Mumbai Police have booked 568 people and organisations for violating noise pollution control rules during the Diwali festival even as environmentalists and activists called for more efforts to check the menace. read more »
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Sanajay Narvekar famous for the character Dedh Phutya in Vastav beats up a server of a dhaba who refused him food at 3 am sunday morning. The vikhroli police has registered a non cognisable case against Narvekar. read more »
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आजची पिढी करीअर ओरिएंटेड आहे. म्हणजे आपल्याला काय येते, किती समजते, काय करू शकतो याची जाणीव त्यांना आहे. म्हणूनच भविष्यात काय करायचे याचा निर्णय ते घेतात. आवडत्या क्षेत्रात भरपूर मेहनत करून त्यांना प्रगतीची उंच शिखरे गाठायला त्यांना आवडते. २१ वर्षांचा पनवेलचा कौस्तुब गोगटे हा यातीलच एक. read more »
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Maninder’s death was in a rich neighbourhood of the capital. He was a well educated, well-off guy. Someone who was not supposed to die of starvation.rnrnBut it doesn’t stop us from blaming the victim. They are mentally unstable, we announce. Very weird, these reclusive types. Completely shunned us all. How could we help if they didn’t reach out? rnrnThat was not us. We believe read more »
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It is been two years since dance bars were banned in Mumbai but many are still running, and the Mumbai Police is cracking down on them. read more »
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Most of the rescued children hail from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and were confined to their units. They were made to work for 15 hours for a paltry sum of Rs 100 a week and the older and skilled children were paid Rs 50 to 100 per day. read more »
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Lalit D’Souza, who owns a chain of restaurants in the city, shot his sister Laurna six times after a heated argument over parking at their posh Cuffe Parade residence, Sainara, at around 3.30 am on Sunday. read more »
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Dr Prasad threw out over 400 students of the college from their classes at 9.30 am on Tuesday, just when they were about to start writing their mid-term exam papers, because they were wearing T-shirts and polo shirts which “violated” the dress code laid down by him. The students, belonging to all four streams that the college has -- IT, Electronics, Computers, and Electronics and Telecommunicati read more »
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I guess that every lit bit helps ...

Maybe they should combine this with the global warming issue ;-)

COME December, cigarette packs will be required to carry pictorial warnings covering up to 50 per cent of the display area on the box as per the Indian Tobacco Control Act 2003.

Lobbies in favour of pictorial warnings are hopeful that this will have the same impact here as it did in Can read more »
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His father wanted him to become a teacher but he became one of the most dreaded sharpshooters of the Mumbai Police. Sharma is involved in 82 encounters and his prime targets have been Chhota Rajan's key associates Vinod Matkar, Sadiq Kalia, Goa ka Tony and others of their ilk. read more »
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Now days everywhere you turn there is a mind-boggling parade of clothes,gadgets,financial plans,holiday plans,super markets providing us with thousands and thousands of products,Television Channels,career plans and even when you are planning to get married.Shouldn't we be delighted? But why people are feeling so Oppressed in midst of freedom and so unhappy in midst of "Plenty"? Are huge number read more »
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has made a strong demand to the Centre for a 'substantial increase' in the quota for Haj pilgrims from the state.

Speaking at an 'Iftar party' here last night, Deshmukh said so far, only Muslim residents of the state have benefitted. However, a number of non-Maharashtrian Muslims, staying in the state, should also be given a chance to perform th read more »
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Commuters travelling on the Central Railways' suburban line will now have to wait less with authorities announcing 33 new services from October 2.

Of the new trains, 25 would be on the Harbour line and among them 12 would link the western suburb of Andheri with Panvel in neighbouring Raigad district, the last stop on the Harbour line, railway authorities said. read more »
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The boys sing. The girls bare skin and barely sing. This is the gender equation showcased by the popular Indian Idol show.

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The plight of children of migrant labourers touched Identity Foundation so much that they bought a minibus and started taking classes in it. Their mobile learning centres are operating in areas like Ramwadi in Yerwada and near the Pipe Company on Sinhagad Road. read more »
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