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A peek in the lives of our city’s motormen, who frequently play a dangerous ’game’ on the tracks, shows a lurking fear while driving that nine or twelve coach trains with compartments loaded till the roof, and passengers having no inkling of the curves and speed they travel on everyday.



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rnती'. कोण विसरू शकलंय तिला? तिच्या सावळ्या रुपानं टाकलेली मोहिनी उतरलीच नाही कधी. आपण तर तिला निव्वळ पडद्यावरच पाहिली. जे तिच्या आसपास वावरले, जगले त्यांनी तिचं 'जाणं' कसं सोसलं असेल? या न् त्या निमित्ताने आठवत राहतेच अधूनमधून 'ती'. 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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Perfect batting condition. Being at Home ground full support from the crowd. Not so good Climate conditions for opponents. Won the toss. Batting first, Nobody on this ground lost match ever. One of the strongest batting line-up in the world. read more »
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Madhvan's new film Evano Oruvan, a remake of award winning Marathi film, Dombvili Fast is ready to globetrot.

A worldwide special preview to an Indian audience abroad would be its first testing ground, in an attempt to connect and reach out to a world audience with a theme so common.

The story revolves around an ordina read more »
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SWITCH off everything that runs on electricity for an hour on December 15: that’s what Mumbai Unplug — a group of young professionals — wants the entire city to do to draw attention to global warming. read more »
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Just a reminder that the War is still going on.

No, no ... not the India-Australia one ... I meant the India-Pakistan one :-[

There will be no "Man of the match" awards to the two Majors... and the only procession they will be part of is the one when their bodies are carried to the cemetery for cremation.

Sorry, my attention wavered ...what was is the score Yaar ? read more »
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Searched for this interesting column about the people of mumbai by Dilip Raote. He used to be a columnist in mid day 5 /6 years back.Doesnt write for them nowadays.Today mid-day has become like an ad magazine. You literally have to search for stories from a junk of Ads.The article is a little on the face.. with asterisked Gaalis. Read through if you are ok with it read more »
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Hi marathikatta users,

Please leave all your wishes and blessings to punchtantra our very own Captian.May he find true love this year.


Happy birthday dude !!! Have a blast :) read more »
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Top leadership of Shiv Sena and BJP will come together on Thursday to felicitate Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai. The function has been organised by Vandemataram Foundation in coordination with various Gujarati community organisations in the city. read more »
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Award-winning civic teachers will be roped in to revamp the BMC-run schools and suggest ways to improve the quality of teaching.

The BMC has set up six committees, comprising state- and national-level award-winning teachers, to study the education system, infrastructure, increasing student dropout rate and curriculum at its schools. read more »
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38 year old Grandmaster vishwanathan anand was crowned the new chess champion of the world yesterday.He first won this title in December 2000.

When contacted by Midday he was asked after the grand reception that Dhoni and his boys received on their arrival what does he expect? He said

"Oh, definitely I won’t be getting the welcome our cricket heroes got, but I am hoping that the fraternity read more »
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Machchindra Kambli did to the Malwani dialect what no one else could. He brought it to the world stage with his drama Vastraharan. rnrnKambli was a superstar and till he died last night at 58, he lived like the king he was. he would say, “ read more »
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Eklavya is the official entry from india to the oscars.A petition was filed by director of film "Dharm",Bhavana Talwar challenging the selection. Was it really the best movie made last year. What do you think read more »
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