Mumbai
‘Mumbai Mafia: Police vs The Underworld’ -Revisiting Mumbai’s tumultuous era
‘Mumbai Mafia: Police vs The Underworld’ started streaming on Netflix this week. Introducing '90s Mumbai, the organized crime capital of India, the documentary underpins how Mumbai's organized crime structure evolved into a reign of the mafias and what drove the state apparatus to desperation. The crazy world of destitute boys turned gangsters, insiders turned informants, police interrogations and all sorts of crimes is aptly captured in this documentary. Real policemen, criminals and journalists talk about the tumultuous times.
BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / Jane Borges’ 'Bombay Balchão' is a crafty explosion of flavour
The characters crackle with life, quirky and contradictory, despicable and sympathetic in turns.
Mosques in Mumbai turn down volume for azaan after Raj Thackeray's demands
Sitting in an office lined with books overlooking a giant prayer hall, Mohammed Ashfaq Kazi, the main preacher at the largest mosque in Mumbai, checked a decibel meter attached to the loudspeakers before he gave the call to worship.
3 dead, 34 injured as foot overbridge collapses in Mumbai
At least three people are dead and 34 others are injured as a foot overbridge collapses near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CSMT) Railway Station in Mumbai.
'Batman' to the rescue for IPL stars
When the Indian Premier League's big hitters need their favourite bat urgently repaired there's one person they call upon -- Aslam Chaudhry, a.k.a. "Batman".
Fire in Mumbai shop kills 12
Twelve workers sleeping in the loft of a dry snacks store in an industrial area of Mumbai are killed by a fire that trapped them in small space they had rented to rest.
Stampede in India's financial capital kills 22
A rush hour stampede during a sudden monsoon downpour at a railway-station in India's financial hub of Mumbai kills at least 22 people and wounds more than 30, an Indian state official says.
Indian fans appalled over Bieber’s lip syncing
Indian fans of Justin Bieber say they are appalled when they realised that the teen pop sensation is lip-syncing some of his songs at his much awaited concert in Mumbai.
Root 'ready' to captain Eng: Cook
England captain Alastair Cook said Monday Joe Root was ready to take over as skipper but that no decision on his own future would be taken until the new year.
‘Mumbai Mafia: Police vs The Underworld’ -Revisiting Mumbai’s tumultuous era
‘Mumbai Mafia: Police vs The Underworld’ started streaming on Netflix this week. Introducing '90s Mumbai, the organized crime capital of India, the documentary underpins how Mumbai's organized crime structure evolved into a reign of the mafias and what drove the state apparatus to desperation. The crazy world of destitute boys turned gangsters, insiders turned informants, police interrogations and all sorts of crimes is aptly captured in this documentary. Real policemen, criminals and journalists talk about the tumultuous times.
Jane Borges’ 'Bombay Balchão' is a crafty explosion of flavour
The characters crackle with life, quirky and contradictory, despicable and sympathetic in turns.
Mosques in Mumbai turn down volume for azaan after Raj Thackeray's demands
Sitting in an office lined with books overlooking a giant prayer hall, Mohammed Ashfaq Kazi, the main preacher at the largest mosque in Mumbai, checked a decibel meter attached to the loudspeakers before he gave the call to worship.
3 dead, 34 injured as foot overbridge collapses in Mumbai
At least three people are dead and 34 others are injured as a foot overbridge collapses near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CSMT) Railway Station in Mumbai.
'Batman' to the rescue for IPL stars
When the Indian Premier League's big hitters need their favourite bat urgently repaired there's one person they call upon -- Aslam Chaudhry, a.k.a. "Batman".
Fire in Mumbai shop kills 12
Twelve workers sleeping in the loft of a dry snacks store in an industrial area of Mumbai are killed by a fire that trapped them in small space they had rented to rest.
Stampede in India's financial capital kills 22
A rush hour stampede during a sudden monsoon downpour at a railway-station in India's financial hub of Mumbai kills at least 22 people and wounds more than 30, an Indian state official says.
Indian fans appalled over Bieber’s lip syncing
Indian fans of Justin Bieber say they are appalled when they realised that the teen pop sensation is lip-syncing some of his songs at his much awaited concert in Mumbai.
Root 'ready' to captain Eng: Cook
England captain Alastair Cook said Monday Joe Root was ready to take over as skipper but that no decision on his own future would be taken until the new year.
Ind demolish Eng to clinch Test series
Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin tore through England's lower order Monday as the hosts won the fourth Test in Mumbai by an innings and 36 runs, clinching the series 3-0.