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In the midst of a political controversy over the Sethusamudram project, the Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there was no historical evidence to establish the existence of Lord Ram or the other characters in Ramayana.
The multi-crore rupee project proposes to provide a shorter sea route from Rameshwaram to Sri Lanka. read more »
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Police in the Indian city of Mumbai are planning to force cyber-café owners to install key-logger software to monitor users.
The move follows recent explosions in Hyderabad and Mumbai that appear to have been planned in internet chat rooms.
Police will also require all cyber-cafés in the city to obtain a licence to keep their businesses running. read more »
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The move follows recent explosions in Hyderabad and Mumbai that appear to have been planned in internet chat rooms.
Police will also require all cyber-cafés in the city to obtain a licence to keep their businesses running. read more »
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It was an oft-repeated comment — that people, indeed, farmers, from Vidarbha are lazy — but Union minister for textile Shankar Sinh Vaghela and Maharashtra CM Mr. Deshmukh could not have made it at a worse time or place.
Those who attended this function went back disappointed. They had come in the hope that some measures would be announced to alleviate the suffering of the of the fa read more »
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Those who attended this function went back disappointed. They had come in the hope that some measures would be announced to alleviate the suffering of the of the fa read more »
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Mumbai is running dry on premium imported drinks. The global spirits giants have stayed away from importing fresh stocks into the market since July 4 after the state government imposed 150-200% ad valorem special fees.
Two months on, with the pipeline stocks getting depleted, the city’s lifestyle drinks market is on the edge. Sources said the biggies like Diageo, Pernod Ricard, Bacardi and Br read more »
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Two months on, with the pipeline stocks getting depleted, the city’s lifestyle drinks market is on the edge. Sources said the biggies like Diageo, Pernod Ricard, Bacardi and Br read more »
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HC reverses sessions court’s order, sentences Pereira to three years’ imprisonment; bail plea hearing today.
On November 12 last year, a drunk Pereira had run his vehicle over contract labourers sleeping on Carter Road, killing seven people and injuring eight
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On November 12 last year, a drunk Pereira had run his vehicle over contract labourers sleeping on Carter Road, killing seven people and injuring eight
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So some success for the Mumbai police at last...
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The number of Marathi medium schools is shrinking in what is widely regarded as the cultural capital of the state that prides itself on the perfect accent and diction. The Environment Status Report (ESR) shows this number has gone down from 719 in 2006 to 604 in 2007. What’s more, the decline has been the biggest in the recent years.
On the other hand, the number of English medium schools — o read more »
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MUMBAI: A sessions court is expected to give its order tomorrow on Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's plea challenging the bailable arrest warrant issued against him by a metropolitan court for a "communally provocative" speech published in party mouthpiece Saamna .
Thackeray had delivered the speech here on June 19 last on the party's anniversary which was published in Saamna . read more »
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Thackeray had delivered the speech here on June 19 last on the party's anniversary which was published in Saamna . read more »
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Wanna know.Check out this blog on Mumbai.metblogs.com
"I travel the length of this city every day, realizing fully well that death and danger to life could happen in the most unanticipated, most mundane ways possible. Each day, like in the jungle, is a fight for survival. Like everyone else, I swallow that thought and go on or make a joke of it. It's just too much to bear otherwise." read more »
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"I travel the length of this city every day, realizing fully well that death and danger to life could happen in the most unanticipated, most mundane ways possible. Each day, like in the jungle, is a fight for survival. Like everyone else, I swallow that thought and go on or make a joke of it. It's just too much to bear otherwise." read more »
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Today is Vada Pav Day. Nothing official about it, of course, because in Mumbai -the commom man eats Vada Pav 24/7. He doesn’t require an occasion to celebrate the city’s staple diet.
And it’s not as if the state government dedicates the day to the Vada Pav. But it was on this day that a food chain registered the Vada Pav as its main business six years ago and corporatised the chatpata street f read more »
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And it’s not as if the state government dedicates the day to the Vada Pav. But it was on this day that a food chain registered the Vada Pav as its main business six years ago and corporatised the chatpata street f read more »
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Some of the best management gurus, come from day to day practical world. Check the above link to find the path taken by Mumbai Dabbawala's.
While most Mumbaikars debate how things should be different, the Mumbai Dabbawalas, without any grudge have applied themselves with dedication and sincerity towards their job. With out read more »
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While most Mumbaikars debate how things should be different, the Mumbai Dabbawalas, without any grudge have applied themselves with dedication and sincerity towards their job. With out read more »
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Many stations have logical roots in history - named either after legendary people, age-old traditions or businesses carried on in the area or for unknown reasons.
Santa Cruz:
Santa Cruz was originally known by villagers as Khulbawdi (in Marathi khul is mortar or also a yard, bawdi, a well) Santa Cruz (Holy Cross) was so named by its population of Salsette East Indian Christians after a crud read more »
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Santa Cruz:
Santa Cruz was originally known by villagers as Khulbawdi (in Marathi khul is mortar or also a yard, bawdi, a well) Santa Cruz (Holy Cross) was so named by its population of Salsette East Indian Christians after a crud read more »
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Guys check out some of the most amzing photographs I have even seen on Mumbai. Hope this inpires some wannabe's photographers in Mumbai to click some snaps of our beautiful city.
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Palm Beach Road may be known as the best stretch of road to cruise on in Navi Mumbai, but these days it has become infamous after a spate of accidents, robberies and murders along this road. Adnan Patrawala is the latest case in point.
In the past two years, Navi Mumbai police have found several bodies dumped along the nine km stretch. read more »
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In the past two years, Navi Mumbai police have found several bodies dumped along the nine km stretch. read more »
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Young Adnan Patrawala's profile on Orkut shows his passion for driving his Skoda Octavia. It was an outing with his friends in his own car that ended in his murder and three of his friends arrested.rnrnIt was in police custody that the arrested boys -- Sujith Nair (28), Ayush Bhat (19) and Himmesh
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