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Mumbai

The Hooch Queens of Mumbai

Haima Deshpande

The recent Malwani hooch tragedy that claimed 102 lives has revealed how women control a large chunk of the illicit business

Khandias: The Keepers of Doongerwadi

Khandias are the people who tend to the Parsi community’s deceased. Open listens to their stories

Mumbai’s Hooch Tragedy

Hooch was being sold in connivance with local cops and excise officials for some 30 years in the slums of Malwani, where the tragedy occurred

An (App)etite for business

The mobile internet has created a new business in the food delivery sector and venture capitalists are rushing to invest in a range of new apps

Real estate: Home truth

India’s luxury housing market is saddled with a demand slowdown, but real estate developers maintain a brave front

The drug lady of Mumbai

Baby Patankar, who introduced Meow Meow to the city and was arrested on 22 April, is said to be worth over Rs 100 crore

Through the Local Looking Glass

A Marathi movie at prime time in Mumbai multiplexes does not deserve outrage

On A Meow Meow High in Mumbai

A new addiction is gripping the city

The Curious Case of an Indian Arab Cricketer

A once-promising but long-forgotten name in Mumbai’s domestic circuit turns up at the World Cup for another country. The story of Swapnil Patil

THE LAST ENCOUNTER

They were Mumbai policemen with a licence to kill. Now they want to be politicians

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