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THE ugly spectre of racism has come in to cricket, with sections of the Vadodara crowd subjecting Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds to monkey chants.How can this happen in india?Indians living in different parts of the world have faced this isssue themselves. read more »
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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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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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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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Asha bhosle..The most versatile voice of indian film industry turns 74 today. Fact that she has given playback to heroines like madhubala, helen to urmila showcases the number of years and the variety of the work.This link is an article by Varsha Bhosle on her mother Singing Legend rnAsha Bhosle. read more »
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if u think the answer is Chaminda Vaas, Glenn Mcgrath you are mistaken. the right answer is.
Mr UMPIRE.
What can sachin do..but to laugh at this. May be he is thinking of creating a record for missing the max no of centuries missed because of the umpires. read more »
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See what Pu La Deshpande had to say about mumbai. The description is way different than the mumbai we see today read more »
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Television actor Aamir Ali may be a household name as Shaurya of Woh Rehene Wali Mehlon Ki, but that’s not making it easy for him to get a home to live in.
I dont care abt the serials ....as i dont watch them......
But this is utter bullshit..denying the right to live in a locality based on his religion. read more »
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In a stunning development, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is learnt to have taken don Dawood Ibrahim into custody, along with his trusted lieutenant Chhota Shakeel and the mastermind of the 1993 Mumbai blasts Tiger Memon.

Intelligence sources said the trio was rounded up last Thursday from their hideout near the Pak-Afghan border and taken to a safe-house on the outskirts of Qu read more »
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Indian Cricket legend and world cup winner Kapil Dev has joined The Indian Cricket League (ICL), a proposed private cricket league that will run parallel to the existing cricket league managed by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). rnBCCI has asked Kapil to resign from his current post as NCA chairman. Kapil has put up his defence saying he is doing a great service to the game by work read more »
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What has Avinash Bhosle done for us to be proud of him. Has he given anything back to the society. Or he is just another Telgi ? read more »
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