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Ahilya Rangnekar, inspirational Communist leader and one of the last surviving members of the generation that participated in the freedom movement, died in the early hours of April 19 in her home on Bhao Daji Road in Mumbai. She was 87. A former member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), founder-member of the All India Democratic Women’s Association, corporator of read more »
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राज्यातील सीबीएसई, आयसीएसई शाळांमध्ये चौथीपर्यंत 'मराठी' सक्तीचे करण्याची घोषणा राज्य सरकारने केली... तसा जीआरही निघाला... पण सीबीएसई, आयसीएसई शाळांनी मात्र राज्य सरकारच्या या निर्णयालाच ठेंगा दाखवला आहे! 'सरकारच्या निर्णयाचे लेखी पत्र आम्हाला मिळालेले नाही', असे थतूरमातूर कारण पुढे करत अनेक शाळांनी एकत्रितपणे मराठीचा प्रवेश थोपवून धरला आहे. read more »
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घुसखोरी आणि शेजारी देशांमध्ये चालणा-या भारतविरोधी हालचालींवर लक्ष ठेवण्यासाठी रीसॅट-२ ( RISAT-2 ) हा इस्त्रायली बनावटीचा हेरगिरी करणारा उपग्रह इस्त्रोने (भारतीय अंतराळ संशोधन संस्था) अवकाशात पाठवला आहे.

पीएसएलव्ही सी-१२ रॉकेटद्वारे सोमवारी सकाळी ६.४५ वाजता उपग्रहाचे लाँचिंग झाले. तब्बल ३०० read more »
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The relationship between builders and political parties has now got numbers to substantiate all the talk. The lucrative sector has done its bit to keep the poll juggernaut rolling, and not surprisingly, records of contributions by real estate players to major political parties show that a majority are Mumbai-based developers.

As many as 87 per cent of Rs 43 lakh, which is all that the Shiv Sen read more »
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संसदेवर हल्ला करणार्‍या अफझलला फाशी देण्याऐवजी मरेपर्यंत तुरुंगवासात ठेवण्याच्या पर्यायावर व्यापक चर्चा होऊ शकते, असे मत आज केंद्रीय गृहमंत्री पी. चिदंबरम यांनी येथे व्यक्‍त केले.

(भारताच्या सार्वभौमत्वावर हल्ला करणार्‍याला न्यायालयाने फाशीची शिक्षा देऊनही ती न देणार्‍या काँग्रेसच्या मुसलमानप्रेमी धोरणामुळे अफझल आणि कसाब या दोघांनाही read more »
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Shekhar Suman owes the fame that earned him a poll ticket to Mumbai, but says his loyalties lie with Bihar, where he was born

He owes his career, fame and status to aamchi Mumbai. But Shekhar Suman is emphatic about the fact that his loyalties still lie with his home state Bihar.

The actor, who is already in trouble over his remarks against MNS chief Raj Thackeray, told MiD DAY yesterday, read more »
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A Sikh journalist on Tuesday hurled a shoe at home minister P Chidambaram protesting against CBI's clean chit to senior Congress leader. Shoe hurled at home minister P Chidambaram during a press conference in New Delhi.

The shoe, however, missed its target. Chidambaram, who was addressing a press read more »
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Dinkar Maruti Bhosale (Sachin Khedekar) represents ordinary Maharashtrians who feel they have lost their identity in Mumbai. Dinkar resents the fast disappearing Maharashtrian ethos from Mumbai.


He does not realize that he himself has brought this situation upon himself. Frustated, one day Dinkar starts cursing himself for being born a Marathi. His outburst reaches Pratapgad and King Shivaji read more »
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Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Maharashtracha Ajacha Awaaz features 10 participants (five male and five singers) who are established singers in their own right. Each one of them has made his mark with classical and live performances, music albums and film songs to their credit. read more »
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कोहिनूर मिलच्या जागेवर अतिभव्य मॉल उभारणारी राज ठाकरे यांची ‘मातोश्री डेवलपर्स’ कंपनी पुढच्या महिन्यापासून उत्तर प्रदेशमध्येही ‘कोहिनूर कॉम्प्लेक्स’ बांधणार आहे. उन्मेष जोशींसोबतच्या या पार्टनरशिप प्रोजेक्टमध्ये स्थानिक भूमीपुत्रांना ३३ टक्के आरक्षण असणार आहे. read more »
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Mumbai is often called the city of dreams. The phrase refers not just to Bollywood, but also to the potential the city offers to people for jobs. But dreams can also give rise to delusions. read more »
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