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Mumbai lad rises from Dharavi slum to become army officer

Growing up in a tough neighborhood of Dharavi in Mumbai, it has been a journey of overcoming life's many challenges for Lieutenant Umesh Keelu. IMAGE: Indian Army Lieutenant Umesh Keelu with his......

Downpour lashes Mumbai, IMD predicts more in next 24 hrs

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday predicted 'moderate to heavy rainfall' for Mumbai city and its suburbs and the possibility of 'very heavy to extremely heavy' showers at isolated......

Mumbai gets ready for Covid 3rd wave with 2,170-bed hospital

The jumbo 2,170-bed COVID-19 hospital at Valanai gaon in suburban Malad equipped with dedicated ICU for children and state-of-the-art medical equipment is one of the four facilities being set up in......

Monsoon hits Mumbai with a bang; IMD issues red alert

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and its suburbs on Wednesday, causing flooding on roads and rail tracks and disrupting suburban train services as the south-west monsoon arrived in the city with a bang,......

On the eve of night curfew, Mumbai sees 6,123 new Covid cases

Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Saturday informed that a night curfew in Mumbai is likely from 10 pm or 11 pm on March 28. IMAGE: Social workers from Sion, wearing PPE suits, distribute......

Cash crunch pain hits Dharavi's leather goods hub

In the first of a six-part series, Viveat Susan Pinto examines how the leather workers at Dharavi in Mumbai are coping after five weeks of demonetisation. IMAGE: "I am unable to pay my karigars......

Dharavi not Asia's largest slum: UNDP report

Dharavi, a congested slum located in the heart of India's financial capital Mumbai, said to be the largest slum in Asia, is actually not, a report by the United Nations Development Programme......

Mumbai to get country's 1st monorail by 2010

Commuters in Mumbai caught in traffic jams are expected to get some relief in the near future with the Maharashtra government planning to introduce the country's first Monorail here by 2010.......

Mumbai may see land price correction

Land prices in some parts of Mumbai could see a correction of up to 25 per cent, if the new initiatives planned by the Maharashtra government to improve land supply in the city fructify. Repeal of......

Top cos line up to rebuild Asia's largest slum

Dharavi Redevelopment Project, the world's largest slum rehabilitation programme, has drawn interest from the who's who of the developer community. Hiranandani, K Raheja Builders, Gamon......

Om Puri: The Chronicler Of Cities On The Boil

'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen,' notes Sreehari Nair on the legendary actor's birthday. IMAGE:......

Rajinikanth's Kaala Karikalan: Whose story is it anyway?

As superstar Rajinikanth begins shooting his newest film, Kaala Karikalan, in Mumbai, there is much speculation about which Tamilian ganglord the Thalaivar is bringing to life on......

Coronavirus: Shoaib Akhtar proposes Indo-Pak series to raise funds

'If India can make 10,000 ventilators for us, Pakistan will remember this gesture forever.' IMAGE: India and Pakistan have not played a full-series since 2007 due to the terrorist attacks on India......

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