Articles by Sachin Kalbag
Lata Mangeshkar: A voice that reshaped India’s popular culture
Mangeshkar – already a movie playback singing sensation in many Indian languages – had composed music for three Marathi films. It was Pendharkar’s film Saadhi Maansa (Simple Folk) – her fourth – that would become a landmark.
Updated on Feb 07, 2022 08:53 AM IST
Sachin Kalbag, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Lata Mangeshkar passes away: The day music died
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar died at the age of 92 on Sunday morning. In an eight-decade long career, the singer won almost every laurel imaginable, including the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.
Updated on Feb 06, 2022 10:56 AM IST
The Week Ahead: Formula 1 thriller, PM Modi in Gurugram and more…
Phew! What a season-ending thriller the Formula 1 race was last night. Max Verstappen with 395.5 points (10 wins, 18 podiums) pipped Lewis Hamilton (8 wins, 17 podiums) to become the 2021 world champion. So much adrenaline, yes, but so few outlets to let the excitement die down! Yet, this week is going to one hell of a rollercoaster with announcements, events and rallies to keep the news cycle running.
Published on Dec 13, 2021 01:10 AM IST
The Week Ahead: Concerns over Omicron, GDP numbers to come
The government’s expert panel, National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation, is likely to meet sometime next week to take up key issues regarding Covid-19 vaccination, including the matter of immunising children against Covid-19 and a policy on administering booster doses
Published on Nov 28, 2021 11:46 PM IST
Sachin Kalbag, New Delhi
The Week Ahead: Union cabinet to meet, farm laws withdrawal on table
The Union cabinet on Wednesday is likely to discuss the repealing of the three controversial farm laws that Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced last week in a nationally televised speech. And it just does not end when it comes to Sameer Wankhede, the controversial western zone chief of the Narcotics Control Bureau
Published on Nov 22, 2021 12:05 AM IST
Sachin Kalbag, Mumbai
The Week Ahead: Indian Super League begins on Friday; Delhi imposes measures to curb air pollution
This week, India host New Zealand in a three-match T20 and a two-match Test series; in Delhi, government offices, except those handling emergency and important public matters, will have to work from home as part of the ‘emergency measures’ to curb pollution
Published on Nov 15, 2021 12:33 AM IST
Sachin Kalbag
The Week Ahead: India eliminated in T20 World Cup, Covid wave ebbs
The final is scheduled for Sunday, November 14.
Updated on Nov 08, 2021 01:09 AM IST
Sachin Kalbag
The Week Ahead: Delhi reopens schools; Modi to review districts with low vaccination coverage
Today is a key day in the Covid unlock process for the Captial’s schools: The Delhi Disaster Management Authority allowed reopening of all classes November 1 onwards, and most of them are busy getting everything right
Published on Nov 01, 2021 12:16 AM IST
Sachin Kalbag
The Week Ahead: Cong embarks on nationwide outreach; UP government report on Lakhimpur killings likely on Wednesday
Mumbai Following Sunday’s India-Pakistan clash at the T20 World Cup in Dubai, India gets a longish breather before their next match against New Zealand on October 31
Published on Oct 24, 2021 11:05 PM IST
Sachin Kalbag
The Week Ahead: Mumbai gears up to reopen colleges and cinemas; ICC Men’s T20 World Cup begins
The Madhya Pradesh high court is likely to give its judgment on October 20 in an OBC reservation case where demand is to increase the quota from 14% to 27%
Published on Oct 17, 2021 10:50 PM IST
Sachin Kalbag
The Week Ahead: Mumbai gears up to reopen colleges and cinemas; ICC Men’s T20 World Cup begins
Mumbai On the back of zero Covid-19 deaths in Mumbai on Sunday October 17, the city is gearing up for another round of unlocking this week – with colleges, universities, cinema halls and auditoriums reopening after 18 months of brick-and-mortar inactivity
Updated on Oct 17, 2021 10:46 PM IST
Sachin Kalbag
The Week Ahead: Dubai showdown for IPL crown; WHO to decide on Covaxin’s emergency use approval
This week, Indians are also looking forward to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of September and Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for the month of August. Both will be released on October 12. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for September will be released on October 14.
Published on Oct 10, 2021 07:15 PM IST
Sachin Kalbag, Mumbai
The Week Ahead: Maha gears up for reopening of schools, religious places; RBI to take rate call
In Delhi, too, the hot button issue will be education. Admissions to Delhi University (DU) colleges for undergraduate courses begin on Monday
Updated on Oct 04, 2021 12:14 AM IST
Sachin Kalbag
The Week Ahead: Farmers’ Bharat Bandh; new faces to join Congress
The government may find itself under some pressure on account of the Bharat Bandh called today by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha. It remains to be seen what response it gets, but the build-up has been quite the talked-about event across the country
Published on Sep 27, 2021 12:59 AM IST
Sachin Kalbag, Mumbai
The Week Ahead: A challenge for Congress; campaigning for Bengal assembly seats begins
Monsoon session of the Karnataka legislature will see a crucial bill to ban online gambling and wagering; while Assam is set to resume physical classes for Standard 10
Published on Sep 19, 2021 11:40 PM IST
Sachin Kalbag, Mumbai
The Week Ahead: Markets brace for consumer inflation report; IPL to resume in UAE
The Joint Parliamentary Committee on data protection will meet on September 15 and 16 to discuss what format the new data protection bill should have
Published on Sep 12, 2021 11:58 PM IST
Sachin Kalbag
The Week Ahead: Mumbai battles Covid surge; Delhi to decide on reopening more classes
The Delhi government has begun drafting a plan concerning vaccination of children, which it will propose to the central government soon after the Centre announces the date of opening the vaccine drive for minors.
Published on Sep 05, 2021 11:35 PM IST
Sachin Kalbag, New Delhi
The Week Ahead: Afghanistan turmoil worsens; India gets closer to kids’ inoculation
Afghanistan remains the primary foreign policy issue for India, with the focus on pulling out Indian nationals still in Kabul before the August 31 (Tuesday) deadline for the drawdown of US troops
Published on Aug 29, 2021 08:43 PM IST
Sachin Kalbag, Mumbai
Are vaccine doses in the offing for children in India?
The Delhi government is also likely to draft a plan on vaccination of children against Covid-19. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi had been demanding vaccination of children against Covid-19 at the earliest.
Published on Aug 22, 2021 05:35 PM IST
Sachin Kalbag
India’s eventful Independence Week
The government faces a pushback on inflation, and this week is going to make things worse. The wholesale price index (WPI) for July is expected to grow in double digits again, underlining the threat of inflation getting entrenched in the economy. The silver lining could be the Nomura India Business Resumption Index (NIBRI). It is expected to cross 100 for the first time since the pandemic.
Updated on Aug 15, 2021 07:00 PM IST
Sachin Kalbag
The thick tail of Maharashtra’s second wave
Long after April’s peak, six districts continued to drive the state’s Covid-19 caseload. Ground reports indicate that a confluence of factors led to this
Updated on Jul 31, 2021 04:00 PM IST
Sachin Kalbag, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
Covid-19 crisis: Is worst yet to come for Maharashtra? Experts weigh in
On Monday night, Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray addressed the state on social media – a much-anticipated speech on the possible easing of lockdown restrictions in the state.
Updated on May 20, 2020 04:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Sachin Kalbag and Snehal Fernandes
Why Maharashtra was not able to check rapid Covid-19 spread
If Maharashtra is excluded from the national data, India would have 49,912 cases and 1477 deaths on May 13, bringing the mortality rate further down to 2.96%. The global mortality rate, according to data on worldometers.info, is 6.72% (6 pm, May 13).
Updated on May 14, 2020 05:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Sachin Kalbag
Why Mumbai is recording most number of cases
Intensive contact tracing, testing and quarantining of high-risk individuals has contributed to the consistently high numbers, according to the health department officials of Maharashtra and Mumbai.
Updated on Apr 25, 2020 06:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sachin Kalbag, Eeshanpriya MS and Rupsa Chakraborty, Mumbai
Mumbai Covid-19 cases high due to aggressive testing: Govt
Notably, although the cases are rising, the mortality rate in Maharashtra is dipping. On April 12, the city’s mortality rate was 7.41%.
Updated on Apr 25, 2020 06:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Sachin Kalbag, Eeshanpriya MS and Rupsa Chakraborty
Covid-19: This is why Mumbai is reporting high number of coronavirus cases
Covid-19: Intensive contact tracing, testing and quarantining of high-risk individuals has contributed to the consistently high numbers, according to the health department officials of Maharashtra and Mumbai.
Updated on Apr 25, 2020 12:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Sachin Kalbag, Eeshanpriya MS and Rupsa Chakraborty
The roots of the Ajit-Sharad rift
The rift, actually a cold war, goes back to October 2009, when Ashok Chavan of the Congress was appointed chief minister for the second time.
Updated on Nov 28, 2019 12:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Kalbag
In Maharashtra’s improbable coalition, twists, deficits and the key | Opinion
After a series of deliberations and negotiations in New Delhi and Mumbai between the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress, the three players in this protracted drama seem to have reached some consensus.
Updated on Nov 23, 2019 12:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Sachin Kalbag
Visit to Štrbské Pleso, a quaint town in the lap of High Tatras
Our destination was Štrbské Pleso, one of Europe’s most beautiful mountain towns. Very few Indians have heard of this ski resort town.
Updated on Oct 12, 2019 11:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Sachin Kalbag
OnePlus launches the 6, its third flagship phone in 11 months, in Mumbai
It will be competing head-to-head with Apple iPhone 8, 8-Plus, and X; Google Pixel 2 and Google Pixel 2 XL; and Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+.
Updated on May 18, 2018 09:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Kalbag, Mumbai
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