Top stories from Mumbai you shouldn’t miss

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

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