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| An international
magazine has included Pune in its list of emerging
global cities. Velly Thevar reports that
Pune is booming ? and is plagued by problems |
| Once,
it was a pensioners’ paradise, a quiet little
town a few hours drive from Mumbai. Then along came
the information technology (IT) industry. Things
have never been the same ever since. Drive into
Pune and you’ll see dozens of hoardings... |
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| Men
in drag |
| Vinod
Ratnam had been waiting for the phone call all evening.
It was close to midnight when a crisp call finally
came through ... | Read.. |
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| Oh,
where has love gone? |
| There
was a time, not so long ago, when they sweated it
out under a tree in the cultural heart of Delhi,
mouthing lines and exercising their limbs on a makeshift
stage. But the boys from Act One, a theatre group
based in Delhi, are no longer in Mandi... |
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| Rustic
rhapsody |
| Saira Banu is doing it. Saroj Khan is
doing it. Ekta Kapoor is doing it. Even Deepak Sawant,
makeup man for Amitabh Bachchan, is doing it. They have
all decided to make films ? hold your breath ? in Bhojpuri.... |
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| Dumb
charades |
| Blame
it on Black. Not the colour but the film by Sanjay
Leela Bhansali. Practically all the awards and trophies
at various functions this year went to the actors
and the makers of this film.... | Read.. |
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New look: The IT
boom has spurred construction activity in Pune.
Photo: Gajanan Dudhalkar
Global
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