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Mumbai Police were forced into shooting the gunman down. Anyone with a gun and who has hostages is termed as a terrorist. The cops waited until he fired the first shot and then abivously fired back. Mumbai police were right in doing so.

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THE TENSE situation in Maharashtra is gradually snowballing into a major problem for the governments – both at the Centre and the state. That both have the blessings of the Congress makes it all the more difficult to understand. read more »
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Patna: Violence continued unabated in Bihar on Thursday with agitated students indulging in arson and vandalism at several places as Biharsharif observed a complete bandh against the killing of an examinee allegedly in a brutal attack by MNS activists. read more »
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Among the battery of lawyers defending Raj Thackeray, one stands out because of his surname. Akhilesh Chaubey is the public face of the MNS leader's legal team, and is also, for all purposes, the official spokes-person of the defence. read more »
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MNS president Raj Thackeray rejected state security after news reached him that it had been downgraded from ‘Z’ to ‘Y’ category.

"I can protect myself. I don't need government security,'' said Thackeray after being informed about the government's decision to scale down his security cover. read more »
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Raj Thackeray was heard telling the police at the Bandra court that he hadn't slept well on Monday night. By Tuesday night, as he prepared for his first night in a lock-up, he and his lawyers would have lost some more sleep. read more »
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youth from Bihar's Nalanda district has died after being beaten by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena activists in Mumbai on Sunday. His death has trigerred a widespread protest by angry students in Patna and other towns of Bihar on Tuesday.rnPawan Kumar died in Mumbai after he was brutally beaten by MNS workers on Sunday during the attack on north Indian railway exam candidates. He becomes the first read more »
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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday said he was not into politics for personal gains, but to fight for issues. "I am not bothered about any gains or losses that I might incur with my involvement in politics. I have taken up certain issues, and I will stick to them," Thackeray told newspersons during an informal chat in Nagpur. Asserting that he was not against read more »
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Roger won his fifth U.S. Open in a row by beating Andy Murray in the final today! The 6-2 7-5 6-2 victory put him one grand slam crown away from matching the record total collected by American Pete Sampras. read more »
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Come next academic year, and you may no longer be able to send your child to school in the comforts of a car or a private bus.



In a bid to decrease traffic congestion during peak hours, a committee of senior IAS officers, including U P S Madan of the Mumbai Transformation Support Unit, has drafted a proposal to mak read more »
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14th Sep 2008 is a Ganesh Visarjan day. Lalbag is full of human crowed to just see one glance of "Lord Ganesh". Even in heavy rain people don't want to move away. It was just amazing to see when actual "Raja" was coming out of the gate. It was like ocean of human crowed was roaring with waves just to say "Ganpati bappa morya, Pudhchya varshi lavkar ya". read more »
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To ensure compliance with the guidelines laid down by it in 2006, the Bombay High Court on Thursday ruled that all those who wish to organise Chhat Puja will have to compulsorily deposit Rs 1 lakh with the suburban collector.

On October 19, 2006, the HC had ruled that there should be no involvement of political parties in the Chhat Puja and no parties should erect a platform on beachfronts.
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The demographic projection report prepared by the population research centre of the Gokhale Institute of Economics and Politics (GIPE) in Pune says the percentage of migration to the city will be on the decline after 2011.

"It has been observed in previous years that employment was the main reason for people to move to the city. However, opportunities in the formal sector are declining and un read more »
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Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray has criticized Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Chief Raj Thackeray for the violence in the state that resulted in the death of a Maharashtrian. read more »
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