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Mahendra Singh Dhoni's parents have urged him to forget about the cash from his bumper Indian Premier League (IPL) contract and concentrate on cricket. The Chennai franchise of the money-spinning Twenty20 tournament lavished a $1.5 million (770,000 pounds) per year contract on the dynamic wicketkeeper-batsman at a player auction in Mumbai on Wednesday. read more »
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Top departments and institutes affiliated to the University of Mumbai have been working without a director or a chair professor since the last few years. At the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Contemporary Studies and Research (RGCCS), starting from the post of registrar who takes care of all the administrative functions, to the director of institutes are still vacant read more »
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After days of dithering, Mumbai Police on Wednesday arrested MNS chief Raj Thackeray and SP leader Abu Azmi on charges of promoting enmity between groups. Both, Raj Thackeray and Abu Azami were later granted bails. read more »
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The Maharashtra government has made it mandatory for those obtaining MBBS, BDS and higher medical degrees from government or municipal colleges to serve up to two years in government or defence institutions and decided to impose fine ranging from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 25 lakh on defaulters. read more »
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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray was arrested in Mumbai on Wednesday afternoon. Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi was also arrested in Mumbai. read more »
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Mumbai remained tense on Wednesday over the possible arrest of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi on the charges of inciting people. Arrests are mandatory as they have been charged under cognizable and non-bailable offences. read more »
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Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh told NDTV that they seek to complain to the Election Commission about Raj Thackeray's party. Nobody is safe in the Congress, NCP rule in Maharashtra. If Mr Bachchan's house can be attacked despite security, no one is safe. read more »
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Marathi and Hindi film actor Ashwini Bhave resides in Hillsborough, Calif., the upmarket abode of Silicon Valley’s celebrities. But as of now, her address is the seventh heaven of delight, for the lady is ecstatic about winning the Screen Award for Best Actor (Female) in Marathi cinema for her maiden production as well as comeback film, “Kadaachit.” read more »
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Century Textiles, part of the Basant Kumar Birla group, has finally closed its 109-year-old mill in the posh Worli area, with the labour commissioner (Maharashtra) granting it permission to wind up operations with effect from January 12. read more »
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Food adulteration will be a cognisable and non-bailable offence in Maharashtra after an amended Act, which gives sweeping powers to police, comes into force today. read more »
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Noted Marathi writer Y D Phadke died here on Friday following a brief illness. He was 77. Phadke was president of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (literary meet) held in Belgaum. read more »
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh will hand over to his Puducherry counterpart on Saturday 500 houses built for the tsunami-affected people in the Union Territory. read more »
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Following the formation of a separate department for minorities, the government of Maharashtra has decided to constitute a commission to take stock of the local socio-economic and educational condition of minorities in every district of the State. read more »
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Irked by the multiplex owners’ “anti-Marathi’’ attitude, deputy chief minister R R Patil has said licences of cinema halls and multiplexes would be cancelled if they do not screen Marathi films for at least four weeks in a year. read more »
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This is unarguably the most illustrious and most sought after art camp hosted in Mumbai. Art connoisseur and business honcho, Harsh Goenka and Vickram Sethi of Arts Trust take immense pride in bringing the best of art from around the world to this city.
RPG Academy of Art is holding its annual art camp from the 10th to the 17th of December. read more »
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