Mumbai's dabbawalas allowed to travel in local trains

Mumbai's dabbawalas and staff of foreign consulates and high commissions have been allowed to travel in local trains which are currently being run only for essential services staff, officials said......

Dabbawalas join Anna's protest

For the first time in their 120-year-old history, Mumbai's famous dabbawalas, who deliver tiffins to over two lakh customers daily, on Friday took a break to support social activist Anna Hazare in......

Dabbawalas to represent Maharashtra at R-Day

Famed for their proficiency in delivering lunch-boxes, Mumbai Dabbawalas will again make Maharashtra proud while representing the state in the Republic Day parade at the national capital. "We would......

Mumbai dabbawalas extend support to Anna's fast

Extending support to social activist Anna Hazare over Lokpal Bill issue, Mumbai's famous dabba-walas (lunch-box carriers) on Friday said there would be no service on August 16, the day he proposes......

A tough battle ahead for Mumbai's famous dabbawalas

Mumbai's famous dabbawalas are reinventing themselves to meet the challenge posed by food delivery portals.   Image: Prince charles meets dabbawallahs, who deliver meals to office workers......

Now, Mumbai's dabbawalas to deliver Flipkart products!

Tapping on the country's renowned supply chain, online marketplace Flipkart on Thursday said it has tied-up with the 'dabbawalas' of Mumbai to ensure last mile delivery to consumers. It is also......

Dial 3636 for Mumbai's dabbawalas

Mumbai's ubiquitous dabbawala has just gone hi-tech. The Gandhi cap-donning logistics professional may not know the SMS lingo, but he sure knows how to stay connected via a mobile phone.Call him......

Mumbai's 'Dabbawalas' hike charges to fight rising inflation

The iconic Mumbai 'dabbawalas' or lunch box carriers, have hiked the costs of their delivery by Rs 100 a month to cope up with the rising cost of essential commodities. "We are requesting our......

Gauri offers a peek into SRK's office

Meet the love of Anil Kapoor's life... Arjun remembers his mother... Photograph: Kind courtesy Gauri Khan/Instagram 'Designing Shah Rukh's office at Red Chillies was a great experience throughout......

Nana Patekar takes over Philadelphia

It wasn't your typical US desi convention With entrepreneurs, dabbawalas, politicians, actors and playback legends, the Brihan Maharashtra Mandal (BMM) convention in......

12 Years A Slave actress showers praise on Lunchbox, Irrfan thrilled

Oscar winning actress Lupita Nyongo (of 12 Years A Slave fame) recently showered praise on Ritesh Batra's The Lunchbox on a microblog site. 'Just saw the movie The Lunchbox: the perfect......

Review: The Lunchbox is the best Indian film in years

Raja Sen feels The Lunchbox is this generation's Masoom.One of my favourite parts in The Lunchbox is when a character buys himself a painting. No, sorry, scratch that; it is when a character......

Mumbai's Dabbawalas gear up for World T20

IMAGE: Former Indian cricketers Sameer Dighe and Diana Edulji with Mumbai's dabbawalas. Mumbai’s Dabbawalas (lunchbox carriers) will add a flavour of cricketing love to their daily......

Images: Sights and sounds from Mumbai Cyclothon

How often is a hardworking Mumbaikar willing to let go of his Sunday morning sleep? Not many times, you'd say. But on Sunday, most citizens, from tiny tots to youngsters, corporates and......