Another rioter arrested for damaging Mumbai memorial
August 30th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Another rioter who desecrated the Amar Jawan memorial at the Azad Maidan during the Aug 11 violence was arrested by Mumbai police's Crime Branch Thursday, an ... Read more...
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Peaceful Eid celebrations in Maharashtra
August 20th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated amid peace and religious fervour across Mumbai and Maharashtra Monday with Muslims offering special congregational prayers as thanksgiving to mark the end of ... Read more...
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BJP ex-vice president Bal Apte dead
July 18th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Rashtriya Swayamasevak Sangh ideologue Bal Apte passed away here Tuesday following a lung ailment, according to a party official.He ... Read more...
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Squash: Anaka, Kush annex Asian titles
June 24th, 2012 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
Kush Island (Iran), June 23 (IANS) While Anaka Alankamony retained the girls Under-19 title, Kush Kumar annexed the crown in the boys Under-19 category as Indians delivered two gold medals ... Read more...
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I’m super excited to play Dawood Ibrahim: Sonu Sood
April 18th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Bollywood actor Sonu Sood is excited to essay underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in "Shootout At Wadala", and he is doing his bit to carry off ... Read more...
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Rebels, relatives in fray for BMC elections
January 31st, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Relatives of politicians as well as mafia dons and scores of rebels are in the fray for the Feb 16 polls to the Brihanmumbai Municipal ... Read more...
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Mumbai ushers in Christmas
December 25th, 2011 - 1:40 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 25 (IANS) Churches in the city were filled with thousands of pious worshippers who gathered to usher in Christmas in their best suits and shimmering skirts.The churches, decorated ... Read more...
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Religious twist to traffic rules has clerics fuming
December 24th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Dec 23 (IANS) Over-zealous traffic police officials in Gurgaon have raised the hackles of religious leaders after they made traffic violators swear on their respective holy books that they ... Read more...
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Rains bring cheers and woes to Mumbai
July 8th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Heavy rains since early Friday brought cheer to Mumbai but also disrupted road and rail traffic and forced a brief suspension of flights, officials said.The rains, ... Read more...
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Car and bike rally in Mumbai to celebrate Hazare’s victory
April 10th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) A day after social activist Anna Hazare ended his 97-hour hunger strike, Mumbaikars celebrated the veteran Gandhian's victory against corruption by taking out a car and ... Read more...
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Mumbai ushers in Christmas with faith
December 25th, 2010 - 1:36 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 25 (IANS) Thousands of worshippers gathered in gaily decorated churches across Mumbai at midnight Friday to usher in Christmas.Churches across the city wore a welcoming look, decorated with stars and ... Read more...
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Peaceful Moharrum in Mumbai
December 17th, 2010 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 17 (IANS) Muslims Friday peacefully observed Yaum-e-Ashoora, the 10th day of the Muslim month of Moharrum, remembering the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed, and his followers ... Read more...
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Five plays to be staged in aid of Leh victims
October 15th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) A five-day theatre festival, "Whose Life Is It Anyway" bringing into the focus complexities of human relationships, will be held in the capital in aid ... Read more...
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Nepalese minor girl rescued in Mumbai
July 11th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 11 (ANI): The Mumbai police rescued 15-year-old Nepalese girl Pooja Sonar and seven other Nepalese boys from the clutches of the agents, who allured to send them to foreign countries ... Read more...
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Sara Khan Paired Opposite Ritesh Deshmukh?
June 22nd, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):It's now well known that Sara Khan will be leaving "Bidaai' for the greener pastures of Bollywood. It is believed that Sara Khan will feature in a ... Read more...
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The seven trains targeted in July 11, 2006, bombing (With Mumbai trains serial blasts probe reveals Pakistani link)
May 23rd, 2010 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) The seven trains targeted in the July 11, 2006 bombing, the timing and the casualties:
6.23 p.m. - Mahim Junction, 641 Down Borivli Fast - Killed: 43, Injured 96.6.23 ... Read more...
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Two Indians held in Nepal for bid to kidnap schoolgirl
March 5th, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 5 (IANS) Two Indian men have been arrested in western Nepal for allegedly trying to kidnap a schoolgirl, police said.
Molazim Mian, 38, and Mohammad Mahim, 30, both residents of Motihari ... Read more...
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Sena activists pelt stones, attempt shut down in parts of Mumbai
February 12th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) Shiv Sena activists indulged in stone pelting in several parts of Mumbai, including Shah Rukh Khan's offices in Khar-Danda near Bandra, and called for a Mumbai shutdown ... Read more...
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Mumbai orphanage girls to mark 9/11 by planting vegetable garden
September 11th, 2009 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 11 (IANS) Girls from a orphanage in Mahim here are to plant a vegetable garden in honour of the victims of 9/11 terror attacks in New York, the US consulate ... Read more...
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Millions in Mumbai to bid adieu to Lord Ganesh
September 3rd, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) Mumbaikars geared up to bid farewell to their beloved elephant-headed god Thursday, with around 100,000 big and small Ganpati idols set to be immersed amid tight security on ... Read more...
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Maharashtra changes Tamiflu protocol, ropes in private hospitals
August 14th, 2009 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) As Maharashtra reported more swine flu cases, the state government Friday decided to start administering Tamiflu tablets to patients with positive symptoms without waiting for their throat swab ... Read more...
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Mumbai sees tallest waves in 100 years (Lead)
July 24th, 2009 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) Sea waves rode the tarmac near the Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Juhu and Worli among other places Friday as India's financial capital was lashed by tidal waves ... Read more...
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High tides flood parts of Mumbai
July 23rd, 2009 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Sea waves measuring up to 5.1 metres lashed Mumbai and other places in the Konkan region, flooding homes of people living in the coastal areas here Thursday afternoon, ... Read more...
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Rain battered Mumbai crawls back to normalcy (Lead)
July 15th, 2009 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Mumbai limped back to normalcy as heavy rains receded Wednesday afternoon, after having battered India's financial capital for almost three days causing waterlogging in many areas, traffic snarls ... Read more...
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Heavy rains disrupt life in Mumbai, millions hit (Roundup)
July 14th, 2009 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Millions of people were affected as heavy rains for a second day Tuesday flooded roads and rail tracks and forced schools and offices to shut in India's business ... Read more...
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Heavy rains disrupt normal life in Mumbai, Thane
July 8th, 2009 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Normal life was disrupted in Mumbai, Thane and the surrounding areas following heavy rains since Tuesday night which continued virtually unabated till Wednesday morning.
Several low-lying areas of the ... Read more...
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Heavy rains hit Mumbai, parts of city flooded
July 4th, 2009 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) The monsoon tightened its grip over Mumbai Saturday, with heavy rains leading to flooding in the city and its suburbs, causing traffic snarls on highways and arterial roads ... Read more...
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Bandra Worli sea link opens for commuters in Mumbai
July 1st, 2009 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 1 (ANI): The much-awaited Bandra Worli Sea Link (BWSL), an ambitious eight-lane twin carriageway built over the Mahim Creek of Arabian Sea, opened for commuters here on Wednesday.There were huge ... Read more...
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Bandra-Worli Sea Link Pictures Are Breath-taking
June 30th, 2009 - 11:50 pm ICT by GD
Yesterday, amidst great show and festivity, the Bandra- Worli sea link bridge in Mumbai, India, was unveiled to the world.After a long drought period of 10 years of waiting, the bridge ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi to inaugurate Bandra Worli sea link today
June 30th, 2009 - 11:57 am ICT by ANI
Mumbai, June 30 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi will inaugurate the much-awaited Bandra Worli sea link here today.The 5.6 kilometers long cable-stayed bridge has been designed to allow for speedy ... Read more...
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India’s first 8-lane sea bridge in Mumbai to open Tuesday
June 28th, 2009 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) The Rs.1,600 crore (Rs.16 billion), 5.6-km Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL), India's first open 8-lane, cable-supported sea bridge that will reduce traffic congestion in this metro, will be ... Read more...
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Mumbai lashed by heavy rain
June 26th, 2009 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai June26 (ANI): Monsoon rains hit Mumbai today flooding roads and blocking traffic.The people living in lower areas faced trouble as the water entered in to their houses.According to Brihan Mumbai Municipal ... Read more...
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Mumbai lased by heavy rain
June 26th, 2009 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai June26 (ANI): Monsoon rains hit Mumbai today flooding roads and blocking traffic.The people living in lower areas faced trouble as the water entered in to their houses.According to Brihan Mumbai Municipal ... Read more...
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Bandra-Worli Sea Link to open by June end
June 14th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, June 14 (ANI): The much-awaited Bandra Worli Sea Link (BWSL), an ambitious 8-lane twin carriageway built over the Mahim Creek, will be opened to the public at the end of the ... Read more...
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Bandra Worli Sea Link to become operational soon
June 13th, 2009 - 8:35 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, June 13 (ANI): The much-awaited Bandra Worli Sea Link, an ambitious eight-lane twin carriageway built over the Mahim Creek of Arabian Sea in Mumbai will become operational soon."You yourself have seen ... Read more...
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