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Mumbai's dabbawalas recall breakfast with Queen Elizabeth

It was not easy for two Marathi-speaking dabbawalas to converse with Queen Elizabeth, but they managed to overcome the language barrier, courtesy another royal, this one from India. IMAGE:......

'Prince Charles made us feel like family'

'We will be celebrating our friend's ascension as king by distributing sweets.' IMAGE: Prince Charles, now King Charles III of Great Britain, meets dabbawallahs, during his visit to Mumbai.......

Drug peddler pic: Amruta Fadnavis takes on 'bigde' Nawab Malik

Amruta Fadnavis, wife of former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, hit back at NCP minister Nawab Malik on Monday after he posted a photograph of her with an alleged drug peddler, saying......

India in His Camera!

'I reached Bhopal the day after the gas tragedy; the smell was still in the air.''It was a professional hazard, but I was not scared.' Please click on the images below for a better look at Mukesh......

Mumbai's dabbawalas allowed to travel in local trains

Mumbai's dabbawalas and staff of foreign consulates and high commissions have been allowed to travel in local trains which are currently being run only for essential services staff, officials said......

A tough battle ahead for Mumbai's famous dabbawalas

Mumbai's famous dabbawalas are reinventing themselves to meet the challenge posed by food delivery portals.   Image: Prince charles meets dabbawallahs, who deliver meals to office workers......

Amazon may export delivery lessons from India to cut costs abroad

E-commerce in India could grow to $137 billion by 2020 from $11 billion in 2013, says Morgan Stanley, and firms like Amazon, local market leader Flipkart and rival Snapdeal, backed by Japan's......

India's eCom is growing but labour woes can play spoilsport

Lack of laws, or their enforcement, threaten to infect the $4-billion-sector with unrest. Much before online shopping sites invaded the retail space in India, the seamless delivery mechanism of......

Now, Mumbai's dabbawalas to deliver Flipkart products!

Tapping on the country's renowned supply chain, online marketplace Flipkart on Thursday said it has tied-up with the 'dabbawalas' of Mumbai to ensure last mile delivery to consumers. It is also......

Mumbai's 'Dabbawalas' hike charges to fight rising inflation

The iconic Mumbai 'dabbawalas' or lunch box carriers, have hiked the costs of their delivery by Rs 100 a month to cope up with the rising cost of essential commodities. "We are requesting our......

12 Years A Slave actress showers praise on Lunchbox, Irrfan thrilled

Oscar winning actress Lupita Nyongo (of 12 Years A Slave fame) recently showered praise on Ritesh Batra's The Lunchbox on a microblog site. 'Just saw the movie The Lunchbox: the perfect......

Review: The Lunchbox is the best Indian film in years

Raja Sen feels The Lunchbox is this generation's Masoom.One of my favourite parts in The Lunchbox is when a character buys himself a painting. No, sorry, scratch that; it is when a character......

'We hope The Lunchbox will find an audience for it in India'

After wowing critics at Cannes and Telluride, Ritesh Batra brings The Lunchbox to Toronto. The filmmaker in conversation with Arthur J Pais. Ritesh Batra, whose mature romance The Lunchbox, has......

Why we owe Top Gear an apology

Raja Sen, a Top Gear fan, points out that the problem with the show's Indian edition wasn't the host's political incorrectness, but the fact that it lacked its characteristic bite.Let me first......

Romancing Ram Charan Teja

Just five films old, Mumbai-based actress Kajal Agarwal took the Telugu film industry by storm by signing the most awaited project of 2009 -- Magadheera. She started her stint in Telugu......

Mumbai's Dabbawalas gear up for World T20

IMAGE: Former Indian cricketers Sameer Dighe and Diana Edulji with Mumbai's dabbawalas. Mumbai’s Dabbawalas (lunchbox carriers) will add a flavour of cricketing love to their daily......

Images: Sights and sounds from Mumbai Cyclothon

How often is a hardworking Mumbaikar willing to let go of his Sunday morning sleep? Not many times, you'd say. But on Sunday, most citizens, from tiny tots to youngsters, corporates and......

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