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The article discusses the elevated walkways of Mumbai, India. Pedestrians, cars, motorcycles, street vendors, and others have created extreme congestion on the city's streets and walkways. To alleviate the situation, walkways 20 feet above the ground are being built at various Mumbai train stations.

The article discusses opposition from taxicab drivers in Mumbai, India to government rules that will mandate replacement of all taxicabs 25 years of age or older. Most taxicabs are at least that old, and their drivers appreciate their low maintenance costs. After buying a new taxicab Sheikh Shamin Ahmed was harassed by other drivers.

The article discusses developments in a dispute between Anil Ambania and his Reliance Natural Resources Ltd, and brother Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries Ltd. The Bombay High Court ruled that Reliance Industries must sell natural gas to Reliance Natural Resources for 17 years, and at a price that is currently well below market prices.

The article discusses the reopening of the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower and the Trident Oberoi hotel complexes in Mumbai, India. Both hotels were severely damaged in the November, 2008 terrorist attacks by Islamic radicals that killed over 170 persons. Both reopenings were marked by memorial services and heightened security.

The article focuses on the milkmen at the government-owned dairy in Bombay, India. Milk is an important element of the Indian diet, and when the state dairy was a monopoly, milkmen were respected civil servants. In 2001, the government of Bombay's province allowed private dairies to enter the market. These dairies now account for over 90 percent of milk sales. Indian law prevents civil servants from being laid off, so the state milkmen report for work each day to do nothing.

The article discusses career opportunities in India afforded by jobs in shopping malls. Persons whose lack of education prevents them from finding work with India's technology companies find that entry-level jobs as sales clerks can provide paths to higher income and more material comforts. The circumstances of three young men working for a Pantaloon store in a Mumbai, India shopping mall illustrate the phenomenon.

The article focuses on Kishore Biyani of Mumbai, India who has built a large and successful retail business in the country by designing stores that are messy noisy, and cramped. When Biyani opened stores in the country in 2001 he found that many customers were entering and leaving his stores without buying anything and assumed that it was because Indian customers weren't used to shopping in quiet sterile environments. He redesigned them and had financial success as a result.

The article reports on the state of the two-month standoff between Bollywood film producers and India's multiplex theaters as of May 2009. India's film producers decided not to release new films to multiplexes unless they would be given a greater share in box-office revenues. It is noted that sales have been affected by the battle between the producers and the multiplex owners at the $2 billion a year film industry in India. The standoff is expected to be resolved in June.

This article reports on the arrests of Uday Warekar and Palraj Ganpat Tewar by police authorities in Mumbai, India for allegedly sabotaging the helicopter of Anil Ambani, an influential billionaire industrialist. Police authorities said that a dispute between the company that maintained the aircraft and its employees was the motive for the sabotage. The two suspects could reportedly face life in prison if convicted of the crime. The suspects works for Air Works Pvt. Ltd.

The article reports on a criminal investigation into the alleged sabotage of the helicopter of telecom and media magnate Anil Ambani by the Indian police. The lack of evidence that the incident was an assassination attempt by Ambani's business rivals has been confirmed by a senior Mumbai police officer. The discovery of gravel poured into the engine of a helicopter used by Ambani has prompted the criminal investigation into the incident.

The article reports that an investigation into the probable sabotage of a helicopter owned by industrialist Anil Ambani took another angle on April 28, 2009, as police revealed they suspected Bharat Borge, the craft's mechanic, committed suicide. On April 24, 2009, Raghvinder Nath, the helicopter's pilot, filed a complaint with the Mumbai, India police, alleging sabotage. On April 23, 2009, Borge found mud and pebbles on the helicopter engine that could have downed it on its next flight.

The article reports on the impact of the Mumbai terrorist attacks in November 2008 on the morale of the Mumbai police force. It recounts that despite the existence of 42,000 police officers, they failed to stop the attacks of 10 terrorists equipped with assault rifles and grenades in the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower. Ratio of police to civilians in India is said to be 100,000 people to 125 police officers, according to the National Crime Record Bureau. Effects of the incident on the opinion regarding the police are also highlighted.

the article reports on the responses of the citizens of India to the terrorist attacks in Mumbai in November 2008. Allegedly frustrated with local authorities for lapses in responding to the attacks that killed 171 people over three days, Mumbaikars have turned to private sector security and emergency services. The article features the nonprofit group, All Citizens' Vigilance Committee, and the private emergency service Dial 1298 for Ambulance as among those groups that have reportedly received attention because of the attacks.

The article reports on the impact of the 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai, India on chefs. Noriyuki Kanda, whose Wasabi restaurant was destroyed during the attack, has been living in borrowed clothes since the incident. It states that other foreign chefs from several restaurants have been also removed from their kitchens and homes.

The article describes the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India in November 2008. As Indian troops successfully freed hostages who were mostly foreigners and rooted out terrorists, there was some relief in the city. But for those with some personal connection to the attacks, the article claims, it was a day of waiting, fear and mourning. Worried relatives began arriving from around the world to search for their loved ones where 150 people, mostly Indians died.

The article presents the forecast for the Bombay Stock Exchange in India in 2008. The benchmark Sensitive Index (Sensex) posted gains averaging 45 percent a year from 2005 to 2007. Market watchers anticipate increases in stocks to moderate to 15 percent to 20 percent as domestic growth is being impeded by such factors as the U.S. credit crunch. It says that the performance of the Indian market in 2008 is not expected to be affected by turmoil in neighboring Pakistan after the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on December 27.

The article offers information on the quality of life in Mumbai, India. An overview of the increasing cost of high-end homes in Mumbai is presented. The cost of living in India is still expensive due to high taxes on luxury goods and government restrictions on imports. Some of the problems in Mumbai include waste disposal, pollution and traffic congestion.

The article discusses Rakesh Maria, the police officer in charge of India's investigation into a series of terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed 171 people. Maria's police skills have inspired at least one movie in Bollywood's motion picture industry. Investigators under Maria's command may use truth serum on Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist.

The article focuses on the terrorist attack in Bombay, India's financial district which began on November 26, 2008. A group believed to number about a dozen terrorists used automatic weapons and hand grenades in an assault on places where large number of civilians, especially foreigners, congregate, including hotels, restaurants, and the main railroad station. The terrorists were reported to be targeting U.S. and British citizens.

The article reports that 40 people were arrested in raids on militant camps and offices across the northwestern and central parts of Pakistan as the crackdown on terrorists that staged the November 2008 3-day siege on Mumbai, India intensified. A senior Pakistani official said that no arrested suspect would be handed to India. It was said that there is an immense pressure on Pakistan to dismantle Lashkar-e-Taiba, the group reportedly responsible on the attack that killed 171 people. The confusion on the arrest of Maulana Masood Azhar was also mentioned.

The article reports on the arrest of two leaders of the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist group in Pakistan. Diplomats and analysts said that the arrest was a good first step by Pakistan in satisfying U.S. and Indian demands to clamp down on the group suspected of being behind the Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008. It says that Pakistan also faces pressure to act on Lashkar's parent organization, Jamaat-ud-Dawa. Though banned, Jamaat retains a high public profile such as running schools, doing relief work and fund-raising millions of dollars a year.

The article discusses a series of terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. Over a three-day period assailants deploying explosives and gunfire attacked ten civilian targets, killing at least 150 persons and taking hostages. Several terrorists were reported killed, although exactly how many participated in the assaults was not known.

The article focuses on David Headley, an alleged terrorist in the U.S. According to writer Joy Tomme, she saw posters of anti-capitalistic slogans in his apartment. Headley was accused of helping coordinate the terrorist assault on Mumbai, India in 2008 and of planning an assault on a newspaper in Denmark that had published cartoons about the Prophet Muhammad. It notes that Headley studied at Cadet College Hasan Abdal, a military school located in Pakistan.

The article reports that India has made the strongest official accusations that Pakistan military agents and spy agency, as well as members of a Pakistan-terror group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, were involved in training the gunmen who attacked Mumbai in November 2008. The conclusions were based on testimony from a captured terrorist, Mohammed Ajmal Kasab and cellphone records. Pakistan has reportedly denied their involvement in the attacks and asked that India provides proof on its accusations.

The article reports on an investigation into terror attacks on Mumbai, which focuses on whether Pakistani terrorists had local co-conspirators in the city they targeted, launched by Indian officials in November 2008. According to city Police joint commissioner for crime Rakesh Maria, the militants were well-aware of the general layout of their targets. It stresses the importance of the examination of possible local root to the plot. The officials requested Pakistan to turn over most-wanted suspects Dawood Ibrahim and Maulana Masood Azhar.