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of articles posted on 18-Oct-2008.
Shiv Sena and the general disapproval of most political bosses that forced Jet Airways chief Naresh
Saturday, October 18, 2008 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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NEW DELHI: Was it a stern warning from aviation minister Praful Patel, plus threats from Raj Thackeray, Shiv Sena and the general disapproval of most political bosses that forced Jet Airways chief Naresh Goyal to announce late Thursday night that he was taking back all 1,900 sacked employees? Or was it, as Goyal said, his troubled conscience and his inability to see the tears of young boys and gir
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Catches a police officer admitting he fined him for no fault of his. Cop also blabbers that part of
Saturday, October 18, 2008 www.mumbaimirror.com
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In a classic case of a common man being taken for a ride by policemen, a student from J&K was forced to shell out Rs 1,500 by a sub-inspector as 'towing charges' even though his car was parked without violating any rule and was given a receipt for Rs 300.
On being questioned by the student, Ranjan Bhatt, the sub-inspector said the 'actual towing charges were just Rs 300 while the rest of the m
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Rajiv-Gandhi
Versova
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Fire Officer Viswajeet Nikam (41), surgeons at Bombay Hospital were forced to amputate a part of his
Saturday, October 18, 2008 www.mid-day.com
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Mumbai: In their continuing struggle to save the life of Assistant Divisional Fire Officer Viswajeet Nikam (41), surgeons at Bombay Hospital were forced to amputate a part of his left leg two days ago.
Nikam was badly injured last week after an old Banyan tree at Mazagaon fell on him. Nikam was rushed to Prince Aly Khan hospital, where doctors treated him for a fractured spine and left leg. He wa
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The law of gravity caught up with the sensex on Friday with a weak end on an edgy weekend.
Saturday, October 18, 2008 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Business
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AHMEDABAD: The law of gravity caught up with the sensex on Friday with a weak end on an edgy weekend. If the journey from 10,000 to 20,582 took 23 months, the journey down has taken just nine months, with the close at 9,975 points. Both ways, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have played a major role in pushing up the index and pulling it down, hurting themselves in the process.
During the r
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An IIT-Kanpur alumnus has developed underground wireless sensors that report real-time conditions of
Saturday, October 18, 2008 www.mumbaimirror.com
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Technology
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Researcher Ratnesh Kumar keeps his prototype soil sensors buried in a box under his desk. But he hopes that – one day – farmers will be burying the devices under their fields.
Kumar is leading a US-based research team at Iowa State University to develop transceivers and sensors designed to collect and send data about soil moisture.
Eventually, the scientists are hoping the sensors will also coll
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It's been over a month since Aamir Khan blogged (www.aamirkhan.com).
Saturday, October 18, 2008 www.mid-day.com
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Entertainment
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Mumbai: It's been over a month since Aamir Khan blogged (www.aamirkhan.com). The busy actor has had no time, of late, due to his Ghajini post production and canvassing for the Oscar nomination for Taare Zameen Par. But at 6.50 am yesterday, he was compelled to blog - all because he had ants in his pants!
Unbelievable that a B-Town star would be afflicted with this agony and that too at his own
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The government's ambitious plan to employ 1 lakh disabled persons in the current financial
Saturday, October 18, 2008 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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NEW DELHI: The government's ambitious plan to employ 1 lakh disabled persons in the current financial year is yet to take off with finance minister P Chidambaram saying on Friday that not a single recruitment had been made six months after the scheme was announced.
In his Budget speech this year, the FM had said that under the plan, the government would pay the employers' contribution towards p
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Decides to charge lease according to the current market value of leased properties in the city; hope
Saturday, October 18, 2008 www.mumbaimirror.com
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Cities
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All those using leased properties in the city will soon have to shell out whopping lease rates. The state government has decided to charge 4 per cent on 25 per cent of the total current market value of leased residential buildings.
For industrial properties, it will be 8 per cent and for commercial premises it will be 10 per cent. This decision will take the government’s annual earnings to almost
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Gaurav Gupta was accused of running short on inspiration and resorting to imitating his previous col
Saturday, October 18, 2008 www.mid-day.com
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Fashion
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Gaurav Gupta takes constructive criticism well. He was accused of running short on inspiration and resorting to imitating his previous collections. A vacation in Barcelona this summer, introduced him to Antoni Gaudi's architecture and the importance of being stubborn when it comes to following your artistic vision.
The range: Centred around form and play, circular pieces of cotton silk, silk tul
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Chetan Anand and Aditi Mutatkar sailing into the semi-finals of the Dutch Open badminton tournament
Saturday, October 18, 2008 sports.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Sports - Others
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NEW DELHI: Indian had a mixed day in office with national champion Chetan Anand and Aditi Mutatkar sailing into the semi-finals even as mixed doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and V Diju crashed out of the Dutch Open badminton tournament in Amsterdam on Friday.
In the women's singles, Aditi defeated Indonesian Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari 12-21, 21-13, 21-18 in a 50-minute battle, while sixth seed Chetan
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