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Navy launches survey of Mumbai harbour shipping channel
( 11-Aug-2010 )
Mumbai: The Indian Navy's survey vessel, INS Yamuna, Wednesday conducted a survey of the entire shipping channel leading to and from the Bombay Port Trust and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust to trace sunken containers that fell off the sinking Panamanian ship MSC Chitra, an official said.
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Kasab gets the noose for 26/11 attack
( 06-May-2010 )
Mumbai: Pakistani national Ajmal Amir Kasab was Thursday sentenced to death for his role in the November 2008 Mumbai carnage, India's worst terror attack, by a special court that said he had no right to live.
Special Judge M.L. Tahaliyani gave him death on four counts -- waging war against Indi .... |
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Ship with 11 Indian crew hijacked off Seychelles
( 12-Apr-2010 )
Mumbai: A cargo ship with 26 crew members, including 11 Indians, was hijacked near Seychelles while en route to Zanzibar on Sunday, a maritime authority said here Monday.
The vessel, M.V. Rak Afrikana bearing the flag of St. Vincent & The Grenadines, is owned by M/s. Rak Africana Shipping Ltd, .... |
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Manohar Joshi stable after angioplasty
( 12-Apr-2010 )
Mumbai: Former Lok Sabha speaker and Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi was in stable condition Monday after undergoing angioplasty at the Lilavati Hospital here, a hospital spokesman said.
"Manohar Joshi underwent successful angiography and angioplasty. He is reported to be well," said the s .... |
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As Indian, Sania's heart can't beat for Pakistani: Sena
( 02-Apr-2010 )
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena has spewed venom over tennis star Sania Mirza's plans to marry cricketer Shoaib Malik, saying if she is a "true Indian" how can her "heart beat for a Pakistani?".
"Her 'palanquin' will start from India and end in Pakistan, which is an enemy .... |
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Sudhir Mungantivar is new Maharashtra BJP chief
( 02-Apr-2010 )
Mumbai: Senior Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sudhir Mungantivar was elected state party chief here, a party official said. The 48-year old Mungantivar, a four-time legislator, will replace Nitin Gadkari, who was elected national BJP president last December.
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Prosecution lauds help of FBI in 26/11 Kasab trial
( 31-Mar-2010 )
Mumbai: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) came in for praise from the prosecution in the Mumbai terror attacks trial for its "contribution and cooperation" to the case.
In a warm gesture, Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam acknowledged and appreciated the FBI's help which .... |
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Verdict May 3 on Kasab, co-accused in 26/11 case
( 31-Mar-2010 )
Mumbai: A special court here has set May 3 for pronouncing its verdict in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case, over a year after trial began in the sensational case that saw several ups and downs, including prime accused Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab retracting his confession.
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Full of drama, ups and downs, Kasab trial ends
( 31-Mar-2010 )
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai: Finally one of the most avidly watched legal cases in the world - trial in the Nov 26, 2008, Mumbai terror attacks - ended here Wednesday and May 3 was set as the day of judgment.
Many, including politicians and the prosecution, had hopedf and said that the trial would be o .... |
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16 months after 26/11, Taj Ballroom welcomes patrons
( 30-Mar-2010 )
Mumbai: Curious guests and old regulars started trooping into the famous Ballroom of the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel - severely damaged and scarred during the Nov 26, 2008, Mumbai terror attacks - which re-opened here.
The Ballroom, located in the heritage wing of the iconic hotel, is synony .... |
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Rakesh Maria named new anti-terror squad chief
( 25-Mar-2010 )
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Government has appointed Mumbai Joint Police Commissioner (Crime) Rakesh Maria, who headed the probe into the Mumbai terror attack, as the new chief of the state Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS).
Maria will take over from the ATS chief K.P. Raghuvanshi, who has been transferred as .... |
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No politics in selling Gujarat tourism: Big B
( 25-Mar-2010 )
Mumbai: There is no politics involved in his being the brand ambassador for Gujarat, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has said, reacting sharply to the Left parties opposing his promoting Kerala because he was doing so for the BJP-ruled state.
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NCP minister says he invited Amitabh to event
( 25-Mar-2010 )
Mumbai: The controversy over Amitabh Bachchan's presence at the Bandra-Worli Sea Link extension's inauguration has refused to die down, with a minister from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Thursday saying he had invited the Bollywood megastar to the event.
Though an embarrassed Chief M .... |
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SMS threatens to 'finish off' BJP leader, blow up Mumbai
( 22-Mar-2010 )
Mumbai: Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra legislative assembly Eknath Khadse of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been warned in an SMS that he will be "finished off" for his anti-terrorism utterances and Mumbai will be destroyed, a legislator said Monday.
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