Read my report on the India Maritime Week 2025 that showcased the latest in maritime trade, innovation and sustainability, as India charts its blue-economy future! #IMW2025 #IndiaMaritimeWeek #Maritime #BlueEconomy #Trade #Innovation

#PollWatch | Mumbai's sidewalks, that once symbolised access, are now buried under systematised #encroachment. The law exists, the duty persists, but in action ... there is dereliction, writes Manu Shrivastava. READ: thedraftworld.com/2025/11/illega… #Hawker #PublicSpace #MumbaiNews

The 56th International Film Festival of India #IFFI throws open the arena: 15 films in the international competition, from German-Turkish war coming-of-age to a Tamil war biopic, reports Manu Shrivastava. READ: thedraftworld.com/2025/11/fiftee… #IFFI2025 #FilmFestival #Goa #Amaran

#PollWatch | With #BMC elections around the corner, public #safety is emerging as a critical issue in Colaba & Cuffe Parade. Manu Shrivastava writes how rising #crime reflects deeper failures and why change is urgent. READ: thedraftcolaba.com/2025/11/colaba… #Election2025 #BMCBattle2025

#PollWatch | In a space-starved Mumbai, its the lack of political will compounded by public apathy that leaves the city parched of #public space, writes Manu Shrivastava. READ: thedraftcolaba.com/2025/11/colaba… #BMCBattle2025 #Colaba #CuffeParade #PublicSpace #RightToWalk #MumbaiNews

As #IFFI 56 readies to open in Panjim #Goa, the city is undergoing a massive transformation. #Infrastructure upgrade, #security, FTII Film Appreciation Course & a new cultural arm #IFFIESTA, highlighting innovation, creativity & technology in #Cinema. #Film #Awards #IFFI56

Today, at 3.30 pm, the streets of Panaji #Goa will transform into a vibrant canvas as the Opening #Parade sets the tone for the festivities at #IFFI56. READ: thedraftworld.com/2025/11/IFFI-5… #IFFI #IFFIGoa #IFFI2025 #Carnival #Parade #Panjim #Creativity #Film #Cinema #FilmFestival

#IFFI56 is off to a glamorous start. Stay tuned and follow The Draft News for updates from the world of #cinema, this #IFFI! #IFFI2025 #IFFIGoa #FilmFestival #Goa #Panjim #goadiaries #Bollywood #Sreeleela #balkrishna #nbk #pramodsawant #BJP #carnival #fiesta #goan #anupamkher

Stalking, esp by 'friends' & acquaintances, occurs in the most innocuous form. In the garb of concern, perpetrators continue to get info of victim's whereabouts. In cities such as Bengaluru, with high migrant population, such instances go unnoticed, emboldening stalkers. #MeToo

Keep an eye for my writings as I handhold you through the modus operandi of these perpetrators, some commonplace and some innovative like matrimonial platforms. #Stalking #MeToo #MigrantPopulation #Crime #WomenSafety

It's time to expose the tactics adopted by 'friends and acquaintances who stalk women.

Bengaluru with its high migrant population, provides the perfect lure of anonymity for #crimes against women. Just had a conversation in #Bengaluru with women, living & working here, who shared personal accounts of harassment and feeling unsafe. #WomenSafety #Stalking #MeToo

Case in point: Recent rape-murder of a 65 yo woman by her domestic help, a brutal breach of trust. The case exposes gaps in worker verification & urban safety for locals. This isn’t about origin but accountability, screening & policing, now! youtube.com/watch?v=6PpqTU… #WeedOutTheRot