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The Thackerays are back on stage. But will the script sell in 2025 Mumbai?

From branding South Indians as “yandu gundu” in the 70s to targeting North Indians as “bhaiyas”, regional identity has long been the Thackeray brand’s go-to political weapon – first with Bal Thackeray’s Shiv Sena, then with Raj Thackeray’s breakaway Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. Decades later, with both Uddhav and Raj politically…

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Superman's 'Insane' Marketing Stunt Stuns London and Mumbai as New Film Release Nears

Superman's giant sculpture atop The Shard and Mumbai's Sea Link light show wow fans worldwide, promoting the new DC Studios film releasing 11 July 2025, starring David Corenswet.

International Business Times UK

Mumbai to Manchester: budget airline touches down with new direct route

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Indian budget airline arrives in UK with nonstop route served for first time

Direct flights connecting Mumbai and Manchester will now depart three times a week

The Independent UK

Snakes on a plane from Thailand bound for India, again

Indian customs officers in Mumbai said they have stopped a plane passenger arriving from Thailand with a cargo of live snakes, the third such seizure this month.

Bangkok Post

30 Minimalist Comics By Mayanka Goel That Hit Right In The Funny Bone

Mayanka Goel, screenwriter, copywriter, journalist, and artist from Mumbai, India, draws what we’re all thinking — but funnier.

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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.

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Multiple passengers and crew fall ill on Air India flight from London

Five passengers and two crew members said they were experiencing symptoms such as dizziness and nausea

The Independent UK

Air India Heathrow flight chaos as seven people taken ill mid-air

Passengers on board an Air India flight felt sick due to a slow compression and a gradual decrease in cabin pressure, an airline official said

Evening Standard

What are the most expensive weddings ever as Jeff Bezos & Lauren Sanchez prepare to tie the knot

Here we uncover some of the world’s most expensive weddings

Evening Standard

OPINION - London should copy Mumbai: how rewilding can make us love our city again

London is embarking on a rewilding journey. The lower reaches of the Thames are, for the first time in centuries, a place to spot seals in abundance, clouds of seabirds, teeming fish, dolphins and even whales. Beavers, carefully reintroduced at Enfield and at Ealing (where they were released by the…

Evening Standard

No Australians believed dead in Air India plane crash

Australian diplomats believe no citizens or residents were on board an Air India plane that crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad, killing more than 240.

AAP

Acquitted in 2 cases, but a former terror suspect is a lifetime prisoner of suspicion

At 12.48 pm on May 13, 2025, Abdul Wahid Shaikh stood at the threshold of academic triumph. After years of struggle, the 47-year-old school teacher was finally submitting his PhD thesis on “prison literature” at Mahatma Gandhi Mission University in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. A man who had spent nine years…

Newslaundry

At least 5 killed as passengers fall off overcrowded train in India

Incident occurred when passengers hanging from open doorways of Pushpak Express collided with others doing the same on a train approaching from the opposite direction

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Indian smuggler caught at airport with 52 live venomous snakes and exotic animals

Passenger from Bangkok found carrying Indonesian pit vipers, spider-tailed horned vipers and Asian leaf turtles in luggage

AAP

Inglis lights way as Punjab power to top-two IPL place

Punjab Kings have secured a top-two spot in the Indian Premier League playoffs after dominating five-time winners Mumbai Indians by seven wickets

The Independent UK

Storms kill 14 in Pakistan and flooding sparks chaos in Mumbai as early monsoon batters South Asia

Rains follow a period of extreme heat when temperatures soared above 45C

International Business Times

In India's Congested Cities, Delivery Apps Cash In

In India's sprawling financial hub of Mumbai armies of "dabbawalas" have for decades crisscrossed the city by foot and bicycle, delivering home-cooked food to office workers who are keen to avoid the searing heat and traffic-snarled streets.

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What Hi-Fi?

3 fantastic foreign films to stream this weekend on Netflix, Now TV or Prime Video

From an intimate drama on the streets of Mumbai to a martial arts epic from Hong Kong

The Independent UK

Yorkshire captain Jonny Bairstow joins Mumbai Indians for IPL play-offs

The 35-year-old replaces Will Jacks, who will leave after the final league game to join up with England for the white-ball series against West Indies.

The Guardian - UK

Your chance to stare down a god: inside the British Museum’s mesmerising look at Indian religions

A show full of deities, snakes and shrines puts three ancient faiths in the spotlight. Our writer seeks out its inspiration in the bustling metropolis of Mumbai

Evening Standard

Bombay Royal: the Princess Royal pub to host Bombay Bustle residency

Mumbai-style street food will be paired with pints of Cobra and spicy margaritas

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: Thunderstorms bring rain and hail to parts of the Balkans

Hot start to May gives way to significant rainfall, with egg-sized hailstones reportedly hitting Slavonski Brod in Croatia

The Independent UK

Punjab-Mumbai IPL game shifted to Ahmedabad because of India-Pakistan tensions

The Punjab Kings-Mumbai Indians game in the Indian Premier League on Sunday has been shifted from Dharamsala to Ahmedabad because of the India-Pakistan tensions

Al Jazeera

‘No deterrent value’: Will India’s strikes on Pakistan stop armed attacks?

India has said its missiles were aimed at stopping new attacks on its territory. But analysts question that approach.

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