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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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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BJP Karnataka’s online video sparks outrage for ‘demonising Muslims’
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Sugar in Nestlé baby food sold in African countries shows how corporations influence public policy
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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: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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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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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking