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Missed red flags, approvals: In Maharashtra’s Rs 1,800 crore land scam, a tale of power and impunity

In the 19th century, in the quiet village of Mundhwa on the outskirts of colonial Pune, the British granted 44 acres of land to 26 families from the Mahar community. These land grants, known as Watan land, were in return for their hereditary service as village watchmen, messengers, field measurers,…

Newslaundry

Karan Gokani shares his recipe for a Bombay sandwich, the cheese toastie of dreams

From his latest cookbook, Indian 101, Karan Gokani shares his favourite street food snack

Evening Standard

Dishoom Permit Room, London, hotel review

HOTELS: Come to Dishoom’s new hotel for the delicious Indian dishes and cocktails, stay for the comfy beds and divine decor, says Angela Hui

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Award-winning Indian restaurant confirms date of first Glasgow opening

An award-winning Indian restaurant chain has confirmed the opening date of its new location in Glasgow next month

The National (Scotland)

Cult Indian Restaurant Dishoom Has Launched a Two-Suite Hotel in Notting Hill That's a Love Letter to Bombay's Culture

Tucked inside a storied old public house, the just-opened Portobello location, part of the eatery's Permit Room concept, leans into art, music, and design to unite East and West

Livingetc

From Mumbai’s ‘illegal migrant workers’ to Melbourne crypto traders, The Degenerates is global Australian literature

In Raeden Richardson’s debut novel, The Degenerates, displacement and travel feature within the lives of aspiring outcasts in the wildly disparate cities of Bombay (Mumbai’s colonial precursor), in Melbourne’s inner-city lanes and southwest suburbs, and in downtown New York.

The Conversation

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

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Newslaundry

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:

Evening Standard

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.

Dynamite News

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:

The Hindu

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.

The Hindu

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

Louder

"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

The Hindu

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.

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