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Jha to remove objectionable bits from Aarakshan

Jha to remove objectionable bits from Aarakshan

Rediff.com   11 Aug 2011

The film opens in theatres tomorrow.

4 dead in police firing on Mumbai-Pune Expressway

4 dead in police firing on Mumbai-Pune Expressway

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2011

The trouble broke out after about 400 agitators held a rally along the Mumbai-Pune expressway, blocking the busy vehicular traffic and refusing to disperse despite police request, Sandeep Karnik, Superintendent, Pune Rural police, said.

Sibal not fit to be minister: Anna Hazare

Sibal not fit to be minister: Anna Hazare

Rediff.com   5 Aug 2011

After Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh, another Congress leader has incurred social activist Anna Hazare's wrath. This time Hazare has slammed Human Resource Minister Kapil Sibal for sabotaging the Lokpal bill by not bringing a good bill before the Parliament.

'Media today more about TRPs, less about news'

'Media today more about TRPs, less about news'

Rediff.com   5 Aug 2011

Television reporting is more about TRPs and less about news reporting. It drives on the assumption that a lynch mob is in all our living rooms and we want corrupt politicians to emerge out of the screen so that we deal with them and mete out the punishment, said Shekar Gupta, editor-in-chief of the Indian Express Group, speaking at the Lalit Doshi Memorial Award 2010-11 in Mumbai on Thursday.

Man sets himself ablaze in Thane

Man sets himself ablaze in Thane

Rediff.com   2 Aug 2011

In a tragic incident, a thirty-year-old man committed suicide on Tuesday morning by setting himself on fire in front of the municipal office in Ulhasnagar in Thane district, Maharashtra.

Investigators looking for safe house in Mumbai

Investigators looking for safe house in Mumbai

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2011

Three blasts took place in span of 15 minutes and considering the locations of the three sites, investigators are not ruling out the possibility of a safe house in Mumbai where the terrorists would have rigged the three bombs and then proceeded to place them at the three sites.

Three bomb blasts shatter Mumbai's peace

Three bomb blasts shatter Mumbai's peace

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2011

Three blasts rocked Mumbai's crowded Zaveri Bazar, Opera House and Dadar Kabootarkhana areas on Wednesday evening, killing 10 and injuring at least 100 people.

Two policemen suspended in Akole gang-rape case

Two policemen suspended in Akole gang-rape case

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2011

Three days after dacoits gang raped two women in Veergaon village of Akole district in Maharashtra, Home Minister R R Patil, who visited the place on Tuesday, announced the suspension of two policemen for dereliction of duty.

Prove allegations of graft against me: Ajit to Raj

Prove allegations of graft against me: Ajit to Raj

Rediff.com   7 Jul 2011

The verbal duel between Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Raj Thackeray reached a new crescendo on Thursday, with the Nationalist Congress Party leader challenging the latter to prove allegations of corruption against him.

Shiv Sena loses appetite over vada pav politics

Shiv Sena loses appetite over vada pav politics

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2011

The Shiv Sena that rules the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai along with its ideological ally Bharatiya Janata Party, has unwittingly realised that excessive politics based on vada pav, the staple fast food of Mumbaikars, is a health hazard.

Monorail slab collapses in Mumbai; 2 killed

Monorail slab collapses in Mumbai; 2 killed

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2011

Two persons were killed and four other injured after a slab of under construction monorail at Mumbai suburb Chembur collapsed on Friday evening.

Raigad rave party: Maha govt suspends inspector

Raigad rave party: Maha govt suspends inspector

Rediff.com   27 Jun 2011

The party had been organised by a firm Beyond Logic in Mount View resort at Khalapur near Karjat. Beyond Logic had sent invitations for the party through social networking sites such as Facebook under the pretext of Shanti Jatra 2011 a promo party for a Nepali festival dedicated to Mother Earth.

I consider myself reborn: Indian sailor

I consider myself reborn: Indian sailor

Rediff.com   24 Jun 2011

Hours after coming from the 10-month long hijack ordeal, 22-year-old Sachin Pawshe, a sailor with MV Suez, and a resident of Kalyan in Mumbai, considers himself reborn.

'Does any religion endorse alcohol consumption?'

'Does any religion endorse alcohol consumption?'

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2011

Patriotism may be the last resort for a coward; however, religion seems to be the last resort for the government.

Back in Mumbai, Munde targets Gadkari

Back in Mumbai, Munde targets Gadkari

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2011

Munde, who had to eat humble pie in New Delhi a day earlier when he said that he will not quit the party, landed in Mumbai on Thursday and immediately launched a attack against BJP President Nitin Gadkari.

Kept out of key BJP meet, Munde fumes

Kept out of key BJP meet, Munde fumes

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2011

Speaking from his residence in Purna, Mumbai, Munde lamented that he was in Mumbai since Monday night but was still uninvited for the BJP meet.

Indian Mujahideen behind Mid-Day journo's murder?

Indian Mujahideen behind Mid-Day journo's murder?

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2011

A week after the murder of the senior crime reporter Jyotirmoy Dey, the Mumbai Police control room on Saturday received an anonymous phone call from Yemen with the caller saying Indian Mujahideen was behind the killing.

J Dey murder: ACP who may be quizzed transferred

J Dey murder: ACP who may be quizzed transferred

Rediff.com   13 Jun 2011

Assistant Commissioner of police Anil Mahabole, who could be questioned in connection with the murder of veteran journalist J Dey, was transferred on Monday.

'We will teach the culprits a lesson'

'We will teach the culprits a lesson'

Rediff.com   11 Jun 2011

Jyoti Dey, known as J Dey in Mumbai's journalism circle, was one of the leading crime reporters in the city. He was shot dead by suspected members of the underworld near his residence at Powai on Saturday afternoon.