Five years after Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray launched the party’s “Me Mumbaikar” campaign which ran into trouble following the attack on job-seekers from other states by members of the Bharatiya Vidyarthi Sena, then headed by cousin Raj Thackeray, the party is going full throttle at wooing the non-Marathi speaking population of the metropolis.
The cricketing world was left shocked after a series of controversial umpiring decisions and ‘unjust’ behaviour by the Australian players during the Sydney Test. It was followed by off-spinner Harbhajan Singh being banned for three Test matches for alleged racial abuse against Andrew Symonds. The ban came after an apparent one-sided hearing by match referee Mike Procter. Indian skipper Anil Kumbl
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Yesterday was the most frustrating sunday for cricket fans who watch the sport for its character and spirit. No it’s not about bucknor, that f$#%#r jamaican was indian enemy since big bang, we are too use to him now. Whats frustrating was to see champions ruining the sport out of desperation to record 16 consecutive wins.
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In Mumbai, on Juhu Tara road, two women were groped outside a five-star hotel on New Year’s Eve. However, the Santa Cruz police denied receiving any complaint. Witnesses said a group of boys, who were drunk after partying on Monday night, committed the act. This is the second such incident in the past few years. Earlier, a tabloid had carried pictures of a young woman being molested at the Gate
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A mob of 70-80 men groped and molested two young women for some 15 minutes on a busy main street in Mumbai’s glamour district Juhu early on New Year’s Day.
An identical incident had shamed India’s safest city exactly a year ago — a girl was molested by New Year’s eve revellers at the Gateway of India. That incident was captured on film by a popular Mumbai tabloid; Tuesday morning’s horror was
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Thackeray’s party gets pc all of a sudden, says that Biharis and UPites should be called Uttar Hindustanis, and not you know what.
North Indians are no longer 'bhaiyyas' for the Shiv Sena: they are 'Uttar Hindustanis.' After years of bashing them as 'outsiders' out to take away jobs and space in aamchi Mumbai, the party has decided to abandon the oft-used
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Marathikatta has got a page rank of 4 in less than 4 months. WHO IS RESPOSIBLE? All the users on Katta are resposible. Cheers to all kattekari's and On this auspicious ocassion i have Kirans new look for you all to generate more crowd. Check it out.
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A car allegedly driven by a Canadian model with Bollywood actor Salman Khan in it met with an accident injuring a police constable in Central Mumbai's Worli area, police said on Monday.
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With the new futuristic trains on the track Mumbaikars will get to ride new trains from monday. Iron replaced with steel, wood replaced with polycarbonate, jail windows are replaced with french windows and there is no fourth seat anymore. Design changes to will definately make it look more european but fourth seat sacrifice is cultural shift to train commuters.
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Rahul dravid is dropped, its good news for indian cricket says my cricket fanatic friend ... And i nod in the agreement. Since yesterday from kiran more to ravi shahstri to my Doodhwala who has never seen dravid playing says Its unfair and the most wierdest move in indian cricket history. Perhaps dropping or resting our heroes is taken more seriously then winning a match in this sport.
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A Petition has been filed against the alleged disrespect shown by Indian team to the national flag.
It was seen that team Indian skipper Dhoni and several other players not only wrapped themselves in the tricolor, but also rolled on the ground. This was followed by spraying of champagne that fell on the flag.
Alarmed by increasing cases of under-18s taking to the steering wheel, Mumbai police have decided to prosecute not only offending minors in such cases but also the owner of the vehicle who has given them the car keys.
The car owner - be it the parents, friends or relatives of the minor - will be booked under Section 180 of the Motor Vehicles Act and can face imprisonment of up to three years a
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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.
To get rid of the pot-holed roads in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to adopt the American technology of UPM Kold Flo or cold mix. Frequent digging and torrential rains this year had made the city roads bumpy and also led citizens to file a PIL in Bombay High Court.
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