Bombay Informer

Inspired by cities such as New York and Melbourne, BMC has undertaken a branding exercise for Mumbai. It has come up with the official theme, ‘Majhi Mumbai’ (My Mumbai), and a logo to go with it. “Mumbai is a combination of Mumba Devi, a popular local goddess, and aai, which is the Marathi word for [...]

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Mumbai: The city witnessed a 44% rise in the number of abortions last year, shows BMC data. While 19,701 abortions were registered in 2011, BMC data from various public and private hospitals and nursing homes in 2012 showed 28,455 abortions. Bhandup… Full News here – The Times of India (Mumbai edition)

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Mumbai: Actor Sanjay Dutt spent the first day of his sentence in Arthur Road jail’s barack 12, which his lawyer said is generally meant for “terrorists and hardened criminals”. Advocate Rizwan Merchant informed special Tada judge G A Sanap orally that… Full News here – The Times of India (Mumbai edition)

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Mumbai: While the overall performance of students in the ISC exam this year dipped by 2.1% to 95.15% from 97.25% in 2012, schools across the city bettered their performance. Most schools witnessed an increase in plus-90% scorers. Several principals… Full News here – The Times of India (Mumbai edition)

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Mumbai: Small retailers are afraid of losing regular customers to the prolonged, frequent closures over a standoff on local body tax (LBT). A section of Federation of Associations of Maharashtra (FAM) members said they feared people will not return if… Full News here – The Times of India (Mumbai edition)

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Even as the overall performance of ICSE students across the country has dipped marginally this year, schools in the state have reason to be happy. To start with, all the three all-India toppers, who scored a staggering 98.4% each, are from Maharashtra;… Full News here – The Times of India (Mumbai edition)

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New Delhi: The dark and ugly face of Indian cricket exposed itself on Thursday when Delhi Police unravelled a shocking and disgraceful spot-fixing scandal in the IPL involving three Rajasthan Royals players, including India international S Sreesanth…. Full News here – The Times of India (Mumbai edition)

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Mumbai: In a chilling reminder of the Adnan Patrawala kidnap-murder, the 13year-old son of a south Mumbai diamond broker was kidnapped for ransom on Monday — allegedly to cover T20 betting losses — and then murdered when the kidnappers panicked. The… Full News here – The Times of India (Mumbai edition)

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Mumbai: The question paper goof-up bug that plagued Mumbai University all this exam season appears to have gone viral. Even as some kind of order returned to the campus with teachers resuming duty, a nationwide CA exam has been pushed back as the wrong… Full News here – The Times of India (Mumbai edition)

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BEST has proposed increase to make up for losses in transport division. Full News here – Top Headlines

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Acting on the concerns of its corporators, BMC has suggested adopting the new security plan of the Mantralaya or the state secretariat for its own offices. Full News here – Top Headlines

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In India’s tech hub, having the largest number of legislative assembly constituencies in Karnataka, an upbeat Congress and a beleaguered BJP shared honours Wednesday, winning 12 seats and 13 seats respectively. Full News here – Sify.com

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Mumbai: Three persons, seemingly drunk, beat up a doctor and tore his clothes after their cars brushed at LBS Marg in Bhandup late on Friday night. The incident took place when Dr Niraj Khanna was on his way to his clinic from a hospital. Khanna said… Full News here – The Times of India (Mumbai edition)

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Mumbai: Senior Muslim cleric Maulana Wali Rahmani doesn’t confine himself to just running madrassas or preaching about religion. He also nurtures the IIT dreams of Muslim youths. The maulvi runs the Patna-based Rahmani 30, which gives free coaching to… Full News here – The Times of India (Mumbai edition)

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Now, corporators want to go on international study tours. They claim these trips will ultimately benefit the city. Full News here – Top Headlines

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