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Mumbai Weekly News - 06 May 2011

Statistical Highlights: Pune Warriors vs Mumbai Indians
NDTV.com
PTI Mumbai: Statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League match between Mumbai Indians and Pune Warriors India. # Rahul Sharma has got the man-of-the-match award for the first time in the history of the IPL. # Pune Warriors, with a 21-run defeat ...
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Mumbai just too good for Kings XI
The Hindu
HITTING AWAY:Mumbai Indians' Ambati Rayudu carts one during his aggressive knock against Kings XI Punjab on Monday. — Mumbai: Host Mumbai Indians capitalised on a couple of marginal leg before decisions to notch up a 23-run victory against Kings XI ...
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The Hindu
Warne's remarks unsolicited, distasteful: Mumbai Indians
Times of India
MUMBAI: While a lot of heat and dust is being raised about a complaint being made by the Mumbai Indians (MI) over the nature of the pitch that was provided for their game against hosts Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on April ...
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Missing Adarsh file: CBI arrests 3 after high court rap
Daily News & Analysis
By Shahkar Abidi & Rosy Sequeira | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA It took almost three months and a reprimand from the Bombay high court on Thursday to get the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cracking. After being pulled up by the court for not ...
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* Oriental Mandarin keen on managing second Oberoi hotel in Mumbai
Financial Times (blog)
In Mumbai, rumours abound that the billionaire aims to found the first bank owned by an Indian conglomerate, the FT reports. “[Mukesh] Ambani definitely wants to open a bank,” says a person close to the chairman of Reliance Industries, his flagship ...
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Indian Shares Fall for Eighth Day on Growth Concerns
Wall Street Journal
By SUDEEP JAIN MUMBAI – Indian shares fell for an eighth consecutive session Wednesday, their longest losing streak in more than two years, as investors continued to worry about the impact of the Reserve Bank of India's monetary tightening actions on ...
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Only 12 out of 50 AI flights operate from Mumbai
Times of India
MUMBAI: Most flights to popular sectors like Delhi and Bangalore were packed to capacity on Friday afternoon, as most passengers booked on Air India (AI) sought fresh bookings. Only 12 out of the 50 AI flights from Mumbai operated as the pilots' strike ...
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65-yr-old woman robbed, killed on train to Mumbai
Times of India
MUMBAI: A senior citizen was found brutally murdered and robbed aboard the Kamayani Express late on Saturday. Nandki Siddiqui (65), the victim, was travelling from Allahabad to Mumbai with her teenaged grandson, Mohammad Imran. ...
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Comparing the Bin Laden, Mumbai Gunmen Burials
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Firefighters fought flames a the historic Taj Mahal hotel, one of the spots seized by gunmen in the November 2008 attacks on Mumbai. For Indians, the speed with which the last rites of Mr. bin Laden were conducted was in stark contrast with the amount ...
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Congress-NCP coordination committee meets in Mumbai
IBNLive.com
PTI | 01:05 AM,May 05,2011 Mumbai, May 4 (PTI) A long-pending meeting of the coordination committee of ruling Congress and NCP in Maharashtra, was held tonight with both the parties agreeing to make appointments on state corporations and boards soon, ...
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What will it take to beat Mumbai Indians?
Cricketnext.com
Mumbai Indians, it seems, have moved into the invincible zone. They are setting the benchmark, other are just playing catch-up. And for them to slip, it will take some smart moves from their nine challengers. Before mulling what can cut their wings, ...
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HC tells CBI to be impartial in probe
Times of India
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court (HC) on Wednesday made it clear to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that it had to investigate the Adarsh scam case "impartially", but clarified that it has not asked the agency to go after any particular person ...
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Anil Kapoor - Hollywood's new blue-eyed boy
Daily News & Analysis
By Sneha Mahadevan | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Seems like actor Anil Kapoor is Hollywood's new blue-eyed boy. After the Oscar-winning Danny Boyle film, he bagged an important role in the Tom Cruise mega-budget installment of Mission Impossible, ...
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Eight Indian crew-members of hijacked ship return to Mumbai
Times of India
PTI | May 1, 2011, 07.27pm IST MUMBAI: Released by Somali pirates after a seven-month-long ordeal, eight crew members of the hijacked ship M/T Asphalt Venture today returned to India. Captain Ramesh Singh and seven sailors were released on April 15 by ...
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NBA star Brandon Jennings in India next week
Times of India
PTI | May 5, 2011, 09.31pm IST MUMBAI: Rising National Basketball Association (NBA) star Brandon Jennings of the Milwaukee Bucks will be in India from May 13 to 18 to conduct a series of events to popularise the game in the country. ...
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Shalimar Paints' Owners To Divest Partly, Raise Funds
Wall Street Journal
By SHRADDHA NAIR AND SNEHA SHAH OF MINT MUMBAI -- The promoters of Shalimar Paints, a Mumbai-based paint manufacturing company, are looking to divest a part of their stake, according to two people familiar with the development. ...
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Mumbai Airport moves AERA on devt fee issue
Business Standard
PTI / New Delhi May 05, 2011, 20:16 IST The GVK-led Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) has approached sectoral regulator the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) seeking permission to charge Airport Development Fees (ADF) from passengers. ...
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BMC clears out Dharavi playground
Times of India
MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)'s efforts to save city's beleaguered open spaces got a much-needed boost when a civic bulldozer on Tuesday razed several illegal structures on a plot reserved for the use of a local municipal school ...
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Time to get justice for Mumbai
Daily News & Analysis
The dramatic US operation to take out Osama bin Laden from a mansion in Pakistan's Abbotabad invariably brings up memories of Mumbai's own terror attacks and their links with Pakistan. November 2008 comes up first of course, when for the first time we ...
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Akshaya Tritiya: Inauspicious for Mumbai realty sector?
Moneylife Personal Finance site and magazine
Liases Foras, the property research firm, has reported that Mumbai is going through its worst-ever period for property sales in the last two years. About 105 million sq ft of property space remains unsold and there has been a 27% drop in deals since ...
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Mumbai: unfazed by bin Laden news
Financial Times (blog)
In Mumbai, bin Laden's death failed to shift market sentiment or dispel investors' main concern worries that India's central bank may adopt a hawkish policy at its meeting on Tuesday. The Sensex, India's main equities index, ended the day 0.7 per cent ...
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Financial Times (blog)
Pakistan should put Mumbai attackers on trial, says Miliband
Hindustan Times
Asserting that Pakistan needs to do more to bring the 26/11 Mumbai terror attackers to justice, former British foreign secretary David Miliband has asked western powers to be firm with Islamabad on the issue. Pakistan needs to do more to hold the ...
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Bike ride is Jonty's idea of relaxation in Mumbai traffic
Times of India
PTI | May 4, 2011, 07.16pm IST MUMBAI: One of the game's finest fielders, Jonty Rhodes is now using his athleticism and acrobatic skills to beat the notorious traffic on Mumbai roads, and the taxing schedule of the Indian Premier League. ...
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Dabur buys Ajanta Pharma capsule brand, focus on OTC healthcare
Business Standard
Dabur India, the consumer products major, today entered into an agreement with Mumbai-based Ajanta Pharma to acquire the latter's over-the-counter (OTC) energiser brand, '30-Plus'. Dabur didn't disclose the size of the deal, saying it had signed a ...
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Mumbai FC spoil Salgaocar's party
Times of India
PTI | Apr 29, 2011, 09.09pm IST MARGAO: Salgaocar Sports Club suffered a severe jolt in their title hopes as they went down fighting to Mumbai FC 2-3 in a 25th round I-League match at the Nehru Stadium in Margao on Friday. Mumbai FC scored through ...
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Aamir's plea to Bollywood stars
IBNLive.com
He is urging the people and Bollywood celebrities to support community radio Jago Mumbai 90.8 in Bandra and says he is happy to back the endeavour because it will help the residents in knowing each other and in getting closer. "When they were starting ...
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Once upon a time in Mumbai
Mid-Day
The 84 year-old native of Kerala, Ravindranath arrived in Mumbai in 1947. Sound education back home meant a good grip of the language, making professionals like him a good catch. "Right at the railway station, we'd have recruiters standing around to ...
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Mid-Day
Bombay HC denies bail to Hasan Ali
Times of India
MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Friday refused to grant bail to alleged tax evader and money launderer Hasan Ali Khan as he did not move the lower court first. Khan had sought bail from the HC, but the judge directed him to approach the special court ...
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Pollock backs Pollard to hit form soon
Times of India
MUMBAI: At the halfway stage of the IPL, the Mumbai Indians have done reasonably well for themselves, winning five games and losing two to be third in the points table. Almost all MI batsmen have fired, the bowling has looked very good, ...
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Mumbai BJP chief's remarks vulgar: MNS
Daily News & Analysis
Place: Mumbai | Agency: PTI The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) today flayed Mumbai BJP president Raj Purohit for doubting the character of a girl, whose sting video of a 'paani puri' vendor apparently urinating into a jug kept on ...
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Mumbai police to start helpline to nail corrupt cops
Daily News & Analysis
Place: Mumbai | Agency: PTI In a bid to purge corruption from its system, the Mumbai Police will soon start a dedicated anti-bribery helpline to receive complaints, that will be looked into by the police chief, from the affected people. ...
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Shiney walks out of jail 6 days after being granted bail
Times of India
MUMBAI: Six days after the Bombay high court granted him bail, actor Shiney Ahuja was released from Arthur Road jail in Mumbai on Tuesday. As he stepped outside the jail more than a month after being in custody since his conviction, Shiney hugged his ...
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MNS: Display Dadasaheb Phalke information, or else...
Daily News & Analysis
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA If the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has its way, the portrait of the father of the Indian film industry will soon be gracing cinema halls across the city. In a diktat issued to theatre owners in ...
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Mumbai's next development plan may be ready by 2016
Times of India
MUMBAI: After months of dilly-dallying over the preparation for a new development plan (DP), the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)finally gave an extension to a consortium of Indian and French urban planning companies chosen by the civic body to ...
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Commandos on call for Mumbai's rich
Daily News & Analysis
By Nikhil S Dixit & Sudhir Suryawanshi | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA They are among India's most important people, are regular fixtures on international rich lists and live lives most people would be envious of. Now, they are also looking for the kind ...
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I have been falsely implicated, claims Emile Jerome
Times of India
MUMBAI: Former naval officer Emile Jerome Mathew denied all allegations levelled against him and also presented some new evidence before the sessions court on Wednesday. Jerome and actor Maria Susairaj were accused of killing television executive ...
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Pollard's cameo helps Mumbai beat Pune
Jamaica Observer
In the other match of the day, Pune slumped to their seventh consecutive defeat, going down by 21 runs to Mumbai Indians to bow out of contention for a place in the play-offs. Hussey cracked 79 not out and shared 137 runs for the second wicket with ...
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Kalki Koechlin weds Anurag Kashyap
Daily News & Analysis
By Akansha Naval-Shetye | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA It may not have been a royal wedding, but actressKalki Koechlin (28) and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap (38) were no less besotted with each other as the royal couple while tying the knot on Saturday in ...
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Mumbai's morning walkers take to the mall
AFP
MUMBAI — It's 6:30 am and the Inorbit shopping mall in Mumbai has already been open for an hour and a half. But it's not shoppers who are using the deserted aisles and the empty car park outside. Every morning, groups of walkers and even the ...
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AFP
Big city, mean streets
Livemint
In the monsoon's aftermath, when synthetically varnished, multi-hued Ganesh idols and rapturous devotees tom-tom the streets of Mumbai, three petty criminals and those in their hyperlinked radii unleash some more chaos. Ambition, exasperation and love ...
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HC go-ahead for probe into Mumbai Cong chief's assets
Times of India
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Thursday made it clear to the enforcement directorate, income-tax department and the anti-corruption bureau that they could go ahead and investigate Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh for holding allegedly ...
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How Mumbai will track sex determination offenders
NDTV.com
Mumbai: Alarmed at the declining figures of female population in Maharashtra, as revealed by the provisional census of 2011, the state health department has launched a crackdown on clinics, which illegally perform sex determination tests. ...
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NDTV.com
Ekta puts Ragini's MMS info on Mumbai autos
Times of India
Ekta is going all out for the movie, which is being touted as her pet project – not only has she been travelling across the country giving interviews, but she is now also using the autos in Mumbai to promote the flick. Ekta has tied up with 2500 auto ...
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Three members of Pujari gang held in Mumbai
IBNLive.com
PTI | 09:04 PM,Apr 30,2011 Mumbai, Apr 30 (PTI) Three suspected members of the notorious Ravi Pujari gang were arrested from here for their alleged involvement in a shootout at a builder's office, and firearms were seized from them, police said today. ...
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Include anti-tobacco rules in eatery permits, says HC
Times of India
MUMBAI: Adding to the woes of mushrooming hookah parlours in the city, the Bombay high court on Thursday directed the BMC to incorporate the rules under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act ( COTPA) in the licence agreements given to eating ...
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Navi Mumbai Metro work starts
Daily News & Analysis
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Mumbai Metropolitan Region's first metro project on cash contract got a major boost on Sunday when chief minister Prithviraj Chavan performed the Bhoomipujan for the metro line in Navi Mumbai. ...
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Piramal Realty to launch five residential projects in Mumbai
Livemint
“We are looking at various segments for development, which include premium residences, premium office spaces, second homes, and low-cost housing as well as the redevelopment space in Mumbai,” he said. The developer is evaluating 20 projects across ...
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India Rupee Falls To Over One-Month Low On Weak Stocks; Bonds Up
Wall Street Journal
MUMBAI (Dow Jones)--The Indian rupee fell to a more than one-month low against the US dollar Thursday, despite a weak global greenback as local shares slid for the ninth straight session, raising worries of a pullout of funds by fleet-footed foreign ...
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Former BARC scientist ends life in Govandi
Times of India
MUMBAI: A retired lady scientist of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) committed suicide by popping an overdose of tablets prescribed for bi-polar disorder. The domestic help found the body of Dr Uma Narsimha Rao (63) in the 10th floor flat at ...
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Cops steer clear of internal security at Wankhede stadium
Mumbai Mirror
Mumbai Police officials have reacted sharply to criticism from the BCCI and their accompanying threat of moving the IPL semis out of the Wankhede Stadium, saying the cricket board was welcome to hire private security to handle access at stadiums. ...
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