Mumbai

Friendship becomes a powerful act of resistance in 'All We Can Imagine as Light'

12:19pm November 18, 2024

This enveloping drama, which centers two women in Mumbai, is about solidarity between women, about making ends meeting, and about how a populous city can feel like the loneliest place in the world.

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A young fan came to the Mumbai home of rapper Saniya Mistri Qayammuddin – aka Saniya MQ — to pay her respects and pose for a selfie.

The improbable fame of a hijab-wearing teen rapper from a poor neighborhood in Mumbai

11:41am April 16, 2023

by Raksha Kumar

First Saniya wrote poems. Then she began rapping. Now she appears on TV and YouTube and before big crowds, spreading her message about justice. Her father the rickshaw driver is her chauffeur.

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Victims of COVID-19 are cremated in funeral pyres this week in New Delhi. Scientists says the real death toll and number of infections are likely much higher than what the Indian government is reporting.

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India Is Counting Thousands Of Daily COVID Deaths. How Many Is It Missing?

9:13pm April 30, 2021

Scientists, funeral directors and survivors say the real numbers of infections and deaths in India may be many times more than the reported figures.

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Funeral pyres for patients who died of COVID-19 are seen burning this week at a makeshift crematorium in New Delhi.

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How India Went From A Ray Of Hope To A World Record For Most COVID Cases In A Day

5:33pm April 22, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

India's COVID-19 caseload plummeted to record lows in February. Now a startling spike is causing health systems — and possibly law and order — to break down. What went wrong?

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A woman fills a bottle from the tap at the Seth Gangalal V. Mulji Nandlal fountain. Researchers and water rights activist say the pandemic has exacerbated the huge inequality in Mumbai's water supply, with lower-income families struggling to find affordab

PHOTOS: Mumbai Falls In Love All Over Again With Its Forgotten Fountains

9:47am April 11, 2021

by Sushmita Pathak

They're majestic. They're neglected. And now they're slowly being fixed up. Conservationists are preserving them — and officials hope the fountains will supply free water for the city's impoverished.

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Residents look out of their windows at the Dharavi slum during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown.

How Bubonic Plague Reshaped The Streets Of Mumbai

7:30am March 07, 2021

by Sushmita Pathak

The scenes that have played out in India's financial capital this year with COVID-19 bear a striking resemblance to what life was like when the bubonic plague hit more than a century ago.

Devotees prepare to immerse in an artificial pond an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh in Mumbai, India, Aug. 23. India's coronavirus caseload topped 3 million that day, with the country leading the world in new daily infections.

Hindus Work Around Coronavirus To Celebrate God Ganesh, Remover Of Obstacles

3:34pm August 27, 2020

Mumbai officials get creative to allow devotees to celebrate the elephant-headed god safely, even as virus cases surge in other parts of India.

Commuters drive along Marine Drive amid heavy rainfall in Mumbai on Wednesday as cyclone Nisarga neared landfall on India's west coast.

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Powerful Cyclone Makes Landfall Near Indian City Of Mumbai

5:00am June 03, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Severe Cyclonic Storm Nisarga was spinning wind gusts up to 75 mph as it made landfall south of the megacity on India's west coast.

Mumbai's Historic Ramadan Food Bazaar Closes For The First Time — Due To Coronavirus

10:10am April 30, 2020

by Sushmita Pathak

The famous food stalls and shops on Mumbai's Mohammed Ali Road are closed during India's lockdown. "This is the first time I'm seeing Mohammed Ali Road come to a standstill," says a restaurant owner.

A health worker checks the temperature of passengers about to board a bus on Monday to their villages in Gauhati, India, after they were stranded during a lockdown to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.

Despite The Pandemic, India Sees A Drop In Mortality Under Lockdown

12:04pm April 27, 2020

by Lauren Frayer

With more residents staying indoors, fewer Indians are dying from road and train accidents, leading to a drop in overall mortality. Crime is also down.