The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday morning began work on redesigning bollards along the footpaths of Babasaheb Ambedkar Road in the Dadar and Matunga areas, in a bid to stop two-wheeler riders from encroaching on pedestrian space.
A biker misuses the footpath at Dadar TT, sparking complaints from residents. Pic/Atul Kamble
The civic action followed a letter from the Matunga division of the Mumbai Traffic Police to the F North ward, after repeated complaints from residents and a mid-day report highlighting the menace. The area has some of the city’s widest footpaths, close to four metres across, but riders often use them to escape traffic snarls, jeopardising pedestrian safety.
The traffic police had flagged 18 problem spots where zig-zag barricades were sought. On Thursday, BMC began work at a few of these locations near Khodadad Circle. However, instead of zig-zag bollards as suggested, the civic body installed regular bollards.
The wide gap between the bollards used by bikers to ride on the footpath on Wednesday. Pic/Kirti Surve Parde
A senior civic official told mid-day, “At the ward level, there is no standard design for bollards that ensure pedestrian safety. The ones installed now will still deter motorists and help protect pedestrians.” According to the BMC, all 18 locations are likely to be covered by the weekend.
The debate
The move, however, has thrown up a dilemma. BMC said the earlier bollards were designed to be both pedestrian- and wheelchair-friendly, with enough space between them. Unfortunately, bikers were misusing this very gap to mount the footpaths.
Civic staff carry out bollard installation work at Khodadad Circle on Thursday.Pic/Atul Kamble
Faced with a flood of complaints, BMC has temporarily narrowed the spacing. But officials admitted this could hurt accessibility. “Reducing the gap between bollards will block wheelchair users,” a senior civic official said, adding, “This is a stopgap measure. We need a long-term solution that balances pedestrian safety with urban equity.”
Authorities speak
Additional municipal commissioner (Roads) said: “There is a way to install bollards that allow wheelchairs but not bikers — by placing them at odd angles. A comprehensive survey will help us implement this more effectively.”
ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016.
LOS ANGELES — Three-time Cy Young Award winner and 11-time All-Star Clayton Kershaw, who has spent all 18 seasons of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, will retire at the end of this season.
“I’m gonna call it,” Kershaw said during a news conference Thursday night. “I’m gonna retire. We’ve talked about it a lot. I’m at peace with it. I think it’s the right time.”
The Dodgers announced Kershaw’s decision Thursday, adding that Friday will mark the final regular-season home start of his career.
“I think he’s the greatest pitcher in this generation,” manager Dave Roberts said Thursday. “There’s obviously a lot of great pitchers. I’ve just never been around a greater competitor. Very accountable, very consistent. He’s made me better. And I think that we have grown together, so I feel fortunate to have been able to manage him and be around him for 10 years. He’s earned this right to walk away at his choosing.
“He’s only known being the best. And I think that as Father Time kind of gets everyone, I think that’s something where — just to hang on is not something he wants to sign up for. But I just think it’s time. I think it’s time for his family and the next chapter of his life.”
Kershaw also was the 2014 National League MVP in a career that will undoubtedly finish in the Hall of Fame. His 222 victories are second only to Don Sutton in franchise history. In July, he became the 20th pitcher in baseball history to accumulate 3,000 career strikeouts, and his 2.54 ERA is the lowest of any pitcher in the live ball era since 1920.
He would be eligible for Cooperstown in 2031.
“On behalf of the Dodgers, I congratulate Clayton on a fabulous career and thank him for the many moments he gave to Dodger fans and baseball fans everywhere, as well as for his profound charitable endeavors,” owner Mark Walter said in a statement. “His is a truly legendary career, one that we know will lead to his induction in the Baseball Hall of Fame.”
Kershaw’s 18 seasons with the Dodgers — winning World Series championships in 2020 and 2024 — are tied with Bill Russell and Hall of Famer Zack Wheat for most in franchise history.
Now 37, Kershaw rejoined the Dodgers’ rotation in mid-May following offseason knee and toe surgeries, and he helped to stabilize a group that had once again been ravaged by injury. In August, as the rotation began to round into form, Kershaw elevated to another level, winning all five of his starts while posting a 1.88 ERA.
All told, he is 10-2 with a 3.53 ERA in 20 starts this season, despite throwing the slowest fastball of his career.
“It’s been such a fun year,” Kershaw said. “I’ve had such a blast with this group. … I can’t think of a better season to go out. We still have a lot to accomplish, obviously, this month, and the last thing I want to do is be a distraction to anybody for accomplishing our ultimate goal — to win in the last game of the season.”
Kershaw’s .698 career winning percentage tops all pitchers with at least 200 victories since 1900.
“Obviously he’s been the best of our generation, my generation,” Mets pitcher Clay Holmes told reporters Thursday. “Just watching him pitch, you know you’re playing against a Hall of Famer. … I’m glad he gets the kind of sendoff he deserves. He’s been one of the best for a long time.”
After Kershaw starts against the San Francisco Giants on Friday, his role will be unclear. The Dodgers will head into the postseason with six capable starters, making it highly unlikely that Kershaw makes another start.
“I feel that there’s a place for him on our postseason roster,” Roberts told ESPN earlier this week. “I don’t know what role, but I think that the bottom line is, I trust him. And so, for me, the postseason is about players you trust.”
In 2024, Kershaw was forced to end his season in August because of a toe injury that limited him to seven starts and just 30 innings with a 2-2 record and a 4.50 ERA, all career lows.
He missed the entire postseason, including the Dodgers’ World Series win over the New York Yankees. That spurred him to return this year for what many had speculated would be his final season.
Frequently tabbed as one of the greatest pitchers of his generation, Kershaw built his reputation with a pitching style that relies on deception, movement and velocity changes. He has said he modeled his mechanics after his favorite childhood pitcher, Roger Clemens.
As his velocity diminished in recent years, he found ways to compensate by adapting his approach.
“There’s very few guys in the major leagues that it seems like no matter what stuff they have, they can just get dudes out at a high level,” Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff told reporters Thursday. “… For guys like that who are Hall of Famers, it’s like, ‘How do they do it?’ You know what I mean? It’s a super tough thing to do year in and year out.
“Gosh, for 10-12 years he was the best in the game. To do it and be consistent and do it for that long is extremely hard.”
Kershaw is one of the better fielding pitchers and before the National League added a designated hitter, he was known as a decent hitter, too.
He made his big league debut on May 25, 2008.
Clayton Kershaw has done one thing more than anything else this afternoon: hang out on the field with his son, Charley. pic.twitter.com/jMQAWaZLKg
Kershaw won’t be bored away from the field. He and his wife, Ellen, have four children, with a fifth on the way. His oldest son, Charley, has a locker in the Dodgers’ clubhouse next to his father. The couple has done humanitarian work in Africa and Los Angeles.
He spends the offseason in his native Dallas, where he and Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford were teammates on their high school football team.
The Associated Press and ESPN Research contributed to this report.
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Dobbing is pure self-interest. Telling tales to get someone else smacked or removed from a vehicle while you smirk from the sidelines.
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All of this is excellent news for Albanese that could lead to an unlikely superhero redemption opportunity after years of being lacklustre and a bruising week when two security deals went wobbly.
Pat Cummins aside, Albo is the captain of Australia. So he has no choice but to live and model our values. He literally cannot fold and throw Lyons under the bus to keep Trump happy.
How unreal for everyone playing along at home, waiting to see if the PM claws back public love by having the guts to stare down the most powerful whinger on earth and say, “that’s not how we roll, champ”.
Standing up for cobbers is what we do. And John Lyons isn’t just any cobber – not some “fake news loser” as Trump called it. He’s a journalist from the ABC. The ABC that’s yours, mine, Albo’s.
The best cautionary tale about what happens when pollies go down the dobbing route? Look no further than Tony Abbott. In 2015, the then-PM announced a $1 million “dob in a dealer” hotline to fight the ice epidemic.
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I mean, I would have thought there was already a hotline called Triple Zero where anyone could just call the cops, but whatever. The hotline had some success, although 2021’s final report into the National Ice Action Strategy was “unable to evaluate” its “evaluability”.
The kicker? Karma proved dobbers never win. In 2021, Tone was reported and fined for not wearing a face mask in Manly during the pandemic. “I never thought dobbing and snitching was part of the Australian character,” he said. Could not be better comedy.
Anyway, the whole Trump dobbing thing is hilarious and terrifying in equal measure. Could the AUKUS submarine deal really be sunk over social etiquette? Stranger things have happened.
Bottom line: Donald, snitches get stitches. If Albo looks you in the eye and says that, he’ll be a legend.
And hey Felix, next lifetime you can take your chances in the truck. I’ll hop in with you.
Kate Halfpenny is founder of Bad Mother Media. Her new book, Boogie Wonderlandis out now.
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I never thought I’d see the day my daughter would convince me not to marry her off early,” said 40-year-old Laxmi Bhoye, an unlettered resident of Mokhada block. “Now, I tell other parents too — let the girls study first; marriage can wait.” Across the tribal hamlets of Palghar district, a quiet revolution is underway. Girls and boys, many barely in their teens, are standing up against child marriage — and winning the support of parents, elders, and local leaders.
For decades, early marriage and teenage pregnancies were accepted as inevitable. The results were devastating: premature deliveries, high maternal and infant mortality, and girls losing their education before it had truly begun. According to reports, in the past three years alone, 15,253 child marriages were recorded across Maharashtra’s tribal districts. In the same period, 15,253 girls under 18 became mothers, and 810 children died due to malnutrition in Palghar alone. Nearly half of all tribal mothers here were married before 18, while almost 47 per cent are illiterate.
A movement led by girls
Change began in 2017, when Shraddha Shringarpure and her husband started the Diganta Swaraj Foundation. With a diverse team that includes several multi-sectoral experts and 30 tribal youth, they launched the Mokhada Yuva Swaraj Upakram to challenge several issues in the area, including child marriage and pre-marriage pregnancies. So far, the campaign has mobilised 10,000 children — 8000 girls and 2000 boys — across eight gram panchayats.
Workshops organised by the Diganta Swaraj Foundation, which focus on confidence, decision making, problem solving, and communication
Shraddha explained, “These villages are three generations behind. Girls are forced into marriage before 18, often without any voice of their own. But today, they are not only raising their voices — they are actively participating in passing resolutions in gram sabhas to stop child marriage. That’s real change.”
The most extraordinary shift is that the girls themselves have become the drivers. Through their Kishori Manch (Adolescent Girls’ Forum), they stage street plays, organise rallies, and persuade their parents not to push them into marriage. “We tell our families: we want to be the light of our homes. How can we do that if we’re married off too soon?” said a 16-year-old participant.
Perhaps the most touching aspect of this movement is the profound change of heart among parents who were once resistant. A father from one of the villages, who works as a daily wage labourer, admitted, “I used to believe that a girl’s place was in the kitchen, and that early marriage was our tradition. But my daughter told me she wanted to study and become a teacher. Now, all I want is for her to get the education I never had so that she can take care of us.”
Not every parent was easily convinced. In many cases, daughters have fought their parents in public forums. “My girl told me, ‘Baba, please don’t marry me now. Let me study so I can take care of you in the future’,” recalled another father. “I listened to her, and I am proud.” Each of the eight participating gram panchayats has passed anti-child marriage resolutions. Remarkably, not a single child marriage has been reported in these villages in the past year.
Dreaming ahead
The campaign is not only stopping marriages but also helping girls return to school through life-skill training and workshops focused on confidence, decision making, problem solving, and communication. “Girls had lost years of education,” explained Shraddha. “We need bridging courses in both private and government schools to help them catch up.”
The movement is now expanding to 105 villages, with the goal of reaching 30,000 girls. Parents who once saw marriage as inevitable are now backing their daughters’ ambitions. “I was married at 14, but I don’t want that for my daughter,” remarked a mother. “She wants to be a nurse. She will study.”
For Shraddha, the journey has just begun. She acknowledges the support from the Integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP) and the zilla parishad, but emphasises that the challenges are far-reaching. “We need more than just awareness; we need a holistic change,” she said. “This includes ensuring access to water, providing markets to help our farmers, building health and education infrastructure, and getting support from everyone.”
In villages where wedding songs once marked a girl’s teenage years, the sound of school bells and the sight of books are slowly taking their place back. The fight has not been easy — convincing generations to let go of deep-rooted customs never is — but the determination of Palghar’s daughters has shown what is possible. And those dreams — of classrooms, careers, and a healthier future — are now rewriting the destiny of an entire community.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills are hosting the Miami Dolphins in a NFL Week 3 matchup Thursday night.
Our two team reporters — Alaina Getzenberg and Marcel Louis-Jacques — are at Highmark Stadium, and they’re keeping you updated on all the biggest plays and highlights.
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A United Nations (UN) independent Commission of Inquiry (COI) on Tuesday accused Israel of committing “genocide” in Gaza in a bid to “destroy the Palestinians” there, and blamed Israel’s prime minister and other top officials for incitement.
“Genocide is occurring in Gaza,” said Navi Pillay, head of the COI on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and a former International Criminal Court judge. “The responsibility for these atrocity crimes lies with Israeli authorities at the highest echelons who have orchestrated a genocidal campaign for almost two years now with the specific intent to destroy the Palestinian group in Gaza.”
The commission published its latest 72-page report, nearly two years after the war erupted in Gaza following Hamas’s deadly October 7 2023 attack inside Israel.
Nearly 65,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the war began, according to figures from the Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza that the UN considers reliable.
The vast majority of Gazans have been displaced at least once, with more mass-displacement underway as Israel ramps up efforts to seize control of Gaza City, where the UN has declared a full-blown famine.
The COI concluded that Israeli authorities and forces had since October 2023 committed “four of the five genocidal acts” listed in the 1948 Genocide Convention. These are “killing members of the group, causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group, deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part, and imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group.”
Israel is fighting a genocide case and rejected such accusations at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. The commission is not a legal body, but its reports can wield diplomatic pressure and serve to gather evidence for later use by courts.
‘Intent to destroy’
The investigators said explicit statements by Israeli civilian and military authorities along with the pattern of Israeli force conduct “indicated that the genocidal acts were committed with intent to destroy … Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as a group.”
The report concluded that Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has “incited the commission of genocide and that Israeli authorities have failed to take action against them to punish this incitement.” It cites a letter Netanyahu wrote to Israeli soldiers in November 2023 comparing the Gaza operation to what the commission describes as a “holy war of total annihilation” in the Hebrew Bible.
‘Complicity’
“The international community cannot stay silent on the genocidal campaign launched by Israel against the Palestinian people in Gaza,” insisted Pillay, presenting her final report. “The absence of action to stop it amounts to complicity,” she warned.
Israel has since the start of the war faced accusations of committing genocide in Gaza from many NGOs and independent UN experts, and even before international courts.
Israel on Tuesday said it “categorically rejects” the probe. “Israel categorically rejects this distorted and false report and calls for the immediate abolition of this Commission of Inquiry,” a statement from the Foreign Ministry said.
The UN itself has not labeled the situation in Gaza a genocide, although the body’s aid chief urged world leaders in May to “act decisively to prevent genocide,” while its rights chief last week denounced Israeli “genocidal rhetoric.”
In January last year, the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to prevent acts of “genocide” in Gaza. Four months later, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant for suspected war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Angered by that move, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration last month imposed sanctions on two ICC judges and two prosecutors, including barring them from entering the United States and freezing their assets in the country.
Announcing its decision to dump Kimmel’s show immediately, Andrew Alford, president of Nexstar’s broadcasting division, described the comedian’s comments as “offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse, and we do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located”.
Nexstar would replace his show with alternative content, Alford said, “in an effort to let cooler heads prevail as we move toward the resumption of respectful, constructive dialogue”.
FCC chairman Brendan Carr.Credit: The New York Times
Regardless of where you sit on the political spectrum, there is much to be said for a call for respectful, constructive dialogue.
However, it is worth noting Nexstar is in the process of acquiring a rival broadcaster, TEGNA, for $US6.2 billion ($9.4 billion). That deal needs to be approved by the Federal Communications Commission, the regulator headed by Brendan Carr, a Trump appointee and close ally.
That would be the same Brendan Carr who contributed to the controversial Project 2025 blueprint, many of whose recommendations around the dismantling of government regulations and protections for minorities and the environment have been (unofficially) implemented in Trump’s second term. The same Brendan Carr who has spearheaded investigations into a number of America’s media companies – including NPR, PBS, Comcast (owner of NBC) and CBS – over Trump-related reporting. The same Brendan Carr who claimed on X in July that “the partisan left’s ritualistic wailing and gnashing of teeth over [the axing of Stephen] Colbert is quite revealing”.
Stephen Colbert accepting the Emmy this week for outstanding talk series, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.Credit: AP
At the time he posted that, the FCC was determining whether to grant approval to the proposed merger between Paramount (owner of CBS) and Skydance, owned by David Ellison, son of Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison (by some accounts the richest person in the world, and a strong Trump ally).
On July 25, a week after CBS announced it was axing The Late Show with Stephen Colbert from May 2026, the merger was approved.
It is impossible to prove causal links between these things, but there is a clear pattern in Trump’s relationship with the media. Sow distrust, claim deceit, block or approve, and sue. All designed to weaken the fourth estate and reduce its ability to keep the bastards honest.
Trump sued Meta for suspending his social media accounts over what it deemed his incitement of the riots in Washington on January 6, 2021. In February this year, the company settled for $25 million.
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Trump sued over a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris that he alleged had been “unfairly edited” to make her look better than him. Though the suit was widely considered frivolous, Paramount (owner of broadcaster CBS) settled for $16 million (a fraction of the $20 billion Trump had sought). That was three weeks before the merger with Skydance was approved.
In July, Trump sued The Wall Street Journal for $10 billion over its reporting of a birthday card he had sent to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. This week, Trump sued The New York Times for $15 billion, alleging he had been defamed in a number of articles and a book that claimed he was “unfit for office”.
Trump has repeatedly decried legitimate reporting as “fake news” and characterised the news media as “the enemy of the people”. He has picked fights with and banned respected reporters from White House media rooms, and hand-picked the friendly outlets with whom he chooses to share information in the knowledge it will be disseminated with a minimum of scrutiny.
These are all assaults on the ability of the media to report on or voice opinions about the leader of what once held itself up as the world’s shining example of democracy. They are the moves of an autocrat determined to eradicate accountability. Investigative reporting, interviews, commentary and even comedy are all in Trump’s sights.
In his monologue this week, Kimmel also took aim at Trump’s tone-deaf response to questions about how he was holding up following the murder of Kirk, a supposedly “close friend”.
‘Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED’
Donald Trump, US president
The host cut to a clip in which the president responded by talking about the construction of a ballroom at the White House. To prove it wasn’t a mere aberration, he showed a second clip, of an interview on Fox News, in which Trump did the same.
“This is not how an adult grieves the death of someone he called a friend,” Kimmel said. “This is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish.”
When ABC (which is owned by Disney) announced it was pulling Kimmel’s show from the airwaves indefinitely on Wednesday (US time), Trump gloated. “Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED,” he wrote on Truth Social, the social media platform he owns and through which he issues most of his communications.
“Kimmel has ZERO talent, and worse ratings than even Colbert, if that’s possible. That leaves Jimmy [Fallon] and Seth [Meyers]two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!!”
ABC pulling Kimmel is a blow against free speech, democracy and media diversity. But it’s also a simple numbers game.
Late-night TV is expensive to produce, and doesn’t have the viewership it once did. Advertising still matters to linear (free-to-air) TV, but not as much as licensing. In its latest annual report, for the financial year 2023-24, ABC’s parent company Disney declared advertising revenue of $U3.676 billion for its linear networks. Affiliate fees brought in $US6.872 billion ($US5.826 domestically). Unhappy affiliates hit Disney where it hurts most – the bottom line. So, too, does the threat of legal action from the most litigious president in American history.
Dropping Kimmel is a big move. But for a media increasingly cowed into submission, not dropping him might have amounted to an even bigger one.
Bioluminescence has once again been observed in the biodiversity-rich Matheran forest by Mumbai-based naturalists and a wildlife photographer. During this natural phenomenon, large patches on dry wood and fallen branches emit a soft glow, transforming the dark forest into a truly magical spectacle. Naturalist and wildlife photographer Mahesh Yadav had gone to the Matheran hill station recently with his friend Nilesh Mane, who is also a naturalist, and during their herping trail in the night, the nature enthusiasts were lucky to spot the bioluminescent fungi in Matheran.
It may be noted that forests of Matheran, a hill station in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, are known for their spectacular display of bioluminescent fungi. Yadav said, “This natural phenomenon is most prominent during the monsoon season, typically from July to September, when the high humidity and moisture in the air create ideal conditions for the fungi to thrive.
During our recent visit to Matheran, we were lucky to spot bioluminescent fungi. The glow is emitted from the mycelium, the vegetative part of the fungus, which grows on decaying leaves, twigs, and logs on the forest floor. These ‘glowing forests’ are a magical sight, transforming the landscape at night. The most common types of bioluminescent fungi found in the Western Ghats, including Matheran, belong to the Mycena genus.” Matheran is recognised as an ecological hotspot with exceptional biodiversity. The plateau supports more than 180 species of birds, nearly 140 species of butterflies, numerous orchids, and several endemic amphibians, such as Indirana leithii.
Naturalist Nilesh Mane said, “Its semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, interlaced with streams and valleys, form a complex habitat that supports a wide spectrum of flora and fauna. This richness not only reflects the conservation value of Matheran but also demonstrates the ecological functions of intact forest ecosystems` nutrient cycling, water regulation, and the maintenance of microhabitats essential for species survival. High monsoon humidity, dense forest canopy, and continuous accumulation of organic litter also provide an ideal microhabitat for bioluminescent fungi. Primarily of the Mycena genus, these fungi colonise decaying leaves and wood, with their mycelia producing a soft green glow during the rainy season, a striking example of how Matheran’s biodiversity sustains even highly specialised organisms.”
Matheran, a picturesque hill station near Mumbai, is known for its charming toy train and scenic beauty. It also attracts wildlife enthusiasts with its rich variety of endemic birds and numerous snake species. However, increased tourism has led to overcrowding and littering, which threatens its unique biodiversity. Despite being a pollution-free destination due to the absence of vehicles, human activity has impacted the area.
In Maharashtra, bioluminescence is observed in the Western Ghats, including Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamhini Ghat, and Amboli Ghat. Wildlife researchers and enthusiasts stress the need to raise awareness and promote responsible tourism to protect these vital ecosystems.
What is bioluminescence? Bioluminescence is the emission of light by living organisms through a process where luciferin molecules react with oxygen, aided by the enzyme luciferase. This reaction produces oxyluciferin, which emits visible light.
