Mumbai: It's been a week since Italian luxury cruise liner Costa Concordia struck rocks and keeled on its side but there's still no news of Russell Rebello - the sole Indian crew member yet to be accounted for. And he was one of 200 Indian crew members on board that ship, that's 20 per cent of the total staff. So the questions here is Why do Indians make such a...
08:50 AM, Jan 22, 2012
Mumbai: Cricket is no longer the bastion of elite gentlemen's clubs. The new crop of stars in Mumbai's cricket circuit has more humble origins. A school near the slums of Kurla is emerging as a tough opponent for many elite schools in the city. Students of the Al Barkat school started their victory march in the sport two years ago when the school floated a cricket team and made professional...
07:48 AM, Jan 09, 2012
Mumbai: A two-year-long ordeal finally ended for the families of 12 Indian diamond traders who were held in China on charges of smuggling as the traders returned home on Thursday night. Families and friends welcomed them with sweets and gifts at the Mumbai airport. Indian trader Samir Shah's father Arvind Shah said, "It's Diwali for us today." The relative of a trader Khyati said, "Today every person from the smallest...
06:35 AM, Jan 06, 2012
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Things had been looking difficult for Team Anna ever since the Bombay High Court rapped them for demanding a free venue. Many anguished supporters had ...
04:52 PM, Dec 29, 2011
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed Team Anna's petition asking for a fee waiver at MMRDA Grounds dealing a blow to India Against Corruption. The court said they were not eligible for a waiver as they had not applied through a registered organisation. Mayank Gandhi, IAC said, "We came with a hope, but the HC has observed that it is not under its purview to grant such a...
09:19 PM, Dec 23, 2011
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Most of us in Mumbai had hoped for a quiet New Year after an eventful news year. But along came Anna. In the ...
09:06 PM, Dec 23, 2011
Mumbai: Anna Hazare wished to escape the Delhi chill but the steep rent of the venue in Mumbai has left India Against Corruption (IAC) out in the cold. With over Rs 19 lakh to be paid for five days at MMRDA grounds, and no government concessions in sight, Team Anna seems inclined to use Azad Maidan. The IAC, in a statement said, "It appears that the CM is not giving...
06:10 AM, Dec 23, 2011
Mumbai: Team Anna's proposed fast against Lokpal draft in Mumbai is facing opposition from a local group. Uttar Bharatiya Mahasangh, a group based in Mumbai, has objected granting any fee waiver or concession to Team Anna for using the MMRDA grounds. Team Anna had earlier requested Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithiviraj Chavan to give a fee waiver or provide better facilities at the Azad Maidan in Mumbai. So far Chavan has...
04:59 PM, Dec 21, 2011
Mumbai: A Dalit businessman Ratilal Makhwana, who fought against caste barriers in his profession, now owns three companies with an annual turnover of a whopping 400 crores. When Makwana started his business 30 years ago, he least expected untouchability to be a hindrance in his growth trajectory. "When we got a government contract, manufacturers boycotted our inauguration," Makhwana said. Today Makwana owns three plastic goods companies with a turnover of...
09:46 AM, Dec 18, 2011
Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare began his day-long token fast at Jantar Mantar to press for a strong Lokpal Bill on Sunday. ...
11:41 AM, Dec 11, 2011
Mumbai: Mumbai's famous 'dabbawalas' are going beyond tiffin boxes and eyeing ballot boxes now. They are the latest to jump on to the political bandwagon. They met Shiv Sena Executive President Uddhav Thackeray for tickets for the upcoming BMC elections. With many citizen-groups also fielding their own candidates and unions demanding seats, is this a threat to traditional party politics? Citizen-groups argue that higher local participation in the electoral process...
07:17 AM, Dec 11, 2011
Mumbai: An RTI query has unearthed a major scam in the Public Distribution System, as many as 42 lakh bogus ration cards have been issued in Maharashtra leading to large scale theft of food grain. A PIL in the Bombay High Court has alleged grains meant for the state's poor are being offloaded on to the wrong hands. The petition filed by a member of Anna Hazare's anti corruption NGO...
06:27 AM, Dec 05, 2011
Mumbai: Citizen groups in Mumbai have decided to put up independent consensus candidates for the upcoming BMC elections. The groups have already started collecting applications from residents who will then be put through screening procedures before selection. 21-year old Darshan Pandit might be concentrating on his immunology paper, but that hasn't left him immune to the wave of citizen activism in Mumbai. The post graduate student doesn't even have his...
08:43 AM, Nov 22, 2011
New Delhi: The World Economic Forum is holding India Economic Summit at Mumbai and corporate giants have called for better governance and faster decision making process. It is clearly Delhi that has dominated the agenda with Indian industry doyens led by Mukesh Ambani sending out a clear message to the government needs to move faster on decision making and policy planning. "Democracy doesn't have to be an excuse for slower...
09:38 PM, Nov 13, 2011
Mumbai: The murders of Mumbai bravehearts Keenan and Reuben, who died defending their friends against sexual harassment, have served as a wake-up call for the police. They have now formed a special squad to tackle sexual harassment in the city. The squad will consist of five young police personnel. Three of these police personnel including one female constable will be in plain clothes. The squad will mingle with crowds and...
08:30 AM, Nov 09, 2011
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