapsed
The toll of the dead and the injured are mounting.
Scroll Staff
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Taiwan earthquake: Toll reaches 114 as rescue efforts end
Nearly all those killed in the temblor were casualties of the collapse of the 17-storey Wei-guan Golden Dragon residential tower in Tainan city.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix shows why free expression is vital for FTII and other institutions
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Cannes Film Festival: Payal Kapadia is first Indian to win Grand Prix for ‘All We Imagine As Light’
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Watch: A young man is possessed by an obsessive spirit in ‘Munjya’
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‘Bhaiyya Ji’ review: O brother, why art thou?
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‘All We Imagine As Light’ review: A poetic exploration of love and dreams