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......

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:......

Mumbai dabbawalas extend support to Anna's fast

Extending support to social activist Anna Hazare over Lokpal Bill issue, Mumbai's famous dabba-walas (lunch-box carriers) on Friday said there would be no service on August 16, the day he proposes......

'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.......

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 changing face hurts dabbawalas' growth

Craze for fast food and growing trend among the youngsters to eat out have led to near stagnation in the customer base of famed Mumbai dabbawalas, who deliver lunch boxes to over two lakh......

Dial 3636 for Mumbai's dabbawalas

Mumbai's ubiquitous dabbawala has just gone hi-tech. The Gandhi cap-donning logistics professional may not know the SMS lingo, but he sure knows how to stay connected via a mobile phone.Call him......

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......

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......

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......

Will Kaizad Gustad's Mumbai Central be made?

A lot has been said and written about Nadia Khan's death on the sets of Kaizad Gustad's thirdfilm, Mumbai Central.The 27-year-old British national died on May 25 atMumbai's Mahalaxmi station. Khan,......

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......