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Veena Malik in Mumbai's red light area to promote film

Source: Times of India | May 22 2013, 3:42am CDT

Many producers and directors of the Hindi film industry have made films on the controversial topic of sex workers and prostitution but no one has come forward to promote their movie in the actual world of prostitution till date. While Bollywood ...

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LIVE Spot-fixing: Mumbai police may quiz N Srinivasan's son-in-law

Source: Zee News | May 22 2013, 3:41am CDT

Zee Media Bureau New Delhi: It was revealed that Mumbai police would question Chennai Supre Kings owner N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan for his alleged role in spot-fixing. Meiyappan was the man Vind ...

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Chinese Premier Keqiang meets kin of Dr. Kotnis in Mumbai - Indiatalkies.com

Source: India Talkies | May 22 2013, 12:22am CDT

Mumbai, May 22: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met the relatives of Dr. Dwarkanath Shantaram Kotnis in Mumbai. China holds Dr. Kotnis in very high regard as he was one of the five Indian physicians who had provided medical assistance during the seco ...

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Excl: Why didn't the Mumbai police act?

Source: TIMES NOW.tv | May 21 2013, 11:32pm CDT

The D-Company link is proven, the underworld is being investigated. As TIMES NOW opens the cricket fixing can of worms - we're forced to ask: was the warning of 2003 exposed? "In the year 1999 there was a big raid o ...

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IPL 6, 2013 May 21 Qualifier 1 match results : Chennai Super Kings thrash Mumbai Indians to seal final berth

Source: TruthDive | May 21 2013, 10:27pm CDT

Delhi, May 22 (TruthDive): In the Qualifier 1 match of the IPL 2013 played between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians on Tuesday, May 21 at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, Chennai Super Kings thrashed Mumbai Indians to seal final b ...

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IPL: CSK beat Mumbai by 48 runs, reach finals

Source: New Kerala | May 21 2013, 10:11pm CDT

New Delhi, May 21 : Chennai Super Kings secured yet another final berth after a convincing 48-run win over Mumbai Indians in qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Tues ...

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NZ man jumps off 5-star hotel in Mumbai

Source: Times of India | May 21 2013, 8:04pm CDT

MUMBAI: A 56-year-old New Zealand national allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the 17th floor of a five star hotel at Bandra (west) on Monday. According to the police, the deceased, John Richard Brimley, allegedly had some family dispute ...

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My Mumbai: 7 Travel Tips From Bly Founder Rena Thiagarajan

Source: 7x7 Magazine | May 21 2013, 7:50pm CDT

Notable San Franciscans dish on their favorite destinations in a seven-part series. Cities make great muses—just ask Woody Allen. For Rena Thiagarajan, founder of online boutique Bly, it was in Mumbai that she dreamt u ...

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Mumbai Weekend Getaways: Diu

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Mumbai oncosurgeon conquers Mt Everest

Source: Times of India | May 21 2013, 6:56pm CDT

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Youth killed after fight at Mumbai hospital

Source: Times of India | May 21 2013, 6:53pm CDT

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I still haven't escaped comparisons with Didi: Asha Bhosle

Jan 29 2013, 7:42am CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) Veteran singer Asha Bhosle, known for crooning a variety of songs during her over six decade-old career, admits she still faces comparisons with her elder sister, singer Lata Mangeshkar. But at the moment, she is rejoicing over the compliments that Lata has heaped on her.

Mumbai, Jan 29 — Veteran singer Asha Bhosle, known for crooning a variety of songs during her over six decade-old career, admits she still faces comparisons with her elder sister, singer Lata Mangeshkar. But at the moment, she is rejoicing over the compliments that Lata has heaped on her.

"It felt good to hear her say in her interview that she can't sing what I can. But I disagree with her," Asha said.

"I feel if she wanted to sing my kind of songs, she would have. But she didn't want to. She didn't have to. She got to sing all the songs for the heroines, so she didn't have to sing for the other female characters in a film. I got those songs. And I made the best of them," said the 80-year-old, who sung romantic songs, cabarets and ghazals.

Some of her popular numbers include "Dum maro dum", "Mehbooba mehbooba", "Mera kuch saaman", "Piya tu ab to aaja", "Chura liya hai tum ne" and "Dil cheez kya hai".

Recalling her days of struggle, Asha, whose acting debut "Mai..." is now set to release Friday, said: "When there was already a Taj Mahal, I came to build another one. Bahut mushkil tha (It was tough). Who would want to go to another singer when there was already a Lata Mangeshkar? On top of that, I was her younger sister.

"Hamesha humein ek tarazu mein tola gaya (We were always weighed on the same scale)... It was very tough for me to escape all these hurdles. I still haven't escaped those comparisons."

She says it was imperative for her to carve her own identity.

"Didi and I had to be different singers. Copying her would have meant the end of my career even before it started. No one would have entertained a copy of Didi. Just as long as Kishore Kumar was there, no other male voice stood a chance. I first had to get songs that were comparable with Didi's. I had to cultivate a Western style of singing. I had no choice.

"I had to be prepared to do any kind of song that was offered to me. Didi became instantaneously successful. Plus there were other singers like Geeta Dutt," she said.

Talking about the new generation of singers, Asha said: "The world has moved on. Earlier the female singer sang at a high pitch and the male singer at a low pitch. Now that has been reversed. There's no time for slow soft sentimental songs.

"No point in clinging to the past and pining for nostalgia. If you remember happy occasions, whether it is the mehndi ceremony or a wedding, they have always been celebrated with songs. Every individual wants to dance and sing. Rhythm ka zamana hai (Rhythm rules). No one listens to the words. You can't stop the world from moving on. If you try, you'll get left behind."

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I still haven't escaped comparisons with Didi: Asha Bhosle

Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) Veteran singer Asha Bhosle, known for crooning a variety of songs during her over six decade-old career, admits she still faces comparisons with her elder sister, singer Lata Mangeshkar. But at the moment, she is rejoicing over the compliments that Lata has heaped on her.

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Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) Veteran singer Asha Bhosle, known for crooning a variety of songs during her over six decade-old career, admits she still faces comparisons with her elder sister, singer Lata Mangeshkar. But at the moment, she is rejoicing over the compliments that Lata has heaped on her.

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"We lost too many wickets in the middle and that is where the match slipped out of our hands. We have been playing consistent cricket, we just had one bad day"