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On the waterfront in Mumbai


Mumbai’s port land should be redeveloped to benefit, among others, the dock workers and slum dwellers, says a recently released report by city based NGOs Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (YUVA) and Hamara Shehar Vikas Niyojan Abhiyaan. Darryl D’Monte analyses the report.




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Embankments that doom the people


The periodic floods in the Kosi basin and embankment breaches have landed the people of north Bihar in a perpetual mess. In assembly sessions, politicians discuss flood relief but seldom the cause behind the disasters, reports Surekha Sule.




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Virat, Anushka donate Rs 5 lakh each for Mumbai police welfare

Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh on Saturday informed that India cricket skipper Virat Kohli and his wife actor Anushka Sharma have contributed Rs 5 lakh each for police welfare amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.




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टक्कर मारने के बाद पटरी से उतरी Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Lokmanya Tilak

Mumbai से Bhubaneswar जा रही ट्रेन Lokmanya Tilak Express ने कोहरे की वजह से खड़ी मालगाड़ी में टक्कर मार दी और बेपटरी हो गए 8 डिब्बे.




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Turkey and Italy say shells hit near their Libyan embassies




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Three accidents reported in Coimbatore

Three accidents were reported in urban and rural areas of Coimbatore district on Thursday.




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Coimbatore: No new Covid-19 case for 4th day

There was no new Covid-19 case in the district for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday even as the state recorded another high volume of fresh cases.




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Walking their way to UP, thousands reach Ambala from Ludhiana, sent back to Punjab




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Haryana: Ambala liquor factories to have flow chart metres

To keep an eye on alcohol production, flow chart metres will be installed in liquor factories of the district, Ambala district excise and taxation controller (DETC) N K Grewal said. He said this will help officials in headquarters and field officers monitor extra neutral alcohol (ENA) production.




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Shramik special train ferries 1,316 migrants from Ambala to Bihar




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Walking their way to UP, thousands reach Ambala from Ludhiana, sent back to Punjab

Thousands of migrant labourers on way to their home state Uttar Pradesh from Ludhiana in Punjab on Friday reached here on foot. But, halting their march, the district administration sent most of them back to Punjab, while the rest were accommodated in shelter homes of Ambala.




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Haryana: Farmers, arhtiyas in Ambala demand payments

Farmers and arhtiyas (commission agents) in Ambala district are demanding payment for wheat for this season, citing that for want of money, the farmers are unable to prepare fields for the next crops.




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Mumbai gets lion’s share of govt’s pollution fund

Mumbai is set to get the highest grant of Rs 488 crore from the Centre’s Rs 4,400 crore fund which is earmarked exclusively for cities with more than one million population in states to improve air quality during 2020-21. Delhi may miss this assistance despite figuring among the most polluted cities in the country as the fund would only be meant for ‘million plus’ population cities in states.




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Mumbai returned man tests Covid-19 positive, 1st case in UP's Fatehpur




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Mumbai: Bihari NGO offers to pay for 50 trains

Days after Congress president Sonia Gandhi offered to pay for the travel of stranded migrant workers by trains to their homes, a Bihari NGO has offered to pay for the travel cost of 50 trains to carry Bihari migrants and students stranded in Mumbai.




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Mumbai Police Rescue Puppy Stuck in Narrow Gap between Two Buildings

The cops were patrolling the area whn locals informed them about a howling sound coming from nearby.




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'Stay Home to Win': Mumbai Police Use 'Ludo' Meme to Spread Awareness about Coronavirus

As usual, the Mumbai Police was appreciated for the creativity, calling it the “best meme page on Instagram”.




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Lock 'Err'?: Mumbai Police Has a Stern Message For All Those Who Believe 'Boys will be Boys'

Along expected lines Mumbai Police's witty post had the internet floored and churning out praises in a jiffy.




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Mumbai Police Uses Romeo Juliet to Raise Covid-19 Awareness

Posted on the organization’s official Instagram page, the meme shows a woman with the Instagram username ‘caring wife’ pass on a mask to her ‘forgetful husband’.




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'A Mask He Can't Refuse': Mumbai Police Turn to The Godfather to Spread Covid-19 Awareness

In the latest meme posted from the official Instagram handle of Mumbai police, a scene from the movie The Godfather is seen.




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'Your home is the Oasis': Mumbai Police is Now Spreading Corona Awareness With Music

Netizens have given the commendable effort thumbs up and the post has received over 7,000 likes in only an hour since it was shared.




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After Mumbai Police, UP Police Draw Message of 'HOPE' with Vehicles amid Lockdown

For a long time, Mumbai City police has been sharing memes to make people aware of the pandemic and urge them to stay indoors.




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What Makes Eleven Cry? Mumbai Police Has Answer to Netflix's 'Stranger Things' Meme

Mumbai Police does not believe in letting a good meme go.




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Æ b 8 Home: 'Mumbai Police Puts Covid-19 Spin on Elon Musk's Son's Name X Æ A-12

The cryptic tweet has since gone viral with many commenting on Mumbai Police's determination to turn every single popular meme into a public safety advisory.




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Mumbai Police's Lockdown Meme on Chemistry Will Take You Back to Your School Days

Adopting a rather creative way to urge people to stay home, Mumbai’s Commissioner of Police took to Twitter to share the periodic table and asked netizens to solve it.




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RBI Extends Curbs on Mumbai-based Co-operative Bank For 6 More Months

The Reserve Bank in October 2018 had barred the bank from granting or renewing any loan for six months and later extended the curbs twice. The bank was allowed to continue to undertake banking business with restrictions till "its financial position improves".




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Government Looking into Possibility of Building Smart Cities along Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: Nitin Gadkari

The Rs 1 lakh crore flagship Delhi-Mumbai Expressway project is scheduled to be completed within three years and and expected to cut down the travel time between Delhi and Mumbai to just 12 hours.




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Mukesh Ambani to Forego Salary, RIL Board Members to Take Pay Cut amid Coronavirus Pandemic

In a letter to employees dated April 29, Reliance Industries' executive director Hital R. Meswani stated that Ambani will forego his entire compensation.




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RBI Cancels Licence of Mumbai-based CKP Co-operative Bank; Depositors to Get Up to Rs 5 Lakh

The RBI said the bank is not in a position to pay its current or future depositors and has violated regulatory norms for minimum capital requirement.




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ED Attaches AJL Mumbai Building Asset Worth Rs 16.38 Crore, Charges Moti Lal Vora

The Associated Journals Limited (AJL) is controlled by senior Congress leaders, including members of the Gandhi family.




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‘Island strategy’ devised for Covid hotspot Limbayat




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'Sara and I are Very Close, I Don't Like Her Leaving Bombay,' Says Kareena Kapoor Khan

In a throwback interview, Kareena Kapoor Khan has talked about how she is very close to Saif's daughter Sara Ali Khan.




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Mumbai Police Thanks Hrithik Roshan for Providing Hand Sanitisers for Personnel

Hrithik Roshan has donated hand sanitisers to Mumbai Police personnel as an expression of gratitude during the Covid-19 outbreak.




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Ramiz Raja Wants Jail-time to Combat Match-fixing, Compares Menace to Coronavirus

In reply, Raja said all stakeholders of the game must come together to eradicate match-fixing.




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Hotel Mumbai Movie Review: Not Detailed Enough to Go Beyond the Obvious

Hotel Mumbai isn’t cheap or exploitative in its recreation of the tragedy. Yet it never goes beyond the obvious.




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Jashn-e-Premchand: Here's How Mumbai is Celebrating the Birth Anniversary of the Renowned Author

Popularly known as Upanyas Samrat, Premchand is famous for his modern Hindi-Urdu literature.




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26/11 Mumbai Attacks: 5 Books That Give Insight into the Brazen Events of 2008

On the occasion remembering those who lost their lives in the attack, here are 5 books that give a comprehensive insight into the brazen events that unfolded in 2008.




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From Konyaks of Nagaland to Kurumbas of  Nilgiris: A Look Into The Private lives of Isolated Indian Tribes

What makes things worse is that the government data and statistics fail to capture the essence of their everyday lives, and stories and narratives from the tribals themselves are conspicuously absent from mainstream literature.




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Reviving the Indian Economy: Montek Singh Ahluwalia's Method of Combating 'Very Serious Slowdown'

During the launch of the book, Ahluwalia said that there is no doubt that we have entered a period of a very serious slowdown.




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Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar Among Players Lionel Messi's Son Thiago Talks About

Lionel Messi revealed that his son Thiago talks about six players, including Cristiano Ronaldo.




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FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Ambassador Tests Positive for Coronavirus

The Supreme Committee for the organisation of FIFA World Cup 2022 said in a statement that ex-Qatari midfielder Adel Khamis had tested positive for Covid-19.




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Cesc Fabregas Feels Kylian Mbappe Will 'Fit in Very Well' at Real Madrid

Cesc Fabregas said Kylian Mbappe wanted to be the best and his style of play meant he was a great fit for Real Madrid.




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Covid-19 Cases in Mumbai Will Decline in 15 to 20 Days, Says Maharashtra Health Minister

Out of the 17,974 Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, 11,394 were reported from Mumbai alone.




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Avoid Humiliating Lockdown Violators, Bombay High Court Tells Nagpur Police

The petition contended that while the police force is, by and large, discharging its duties in an exemplary manner, there are several instances which would be a 'blot' on the police machinery.




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Iqbal Chahal Replaces Praveen Pardeshi as BMC Commissioner as Covid-19 Cases in Mumbai Rise

India's financial capital has so far reported 11,219 positive cases and 437 deaths and is one of the worst-affected cities in Maharashtra.




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Bombay HC Rejects Bail of PNB Scam Accused Who Tested Positive for Covid-19

Justice Bharati Dangre rejected Bhatt's plea after the prosecution told the court that a COVID-19 patient cannot be allowed to be freed on temporary bail.




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India to Embark on Second Leg of 'Vande Bharat Mission' from May 15, Say Sources

A total of 64 flights carrying approximately 15,000 returnees from 12 countries are expected to land at 14 airports across India from May 7 to 15 as part of phase one of the mission, they said.




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Gutkha, Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Items Worth Rs 50L Seized in Mumbai Amid Lockdown

Acting on a tip-off, a team of Unit X of Crime Branch and the state's Food and Drug Administration intercepted a tempo, which had a pass for ferrying essential items, in Shivajinagar in Govandi on Thursday and made the seizure, an official said.




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1,089 New Coronavirus Cases in Maharashtra With 784 in Mumbai, 37 Deaths Take State Toll to 731

The total number of patients who have recovered and been discharged from hospitals is 3,470.




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'Inmates Have Right to Safety': Bombay HC Says Maha Govt Must Tackle Covid-19 Spread at Arthur Road Jail

The court directed the state government and prison department to take appropriate steps. The bench noted that there were several inmates above the age of 60 and others who suffered from ailments.