Top stories from Mumbai you shouldn’t miss

Commuters pay through their noses as Ola, Uber drivers go on strike

Tourist taxi drivers/owners protest against Ola and Uber in Andheri on March 10.(HT file)

It was a double whammy for the commuters across Mumbai, as they not only had to wait for longer periods to book cabs but were also subjected to surge pricing by app-based cab aggregators Ola and Uber during morning peak hours on Tuesday. Read

Mumbai, bhais and jail: Gangsters who made it out

Two men trapped in a Mumbai teeming with dons and gangs escaped the bloody wars they fought, stopped running from the law, and decided instead to run their lives. They saw a second chance come their way and they grabbed it. Here are their stories. Read

Maha Farmers to sit on day-long fast on March 19, seek abolition of 3 anti-farmer acts

Against the backdrop of the rising suicides, despite satisfactory rainfall and rise in the crops last year, Kisanputra, a Marathwada-based organisation has given a call for a day-long fast on Sunday. Read