Mumbai
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Gangubai Kathiawadi review – Bollywood take on the mafia queen of the Mumbai underworld
Alia Bhatt stars as schmaltz and spectacular fantasy-musical setpieces balance the gruesomeness of this true-c…
- Biodiversity, Biology, Coastlines, Conservation, Coral, Environment, India, Marine life, Mumbai, Oceans, Photography, South and Central Asia, Wildlife, World news
‘Every time the tide recedes, it’s a new world’: Mumbai’s marine life revealed
A group of sea life enthusiasts is documenting a wealth of species thriving in the shadow of India’s most popu…
- Africa, Asia Pacific, Burkina Faso, Children, Education, Global development, Global education, India, Mumbai, Philippines, Schools, Society, South and Central Asia, World news, Zimbabwe
‘Their future could be destroyed’: the global struggle for schooling after Covid closures
Hundreds of millions of children fell behind around the world as schools closed during the pandemic. We look a…
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Avni Doshi on summer in Mumbai
The Burnt Sugar author remembers summer 2007, when her grandmother arrived to help her set up home – and teach…
- Culture, Drama films, Film, India, Irrfan Khan, Mumbai, South and Central Asia, World cinema, World news
Salaam Bombay! review – still fiercely unsentimental and throbbing with energy
The re-release of Mira Nair’s unflinching 1988 story of street children, prostitutes and drug dealers shows it…
- Action and adventure films, Bollywood, Crime films, Culture, Film, India, Mumbai, South and Central Asia, Thrillers, World news
Radhe review – Salman Khan blockbuster is a cheap dash through the fight tropes
Why use the door, Salman? Bollywood megastar goes back to basics, pummelling everything in sight including nar…
- Biodiversity, Conservation, Environment, India, Mumbai, South and Central Asia, Wildlife, World news
From concrete to jungle: cartoonist puts Mumbai’s wildlife on the map
The Indian city is home to 20 million people but is also a place rich in biodiversity, with flamingos, leopard…
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Indian TV anchor’s arrest escalates feud with Maharashtra state
Arnab Goswami’s arrest follows claims that his BJP-backing TV channel smears opponentsOne of India’s most famo…
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Mumbai has wettest monsoon season in more than 61 years
Indian city had 3,679.9mm of rain in June-September, with 395mm falling over 48 hours last week An exceptional…
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‘It’s getting worse by the day’: India’s Covid battle rages on
As virus begins to spread through country’s rural areas, true toll of pandemic is becoming apparentCoronavirus…
- Coronavirus outbreak, Environment, Environmental sustainability, Global development, Hinduism, India, Marine life, Mumbai, Oceans, Pollution, Religion, Society, South and Central Asia, Sustainable development
Covid turns tide on India’s Ganesh festival traditions
Thousands of ritual statues are dunked into the sea off Mumbai each year – but coronavirus and pollution conce…
- Environment, Flooding, Global development, India, Mumbai, Natural disasters and extreme weather, South and Central Asia, World news
Monsoon rains driven by high winds bring flooding misery to Mumbai
India’s commercial capital grinds to a halt after heaviest August rainfall in 47 years causes widespread flood…
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Mumbai flooding: monsoon rains inundate streets, homes and hospitals – video
Scores of videos shared on social media show streets and homes in Mumbai deluged by heavy monsoon rains, drive…
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How renamed streets in Mumbai’s slums are encouraging children to study
A mobile school helped Rehmuddin Shaikh become a rugby star. Now a street named after him is inspiring a new g…
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Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan tests positive for coronavirus
Bachchan’s son Abhishek has also tested positive for the virus, and both are in hospitalBollywood superstar Am…