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Mumbai local: Why I almost gave up cushy first-class

In the priviledged first-class compartment, there are no bhajan mandalis, no loud phone conversations, and no 'gardi'. But being singled out in your corner, and stalked, make 'gardi' feel safe.

A horse ride on Marine Drive may soon be history

The Bombay High Court yesterday asked civic authorities to seize the horses kept in unlicensed stables in the city and hand them over to the NGO Animals and Birds Charitable Trust.

A Dharavi scrap dealer who collects the treasures of time and history

Forty-nine-year-old Shirish Jani has 8,000 stamps, collected over 39 years, from over 15 countries and not a single one purchased. By profession, he is a paper scrap dealer. By vocation, he is a philatelist.

Sparrows are tough but Mumbai is tougher

But a 10-member BNHS expert committee has recently submitted recommendations to the Ministry of Forests and Environment that may bring the birds and bees back.