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Bhiwandi’s ‘Spider-Man’ uses his ‘power’ to responsibly help commuters cross waterlogged streets

Bhiwandi’s ‘Spider-Man’ uses his ‘power’ to responsibly help commuters cross waterlogged streets

Embodying the iconic line “with great power comes great responsibility,” a man in a Spider-Man costume named Shadab transformed into a real-life superhero on the waterlogged streets of Bhiwandi, Maharashtra. Frustrated by municipal delays after heavy monsoon rains left the city flooded and traffic paralysed, he donned the costume to step into the chaos. A man dressed as Spider-Man in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi. (X/@ANI) Shadab took matters into his own hands by directing vehicles and clearing stagnant water to ease commuter distress. A video of his cinematic inspiration has drawn widespread attention, prompting many to praise him. Also Read: ‘1 hour of travel. 3 minutes in office’: Mumbai woman’s monsoon ordeal sparks discussion on city’s infrastructure “A local, Shadab, dressed as ‘Spider-Man ‘, assists traffic movement amid waterlogging in Bhiwandi,” ANI tweeted as they shared a video of Shadab in action. While directing vehicles and helping commuters, he also high-fives some and shakes hands with a few, appreciating his gesture. Why the effort? “I noticed that the Municipal authorities hadn’t come here to address the issue …

‘Picture unclear’: US tariff cut draws cautious response from Bhiwandi’s textile market | Mumbai News

‘Picture unclear’: US tariff cut draws cautious response from Bhiwandi’s textile market | Mumbai News

3 min readMumbaiFeb 4, 2026 11:00 PM IST Even as the US has agreed to reduce tariffs on Indian goods from 50 per cent to 18 per cent, reactions from Bhiwandi’s textile market have been cautious, with powerloom owners saying the cut still leaves duties well above earlier levels and the impact on their business remains uncertain. Bhiwandi was a thriving powerloom hub with a report from the National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NI-MSME) stating that as many as 12 lakh powerlooms alone were situated in Bhiwandi with its industry’s turnover estimated at Rs 10,000 crore annually. Having transitioned from traditional handlooms, the powerlooms in Bhiwandi spin yarn to churn out raw material, known as grey cloth in local parlance, which is later sent across merchants and centres for finished textile products. However, in the recent past, the total number of powerlooms in Bhiwandi has dwindled below 4 lakh owing to the blows dealt to the unorganised industry by demonetisation, followed by immediate implementation of GST and high power tariffs. The sharp …