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Former India batsman Ashok Mankad passed away in Mumbai on Friday morning, at the age of 61. He is reported to have died in his sleep. Son of cricket legend Mulvantrai Himatial 'Vinoo' Mankad, Ashok was a decent right hand batsman, with a good range of strokes and sound temperament, allied to a cheerful disposition. A right-handed batsman, he played 22 Tests between 1969 and 1978, scoring 991
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Nearly every day for the past two years, two mothers have sat at their sons‘ bedsides and repeated almost the same words. "It‘s time to go home," they tell the young men. "Don‘t you want to leave the hospital?" Both mothers pray their children will emerge from the severely brain-damaged states they were plunged into after bombs ripped through seven commuter trains in Mumbai two years ago
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Open2save (www.open2save.in), an innovative new online venture for the retail industry, has announced that it has launched its services in Mumbai and Pune. Open2save is a service from Bangalore-based AeNwis e-Systems, India’s first multi-channel Target Marketing and Promotions Management service. AeNwis has been promoted by Vaibhav Tewari and Sridhar Turaga, who were earlier the co-founders
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''Our demand is that Bal Thackeray be tried for rioting and inciting violence. Even the Sri Krishna Committee report had said that he was encouraging Shiv Sainiks to kill Muslims. It's a pity that still no action has been taken against him,'' said Shakeel Ahmed of Nirbhay Bano Andolan.
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A special magistrate's court in Mumbai court has convicted senior Shiv Sena leader Madhukar Sarpotdar and two others in a 1993 Mumbai riots case. Magistrate RC Bapat Sarkar has convicted Sarpotdar along with two Shiv Sena activists -Ashok Shinde and Jaywant Parad - for making inflammatory speeches and causing enmity between religious groups during the riots.
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A new Bollywood film "Mumbai Meri Jaan" puts the spotlight on the serial bombings that rocked Mumbai's commuter train network in July 2006, exploring the broader human tragedy and its effect on the city's residents. Movie opens in cinemas in August, depicts the death and devastation caused by the attacks, through the eyes of a female journalist, a witness to the carnage.
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Once upon a time in Mumbai, people threw gala parties. Their guests were known to deck up and flit across town from one shindig to another, magically changing ensembles on the way. DJs were demi-gods and the social circuit was forever buzzing with excitement. Then came in the dreadful deadlines and several other restrictions and ever since, Mumbai, the most happening city in India, seems to have
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The number of police personnel who have tested positive for HIV-AIDS from January this year has increased by 4.4 per cent.
According to the statistics prepared by the Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centre (VCTC) of the police hospital, from January this year till date, the number of police personnel have tested positive for HIV has gone up by 4.4 percent.
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According to the statistics prepared by the Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centre (VCTC) of the police hospital, from January this year till date, the number of police personnel have tested positive for HIV has gone up by 4.4 percent.
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Two automated ticket booking systems on the city's suburban railways are expected to be integrated soon to allow commuters to use just one smart card to travel on all public modes of transport in the financial capital. Currently commuters on the suburban railways use the Automated Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM) or the 'Go Mumbai' smart card to purchase unreserved tickets.
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The 300 bed Lilavati Hospital Mumbai recently won 'The Trusted Brand' award by Reader's Digest and India Today. It is the only hospital to be recognized thus in this poll.
At this event, Dr. Narendra Trivedi, Vice-President & Senior Surgeon at Lilavati said "To mark the 10th anniversary of Lilavati Hospital, we are planning to set up a second 300 bed hospital and a diagnostic cen read more »
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At this event, Dr. Narendra Trivedi, Vice-President & Senior Surgeon at Lilavati said "To mark the 10th anniversary of Lilavati Hospital, we are planning to set up a second 300 bed hospital and a diagnostic cen read more »
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The Mumbai international airport has been voted the best in the country in a recent survey by the Airport International council. Shorter check in queues, cleaner toilets, trolleys that work and a great retail experience has put Mumbai on the list tho
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Jinnah House, a mansion in a posh Mumbai area, is tangled in legal issues between Jinnah's successors. Even as the Wadias fight over their legal right to the house, after three decades, another blood relative has staked claim over the property.
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In an apparent attempt to take the wind out of his detractors’ sails, superstar Amitabh Bachchan Monday expressed gratitude to Maharashtra, saying the state has “given me so much in the last 40 years - my wife, my children and so much love…..Jai Maharashtra”.
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Shiv Sena dissidents from northern India who will launch a new political party this month have threatened Raj and Uddhav Thackeray with counter-violence over attacks on Hindi speakers in Maharashtra.
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After superstar Rajinikant took on Karnataka politicians over the disputed Hogennakal project, the Shiv Sena has once again targetted Amitabh Bachchan and other Bollywood stars for not supporting the Marathi cause.
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