Mumbai Weekly News - 08 April 2011, Friday

Jan Lokpal Bill: 'Safed patti' protest gets stronger in MumbaiDaily News & AnalysisBy Alok Deshpande Place: Mumbai Agency: DNA There is a new movement gearing up in the city against corruption — the 'white band moment.' Hundreds of supporters of veteran social worker, Anna Hazare, gathered at Azad Maidan on the third consecutive ...See all stories on this topic » India celebrates date with destiny in MumbaiLos Angeles TimesMUMBAI (Reuters) - From the moment Virender Sehwag eased the opening ball through the covers for four in Dhaka to Mahendra Singh Dhoni's spectacular six to win the final in Mumbai, India seemed destined to win the World Cup. India tied with England in ...See all stories on this topic » Mumbai takes to streets as India quench 28-year thirstLos Angeles TimesMUMBAI (Reuters) - The roads of Mumbai were virtually deserted for almost 10 hours Saturday but the moment Mahendra Singh Dhoni belted a six to end India's 28-year wait for the World Cup title, thousands of people poured on to the streets to celebrate ...See all stories on this topic » Mumbai attacks in 2008 still divide India and PakistanWashington PostRafiq Maqbool/ AP - An Indian policeman patrols outside the Mumbai High Court in Mumbai, India. By Pamela Constable, Wednesday, April 6, 10:45 PM Even as Indian and Pakistani officials make high-profile efforts to repair relations, the nuclear-armed ...See all stories on this topic » World's super-rich see Mumbai as future hubTimes of IndiaMUMBAI: The globally wealthy see New York and London remaining the world's leading hubs over the next decade but emerging centres like Mumbai, Shanghai and Sao Paulo are fast catching up as future cities. Mumbai's importance increased by 118% from 2010 ...See all stories on this topic » What '83 did to me, this win will do to my son: TendulkarTimes of IndiaMUMBAI: In the age of non-stop cricket, there is little time for emotions. One got a perfect illustration of this at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday evening. Just four days after living the most emotional moment of his life, Sachin Tendulkar was back ...See all stories on this topic » Music maestro Rahman's biography released in MumbaiThe HinduPTI AP Composer and musician AR Rahman. File Photo Fans can now get rare insights into the private life and musical journey of AR Rahman as his much awaited biography 'AR Rahman: The Spirit of Music', written by renowned film historian Nasreen Kabeer ...See all stories on this topic » Rahul's unscheduled halts kept Mumbai Police on tenterhooksHindustan TimesPTI Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's unscheduled halts and his taking a common route to reach Wankhede stadium for the World Cup final on Saturday had Mumbai police on tenterhooks. Gandhi, who had checked into plush Leela hotel near the Mumbai ...See all stories on this topic » Try Babush's rioting case in Mumbai: CBITimes of IndiaMUMBAI: Goa education minister Atanasio 'Babush' Monserrate, who was detained at Mumbai airport on Saturday with allegedly over one crore in foreign currency has an old rioting case to worry about too. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a ...See all stories on this topic » Indian firm to halt sale of execution drug to USAFPMUMBAI — An Indian pharmaceutical company has vowed to stop supplying US prison authorities with a key drug used in the execution of death row prisoners, its managing director said on Thursday. Navneet Verma, from Kayem Pharmaceutical Ltd. in Mumbai, ...See all stories on this topic » Suzlon Energy Falls in Mumbai After Repower Discloses BuyoutBusinessWeekBy Vipin Nair and Randall Hackley April 5 (Bloomberg) -- Suzlon Energy Ltd., India's biggest wind-turbine maker, fell in Mumbai a day after announcing plans to buy the remainder of its German unit Repower Systems AG. The Indian company, with four ...See all stories on this topic » Mumbai joins fast with Anna HazareDaily News & AnalysisBy Ashutosh Shukla Place: Mumbai Agency: DNA Mumbai's withdrawal symptoms post World Cup celebrations seem to have ended rather early. With slogans like “Kon bolte denar nahi, ghelte shivay rahnar nahi,” chanted by a crowd in the same way they ...See all stories on this topic » Dubai properties 60 % cheaper than MumbaiEconomic TimesAt an average price per square foot of USD 264 in Dubai, according to Colliers International, property is now 60 per cent less expensive than in central Mumbai , where the price per square foot is USD 664 according to Jones Lang LaSalle . ...See all stories on this topic » A bare show of patriotismDaily News & AnalysisBy Renuka Rao Place: Mumbai Agency: DNA “I am ready and willing, at any place and time of the Indian team's choosing, to go in the nude to boost their sporting spirit to perform better!” And so goes on the letter by India's most 'patriotic' citizen ...See all stories on this topic » Mumbai police received prank email ahead of WC finalTimes of IndiaPTI Apr 5, 2011, 10.55pm IST MUMBAI: Mumbai police faced some anxious moments hours before the high-voltage World Cup final match between India and Sri Lanka began as its official website had received an email stating bombs were planted inside the ...See all stories on this topic » Starwood aims to have 100 hotels in India by 2015LivemintMumbai: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc plans to have 100 hotels in India by 2015 and aims to make the country its third-largest revenue contributor after the United States and China by 2013-14, its chief financial officer said. ...See all stories on this topic » IT, Banks Drag India SharesWall Street JournalBy RAGHAVENDRA UPADHYAYA MUMBAI –Indian shares closed lower Wednesday for the second consecutive day as investors stayed cautious and took profits ahead of quarterly corporate results later in April. The Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensitive Index lost ...See all stories on this topic » Hrithik at Mumbai auditions?Hindustan TimesHrithik Roshan, who makes his small screen debut in June with Just Dance, couldn't make it to the Delhi auditions of his reality show last weekend despite clocking in extra hours on the sets of Agneepath in Mumbai. To make it up to the show's ...See all stories on this topic » Yuva Sena seeks Mumbai varsity honour for Sachin, LataIBNLive.comPTI 05:04 PM,Apr 07,2011 Mumbai, Apr 7 (PTI) Yuva Sena, the youth wing of Shiv Sena, has demanded that the University of Mumbai confer an honorary doctorate on two maestros, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and singer Lata Mangeshkar. ...See all stories on this topic » Mumbai University offers honourary doctorate to SachinDaily News & AnalysisBy Santosh Andhale Place: Mumbai Agency: DNA To honour cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar for his phenomenal performance in the Cricket World Cup 2011, Mumbai University's senate members want to award him an honorary doctorate. Since in the past, ...See all stories on this topic » Mumbai stops to salute World Cup heroesIndia TodayThe look on Anjali Tendulkar's face as she entered Hotel Taj Palace in Mumbai on Sunday said it all. If getting out of their Bandra house took her almost half an hour, thanks to the hundreds of fans gathered outside the Little Master's residence, ...See all stories on this topic » Among NBA stars is a Mumbai WarriorDaily News & AnalysisBy Namita Handa Place: Mumbai Agency: DNA Vivek Ranadive was once asked to coach his daughter's basketball team. To coach a team of 12-year-olds was not a difficult task for him, but at the same time he knew that this bunch of teens had to be ...See all stories on this topic » Goa House proceedings stalled over Monserrate issue; adjournedIBNLive.comPTI 02:04 PM,Apr 06,2011 Panaji, Apr 6 (PTI) The Opposition benches continued disrupting proceedings in the Goa Legislative Assembly for the second day today, over the issue of State Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate's detention at the Mumbai ...See all stories on this topic » Singapore Wealth Fund Opens Mumbai OfficeMarketWatchBy Gaurav Raghuvanshi of Dow Jones Newswires Singapore --Government Of Singapore Investment Corp., or GIC, has opened an office in Mumbai to grow its business in the rapidly expanding south Asian nation, the sovereign wealth fund said in a statement. ...See all stories on this topic » Dense Mumbai packs 20K individuals per sq kmTimes of IndiaMUMBAI: In a city already bursting at the seams and hemmed in on three sides by the Arabian sea, the population density of Mumbai and Mumbai (suburban) grew to 20038 and 20925 persons per square kilometre, respectively, over the past decade — perhaps ...See all stories on this topic » Mumbai Central opts for makeoverTimes of IndiaMUMBAI: Are you taking a train to the north? Here is good news for you. Your number on the waiting list is set to come down substantially. Mumbai Central, where long-distance trains like the Rajdhani Express, the August Kranti Rajdhani, the Durontos, ...See all stories on this topic » Reliance Infra asked to apply afresh for distribution license in MumbaiEconomic TimesMUMBAI: Maharashtra's electricity regulator today disposed of the petition of RInfra seeking extension/renewal of its distribution licence in suburban Mumbai , which will expire on August 15, 2011; and asked it to apply afresh. Anil Ambani-led Reliance ...See all stories on this topic » Hindu New Year celebrated in Mumbaimsnbc.com (blog)Indian women dressed in traditional attire at a procession to celebrate 'Gudi Padwa' or the Maharashtrian new year in Mumbai on Monday, April 4. Gudi Padwa is the Hindu new year for the people of India's state of Maharashtra, that falls on the first ...See all stories on this topic » It's identity struggle for BJP in MumbaiDaily News & AnalysisBy Shubhangi Khapre Place: Mumbai Agency: DNA Even after 32 years of its establishment, the Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra is still struggling to reaffirm its political identity as the main opposition party in the state. ...See all stories on this topic » Kirsten may coach Mumbai IndiansTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: After his successful stint with Team India, coach Gary Kirsten's next assignment could be with the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL). According to sources, Kirsten will not be joining the Sachin Tendulkar-led team this season ...See all stories on this topic » Maserati to enter India in 2011India Infoline.comThe Modena‐based luxury and sports car maker, in partnership with the successful Indian luxury retailer, the Shreyans Group, will open its first Indian showroom in Mumbai this year and plans are well advanced to open a second dealership in New Delhi in ...See all stories on this topic » Lilavati money laundering: Supreme Court puts RBI, Centre on noticeDaily News & AnalysisBy Rakesh Bhatnagar Place: Mumbai Agency: DNA A bench of justices B Sudershan Reddy and SS Nijjar, which is seized of the black money scam case, also sought response from the corporate affairs ministry, enforcement directorate, the central board of ...See all stories on this topic » Mumbai man held for sexual harassmentDaily News & AnalysisBy Chaitraly Deshmukh Place: Pune Agency: DNA A Mumbai-based businessman, Salil Bhalchandra Nanal (36), was arrested on Monday for allegedly molesting a 20-year-old Pune girl and blackmailing her over the telephone and a social networking site. ...See all stories on this topic » Young India chooses work over vacation for career growthDaily News & AnalysisBy Naveeta Singh Place: Mumbai Agency: DNA If you feel you haven't taken a holiday in ages, you are probably right. A survey by global travel portal Expedia.com has listed India as the fourth-most vacation deprived country in the world. ...See all stories on this topic » India's first W hotel will be in mid-town MumbaiCNNGo.comBy Sita Wadhwani 5 April, 2011 Global hospitality giant Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has made it official: the company will bring the W brand of hotels to India by 2015 with a 350-room property in Mumbai. Artist's rendering of the W's planned ...See all stories on this topic » Freida Pinto's Beauty Secret: Vegetable JuiceNDTV.comThe Mumbai-born actress, who is the face of L'Oreal make-up and has been on the cover of many fashion magazines, insisted her concoctions that she makes with fresh produce and coriander, improve her complexion, reported Daily Record. ...See all stories on this topic » Behaviour pledge illegal: Education departmentDaily News & AnalysisBy Puja Pednekar Place: Mumbai Agency: DNA After it was mired in controversy for seeking behaviour certificates sworn before a magistrate's court, from its class IX and X students, education department has now asked the Andheri school to withdraw ...See all stories on this topic » India World Champions: Delhi boy Gambhir is toast of MumbaiEconomic TimesMUMBAI: One among the Magnificent Seven who form the mighty Indian batting line-up had to stand out there on Saturday night. He would have to toil hard, soak in the pressure, breathe the moment and deliver something special. ...See all stories on this topic » 4 minors arrested for raping 9-year-old girl in MumbaiDaily News & AnalysisPlace: Mumbai Agency: PTI Four minor orphans have been arrested for allegedly raping their nine-year-old schoolmate at the premises of a shelter attached with the educational institute in suburban Bandra, police said today. The victim is a student of ...See all stories on this topic » Bollywood biggies to throw parties for team IndiaDaily News & AnalysisBy Soumyadipta Banerjee Place: Mumbai Agency: DNA Demi Gods of the silver screen descending on the streets of Mumbai on the night India won the World Cup, it seems, was just the beginning. The Hindi film industry's not yet done with the ...See all stories on this topic » We are proud to emulate '83 heroes: ZaheerTimes of IndiaPTI Apr 3, 2011, 09.51pm IST MUMBAI: India's pace spearhead Zaheer Khan on Sunday said that he and his teammates were happy to emulate the heroics of the 1983 World Cup winning team by lifting the title in cricket's showpiece event on Saturday. ...See all stories on this topic » Census 2011: Mumbai's sex ratio is worst in MaharashtraEconomic TimesMUMBAI: The country's financial hub, which overshot the capital in per capita income this year, cannot boast of any achievement where its women are concerned. Mumbai seems to prefer its men to women in all age categories, according to the provisional ...See all stories on this topic » Supreme Infrastructure secures 4 projects in MumbaiEquity BullsSupreme Infrastructure India Limited has received four projects in building construction vertical consisting of high end residential tower in South Mumbai, Hospital Building for ESIC at Andheri, a large complex for residential buildings for 30 lakh ...See all stories on this topic » It's Battleground MumbaiIndian ExpressAll of South Mumbai will be a no-flying zone on Saturday, said Home Minister RR Patil, who visited the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday with Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik. There will be city-wide bandobast, with sufficient deployment at all ...See all stories on this topic » Chennai, Mumbai squads well balancedESPNcricinfo.comWhile the finalists Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians retained most of the core members of their squads, the same was not true with the other teams. The absence of Matthew Hayden, Anil Kumble and other senior players has meant that teams have ...See all stories on this topic » Robberies by day in Mumbai, back home by night in PuneDaily News & AnalysisBy Manish K Pathak Place: Mumbai Agency: DNA This man commuted from Pune to Mumbai for work. He happened to be a robber. The Kurar police recently arrested a Pune man who is allegedly involved in more than 50 robberies and house break-ins and has ...See all stories on this topic » Flights to Mumbai become costlier by up to 80%Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: It's already Diwali for cricket fans across the country flying to Mumbai for the all important World Cup final. Though the fireworks haven't started yet, airfares to the megapolis have once again shot up by up to 80% -- like they did last ...See all stories on this topic » Of history, curries and Mumbai soapsTwoCircles.netThis is a trinagular love story of greed, corruption and passion set against bustle of the 1930s Mumbai, from the splendour of the Taj Mahal Hotel to the grime of the mill workers' quarters. 4. "The Wandering Falcon"; Written by Jamil Ahmad; ...See all stories on this topic » Cloud Security Expansion in MumbaiEnterpriseNetworkingPlanetMumbai-based Nevales Network has received an undisclosed investment from Seedfund, an early-stage venture capital fund. The company offers security on-demand services to the small enterprises on cloud, reports Tech Circle, and says that it will utilize ...See all stories on this topic » Nailing Mumbai attack accused 'difficult fish for Pak to fry' due to LeT linksDailyIndia.comFor months after the three-day violence spree in Mumbai that killed 164 people, the Pakistan government denied the terrorists were Pakistanis. The report noted that efforts to prosecute Zaki ur-Rehman Lakhvi, who is accused of planning the terror ...See all stories on this topic »