Autorickshaw union leaders have reacted sharply to the government proposal of phasing out autos from the city within the next seven years. While the Mumbai Autorickshaw-Taximen’s Union has called it a conspiracy by some big automobile companies; the Rickshaw Chalak-Malak Sena has said the decision would take away the livelihood of thous
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Highlights of Union Budget 2010, as Pranab tells us how he proposes to turn economic optimism into concrete results.
Reactions & Budget impact
Budget a right mix, says PM
Dictatorship of Congress government will not work: Lalu
Pranab had no choice on fuel price hike: PM
Markets happy, Sensex jumps 300 points
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Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar added another feather to his cap when he became the first batsman to cross the 200-run mark in an one-day international at Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior on Wednesday.
Tendulkar achieved the unique landmark when he run a single off Langeveldt against South Africa in the second one-dayer of the ongoing three-match series.
The Kolkata Knight Riders has put on hold its tie-up with hosiery brand Lux Cozi, a deal that had earned widespread criticism and anger among the people of the city.
"Respecting the sentiments of Kolkata and people of Bengal, both, Lux Industries and KKR have decided to put their association on hold until issues are resolved and the sensitivities of the aggrieved group are adequately addresse
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Rahul Gandhi today addressed college students at Bhaidas Hall, Vile Parle in a function organised by the Youth Congress. After the meeting, Rahul will head to Ramabai Nagar colony in suburban Ghatkopar to interact with the slum youth
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It’s probably the largest displacement and relocation in the country in modern times. Four lakh residents will be shifted from the periphery of the airport to other areas in the suburbs so that the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport’s modernisation and expansion can be completed by 2013.
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मुंबईत घर परवडत नसेल तर दुबईत फ्लॅट घ्या असे म्हणण्राची वेळ आली आहे. दुबईतील अत्यंत प्रतिष्ठित अशा बुर्ज खलिजा या शंभर मजली टॉवरमध्ये आलीशान प्लॅट पडेल फक्त ३००० रूपये चौरस फुटाने. मुंबईत सोडाच, पण ठाण्यातही या भावाने फ्लॅट मिळत नाही.
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The renewed demand for a separate state of Vidarbha in the backdrop of the Centre's decision to carve out Telangana from Andhra Pardesh has brought to fore differences in the Opposition Shiv Sena-BJP alliance.
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परंपरा व आधुनिकता अशा दोन्ही प्रवाहांशी नाळ जोडणारे, खऱ्या अर्थाने कलावंताचे समकालीनत्व पेलणारे ज्येष्ठ कवी, कथाकार दिलीप पुरुषोत्तम चित्रे यांचे गुरुवारी पहाटे पुण्यातील घरी निधन झाले. वर्षभरापासून ते कॅन्सरशी झुंज देत होते. संत तुकारामांना इंग्रजीत नेऊन अख्खा जगाला त्यांचे महत्त्व पटवून देण्याच्या कामी दिपुंनी मोलाची भूमिका बजावली.
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Cracking down for the first time on those illegally selling BMC water, civic officials teamed up with the Shivaji Nagar police to nab 21 people who have run a small-scale racket for the past 10 years. They
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It's unthinkable that a member of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray's deep-saffron family will switch to the enemy camp. But that's what Smita Thackeray, his 48-year-old daughter-in-law, appears to be doing in suddenly announcing her decision to join Sonia Gandhi's Congress party.
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At last, BEST bus passengers will be able to enjoy the ride on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, the city's newest landmark, with the undertaking deciding to run a few buses on the 4.7km bridge. The deadlock between the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), which owns the sea link, and BEST was broken with the undertaking agreeing to pay a monthly toll of Rs3,000 per bus to the former.
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Living life on the edge, scrambling for a toehold on trains, snaking one’s way through traffic snarls, fighting to find a roof over one’s head all combine to make Mumbai the city that never sleeps — and Mumbaikars the people who die younger than the rest of the country.
A study has found that the average Mumbaikar is likely to die at least seven years before other Indians and about 12 years b
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