At a glittering ceremony in Mumbai on Wednesday, Her Excellency Smt Pratibha Patil, the President of India, gave away the prestigious Maharashtrian of the Year awards for 2011. The President presented superstar Amitabh Bachchan with the Lokmat Maan Bindu Award and Dilip Kumar with the Lokmat Jeevan Gaurav (Lifetime Achievement) Award for their immense contributions to the world of cinema and ent
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समकालीन काळात महाराष्ट्रातील कर्तबगार प्रतिभावंत मराठी व्यक्तिमत्त्वांमधे डॉ.अच्युत गोडबोले यांचे नाव मोठ्या आदराने घेतले जाते.rnrnमुंबई IIT तुन केमिकल इंजिनीरिंगचे शिक्षण घेतलेल्या अच्युत गोडबोलेंची जगात एक सॉफ्ट्वेअर डेव्हलपर म्हणुन ख्याती आहे.या क्षेत्रात ते मागील ३० वर्षापासून कार्यरत आहेत.
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शोभा डे देशातील एक प्रथितयश व सिध्दहस्त लेखिका आहेत. महाराष्ट्रातील घराघरात त्यांचे नाव पोहोचले आहे. त्यांनी एकूण १५ पुस्तकांचे लेखन केले असून, भारतीय ले़खकांच्या यादीत त्यांचे नाव आदराने घेतले जाते. साहित्य क्षेत्रातले अनेक विक्रम त्यांच्या नावि आहेत.rnrnत्यांचि काहि पुस्तके भारत तसेच विदेशातिल विद्यापिठांच्या साहित्य अभ्यासक्रमात तुलनात्मक अभ्यासक्रमात लावण्यात आली आहेत. तसेच त्यांचे शंभराह
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To award winners with outstanding contribution to progress of the state across eight fields, from a final shortlist of 39 nominees.
Selection process includes jury of eminent Maharashtrians: Dr. Achyut Godbole, Mr. Ashutosh Gowarikar, Mr. Dhanraj Pillay, Mr. Julio Ribeiro, Ms. Medha Patkar, Mr. Rajdeep Sardesai and Ms. Shobha De
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सध्या फक्त एकच गोष्ट सेन्सॉर होण्याची गरज आहे आणि ती म्हणजे कपिल सिब्बल यांचे तोंड!'
'फेसबुकवर स्टेटस अपडेट करताना प्रत्येक वेळी सिब्बल यांची परवानगी घ्यायची काय?'अशा उपरोधिक प्रतिक्रियांपासून ट्विटरवर 'इडियट कपिल सिब्बल' असा हॅश टॅग देण्यापर्यंत विविध प्रकारे नेटकरांनी सिब्बल यांच्यावर हल्ला चढविला आहे. त्याला कारण आहे ती सिब्बल यांची सूचना. सोशल मीडिया संकेतस्थळावर नियंत्रण घालण्याची. फेस
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An 11-year-old girl, the youngest witness to depose before the court in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack case, was denied admission in a private school which fears that it would become a terror target if she was admitted.
"My daughter (Devika Rotwan) has been denied admission in New English High School at suburban Bandra. School authorities say they may face a terror threat as my daugh
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Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar hinted here on Friday that he would love to play for the Pune Sahara cricket team in the next Indian Premier League (IPL) IV season instead of Mumbai Indians though he had not yet taken a decision on this issue.
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You need not bother about carrying cash the next time you take a private cab in the city. Around 3,000 cabs will offer payment by credit card by June-end .
With Easy Cabs and City Cool Cabs having started the credit card facility recently , other operators like Meru, Mega Cabs and Gold Cabs plan to offer this payment option to passengers soon. While Meru is in the process of importin
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Western Railway said that it will run a special Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani train from on Wednesday for airport passengers left stranded due to the ongoing Air India employees' strike.
"To reduce inconvenience caused to people, Western Railway will run one special Rajdhani Express train today from Mumbai to Delhi.
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The depression that formed over the Bay of Bengal on Monday turned into a full-blown cyclonic storm by Tuesday. Cyclone 'Laila' has got the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) worried as though it is expected to affect only the eastern coast of India, it is likely to have an impact on the entire country's monsoon pattern, including that of Mumbai.
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The special court may have sentenced Ajmal Kasab to death but the government of Maharashtra will have to wait for a few more years before it can lay its hands on the ammo—10 AK-47s, 10 7.65-mm pistols and 14 kg RDX—that he and his nine cohorts brought to the city from Pakistan.
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The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed that Union of India and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar be made parties to the PIL filed by Shiv Sena leader Subhash Desai regarding levy of entertainment tax on IPL.
The court also allowed the petitioner to make Pawar a party to the case since there are some allegation against him in the petition.
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After a legal tangle with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and opposition from the Mumbai police,the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has finally cleared the decks to hand over 4,500 flats situated opposite BPCLs Mahul refinery in Chembur to the BMC.
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Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who arrived on a visit here Sunday, said Mumbai, where he has lived for over four decades, is "fine" and healthy.
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The Maharashtra government has formally chalked out a weapons policy for the police that will not only expedite phasing out antiquated guns like the 416 Musket, 303 rifle and the Carbine, but also do away with the problem of procuring spare parts and ammunition for them.
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