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COVID-19 puts Mumbai’s ‘dabbawalas’ back in the box after 130-year reign

  • Instantly recognisable in their white uniforms paired with the traditional Gandhi caps, the dabbawalas were the envy of delivery giants such as FedEx and Amazon
  • The process would see teams of 40 to 60 men collect the “dabbas” from the registered homes by 9 a.m. before carting them off in cycles and handcarts to the nearest railway station
By Pamela Raghunath ·
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Religion, no bar: Muslim group cremates Hindus as virus fear grips Mumbai

By Sanjay Kumar ·

Bollywood megastar Bachchan hospitalized with COVID-19

By AFP ·

India’s Mumbai braces for monsoon diseases amid strain of a pandemic

By Reuters ·
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Tale of two cities: Bollywood mulls move over virus curbs

By Subhash K Jha ·
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Virus-hit Mumbai survives cyclone scare

By Sanjay Kumar ·

Mumbai hospital shut after surge in coronavirus cases among staff

By AFP ·

Mumbai tests noisy drivers with ‘punishing signal’

By Pamela Raghunath ·

From Dubai to Mumbai, Dua Lipa plays packed out gigs, rubs shoulders with Shah Rukh Khan

By Arab News ·

Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace Hotel: Live like a modern maharajah

By SUJATA ASSOMULL ·

Mumbai fears for homes and lives amid rising seas

By AFP ·

Many feared trapped in major fire in India’s financial capital Mumbai

By Reuters ·

15 killed in dark day for Mumbai daily train commute

By AFP ·

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