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Two hours, 12 men - that's what it took to formally endorse the decision to suspend Lalit Modi as Chairman and Commissioner of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The interim chief of the IPL is Chirayu Amin. read more »
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The Mozart of Madras now has a home in Mumbai, and you can visit it whenever you wish. Apart from being a place to delve into the life and works of India’s best-known music composer, AR Rahman, the 3,000 sq-ft space in Vasai also doubles as a resource centre for underprivileged students to mirror the legendary musician’s altruistic side. read more »
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Prince Michael of Kent, first cousin to England's Queen Elizabeth, visited Chabad Nariman House here on Wednesday.

Prince Michael, along with Israeli Consul General Orna Sagiv, and Rabbi Avraham Berkowitz, Director of Chabad Mumbai Relief Fund, visited the five-storey building and inspected the bullet and grenade marks on the walls. read more »
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In an honour for the local film industry, a Marathi film - Paresh Mokashi's Harishchandrachi Factory - which has been selected as India's official entry to the 82nd Academy Awards, is also going to represent the country at the Golden Globe Awards and the Bafta.

The film will release across the country on January 22, confirms Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO, UTV Motion Pictures. Besides ma read more »
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Shiv Sena's Shraddha Jadhav was on Tuesday elected Mumbai mayor.Securing 114 votes, Jadhav trounced the opposition Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate Priscilla Kadam who got 96 votes, according to an official.

The Congress' hopes of bagging the prestigious post were ruined after seven corporators of the Samajwadi Party (SP) boycotted the elections at the last minut read more »
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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. read more »
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Around 50 alleged MNS activists were on Tuesday picked up in connection with stone pelting at city buses on Monday night after suspension of four party MLAs in the Maharashtra Assembly, police said.

Those detained by police included MNS city unit president Prakash Dhore. read more »
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In a bizarre proposal, the DB Marg police have suggested that the entire Girgaum chowpatty coastline be fenced to prevent another 26/11 type attack. The proposal,tabled before a high court-appointed committee on Thursday suggested covering the 1.2-km stretch of the Chowpatty with wire ropes. We get regular security alerts. read more »
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City girl Swapnali Yadav is not nicknamed 'Little Mermaid' without a reason. On October 18, the Andheri girl, who will turn 11 next month, became the youngest ever in swimming history to complete the 10km Bermuda Round the Sound Open Swimathon in the Atlantic Ocean. Swapnali completed the 10 km distance in 3 hours 52 minutes and 21 seconds to become the first Indian read more »
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MNS chief Raj Thackeray fired a fresh salvo on Monday when he demanded that all 288 newly elected legislators take their oaths in Marathi or face the "MNS music''. "If anyone dares not to take the oath in Marathi, you will see what my MLAs can do. They will create a ruckus in the house,'' he warned while addressing the media at MIG Club, Bandra (East). The MNS has 13 MLAs, six from Mumbai. read more »
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After the invasion of world cinema in multiplexes in India, the British Independent cinema is ready to set its foot in the country. Come February and filmgoers will get a chance to watch Independent films made by British directors in multiplexes across Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore. read more »
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Leads/Trends: 287/288

Cong-NCP- 136/0

BJP-SS- 98/0

MNS- 15/0

Others- 39/0

Congress-NCP alliance has taken early lead in the Maharashtra Assembly elections.

Earlier, the counting of votes to elect new 288-member Maharashtra Assembly begun with thick and fast at 08.00 am. read more »
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The state government on Tuesday approved the blueprint for the proposed statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji in the sea off Marine Drive, and even began the process of appointing a developer for its construction, although it has yet to secure clearance from the Union environmental ministry. read more »
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Eight swine flu deaths were reported across the country on Thursday, the highest in a day so far, taking the national toll to 39.

While a 35-year-old man died in Mumbai, Bangalore reported three deaths -- a woman succumbed to the outbreak and test results of another two, who had died earlier, confirmed H1N1 infection. read more »
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