At the recently concluded India Economic Summit, Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh came as close as he could to admitting how hard it was to run a coalition government in which every minister functioned as though he was a king regardless of the seats his party brought to the coalition table
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Aware of the pressures on the existing coaches, the railway ministry last week cleared a proposal to give Mumbai 17 new trains in addition to the 157 already under production.
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A Marathi short film, portraying the mental trauma of a transexual man, who is ostracised by the society, has been selected for the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival to be held from February 28 to March 6, 2008.
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International call rates to USA, UK, Australia and Canada will be available at Rs. 1,500 per month onwards, effectively bringing the price down to an unbelievable less than 50 paisa per minute, which is reportedly, the cheapest ever international call rates in India on any legal Internet telephony network.
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The amount of water Mumbai wastes in a day by way of leakages, thefts and misuse is enough to meet Pune’s daily requirement.
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Like any other father, don-turned-MLA Arun Gawli wanted everybody to share his happiness at the wedding of his daughter Geeta today. rnrnSo he sent out 7,000 cards to his friends, another 500 to VIPs (including legislators and MPs) and invited everyone from his Chinchpokli constituency by plastering every available wall with posters.
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Thousands of Mumbai's office goers, who have their lunch delivered from home by the city's famed tiffin couriers, found an extra helping on Friday - not of food but advice on fighting AIDS.
An "AIDS kit", comprising a car calendar and fliers on testing and counselling tied neatly with a red ribbon, was distributed ahead of World AIDS Day on Saturday.
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His soul-searching books have inspired readers across the world. Brazilian author Paulo Coelho is undoubtedly a trend, who will soon be a part of an average Maharashtrian’s booklist, thanks to the efforts of city-based Scion Publications Pvt Ltd, which has embarked on a daring and daunting task of translating Coelho’s books from English into Marathi and Gujarati.
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In a bid to boost tourism through heritage, the Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, Maharashtra is currently undertaking restoration of several heritage structures across the State in a phased manner.
As part of the plan, four in Mumbai and Thane – the Bandra Fort, Worli Fort, Sewree Fort and Ghodbunder Fort in Thane will be restored by March next year
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Mumbai will be toll-free once the loan taken for construction of fly-overs is repaid with interest, Maharashtra Legislative Council was informed.
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The tiger that killed four of the six people it attacked around the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district was shot dead by the police near Mangrul village Friday.
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Vasudev Balwant Phadke is a Marathi film that recalls the life and efforts of a Maratha freedom fighter, which stood against the British regime. At a time when Indians had accepted British as their true masters, Vasudevrao, as he was more popularly known, chose to ridicule the oppression and autocracy. Vasudevrao created his own army and fought against the East India Company’s rule.
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Actor Sanjay Dutt was released from Pune's Yeravada jail on Thursday morning. Dutt, sentenced to six years imprisonment under the Arms Act in connection to the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, has been lodged in Pune's Yeravada jail since October 22
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