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Last straw for McDonald’s, Burger King and others in Mumbai plastic ban

Article Agency - 26 Jun 2018

The new ban, in force since Saturday, prohibits the use of disposable plastic items such as bags, cutlery, cups and bottles under a certain size

Indian student’s gang rape: Protests flare as teen is sentenced to 3 years

Article Staff Reporter - 31 Aug 2013

The sentencing of a teenager to three years in a juvenile detention centre over the fatal gang rape of a student in New Delhi has sparked outrage.

Police arrest fifth suspect in Mumbai gang-rape incident

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Aug 2013

Mumbai police have arrested the final member of a gang suspected of raping a photographer, a crime that reignited anger about women's safety in India.

Police arrest second suspect in Mumbai gang rape case

Article Sapa Ap - 24 Aug 2013

A second man has been arrested in the gang rape of a photojournalist in Mumbai as police promise swift justice.

Gang rape of journalist in Mumbai sparks comparisons with Delhi attack

Article Reuters - 23 Aug 2013

The rape of a photojournalist in the Indian city of Mumbai has evoked comparisons to a similar assault in New Delhi that led to nationwide protests.

The last of a Parsi culinary legacy

Article Staff Reporter - 17 May 2013

Mumbai’s grand old Parsi cafes are a symbol of the city’s diverse cuisine and ethnic groups, but they are a dying breed.

Slumming it through Dharavi

Article Staff Reporter - 31 Oct 2011

<b>Nickolaus Bauer</b> journeys through India's slum of Dharavi: a world filled with poverty, drugs and petty criminals, and little will for change.

SA condemns Mumbai bombings

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Jul 2011

South Africa has condemned the "unjustifiable" terror bombings in India in which 17 people were killed and more that 130 were injured two days ago.

Police mount search for Mumbai bombers

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Jul 2011

Indian police searched for clues on Thursday about who was behind three coordinated bomb blasts that killed at least 17 people in Mumbai.

India reels after triple terror blasts rip through Mumbai

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Jul 2011

Three terrorist bomb attacks have killed at least 20 and injured scores of people in Mumbai, threatening to destabilise peace talks with Pakistan.

Hobbling Murali leads Sri Lanka to victory

Article Staff Reporter - 18 Mar 2011

Veteran spinner Muttiah Muralitharan shrugged off a worrying injury scare to take four wickets as Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by 112 runs.

Ponting will be charged after TV damage claims

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Feb 2011

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting will be charged after allegedly damaging a TV in the dressing room during his side's match against Zimbabwe.

Cricket World Cup final venue fails fire inspection

Article Staff Reporter - 18 Feb 2011

Wankhede Stadium, venue for the Cricket World Cup final on April 2, has not met fire safety standards, the chief fire officer for Mumbai said.

Mumbai gunman: ‘Go ahead, hang me’

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Jul 2009

The sole surviving gunman of last year's Mumbai attacks said on Wednesday he was prepared to be put to death after making a dramatic confession.

Pakistan ‘terror culture’ cited in Mumbai attacks trial

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Apr 2009

The Islamist militant attacks on Mumbai were the product of Pakistan's "strategic terror culture", an Indian court was told on Friday.

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