Mumbai
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Drives me crazy: Mumbai residents plead for respite from ‘musical road’
Motorway stretch plays music as a safety feature but those close to it say ‘intrusive’ noise is constant and d…
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‘Exclusively for the elite’: why Mumbai’s new motorway is a symbol of the divide between rich and poor
With 64% of the city’s residents relying on buses and trains so overloaded that up to 10 passengers die a day,…
- Air pollution, Artificial intelligence (AI), Computing, Environment, India, Mumbai, Pollution, South and Central Asia, Technology, World news
‘It’s hell for us here’: Mumbai families suffer as datacentres keep the city hooked on coal
As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacenters, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbour…
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Threats, fear and hope as Mumbai slum dwellers await the bulldozers
Many of Dharavi’s 1m residents fear community hub will become playground for rich under Adani Group’s redevelo…
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US extradites Canadian citizen to India for alleged role in deadly Mumbai attacks
Tahawwur Hussain Rana, 64, to stand trial for plotting multiday slaughter carried out by 10 Islamist gunmenA P…
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Tata redundancy scheme targeted older, non-Indian nationals in UK, tribunal hears
Three claimants allege Mumbai-based consultancy firm discriminated against them during restructuringA UK divis…
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Mumbai comedy club ransacked after performer’s joke about local politician
Shiv Sena party supporters tore apart the Habitat comedy club after Kunal Kamra’s satirical song about a top m…
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Knife removed from Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan’s spine after intruder attack
Actor repeatedly stabbed during 2am attack at Mumbai flat he shares with Kareena Kapoor and their two children…
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Ladies Only review – striking account of sisterhood’s intricacies on the Mumbai metro
Shot in stunning black and white, a tapestry of faces and voices beautifully lays bare the hidden subtleties o…
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All We Imagine As Light review – dreamlike and gentle modern Mumbai tale is a triumph
Cannes film festivalPayal Kapadia’s glorious Cannes competition selection is an absorbing story of three nurse…
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Student’s sexual assault and murder shows women’s safety in India ‘not a priority’
Despite reforms, campaigners say Mumbai killing proves lack of progress in protecting students since 2012 ‘Nir…
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Thirteen killed in India after bus carrying musicians falls into gorge
Twenty-nine passengers also injured as vehicle slides off highway during journey from Pune to MumbaiA passenge…
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The Great Abandonment: the extraordinary exodus of India’s migrant labourers – video
In 2020, the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, announced one of the harshest Covid lockdowns in the world,…
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The Great Abandonment: the extraordinary exodus of India’s migrant labourers
In 2020, the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, announced one of the harshest Covid lockdowns in the world,…
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Wolverine fish and blind eel among 212 new freshwater species
Report from Shoal on 2021’s newly described species shows ‘there are still hundreds and hundreds more freshwat…