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Brilliant long detailed analysis of all the Twenty20 IPL teams.

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"Maharastra Hamra Garjo Maharastra Hamraaaaa !!!". rnrnYo kay hai manhtay Rav.Hye Geet Aplye bihari Pavne Mannar Hayyet Maharastra Dina Nimita.Bhojpuri madla amitabh(asa jo swatalach mahun gheto)to Ravi Kishan mannar hay yo Maharastra Geet.rnrn:-DrnrnIn marathi there is one song for school Childrens "Chaddi Lage Cham Cham Vidya Ye ee Gham Gham." In short it means "Latoon ke Bhoot read more »
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India Monday significantly boosted its space capabilities with the copybook launch of a Rs.700 million ($17.4 million) rocket that simultaneously placed in orbit 10 satellites - two Indian and eight foreign.

The launch firmly established India as a major player in the $1 billion global satellite launch market, a significant milestone in the country's 45-year-old space programme.

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The Maharashtra government today said "strict action" would be taken if cheerleaders violate the norms of decency at the April 27 IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Deccan Chargers here.

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Last Friday, when Mohan Redkar died while rescuing two drowning couples at Bandra Bandstand, his family’s hopes of treating his mother were dashed.

However, there is new hope now. Jaslok Hospital has offered to do 47-year-old Shilpa Redkar’s by-pass surgery for free.

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While politicians are vying with one another to hog the limelight as the "protector of Marathi interests", libraries in the city meant for readers of Marathi books are closing down.

Out of 29 Marathi libraries run by the Mumbai Marathi Granth Sangrahalaya (MMGS), 11 have closed down in the pa read more »
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Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has asked the civic authorities to strictly implement the anti-encroachment laws so that a strong signal is sent to those constructing illegal structures on public amenities that are meant for the taxpayers.

"People from all over the country are welcome to come and live here, but nobody has a right to construct hutments on the city's water pipelines, footpath read more »
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A bunch of young fishermen, who set sail from Worli Koliwada around midnight on Friday, returned to the shore at 10 am on Saturday.

All they had to show for a night of wakeful vigil were two baskets of tiny fish that did not take any effort to unload.

"We are left scraping the bottom of the barrel each day," one of them said. "There is hardly any fish in the sea."

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Raj Thackeray can make mumbai if he really stick to his words.The movement against UPs was quite impressing but later it had stopped.The reason may be anything but if he has that power to stick to his words and work the we mumbaikars will be free from north Indians UPS..what do u think read more »
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Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan on Tuesday reacted strongly to the allegations leveled by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and said that he will not leave Mumbai city at any cost. In an interview to a city daily, the emotionally hurt superstar said, “Let them throw bottles… Let them bring morchas…Let them abuse me.. I won’t budge.” read more »
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After superstar Rajinikant took on Karnataka politicians over the disputed Hogennakal project, the Shiv Sena has once again targetted Amitabh Bachchan and other Bollywood stars for not supporting the Marathi cause. read more »
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Fed up of potholes that crop up time and again during the monsoons inspite of being repeatedly filled up, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will use a new technology this monsoon to ensure smoother roads for the citizens.

“This year, we will try to give better roads to citizens in the monsoon. All the roads cannot be included in the first year as we are in the process of examining t read more »
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Some of the best-known names in the country live here, and it's certainly the most expensive address in Mumbai, realty boom or not. It also doesn't seem like a place government investigators would go to looking for child labourers.

But here, in Wing I of the plush Maker Towers at Cuffe Parade, the state's labour department has found five children employed as domestic servants by three very read more »
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The Gateway of India will be wiped off the Mumbai skyline. Bhelpuri at Chowpatty will become the stuff of grandmother's tales. read more »
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