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Mumbai Weekly News - 03 June 2011, Friday

2011-06-03T05:54:00.000-07:00

Witness says he tried to help FBI arrest suspected mastermind of Mumbai attacks Washington Post By Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, Desperate to cooperate after his arrest, a confessed Pakistani American terrorist tried to help US authorities engineer the arrest of a suspected mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, and he proposed setting up ... See all stories on this topic »

India's Mumbai raises drinking age AFP MUMBAI — Indian state legislators have voted to raise the age limit for buying alcohol in the country's entertainment capital Mumbai, sparking fury among young people and concern from the drinks industry. Lawmakers agreed on Wednesday evening to ... See all stories on this topic »

AFP

Sun, SpiceJet Stocks Sink in Mumbai on Investigation Report Bloomberg Sun TV tumbled a record 28 percent to 272.55 rupees in Mumbai. SpiceJet sank 16 percent to 34.5 rupees at the 3:30 pm close, the steepest fall in almost five years. “It's a free fall for these stocks,” said Ashish Shah, an analyst at BP Equities Pvt. ... See all stories on this topic »

In Evidence: a Terrorist's To-Do List New York Times By GINGER THOMPSON CHICAGO — When the authorities arrested David C. Headley, the man who has since confessed to helping plot the 2008 terrorist attacks on Mumbai, India, they confiscated two items essential to the plans for his next plot: a book ... See all stories on this topic »

Statistical highlights: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Times of India PTI | May 28, 2011, 09.56am IST CHENNAI: Statistical highlights of the second play-off match of the IPL between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. # Chris Gayle has aggregated 608 (ave 76.00) in 11 matches in the present edition of the IPL ... See all stories on this topic »

Raj jumps to uncle's defence, slams dy CM Times of India MUMBAI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has created ripples in political circles by coming to the rescue of his uncle, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray who was slammed by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and deputy CM Ajit ... See all stories on this topic »

Slain Pakistan's journalist's Mumbai attack theories from beyond the grave Telegraph.co.uk The 2008 Mumbai attacks were originally planned by Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency but hijacked by rogue retired military officers and al-Qaeda figures who believed a devastating attack could provoke a new war with India, according to Syed Saleem ... See all stories on this topic »

Mahindra Shares Slump in Mumbai After Quarterly Profit Misses Estimates Bloomberg By Siddharth Philip - Mon May 30 11:03:13 GMT 2011 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (MM), India's largest maker of sport-utility vehicles and tractors, fell the most in almost four months in Mumbaiafter fourth-quarter profit lagged behind analysts' estimates. ... See all stories on this topic »

Defense lawyers cross examine prosecution's star witness in Mumbai terror case Chicago Sun-Times The men had such divergent views that Headley would have never divulged to Rana that he was using Rana's overseas immigration office to conduct surveillance work for Lashkar prior to the 2008Mumbai terrorist attacks, Rana's attorneys insinuated. ... See all stories on this topic »

Indian shares rise 0.9 pct on firm Asia; Reliance Comm drags Reuters MUMBAI, May 31 (Reuters) - Indian shares rose 0.9 percent on Tuesday tracking firm Asian markets, with investors awaiting domestic economic growth data for the March quarter to provide further cues. Banking stocks led by HDFC Bank were top contributors ... See all stories on this topic »

Mumbai's bizarre tactics were their undoing Deccan Herald Commanding and thoroughly deserved as Royal Challengers Bangalore's Qualifier 2 victory on Friday night was, Daniel Vettori's men will be the first to acknowledge the generous help that came their way, courtesy a few bizarre moves by the Mumbai Indians ... See all stories on this topic »

Sex, 'dhokha' behind Mumbai machinations: Iskcon Bangalore Daily News & Analysis By DNA Correspondent | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA Madhu Pandit Dasa, the head of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon), Bangalore, on Monday termed the supervisory committee constituted by the Iskcon, Mumbai as illegal and ... See all stories on this topic »

GVK to face bigger problem than GMR if ADF is scrapped Moneycontrol.com Should Mumbai and Delhi international airports ask passengers to pay airport development fees? The airport economic regulatory authority (AERA) will decide on this matter after it gets feedback from various stakeholders. CNBC-TV18's Swati Khandelwal ... See all stories on this topic »

Moneycontrol.com

Mumbai's Sky-High Property Prices Set to Fall, Say Experts CNBC.com Property prices in India's financial capital Mumbai have surged 40 percent in less than two years, even surpassing peaks reached in 2008. Homes in Mumbai's prime locations, for example, can cost up to $2000 a square feet. But warning signs have emerged ... See all stories on this topic »

CNBC.com

Take all steps to curb inflationary pressure: PMEAC Business Standard PTI / Mumbai June 02, 2011, 18:19 IST Amid price rise worries, PMEAC Chairman C Rangarajan today said all available policy measures should be put in place to bring down inflation to the comfort zone of below 5%. "We must use all of our policy ... See all stories on this topic »

Government halts demolitions in Golibar The Hindu Mumbai: Medha Patkar, leader of the National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM), ended her nine-day fast at Mumbai's Golibar colony on Saturday after the government handed her two resolutions incorporating the demands of the agitators. ... See all stories on this topic »

The Hindu

Jeddah-bound Saudi flight grounded at Mumbai airport Arab News By SHAHID RAZA BURNEY | ARAB NEWS MUMBAI: Some 277 Jeddah-bound passengers booked on Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV 745 have been stranded at the Mumbai airport since Monday morning, airport and airline officials said on Tuesday. ... See all stories on this topic »

Kumud Drugs MD arrested in Mumbai IBNLive.com PTI | 08:06 PM,Jun 02,2011 Mumbai, Jun 2 (PTI) Four persons including the Managing Director of a drug company in Maharashtra were arrested today in connection with illegal manufacturing and distribution of psychotropic substances worth Rs 3.9 crore. ... See all stories on this topic »

Tissue and bone from Don Bosco's hand coming to Mumbai Daily News & Analysis By Manoj R Nair | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA This August, Mumbai will bear witness to a relic of Don Bosco as part of the plans to observe his 200th birth anniversary in 2015. The relic — tissue and bone from his right hand — is embedded in a ... See all stories on this topic »

SpiceJet aircraft makes emergency landing at Mumbai airport The Hindu A Mumbai-Hyderabad SpiceJet flight made an emergency landing within half-an-hour of taking off from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport here early on Friday after a smoke alarm went off in the flight. All the 140 passengers on board disembarked safely, ... See all stories on this topic »

World Environment Day — are we bothered? Daily News & Analysis By Gauri Sinh | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Mumbai saw a rather unusual case of abduction this weekend. A red sand boa was stolen from Byculla zoo. Reports say there is a huge demand for this non-poisonous snake in the illegal market - tantriks believe ... See all stories on this topic »

Only 19 L trees in Mumbai makes greens see red Times of India MUMBAI: If the health of a city can be measured by comparing its tree cover with its population thenMumbai needs an urgent green transplant. The city's 1.3 crore inhabitants have a green cover of just 19.12 lakh trees. In effect, there is just one ... See all stories on this topic »

Mumbai-based model and agent arrested for passport fraud Daily News & Analysis By Aniruddha Rajandekar | Place: Pune | Agency: DNA Twenty-year-old Mumbai-based model Jiya Ashok Chopra was arrested by the Bund Garden police, along with her agent Arvind Rajendra Bhat, for allegedly trying to forge documents to procure a passport. ... See all stories on this topic »

Air India cuts local, intl flights citing lower demand Times of India MUMBAI: State-run carrier Air India has withdrawn at least 25 flights across domestic and international sectors till June 15, citing lower demand, a spokesman said. "We are in a lean season. On a daily basis, Air India operates around 480 flights, ... See all stories on this topic »

India has full access to Headley: Napolitano The Hindu The US has given India “full access” to David Coleman Headley, the US-based Lashkar-e-Taiba operative of Pakistani origin who played a key role in the Mumbai attacks, US Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said on Friday. ... See all stories on this topic »

Vodafone tries to silence Facebook critic Business Standard Mumbai resident gets legal notice for repeatedly rapping its service; warned to stop and remove all past comments, too. It could be a wake-up call to consumers who vent dissatisfaction on Facebook and Twitter about their service providers. ... See all stories on this topic »

3849 flats sold at quiet Mhada lottery, next round in May '12 Times of India MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) on Tuesday sold 3849 of a total 4034 flats across the city through a publicly conducted lottery at Rang Sharada auditorium, Bandra. This was the fourth lottery successfully ... See all stories on this topic »

NCP yet to finalize stand on renaming Dadar station Times of India MUMBAI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has yet to finalize its stand on the issue of renaming Dadar railway station as Chaitya Bhoomi in memory of Babasaheb Ambedkar knowing the political backlash in Maharashtra. NCP spokesperson Prakash Binsale ... See all stories on this topic »

Proposed rental law gets brickbats Times of India MUMBAI: Tenant associations in the city have decried a proposed legislation drafted by the Centre that will bring paltry old rentals on par with market rates. The groups claim that the move does not allow for Mumbai's unique rental system and might ... See all stories on this topic »

Indian developer Unitech's FY11 profit falls 16 pct Reuters MUMBAI May 30 (Reuters) - Unitech , India's second-biggest listed real estate company, reported annual profit fell 16 percent but said it was targeting sales bookings of 50 billion rupees ($1.1 billion) for the current year. ... See all stories on this topic »

Congress may drop Mumbai unit chief, Delhi minister Times of India NEW DELHI: Congress is set to replace Kripashankar Singh as president of Mumbai city unit and has mounted pressure for dropping of Delhi PWD minister Raj Kumar Chouhan, upping the ante on anti-graft action and keep up the heat on Opposition BJP to sack ... See all stories on this topic »

Govt refuses to defend Hafiz Saeed in US court Pakistan Daily Times American national Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg and his spouse Rivka had been killed by terrorists at the Nariman House (renamed as Chabad House) in Mumbai in 2008. The deceased couple's son, Moshe, and others had filed nine claims against Hafiz Saeed ... See all stories on this topic »

Wet, but monsoon not here yet Times of India MUMBAI: Sporadic rains provided Mumbaikars, who had been sweating it out all these days, with a glimmer of hope on Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon in parts of the city. The showers, though shortlived and followed by high humidity levels, ... See all stories on this topic »

India Economic Summit to be shifted to Mumbai Business Standard The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) will host their annual India Economic Summit 2011 in Mumbai instead of New Delhi on November 20 and 21. The summit, will, in its 27th edition, for the first time, ... See all stories on this topic »

Drink at 18 in Lucknow, 25 in Mumbai, 16 in Rome IBNLive.com New Delhi: While people in India are considered mature enough to vote and drive at the age of 18, the Maharashtra government have raised the minimum drinking age in the state to 25 years for consumption of rum, whisky, vodka and country-made liquor. ... See all stories on this topic »

Hike in drinking age a gimmick, say Mumbai youngsters Mangalorean.com Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) Terming the Maharashtra government's decision to hike the minimum age for consuming liquor as "unnecessary", Mumbai youth Wednesday said the move was a gimmick on the part of the government and will not work. ... See all stories on this topic »

LeT wanted hostage swap to free Kasab Times of India While the LeT attempted to make foolproof plans to attack Mumbai, the 10 men involved in the carnage made a number of mistakes, thus leaving crucial clues behind for Indian intelligence agencies, according to court documents unsealed in the United ... See all stories on this topic »

Main accused in rupees 2.5cr rail scam held in Mumbai Times of India JAIPUR/AJMER: Almost a month after a scam of Rs 2.5 crore was detected at the Ajmer division of North Western Railways (NWR), the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has arrested the main accused Muzzafar Ali Bohra in Mumbai. An RPF team is bringing Bohra ... See all stories on this topic »

HSC: Pass percentage dips in state; Mumbai at 69.52% Indian Express The results for all divisions— Pune, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Mumbai, Kolhapur, Amravati, Nashik and Latur— were announced simultaneously. This year there has been a drop in the pass percentage of the state and even Mumbai division. ... See all stories on this topic »

Indian Express

China lowers Everest guard for Mumbai teen Mangalorean.com But now, Beijing has lowered its Everest guard for a feisty Mumbai teen, giving her the rare visa and permit to climb Mt Everest from Tibet. Though Bhagyashree Sawant could not go right up to the 8848m summit and was forced to turn back when only 48m ... See all stories on this topic »

Mangalorean.com

Adarsh land belongs to state: Shinde Times of India MUMBAI: Former Maharashtra chief minister Sushilkumar Shinde submitted his affidavit to the judicial commission probing Adarsh and said that the state government was the owner of the plot allotted to the controversial society. ... See all stories on this topic »

Decision on Navi Mumbai SEZ split deferred Hindustan Times PTI The government on Tuesday deferred a decision on a request from Mukesh Ambani-promoted Navi Mumbai SEZ for splitting itself into five zones, seeking more details from the developer. The issues was taken up by the Board of Approval (BoA) headed by ... See all stories on this topic »

Mumbai's coastal security satisfactory, says RR Patil Hindustan Times The issue of coastal security had reached its peak after the November 26, 2008, Mumbai terror attacks after 10 terrorists en Patil took a ride on the Samudraprahari — a coastal security boat — along with BJP opposition leader Eknath Khadse and BJP ... See all stories on this topic »

27-year-old held for sending terror mail Times of India MUMBAI: A 27-year-old youth was arrested by the anti-terrorism squad on Tuesday for sending a terror mail to the CBI. Tushar Sawant, a resident of Vidhya Vihar, had sent a mail stating that terrorists were going to carry out a major bomb blast in 13 ... See all stories on this topic »

26/11 Mumbai attacks: Pakistan court adjourns hearing again till June 11 Economic Times ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court conducting the trial of seven Mumbai terror attack suspects today gave prosecutors time till June 11 to substantiate their contention that India would allow a Pakistani Judicial Commission to interview key ... See all stories on this topic »

MTNL launches push email services in Delhi, Mumbai The Mobile Indian Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), which provides GSM telecom services in Delhi and Mumbai, has announced Push- email services for all its mobile subscribers in the two metro cities. The service was launched first in Mumbai on May 27. ... See all stories on this topic »

The Mobile Indian

Pakistan silent on judicial panel?s visit to india to quiz 26/11 magistrate Economic Times According to Government sources, Pakistan is yet to revert to the authorities here on when its judicial commission plans to travel to Mumbai to record the statements of the 26/11 magistrate, investigating officer and the doctor who conducted ... See all stories on this topic »

Leopard strays into Hema Malini's bungalow in Mumbai Daily News & Analysis Place: Mumbai | Agency: PTI A leopard strayed into actress-MP Hema Malini's bungalow in suburban Malad today and left hours later, forest officials said. The veteran filmstar was not present at the bungalow, located in Dindoshi area, when the big cat, ... See all stories on this topic »

Case against Mumbai University official The Hindu The Mumbai Police on Wednesday registered a case against the Mumbai University's Examination Controller after a student complained of assault by the professor following an argument. “We have registered a case against Vilas Shinde under Sections 323 and ... See all stories on this topic »

Mumbai Weekly News - 27 May 2011, Friday

2011-05-28T07:33:00.000-07:00

Terrorist Headley testifies about visit to Mumbai hotel before attacks
Chicago Sun-Times
Headley, the government's main witness, is cooperating with prosecutors after pleading guilty to taking photos and videos of targets in Mumbai before the rampage that killed 160 people including six Americans over three days. ...
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After Beating Kolkata, Mumbai Is Set for Déjà Vu
New York Times
His team, Mumbai, needed four runs from that final delivery against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Rayadu, a 25-year-old who also keeps wicket, had struck 51 boundaries — 42 fours and 9 sixes — from the 330 previous balls he had received during the 2011 ...
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IPL: Mighty Mumbai up against solid RCB
Cricketnext.com
Chennai: Who would have thought that Mumbai Indians who were looking invincible in the earlier part of the season will have to sweat it out to make it to the qualifying stage while the Royal Challengers Bangalore who were looking down and out after a ...
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How more FSI will kill Mumbai
Daily News & Analysis
By Kishore Rathod | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan announcing the increase of floor-space index (FSI) for the city's 18000-odd cessed buildings from 2.5 to 3 is just the tip of the iceberg, given the provisions under the ...
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Homeland Security chief visits Mumbai, India, site of terrorist attack
CNN International
By Carol Cratty, CNN Senior Producer Washington (CNN) -- Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano on Wednesday wrapped up a two-day visit to Mumbai, India, the site of the November 2008 terrorist attacks by 10 gunmen that killed more than 160 ...
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Ridiculous to say I chose club over India
Hindustan Times
After the well fought out elimination match against the Mumbai Indians on Wednesday, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir emerged a satisfied but broken man. His shoulder, a problem since the World Cup final against Sri Lanka, acted up again ...
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Debt burden, hazy outlook weigh on DLF
Wall Street Journal
By RAVI KRISHNAN OF MINT MUMBAI -- Rising interest rates and high prices have forced buyers to defer their home purchases putting the real-estate sector in not-so good shape for the past six months. These conditions are not going to change overnight. ...
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Met David Headley just twice: Shiv Sena activist Rajaram Rege
Economic Times
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena activist Rajaram Rege , named by Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley in a US court , Wednesday said he met the Lashkar-e-Taiba operative twice in 2008 and exchanged some emails. He added that he had not concealed any information ...
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Keep off Bangalore staff, Karnataka high court tells Mumbai Iskcon
Daily News & Analysis
By Anantha Subramanyam K | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA The Karnataka high court on Tuesday restrained the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon), Mumbai from displacing Iskcon Bangalore's president Madhu Pandit Dasa and other ...
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Test cricket my ultimate goal: Virat Kohli
Times of India
MUMBAI: Having become the new poster boy of Indian cricket with his sizzling performances in the last few months, Virat Kohli now wants to graduate to the next level. A stage for which the 22-year-old, according to former India coach Gary Kirsten, ...
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Indian state switches to less costly security for Mumbai gunman
Washington Post
By Rama Lakshmi, NEW DELHI — The Indian state of Maharashtra has decided that the lone surviving gunman in the 2008 terrorist attacks on Mumbai has become too great a financial burden and is taking steps to address the problem. ...
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Statistical highlights of Rajasthan-Mumbai IPL match
Times of India
PTI | May 21, 2011, 10.31am IST Mumbai, May 21 (PTI) Statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League match between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians here. # Mumbai Indians suffered their second 10-wicket defeat in the IPL - the only team to earn ...
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Maharashtra dumps Kasab's ITBP guards after Rs 11 crore bill
Times of India
MUMBAI: Days after the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) sent an astonishing Rs 10.87 crore bill for protecting Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab in a Mumbai jail, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday decided to deploy its own police to secure the ...
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Navi Mumbai SEZ to be split into 5 zones, set to get nod
Economic Times
The Navi Mumbai special economic zone (SEZ), promoted by Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and his close aide, Anand Jain , may finally win government approval with the promoters deciding to split the multi-product zone into five parts. ...
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Malaria cases rise in Mumbai, BMC blames migrants
Daily News & Analysis
By Priyanka Sharma | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Even before the onset of monsoon, malaria cases in the city have started to increase. In a span of two weeks, 865 cases of malaria have been registered — on an average of 48 cases each day. ...
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US envoy to India warns against another Mumbai-style attack
Xinhua
"If another Mumbai attack takes place in India, if we are not able to work with India to deflect that attack, it very well could lead to increased tensions and possibly some kind of exchange between these two nuclear nations," Roemer said. ...
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Another 'fugitive' said to be in Pakistan found in Mumbai jail
Times of India
MUMBAI: A list of terrorists with which the government had hoped to build pressure on Islamabad has instead entangled the Union home ministry in a series of goof-ups — the latest being that of a terrorist, said to be a fugitive in Pakistan, ...
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Tata or Ambani: who'll give more?
Daily News & Analysis
By Deepak Lokhande | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Sunday was delicious. It opened with a comment from Ratan Tata on Mukesh Ambani's house; the head of India' oldest industrial house didn't mince any words about the new Indian order. ...
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Mumbai woman gets obscene email from friend
Times of India
MUMBAI: The cyber crime investigation cell (CCIC) of the Mumbai police, while probing an obscene email sent to a female employee of a private firm, found that the mail was in fact sent by her friend who posed as a man. After the police tracked down the ...
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Sunil Tatkare denies role in Adarsh
Daily News & Analysis
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Maharashtra water resources minister Sunil Tatkare and former minister of state for urban development department (UDD) today told the Adarsh inquiry commission that he is “noteven remotely concerned ...
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Gangsters and their privileges
Daily News & Analysis
By Mustafa Plumber | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Last week when a shootout took place outside the house of Iqbal Kaskar, brother of India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, and Kaskar's driver-cum-bodyguard was killed, the spotlight returned on ...
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Bipasha Basu stopped at airport, allowed to go after paying duty
Daily News & Analysis
Place: Mumbai | Agency: PTI Actress Bipasha Basu was today stopped at the international airport here for not declaring dutiable goods and cleared only after paying duty, the second such incident this month after starlet Minissha Lamba was detained for ...
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Beware Mumbai! KXIP can grab your playoff spot
Cricketnext.com
Mumbai Indians after getting a ten-wicket thrashing by the Rajasthan Royals on Friday, their third defeat on the trot, are facing a similar situation. The Sachin Tendulkar-led side, which played some exemplary cricket until their loss to Kings XI ...
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'Release my son, then look for him in Pak'
Times of India
MUMBAI: Former Indian Navy sailor Abdul Rashid Khan said if his son was indeed wanted and hiding in Pakistan, then the government should release him forthwith and then search for him again. His son, Feroze, was mentioned on a list of India's 50 ...
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Choked Mumbai gets a breather as Maharashtra opens doors to redevelopment
Daily News & Analysis
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Though the new FSI norms for cessed buildings have invited applause from south and central Mumbai residents, the very people the new policy was intended to attract, builders and developers, ...
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Mumbai among world's 26 'Cities of Opportunity'
Business Standard
PTI / New Delhi May 26, 2011, 19:33 IST Mumbai is the lone Indian city to feature among 26 'Cities of Opportunity' list compiled by PwC. The list, Cities of Opportunity, comprises 26 global centres of finance, business and culture including Mumbai. ...
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India cashing on OBL killing
Pakistan Observer
Osama Bin Ladin (OBL) killing made India crazy for cashing the situation of pressurizing and maligning Pakistan in terrorist activities like Mumbai Drama. In this regard she released a list of 50 “most-wanted fugitives” hiding in Pakistan. ...
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LGBT film festival kick starts second edition in Mumbai
Daily News & Analysis
By Jayeeta Mazumder | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA India's first mainstream LGBT (Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) film festival just kick-started its second edition in the city yesterday. Kashish — Mumbai International Queer Film Festival 2011 ...
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Name of Mumbai-based firm emerges in C'Wealth Games scam
Daily News & Analysis
According to CBI during the CYG 2008, Kalmadi had asked C'Wealth Games scam accused Gem International to make a payment of Rs71.73 lakh to a Mumbai-based event management company Wizcraft International Entertainment. Wizcraft was involved in the CYG ...
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Journalists protest against Mumbai reporter's arrest under OSA
The Hindu
Journalists across the country have rallied to the support of Tarakant Dwivedi, the Mumbai reporter whose article about a leaky roof spoiling weapons bought in the wake of 26/11 has led to his under the Official Secrets Act for “spying. ...
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Iceland ash may freeze Mumbai's European holidays
Times of India
MUMBAI: The rise of volcanic ash in Iceland may upset the holiday plans of several flyers from Mumbai too. The situation is still under control and major connecting airports and Europe are still open for operation. However, tour operators are flooded ...
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I'll go to Cannes every year now: Minissha Lamba
IBNLive.com
The 16 hours of detention at the Mumbai airport for allegedly carrying undeclared jewellery were harrowing but actress Minissha Lamba says the authorities were "very, very, friendly" and the time was spent chatting about various things, including her ...
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India-Europe flights unaffected by ash cover as of now
Economic Times
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Indian air carriers Wednesday reported no cancellation of flights to Europe, despite volcanic ash from Iceland grounding about 500 flights in Britain alone and covering some part of the continent's air space. ...
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The IPL has created disquiet in world cricket: Michael Holding
Daily News & Analysis
By Vijay Tagore | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Michael Holding is not known to mince words. In a no-holds-barred interview to DNA, the former West Indian fast bowler says WICB is the root cause of problems in West Indies cricket and IPL is the root ...
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Chhota Rajan's aide suspect in Mumbai shootout
Times of India
MUMBAI: A Chhota Rajan gang member has emerged as the police's key suspect in Tuesday's killing at Pakmodia Street, near JJ Marg, where Arif Sayyed aka Bael, the bodyguard of don Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar, was shot dead. ...
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Top officials meet Patkar
Times of India
MUMBAI: The protest against the Golibar slum redevelopment project at Santa Cruz gathered steam on Wednesday as dialogue finally began, with activist Medha Patkar meeting Mumbai suburban collector Nirmal Kumar Deshmukh and state chief secretary ...
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Rs25-crore hitch jolts Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project
Daily News & Analysis
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) have locked horns over this amount, which was spent by the latter for ...
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The AfPak Channel: Lashkar-e-Taiba, Mumbai, and the ISI
Foreign Policy
By Stephen Tankel Friday, May 20, 2011 - 4:47 PM Share Jury selection concluded this week in the trial of Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Pakistani-born Chicago resident accused of providing support to the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, carried out by the ...
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Foreign Policy

British Transport Police to be armed
Telegraph.co.uk
Armed police officers are to be allowed on British trains, stations and the London Underground, to cope with the threat of a Mumbai-style terrorist attack. Armed police set for major stations and tube. Photo: RUSSELL CLISBY By David Millward, ...
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Telegraph.co.uk

Knight Riders canters to a win
The Hindu
NAVI MUMBAI: The focused approach of Kolkata Knight Riders with an eye on the play-offs was in contrast to the disarray in the Pune Warriors camp, diluting a contest between two sides brimming with talent. Gautam Gambhir's controlled 54 not out off 46 ...
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The Hindu

Liz Hurley perfects her WAG look as she cheers Shane Warne on during his final ...
Daily Mail
The 45-year-old braved the sweltering heat in black skinny jeans and a revealing black corset top as she cheered on boyfriend Shane Warne in his final cricket game in Mumbai. Liz puckered up for her man post-match, planting a big kiss on him as they ...
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Daily Mail

Franklin is okay with IPL, unlike his fellow countryman Oram
Times of India
PTI | May 26, 2011, 04.22am IST MUMBAI: Unlike his compatriot Jacob Oram, who said he could not connect with the Indian Premier League, Kiwi batsman James Franklin said he was enjoying being part of the league. After playing just two IPL games, ...
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A New Luxury for Mumbai's Rich: Fresh Milk

Wall Street Journal (blog)
Gowardhan, one of India's largest private dairies, has invited a select group of South Mumbai elite— a mix of political families, corporate executives, celebrities and expats—to sign up for its new milk delivery service: Pride of Cows. ...
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SRK watches KKR in action at home
Times of India
Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan stayed away from the match against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in his home town, preferring to watch the action instead from his home Mannat. King Khan instead organized a special screening at home ...
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Indian shares rise 1 pct; end week down on inflation worries
Reuters
By Sumeet Chatterjee MUMBAI, May 20 (Reuters) - India's main sharemarket index gained 1 percent on Friday to post its biggest gain in a week, bolstered by strong global markets, but lingering worries about surging inflation and interest rates are seen ...
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Mumbai police arrest oil smugglers, seize ship
Daily News & Analysis
Place: Mumbai | Agency: PTI The local police today claimed to have busted a racket involving the oil mafia after they arrested two persons and seized a ship, anchored off the Mumbai coast, and used as a floating petrol pump for smuggling diesel in the ...
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H&TE dept eyes land in Pune-Mumbai belt for IIIT project
Times of India
PUNE: The state department for higher and technical education (H&TE) has moved a fresh proposal to the chief minister and the revenue department, seeking 50 to 100 acres of land in the Pune-Mumbai corridor to set up one of the 20 Indian Institutes of ...
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Satyam Drops in Mumbai Trading on Unexpected Loss in Quarter
BusinessWeek
By Ketaki Gokhale May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Satyam Computer Services Ltd. fell the most in more than three months in Mumbai trading after reporting a fourth-quarter loss today, missing analyst estimates for a profit after settling a class-action lawsuit. ...
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China's ICBC gets license for Mumbai branch from India cbank
Reuters
MUMBAI May 23 (Reuters) - Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC) said on Monday India's central bank has recently granted it a business license for a branch in Mumbai, helping the bank foray into Asia's third largest economy. ...
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Judge hearing Mumbai trial in Chicago allows release of sealed documents
The Republic
AP CHICAGO — A federal judge is allowing the release of some sealed documents in the trial of a Chicago businessman accused in the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks. The decision Wednesday by US District Judge Harry Leinenweber (LY'-nuhn-web-ur) follows a ...
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Mumbai Weekly News - 20 May 2011, Friday

2011-05-20T04:33:00.000-07:00

Mumbai Attack Plot Jury Chosen for US Trial in Chicago
BusinessWeek
By Andrew Harris May 18 (Bloomberg) -- Twelve jurors and six substitutes were selected for the trial of a Chicago businessman accused of helping to plan the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed 164 people including six Americans. ...
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Mumbai Indians looks for a crucial win
The Hindu
Mumbai: On the eve of the match against Deccan Chargers, Mumbai Indians mentor Shaun Pollock looked puzzled when a question was shot at him suggesting the certainty of his team advancing to the play-offs of the DLF-IPL-IV. The former South African ...
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The Hindu

PC blames IB, Mumbai cops for terror error
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Home minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday owned up responsibility for the "mistake" in India's list of most-wanted fugitives in Pakistan even as he said the "lapse" really was on part of the Intelligence Bureau and the Mumbai Police. ...
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Gang war troubles Mumbai after a lull
Economic Times
MUMBAI: When Ajmal Kasab and nine other terrorists from Pakistan went around shooting down people in Mumbai, the denizens initially thought it was a gang war. So many have been instances of gangsters shooting each other on the streets of Mumbai, ...
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Chicago businessman faces trial in Mumbai terrorist attack
Los Angeles Times
An Indian soldier stands at the scene of the Taj Mahal hotel burning in Mumbai in November 2008. Inside, Indian military troops and militants engaged in a gun battle. The deadly attack killed 170 people over three days. (David Guttenfelder, Associated ...
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Los Angeles Times

Hasan Ali got Rs 14cr as kickback for a Boeing-Air India deal: ED
Times of India
MUMBAI: Hasan Ali Khan, said to be the country's biggest tax evader, had made a killing as a consultant when he had earned a commission of US $ 11.5 million for a Boeing deal with Air India in 1986-87. At the exchange rate then, the amount works out to ...
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State Bank of India Falls in Mumbai After Net Profit Unexpectedly Plunges
Bloomberg
By Ruth David and Pradipta Mukherjee - Tue May 17 13:56:35 GMT 2011 State Bank of India (SBIN), the nation's largest lender, plunged in Mumbai trading after fourth-quarter profit dropped 99 percent to the lowest in at least 10 years as it set aside ...
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Spinners, Gambhir help Kolkata breeze past Pune
NDTV.com
Mumbai: It was billed as Sourav Ganguly's payback game against Kolkata Knight Riders. Instead, it proved to be a stern examination on a turner for the Pune Warriors batsmen, and called in to question the home side's decision to play only one specialist ...
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Indian Bank Short-Lists 4 Banks for Share Sale
Wall Street Journal
By Bijou George Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES MUMBAI --Indian Bank has short-listed four banks to manage a planned public share sale that will raise at least 10 billion ($222 million), four people familiar with the matter said Thursday, as the state-run ...
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Grounded hi-fliers
Times of India
On her way back from the glamorous French Riviera, Minissha Lamba wound up at the customs interrogation room at Mumbai airport on Wednesday morning. She was detained for over 12 hours for carrying undeclared diamond jewellery that she flashed on the ...
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IPL-4: Kolkata knight-mare over
Daily News & Analysis
By Gautam Sheth | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Kolkata, it seems, will finally break their first-round jinx. Having never managed to go past the league stage in the first three editions of the IPL, Shah Rukh Khan's team looks set for a giant stride ...
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Deccan elect to bat against Mumbai Indians
Cricketnext.com
PTI Mumbai: Languishing at the bottom of the table, Deccan Chargers turned party poopers shocking title contenders Mumbai Indians by 10 runs in an IPL match here on Saturday. The Chargers defended a modest score of 135 for six restricting the home team ...
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Tata Nano Superdrive 2 flags off from Mumbai
Business Standard
Tata Motors today flagged off the Nano Superdrive 2 from Concorde Motors India Ltd., Prabhadevi, Mumbai. Tata Nano Superdrive 2 will be an enchanting 28 day voyage, where in 12 Tata Nanos will circumambulate India. Tata Motors set on a 26 day long Nano ...
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Sydney, Shanghai stocks rise, but Mumbai falls
MarketWatch
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) –- Chinese and Australian shares advanced Tuesday as investors piled into beaten-down commodity related sectors, while stocks in Mumbai were hit by disappointing results from State Bank of India. Many of the region's benchmark ...
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We'll aim to sign off on a high: Uthappa
Times of India
PTI | May 17, 2011, 09.59am IST MUMBAI: Their playoff hopes dashed after the loss to Deccan Chargers, Pune Warriors batsman Robin Uthappa conceded it has been a nightmarish IPL debut for his team but remained confident that the side would avoid ...
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Court extends cop custody of 3 urban devpt officials
Times of India
MUMBAI: A local court on Monday extended the police custody of the three officers attached to the urban development (UD) department by two days in connection with the missing papers in the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society case. ...
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In Transit: Mumbai Slum Home to Artistic 'Beehive'
New York Times (blog)
By RIDDHI SHAH Buried deep inside a labyrinthine Mumbai slum, a tiny lane has become the unlikely flag-bearer of gritty urban art. A cluster of cardboard canisters, shaped like a beehive, bright blue and pink graffiti and a collage of red wax splatters ...
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New York Times (blog)

Mumbai kids are tough competition: Obama:
ekmulakatnews
"You're competing against young people in Beijing and Mumbai. That's some tough competit on. Those kids are hungry. They're working hard. And you'll need to be prepared for it," Obama said in his remarks to students at Memphis, Tennessee. ...
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ekmulakatnews

We're jobless, but Air India hiring: Pilots
Daily News & Analysis
By Naveeta Singh | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA The battle between the Indian Commercial Pilots Associaton (ICPA) and national carrier Air India (AI) is hotting up. While the airline recently advertised for recruitment of pilots for its subsidiary ...
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IPL: Mumbai, Chennai still not safe
Cricketnext.com
They take on Mumbai in their final league game on Sunday. If Mumbai, currently on 16 points, lose their next game against Rajasthan, the Mumbai-Kolkata game will be a virtual quarterfinal. A win for Chennai on Wednesday will remove Kochi from the ...
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Dravid hopes to better 2006 performance in the West Indies
Times of India
PTI | May 17, 2011, 07.45pm IST MUMBAI: Former captain Rahul Dravid is hopeful about the Indian cricket team improving upon its 2006 performance in the upcoming tour of the West Indies. During the 2006 West Indies tour, the Indian team created history ...
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Maharashtra government seeks World Bank funds for infra projects in Mumbai
Economic Times
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Government has sought funds from the World Bank to fund its infrastructure, water supply, education and AIDS control projects. A presentation to this effect was made to the visiting World Bank Managing Director Okonjo Iwealas on ...
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Save Mumbai's solitary river, say activists
Zee News
As yet another monsoon approaches, the Observer Research Foundation, Mumbai, organised a media outing to witness the ineffectiveness of Rs 1600 crore Mithi River Redevelopment Project by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and ...
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Zee News

CM approves new parking lot rules
Times of India
MUMBAI: Public parking lots set up on private land will be limited to four upper floors and two basements. Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan approved amendments proposed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to a development control (DC) ...
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Pune FC gear up for neighbours Mumbai
Times of India
PUNE: Pride and points will be at stake as hosts Pune FC take on Mumbai FC in an I-League encounter at Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mhalunge-Balewadi' on Sunday. A cracker of a contest is on the cards as the two teams from Maharashtra have set ...
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India Shares Rise on Strong Congress Showing in Polls
Wall Street Journal
By SUDEEP JAIN MUMBAI – Indian shares rose Friday as a strong showing in state elections by the party leading the federal coalition boosted market sentiment, but they closed off intraday highs as investors used gains to book profits. ...
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Bollywood wants tell-all IPL cheerleader!
Times of India
PTI | May 18, 2011, 02.32pm IST Mumbai Indians cheerleader Gabriella Pasqualotto, who was sent home midway through IPL 4 for exposing the antics of some of the top players on a blog, has been offered a role in a major Bollywood movie and also been ...
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Mumbai homes, offices northward-bound
Times of India
MUMBAI: Western Railway had more first-class pass holders in the extended suburbs in 2010-11 than ever before, a shift perhaps reflective of the city's changing real estate realities. Upcoming commercial hubs like Lower Parel and Elphinstone Road, ...
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Ishant, Mishra deserve to be in India ODI squad: Sangakkara
Times of India
PTI | May 15, 2011, 05.04pm IST MUMBAI: Ishant Sharma and Amit Mishra, who made a comeback in the India ODI squad for the West Indies tour, have impressed their IPL side Deccan Chargers captain Kumar Sangakkara who said the Delhi duo deserved to be ...
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Mumbai Journalists protest on arrest of a scribe under Secret Act
TwoCircles.net
Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: “Akela, you are not alone. We all the Journalists in Maharashtra are with you,” a group of journalists yelled loud and clear on Thursday here in the Marathi Patrakar Sangh in Mumbai. They were protesting against ...
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Dawood son's wedding in Pakistan
Times of India
MUMBAI: Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's son, Moin, would get married in Pakistan and not in Dubai. The number of guests from across the world has been reduced drastically to avoid any problem. The don, 57, may not attend the ceremony and bless his son ...
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Refurbished runway to open on June 1, cut departure delays
Times of India
MUMBAI: From next month, passengers departing from Mumbai airport can expect fewer delays. The airport is all set to unveil its widened main runway on June 1. This means that cross-runway operations will resume for 14 hours, thus giving more room to ...
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Mumbai to get a facelift with street furniture
NDTV.com
Mumbai: More than a year after announcing their plans to beautify the city, just a couple of weeks ago, Subodh Kumar, Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai, sanctioned a scheme to allow private builders and developers to install street furniture on specific ...
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NDTV.com

After Mumbai attacks, US initiated steps to help Pakistan military address ...
The Hindu
Less than a year after the Mumbai terrorist attacks, the United States Mission in Islamabad urged Washington to commit $2 billion over a five-year period beginning April 2011 to enable the Pakistan military to address, among other security needs, ...
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Editors Guild condemns arrest of Mumbai journalist
Daily News & Analysis
Place: New Delhi | Agency: PTI The Editors Guild of India today condemned the arrest of a reporter of a Mumbai newspaper for trespass into a railway armoury which it said amounts to a "direct assault" on the freedom of press. In a statement, the Guild ...
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Petrol price hike pinches city more than Mumbai
Mid-Day
They end up paying more for petrol compared to people in Mumbai, because of octroi. While the cost of ordinary petrol is almost Rs 69 per litre and that of Power petrol Rs 71.26 in the city, the costs are around Rs 68 and Rs 70.50 respectively in ...
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Mid-Day

Ranti wins it for Dempo against Mumbai FC
Times of India
Mumbai FC made two changes, bringing in Henry Ezeh in the heart of defence especially to tackle the likes of Ranti Martins and Roberto Mendes Silva (Beto) and Sampath Kumar Mani was replaced by Ashutosh Mehta. After a barren first half, where both the ...
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Mumbai FC face an uphill task against Dempo
IBNLive.com
PTI | 06:05 PM,May 18,2011 Kolhapur, May 18 (PTI) An uphill task lies ahead for Mumbai FC as they take on last year's champions Dempo SC in an I-league encounter to be played at the Kolhapur ground here tomorrow. Although Mumbai FC are placed just a ...
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Tapuria exposes Hasan Ali's links with a woman politician
Times of India
MUMBAI: In a statement to Enforcement Directorate that is sure to kick up a controversy, a close aide of Hasan Ali Khan revealed the alleged hawala operator's links to the political class, including two high-profile women politicians from Andhra ...
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RCF, Mumbai beat Bombay Gymkhana President's XI 4-1
Daily News & Analysis
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers (RCF), Mumbai, powered by Shivakumar's brace overcame hosts Bombay Gymkhana President's XI 4-1 in a first round match of the Aga Khan hockey tournament at the Bombay ...
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Deccan Chargers wary of Munaf and Malinga
Times of India
MUMBAI: Not without reason Mumbai Indians (game in hand) are perched atop the points' table along with the Chennai Super Kings. Two of their frontline bowling options - Lasith Malinga and Munaf Patel - have been in excellent form. ...
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Mumbai firm in Commonwealth Games mess; CBI probe on
Daily News & Analysis
By Pradip R Sagar | Place: New Delhi | Agency: DNA The CBI is looking into the role of Mumbai's leading construction company Shapoorji Pallonji & Co Limited (SPCL) in connection with financial irregularities dogging the Commonwealth Games 2010. ...
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Mumbai: Second day of water cuts today

NDTV.com
Mumbai: Mumbai city will face a second day of water cuts today. The city residents who were affected yesterday complained that alternative means of water supply like water tankers were turning out to be extremely expensive. There will be no respite for ...
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Focus Softnet All Set To Spread Footprint In Mumbai Through Franchising
PRLog.Org (press release)
Mumbai, May 16, 2011: Focus Softnet, a Hyderabad based ERP Company is gearing up to launch their in Mumbai at the 38th Edition of India's biggest Multi-City Expo & Conference – FRO EXPO 2011 organized by Franchise India. FRO Expo 2011, India's national ...
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Pune's own 'millionaire thief' lands in Mumbai Police net
Indian Express
The 'millionaire thief', who allegedly travels from Pune to Mumbai by air to burgle houses, has been caught again. This time, the 53-year-old was arrested following a break-in case registered by the VP Road police on Sunday night. ...
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Mumbai boy on way to US to learn dunking
Daily News & Analysis
By Gautam Sheth | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA For 11-year old Danish Qureshi, getting up at wee hours of the night has been a ritual for over four years now. It wasn't for any prayers or out of hunger, but for catching up with his hero Kobe Bryant in ...
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Hijab is my ornament: Mumbai corporator Afreen
TwoCircles.net
By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: Imagine a scene where a burqa-clad woman, among more than two hundred corporators of Shiv Sena, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, Congress and Nationalist Congress Party, is shouting for the problems of the Mumbai ...
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AP-US-Mumbai-Attacks-Trial-Winfrey,130
Chicago Tribune
AP A potential juror in the trial of a Chicago businessman accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks has been given permission to miss a day of jury questioning to attend a taping of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." It's Winfrey's last season, and some final ...
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INTELLIGENCE: Mumbai And The Mail Bandits
Strategy Page
May 19, 2011: The Indian and American investigation into the late 2009 Islamic terror attack in Mumbai India has turned up some strange stuff. The latest example is what the American FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) came up with when they sniffed ...
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Bringing Cannes film festival to Mumbai
Daily News & Analysis
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA In the recent buzz surrounding the ongoing Cannes film festival, all one reads about in the papers or sees on Indian television are names of celebrities attending the event and what they were wearing ...
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Mumbai Weekly News - 13 May 2011

2011-05-13T14:14:00.000-07:00

India Strengthens Accusations of ISI Mumbai Link
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Tom Wright India is ratcheting up pressure on Pakistan ahead of next week's terrorism trial in the US, releasing a document that alleges the Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency was directly involved in the attacks on Mumbai in 2008. ...
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Mumbai Indians Cheerleader Sacked for 'Secret' Diary
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Will Davies The Mumbai Indians are essentially assured of a place in the final stages of the Indian Premier League, but they will be without one of their cheerleaders, who was thrown out of the IPL after it emerged that she was writing a “saucy” ...
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Kings XI steamrollers Mumbai Indians
The Hindu
Bhargav Bhatt (left), who sent Mumbai Indians crashing to defeat, is cock-a-hoop even as captain Adam Gilchrist (right) rushes to congratulate him. MOHALI: Given a choice, Sachin Tendulkar would have loved to lose the toss for the ninth time this ...
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The Hindu

Here, everyone knows bhai is in Pakistan
Times of India
MUMBAI: Any kid on South Mumbai's Pakmodia Street, where Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar grew up and then moved out after becoming one of the world's most wanted terrorists, knows where he now lives — in a Karachi neighbourhood. ...
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Mumbai Indians keeps winning
The Hindu
PHOTO: AP Mumbai: Mumbai Indians displayed its batting prowess, bowling might and fielding skills in outplaying Delhi Daredevils in the presence of its loyal supporters at the Wankhede Stadium here on Saturday. MI with 16 points is poised to finish ...
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The Hindu

Mumbai airport issues warning to Kingfisher on Rs 105-cr dues
Business Standard
Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL ) has warned Kingfisher that it will put it on a cash and carry basis if it does not clear its Rs 105.71 crore dues by May 25. Cash and carry basis means the airline will not be allowed to operate flights out ...
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Mumbai?s new ATC Tower scales futuristic heights
Economic Times
MUMBAI: Air traffic control towers that are also architectural statements in their own right have come to define airports born or reborn in the past decade. So if Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport boasts of the tallest Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower in ...
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Kochi and Mohali lock horns in IPL survival battle
NDTV.com
PTI Indore: On a high after upstaging table-toppers Mumbai Indians, Kings XI Punjab would seek to keep their slim hopes of making the IPL play-offs alive when they take on an equally desperate and unpredictable Kochi Tuskers Kerala on Friday. ...
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'No security breach from Adarsh found'
Times of India
MUMBAI: The two-member judicial panel inquiring into the Adarsh building has summoned two former Maharashtra chief ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh and Ashok Chavan on May 23. Chavan is already named accused by the investigating agency probing the Adarsh ...
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Indian Rupee Falls To Over Seven-Week Low; Bonds Gain As Oil Eases
Wall Street Journal
MUMBAI (Dow Jones)--The Indian rupee fell to a more than seven-week low against the US dollar Thursday as a bout of global risk aversion hammered the currency and local stock markets, in line with Asian peers. The dollar was at INR44.99 late Thursday, ...
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Mumbai Indians IPL team posts full-year loss of Rs 15.42 crore
Times of India
PTI | May 10, 2011, 06.40pm IST NEW DELHI: Indiawin Sports Pvt Ltd, the owner of Mumbai Indians IPL team that is currently leading the tally in the ongoing 20-20 cricket tournament, has posted a net loss of Rs 15.42 crore for the fiscal year 2010-11. ...
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'US committed to bringing Mumbai attackers to justice'
Mangalorean.com
Washington, May 12 (IANS) As a US lawmaker suggested that the Pakistan-based Haqqani terror network may have had some "logistical role" behind bombings in India, the US reassured New Delhi it was committed to bringing Mumbai attackers to justice. ...
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Civic body pours more water cuts on Mumbai
Times of India
MUMBAI: The civic body has decided to impose another round of water cuts on the city despite the outcry over the four-day curtailment from Monday to Thursday that, among other woes, forced many hospitals to suspend surgeries. Taps in parts of Mumbai ...
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Tata Motors extends Ace family
Daily News & Analysis
By Yuga Chaudhari | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Tata Motors, the country's largest automaker by revenues, on Tuesday introduced the smallest vehicle from its commercial vehicle (CV) portfolio as it launched Magic Iris and Tata Ace Zip in the sub-one ...
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Mumbai-Goa bus journeys to get a lot more comfortable
Times of India
MUMBAI: The state transport department will launch a first-of-its-kind Volvo bus whose seats can be inclined to 130 degrees. Five such buses will be introduced on long routes like Mumbai-Goa and Mumbai-Pune-Bangalore within a month. ...
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Ali met arms dealer through UBS staffer: ED
Times of India
MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) suspects UBS officials introduced Saudi arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi to alleged tax evader and money launderer Hasan Ali Khan. ED is investigating Khan for his source of thousands of crores of rupees in foreign ...
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Mumbai attacks: Lawyers hired to remove ISI from lawsuit in US
The Express Tribune
The Pakistani government has engaged lawyers from US firm Locke Lord Bissell and Liddell to represent the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in a lawsuit filed in New York last November by families of victims of the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai. ...
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The Express Tribune

In Transit: A Drinker's Guide to Mumbai's 'Permit Rooms'
New York Times (blog)
By LEO MIRANI Considering Mumbai's reputation as India's night-life capital, it is something of an anomaly that the city is still technically under prohibition. Imposed by the state government shortly after India achieved Independence, prohibition has ...
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New York Times (blog)

Shaan releases anti-tobacco music video in Mumbai
DailyIndia.com
Mumbai, May 11: Playback singer Shaan launched a music video 'Life se panga mat le yaar' (Don't play with life) as a part of an anti-tobacco campaign in entertainment capital Mumbai on Tuesday. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has appointed ...
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Can India go after Mumbai masterminds in Pakistan? US not sure
Economic Times
WASHINGTON: Describing the commando operation that killed Osama bin Laden deep inside Pakistan as "clearly unique", the US has declined to say if India had the same right to go after the masterminds of the Mumbai terror attack . ...
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Mumbai lauds Supreme Court stay on Allahabad high court's Ayodhya ruling
Daily News & Analysis
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA The Supreme Court order staying the Allahabad high court's decision to divide the disputed land in Ayodhya into three parts was welcomed by all groups. A division bench while maintaining the status quo ...
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In-laws threatened Bhakti: Police
Times of India
MUMBAI: The 26-year-old Borivli housewife, who plunged to death from a three-storeyed building on Tuesday, had been threatened by inlaws , police investigations have revealed . Hours after Bhakti Shah committed suicide on Tuesday morning, her husband, ...
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'Ragini MMS' actors unfazed by controversy
IBNLive.com
Kainaz, a South Mumbai resident, who admits she aspired to be a journalist before a film actor, says, "Ekta is the queen of marketing. We are so glad the way everything has shaped up. There has been extensive and very intelligent promotions and ...
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College girl claims Mumbai BJP chief outraged her modesty, files case
Times of India
MUMBAI: A 19-year-old college girl, who had captured on camera a paani puri vendor urinating in a utensil last month, lodged a complaint against Bharatiya Janata Party Mumbai unit chief Raj Purohit on Thursday. The police have registered a case of ...
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Medical interns' stir in Mumbai: Stand-off over stipend continues
Times of India
MUMBAI: The government has given out clear signals that medical interns would have to settle for something much lower than what they have been demanding as stipend or else face harsh disciplinary action. The government's notice to all interns to resume ...
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Fire at JNPT container yard leaves 1 dead
Daily News & Analysis
By Raina Assainar | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA One person died while 20 others were injured in a major fire that broke out in a container yard at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Navi Mumbai. The incident took place on Wednesday at the New ...

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Rohit can be one of India's greatest cricketers: Warne
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Australian spin legend Shane Warne feels that Mumbai Indians batsman Rohit Sharma could become one of the greatest Indian cricketers ever if he plays the game with the right attitude. Warne, who will retire from professional cricket after ...
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Don't copy Malinga, but learn from him
Times of India
NEW DELHI: There's only one thing on the minds of IPL teams not titled Mumbai Indians: How and why is Lasith Malinga so dangerous? And how can his success be emulated? The MI seamer has bagged 24 wickets in 10 games in IPL 4 so far, and his strike rate ...
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Tendulkar helps Symonds, Harbhajan heal their 'Monkeygate' wounds
Times of India
MUMBAI: Sachin Tendulkar has been in the forefront to bring an end to the most bitter feud in world cricket, and make Andrew Symonds and Harbhajan Singh bury their hatchet, as Mumbai Indians surge to the top of the Indian Premier League. ...
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Congress workers in Mumbai angry over Rahul's arrest
Indian Express
Congress workers in Mumbai on Thursday staged a demonstration against the Mayawati government, protesting the arrest of AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday night. Party MLA from Vile Parle, Krishna Hegde organised the protest outside the ...
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Mumbai Indians wary of Sehwag
Daily News & Analysis
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Virender Sehwag will be the man to watch out for when Delhi Daredevils take on league leaders Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday.The Delhi skipper has kept his team's playoff hopes ...
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'Development charge' mooted for bldgs
Times of India
MUMBAI: A development charge on new constructions, which will be used to improve infrastructure, has been mooted for the Mumbai region . City planners are discussing a plan to levy the charge at 10% of the readyreckoner value and use it to improve ...
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Mumbai airport to resume full time operations on main runway from June
Indian Express
After a gap of seven months, Mumbai airport will resume full time operations on the main runway, 27/09, from June. This will make flight movement easier by reducing delays, at least till the onset of monsoons. Since last November, the main runway has ...
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Mumbai pays lyrical tribute to Tagore
Times of India
MUMBAI: Two thousand-odd kms from Santiniketan, the city of Mumbai joined the celebrations to mark the 150th birth anniversary of India's most famous poet Rabindranath Tagore on Saturday. It is no exaggeration to say that the Nobel laureate, ...
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Cop arrested for raping airline employee
IBNLive.com
PTI The accused Manoj Londe surrendered before police in Mumbai after he came to know about the FIR being registered against him by the 21-year-old woman, Additional Police Commissioner (Central Region) Vineet Agarwal said. The sub-inspector was booked ...
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Warriors should've picked Ganguly for Mumbai tie
Sify
Though he was available for the match against the Mumbai Indians and was seen practising at the ground he was not considered for the playing eleven which was baffling to say the least. Why sign a player of Ganguly's ability and then keep him cooling ...
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Sify

Rayudu should be picked for WI tour
Cricketnext.com
New Delhi: Ambati Rayudu, who has caught the eye with his flamboyant batting for Mumbai Indians in the on-going IPL, will surely have his eyes on the selection meeting that is scheduled to meet on Friday to pick the team for the upcoming tour to the ...
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Pakistani intelligence agency ISI may be named in 26/11 chargesheet
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Investigators in Pakistan have found the carton of the GPS device that Ajmal Kasab and other 26/11 terrorists used to navigate to Mumbai. The GPS device was found by Indian investigators immediately after the Mumbai attacks in the hijacked ...
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Promos move on - using autos, cabs to steer a hit
Economic Times
Buses are passe and producers are now hitching a ride on Mumbai autorickshaws and looking at taxis too to drive their movies to the masses. Ekta Kapoor is amongst the recent Bollywood filmmakers to innovate and has used autorickshaws to promote her ...
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Mumbai takes water cuts with pinch of hope
Times of India
MUMBAI: Mumbaikars had hoped the water cuts of 2009 would end after 2010's good monsoon. Extensive pipe repairs since the beginning of this year have left those hopes a pipedream as taps in the city still run dry. Still, citizens expect to tide over ...
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NCP extended committee to meet on May 12 in Mumbai
Daily News & Analysis
Place: Mumbai | Agency: PTI In the backdrop of growing differences between the Congress and NCP, in aftermath of dissolution of the board of Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank (MSCB) by RBI, the extended working committee meeting of the Maharashtra ...
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IPL 2011 : Crickick.com : Match No 54 : Mohali beats Mumbai comprehensively
Crickick.com
Other three occasions arec – Bangalore's win by 85 runs against Mohali at Bangalore on 06.05.11, Chennai's win by 63 runs against Jaipur at Jaipur on 09.05.11 and Hyderabad's win by 55 runs against Kochi at Kochi on 27.04.11 Mumbai was all out of 87 in ...
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CP's grievance sms system busy on Day 1
Times of India
MUMBAI : Mumbai police is keeping up with technological advances . The new sms grievance service , started by city police commissioner Arup Patnaik on Monday , received a huge response with a total of 324 messages . A range of smses—from the serious ...
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Mumbai Indians IPL team posts massive loss
Hindustan Times
PTI Indiawin Sports Pvt Ltd, the owner of Mumbai Indians IPL team that is currently leading the tally in the ongoing 20-20 cricket tournament, has posted a net loss of Rs 15.42 crore for the fiscal year 2010-11. Sachin Tendulkar-led Mumbai Indians (MI) ...
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Video catches Mumbai cop swaying in dance bar
NDTV.com
Mumbai: An assistant inspector of Goregaon police station was caught on camera singing and grooving at a dance bar with bar girls. Sudhakar Humbe arrived at his regular haunt Mansi Bar in Andheri. While letting his hair down, the assistant police ...
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Builders shop for Mumbai's bazaars
NDTV.com
Mumbai: The Mumbai Municipality is one of the biggest land-owners in a city where real estate prices are on par with Manhattan and yet NDTV finds that it is virtually giving away its rights to land worth hundreds of crore, occupied by civic markets ...
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Can't afford a home in Mumbai? Buy in Dubai
Daily News & Analysis
By Kishore Rathod | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Have money to invest in a home? Try Dubai, where a suburban apartment can cost you as little as Rs20 lakh. In Mumbai, the most 'affordable' home within city limits will cost you upwards of Rs60 lakh. ...
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IPL Match Preview: Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers
TheSportsCampus.com
As we head into the business end of the Indian Premier League cliches like David vs Goliath and table toppers vs basement dwellers have well run their course so the simple facts are Deccan have won as many matches as Mumbai have lost and are truly ...
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New Jersey City University is hosting 25 students from Mumbai, India this ...
The Jersey Journal - NJ.com
By RHEA MAHBUBANI New Jersey City University is hosting 25 students from the HR College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai, India, as part of a global interchange program. The trip to Jersey City - from now until May 21 - is being organized by NJCU's ...
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