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Avatar Posted by undercover 29 days ago (http://www.ndtv.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: diwali
Even as the Financial capital of India and a global wannabe, Mumbai is reeling under anti-migrants campaign launched by a regional , hardliner party MNS, city of London has shown an example of its true composite culture by assimilating a strong Indian diaspora by making Diwali celebrations in heart of London , the Trafalgar Square , as its annual event. The Conservative Party Mayor, who was the c read more »
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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 63 days ago (http://www.mumbaimirror.com)
Category: Society | Tags: racism indian railways mumbai trains
Nearly 115 years after the historic incident where Mahatma Gandhi was pushed out of a first class train compartment in South Africa though he had a valid ticket, a courier boy is humiliated in a similar way every day.

Arivindsingh Thakur, 26, who holds a valid first class season ticket from CST to Mankhurd and Dombivli to Borivli has had to deal with taunts from co-passengers everyday just be read more »
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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 68 days ago (http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: mumbai bomb blasts terrorism im simi
अहमदाबाद, दिल्लीपाठोपाठ मुंबईला लक्ष्य करण्याच्या इराद्याने निघालेल्या 'इंडियन मुजाहिदीन'च्या कट-कारस्थांनाना सुरुंग लावत मुंबई क्राइम ब्रँचने पाच खतरनाक दहशतवाद्यांना अटक केली आहे.

हे पाचही उत्तर प्रदेशच्या आझमगढचे असून २००५ सालापासून देशभरात विविध ठिकाणी झालेल्या सर्व बॉम्बस्फोटांमध्ये त्यांचा सहभाग असल्याचे सांगण्यात येते!

आधी सिमीचे सदस्य असलेले पाचही नंतर 'इंडियन मुजाहिदीन'च्या का read more »
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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 96 days ago (http://www.mid-day.com)
Category: Sports | Tags: abhinav bindra indian olympic athletes
India's first-ever Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra is working on a roadmap to prepare other athletes to scale similar heights in future.

"I am working now on a structure which I can be directly involved with for the development of other shooters and athletes. I will actually try and groom people for the future. I am in the process of starting off with a shooting plan," he said.

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Avatar Posted by vikasmhatre85 128 days ago (http://sify.com)
Category: General | Tags: simi
SIMI activist held in connection with Ahmedabad blasts

Sunday, 27 July , 2008, 17:26


New Delhi: An activist of the banned SIMI who was wanted in the 2002 Gujarat riots was arrested on Sunday from the walled city area after a combing operation for his alleged connections to the Ahmedabad blasts.

Police arrested Abdul Halim went into hiding after the riots and remained untraceable read more »
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Avatar Posted by meemumbaikar 221 days ago (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: smartcard best mumbai railways
The Central Railway (CR) on Thursday launched the 'GO Mumbai' smartcard, a first-of-its-kind travel card which works like a pre-paid telephone card, and can be used for travel on the main line of CR, its Harbour line and BEST buses.

The smartcard, similar to London's Oyster Card, is pre-loaded with credit (in multiples of Rs 50 upto a maximum Rs 2,000).

Commuters have to flash the card read more »
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Avatar Posted by kiran 232 days ago (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Category: Politics | Tags: gutka ban fda politiciansgutka nexus
Following a notification from the Centre on February 5, the state has decided to ban gutka and food containing mixture of tobacco or nicotine from May 20. The state had issued similar notifications twice before but was stayed by the high court. read more »
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Avatar Posted by swastik 238 days ago (http://www.hindujagruti.org)
Category: Culture | Tags: m f hussain raja ravi varma saraswati painting
Here is the comparison of paintaings by M F Hussain and Raja Ravi Varma on the similar topics. Without doubt they both have their own style with line and colors. M F Hussain got into trouble with his paintaings as hurt the sentiments on hindu believers to great extent. read more »
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Avatar Posted by funaholic 263 days ago (http://www.dnaindia.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: terrorism in mumbai
Over the years, the city has proved to be a soft target for terrorist outfits, from the Dawood gang to the LeT. Now, Huji represents the latest danger.

After being at the receiving end of terrorist activity by the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, and Students Islamic Movement of India (Simi), Mumbai has become the target of the Bangladesh-based Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji). Huji was nu read more »
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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 277 days ago (http://www.expressindia.com)
Category: General | Tags: forests environment conservation
Following the initiative by two banks to increase forest cover in Titwala, two companies have now offered to contribute in a similar manner in Kausa near Mumbra and in Kalwa.

Mahindra Life Space Developer Limited of the Mahindra Group and Sandoz Pvt Lt have approached the Forest department in Thane requesting it to lease out a 250-hectare plot in Kausa and a 5-hectare plot in Kalwa respectivel read more »
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Avatar Posted by meekon 340 days ago (http://news.in.msn.com)
Category: General | Tags: pakistan bhutto terrorism
Several Mumbai organisations plan to hold a silent candle light vigil in the memory of the slain Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto here Saturday.

Pakistan-India Peoples Forum for Peace & Democracy (PIPFPD) and Peace Mumbai, an umbrella organisation of similar voluntary groups, are holding the vigil and have appealed to the residents of the metropolis to participate in large numbers.

"It (vig read more »
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Avatar Posted by kiran 348 days ago (http://www.hindustantimes.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: sheikh faisal mumbai train blast
Sheikh Faisal was a engineering college dropout from pune and then in February 2001, Sheikh was a garment-seller. A representative of the Student’s Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) contacted him during Friday prayers at a mosque. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Chetan 441 days ago (Editorial)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: pessimist
An avid duck hunter was in the market for a new bird dog. His search ended when he found a dog that could actually walk on water to retrieve a duck.

Shocked by his find, he was sure none of his friends would ever believe him.

He decided to try to break the news to a friend of his, a pessimist by nature, and invited him to hunt with him and his new dog.

As they waited by the shore, a floc read more »
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Avatar Posted by limin 474 days ago (http://www.asianage.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: mumbai laptop
A Mumbai based computer manufacturing company, Allied Computers International-Asia (ACi) has announced that it will market its laptop models at a price of Rs 15,000 per piece. The company plans to introduce such laptop computers in the last quarter of the current financial year.

ACi senior executive Vivek Murthy said, "Currently, similar laptop computers are sold in India by companies like IB read more »
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Avatar Posted by kiran 530 days ago (http://www.cybernoon.com)
Category: General | Tags: religion
After the recent ban of offerings at Siddhivinayak temple, other temple trusts or devasthan committees in the city are set to follow suit. The committees are also considering putting restrictions on offerings. The trustee board of the famous Saibaba temple in Shirdi in Ahmednagar district plans to implement a similar proposal of imposing restrictions on carrying coconuts and garlands into the tem read more »
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