Vladimir Putin “We discussed this important issue yesterday over a beer...”
Mahatma Gandhi “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.”
By NIMY Sara Joy Mumbai, Feb. 15 – The largest single-day fund-raiser for cancer research in the world, “Terry Fox Run’ organized by the Terry Fox Foundation was participated by children from 45 schools of the Mumbai city Sunday. Terry Fox Run or Marathon of Hope is the non-competitive charitable trusts for started [...]
By SUNIL Sonkar
Mumbai, Feb. 13 — Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray continued his tirade against Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Saturday asking whether he was the CM or bodyguard of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan.
In an editorial in Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece ‘Saamna’ he said, “Is Chavan the chief minister of Maharashtra or actor Shah [...]
By SUNIL Sonkar
Mumbai, Feb. 06 — Amid the Shiv Sena attack, Shah Rukh Khan landed in Mumbai on Saturday from London under tight security. SRK said that it was sad his remarks on the Pakistani cricketers in Indian Premier League have been misconstrued, but he also ruled out meeting Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on [...]
By SHUBHAJIT Chakraborty
Mumbai, Feb. 2 – The self styled guarantor of morality – a party who did many antics in the past, now running behind Bollywood Badshah Shah Rukh Khan. On Tuesday the Shiv Sena threatens Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan warning to apologize, else his movies will not be allowed to screen in Mumbai. [...]
By SHUBHAJIT Chakraborty
Mumbai, Jan. 31 – The illustrious Mumbai’s dabbawallas have already in the curious eyes of many business schools. However, this time they reach the most prestigious campus of the world by their extraordinary precision. They will be soon seen in the part of the subject in the world’s best B schools – [...]
By SHUBHAJIT Chakraborty
Mumbai, Jan. 25 – Around 25,000 vehicle owners have got notice from Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) for non payment of cess. Among those many bigwigs names are there like Sachin Tendulkar, Shankar Mahadevan, D.Y Patil, Anil Ambani and many others.
It has been reported that owners have registered their vehicles in Navi Mumbai [...]
By SUNIL Sonkar
Mumbai, Jan. 20 — No more giving taxi licences to all in Maharashtra. The Congress-NCP government decides giving to only those drivers the licences who are good in speaking and understanding Marathi and also have resided in Maharashtra for minimum of 15 years.
This decision of the Maharashtra government gives rise to a new [...]
By SUNIL Sonkar
Mumbai, Jan. 10 — Mumbai became the first-ever destination on Sunday, outside United States and Europe, to host the “Marathon Flame”. The seventh Mumbai Marathon will be held on January 17.
The flame of the Marathon was brought from Greece by champion Greek marathon runner Maria Polyzou. The Marathon Flame travels in select cities [...]
By SUNIL Sonkar
Mumbai, Jan. 9 — A 50-year-old five-storey building collapsed near the Dockyard road railway station in south Mumbai on Saturday. Sources say at least five people have been trapped inside the debris.
Five fire engines were rushed immediately to the spot as a part of the building named Ray Chamber came down crashing. The [...]
By SUNIL Sonkar
MUMBAI, India: An NRI from Dubai jump off a building in Andheri suburbs (Mumbai) on Monday.
Deepak Mehta, 40-year-old, was arrested in a fraud case last Wednesday after landing at the Indira Gandhi International airport (Delhi). In connection to a fraud case that was registered against him, he was brought to Mumbai. Bhavesh Shantilal, [...]
By NIMY Sara Joy
MUMBAI, India: Three people were arrested with an unspecified amount of uranium in Navi Mumbai. The police didn’t disclose the details of the arrests, not even the time and date as when they were taken into custody.
Commissioner of Police, Navi Mumbai, Gulabrao Pol informed they arrested from Panvel and surrounding areas. The [...]
By SUNIL Sonkar
MUMBAI, India: Office of Marathi news channel in the suburban area of Mumbai was ransacked on Friday by suspected Shiv Sena activists. They assaulted journalists and also damaged the office furniture.
According to Deputy Police Commissioner R M Vatkar, the attackers barged into the
office of the Marathi news channel in Vikhroli and thrashed the [...]
By NIMY Sara Joy
MUMBAI, India: The depression formed over the Arabian Sea has strengthened into a Cyclone Phyan, with heavy rains and storms forecast for west coast part of India including the financial capital Mumbai.
The India Metrological Department (IMD) has issued an ‘orange’ alert, one step under the red alert put out for a harsh [...]
King of Pop and Moon Walker, Michael Jackson, died at the UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills. He was 50.
Jackson had sold more than 61 million albums in the US and having a decade-long attraction open at Disney theme parks. He has been reportedly awash in about $400 [...]
External Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that Pak should communicate through proper channels with India and not through the media. Briefing to the media here today he said, “We have not received any information from Pakistan about the investigation in the Mumbai terror strike. All we are getting is media reports.”
This press brief of Mr. [...]
At a Senate Committee hearing on 26/11 (the Mumbai terrorist attack), McCain, the US Republican Presidential candidate for the 2008 election, said that Pakistan should take necessary steps to reduce the threat of a re-occurrence of Mumbai-like terrorist attacks.
At the Capitol Hill McCain said, “This is what would satisfy the United States… I think [...]
India’s rich cultural diversity and military courage and equipments were displayed at the Rajpath (New Delhi) on Monday celebrating 60th Republic Day of India. The celebration was held amid an unprecedented security cover.
Colorful parade and national events were marched down the thoroughfare that connects the Rashtrapati Bhawan and India Gate. President Pratibha Patil took [...]
Padma awards for the year has been announced. Cricketer and team India skipper MS Dhoni, Bollywood stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Helen, composer Hridaynath Mangeshkar, singer Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Penaz Masani and Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra is among the Padma awardees.
133 Padma awards has been announced. In these 133, 10 is [...]
ACCORDING TO A STUDY by a leading US think tank, India may get more terror attacks like 26/11 from Pakistan-based terrorist groups. India may continue facing serious jihadist threat and neither the policies of India or US can reduce the threat in near future.
Angel Rabasa, lead author of the study and a senior political [...]
Fears of Ajmal Amir Kasab’s life has been expressed by the Mumbai Crime Branch. It is said that Kasab’s life is under threat and he might be killed in the Arthur Road Jail.
Kasab is the only surviving terrorist of the Mumbai carnage and is the only source of information extracted by the investigating agencies. He [...]
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