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Meet the forgotten enslaved and working-class labourers behind British exploration in Africa, Asia and Antarctica

By July 1858, the English explorer John Hanning Speke had been in Africa for 18 months. His eyes and body were weakened by fever, and he still hadn’t found what he set out to discover – the source of the River Nile.

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The rare Bombay cat is like a mini ‘black panther’ that thrives on attention

This breed is rare, so it’s a real treat if you can track one down

PetsRadar

Putting Mumbai on the menu: Dishoom’s founders in the city that inspired them

The team behind the much-loved restaurants explore the places that inspired their ‘Bombay comfort food’ dishes. By Mina Holland

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Lessons from Bihar, India's booze ban

Banning booze in Bihar has empowered gangs and illicit markets in an echo of the 1920s. Here's what went wrong

Salon

Awful and Awesome Ep 378: Paatal Lok, Black Warrant, and an exclusive cast interview

Rajyasree: I read multiple news reports claiming that Saif’s alleged attacker came into Bengal, but had to move to Bombay because there were no job opportunities in the state. Why is a dig being made at Bengal even when…

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Georgina Hayden’s recipe for Bombay chilli cheese ciabatta

Had enough of Christmas fare? Liven up your tastebuds with this Indian street food-inspired spiced cheese toastie

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Splits, single-party dominance: The unusual trajectory of Maharashtra politics

In the lead-up to the Maharashtra polls, observers were cautious in their predictions. The battle between two major alliances, each with three main members, would be too close to call, they said.

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Director’s Cut with Payal Kapadia: An oral history of All We Imagine As Light

Six months is a long time in anyone’s life. In writer-director Payal Kapadia’s case, it’s the amount of time it took for her to travel from, as she told me this summer, fame “is freaking me out a bit” to, as she said when we spoke recently, “maybe I’m not…

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Centre notifies appointment of five lawyers as Bombay High Court judges

Their appointments are for a period of two years, effective from the date they assume charge of their respective offices, as stated in the notification. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The high stakes risks and rewards of the biggest ever Dishoom menu shake up

The company, which has a total of 13 restaurants, including seven in London, revealed this week that its revenues soared 23% last year to £117 million.

Evening Standard

Bombay HC refuses to order certification of Kangana Ranaut's Emergency

The Court has also asked the CBFC to take a decision by September 18. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for September 19. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Sisters divided: How partition ruptured a family in a vanishing community

Remembering the trauma of the India-Pakistan partition of 1947 through the stories of divided families.

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IIT Bombay, Citadel Securities partner to build financial market research lab

IIT Bombay and Citadel Securities, a leading global market maker providing institutional and retail investors with the liquidity they need to trade. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale sworn in, takes Dalit representation in Supreme Court to three

Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale took the oath of office as judge of the Supreme Court on Thursday, raising the Dalit representation on the Bench to three. His appointment was cleared by the Centre on January 24. He had served as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka from…

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Centre notifies appointment of Justice Abhay Ahuja as permanent Judge of Bombay HC

The Central Government, through the Ministry of Law and Justice on Tuesday notified the appointment of Justice Abhay Ahuja as an additional judge to permanent Judge of Bombay High Court. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Bombay HC refuses to hear PIL urging ban on Jarange-Patil’s January 20 Mumbai rally

HC refused to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil’s Mumbai rally.

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How Baghdadi Jews with ties to India are preserving their culinary history

Their numbers in India may be dwindling, but the Baghdadi Jews who emigrated from Bombay and Calcutta are holding on to their history with aloo makala and holiday favourite chicken chitarnee

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"I've lived, I really have. I've done it all. I love the fact that I make people happy": The life and times of rock's most outrageous star, Freddie Mercury

How a shy kid from Zanzibar helped propel Queen to superstardom

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McGann Hospital doctors in Shivamogga conduct rare surgery

Shivamogga: Doctors at McGann Hospital successfully conducted surgery on woman w/ruptured ectopic pregnancy after arranging rare Bombay blood group. Team of doctors, w/guidance of Medical Superintendent & District Surgeon, secured blood from donors & conducted 3-hr surgery. Director thanked donors & congratulated team for successful surgery.

The Hindu

Scent for the senses

Fragrances evoke memories, soothe nerves, and energise. From Veeda's 'Bombay luxury' to Rosemoore's 'luxurious yet affordable' range, Niana's 'subtle, evocative, and eclectic' aromas, to Armatuer's 'whittled effect' containers and Maeva's 'collection of keepsakes', there's something for everyone.

The Hindu

A homecoming for this Malayali clown

Biju Pushkaran is the only Malayalee clown in the Rambo Circus team. He used to hide his profession from his children, but in 2011, his son was proud to see him perform. Biju left Kerala at 8 after being beaten by his father and went to Bombay, where he learned…

Dynamite News

Centre notifies appointment and elevations of several judges in different High Courts

The Central Government on Saturday notified the appointment and elevations of several Judges in Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, Bombay Calcutta, Gauhati, Kerala and Chhatisgarh High Courts. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Justice Ramesh D Dhanuka sworn as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court

Justice Ramesh D Dhanuka was on Sunday sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. Read further on Dynamite News:

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A revolutionary period of Indian mapmaking explored at Asiatic Society of Mumbai’s Mapped! exhibition

Twenty-two archival maps from the Great Trigonometrical Survey and the Bombay Revenue Survey of the 19th century reveal India’s advanced map-making methodologies

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Edinburgh city centre to get new Chaakoo Bombay Cafe restaurant

The Indo-Irani tapas restaurant is moving across the M8 as it opens its first-ever restaurant to the capital in June with the new venture set to create 50 new jobs.

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