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Our weekly pick-tionery of Mumbai happenings.

Alcohol is more harmful for Indians than westerners, a study claims. News like this drives us to drink!

Bees and Bonds: Mayawati is greeted with a massive garland of currency and a swarm of bees at Lucknow rally. The Dalit queen sure knows how to cause a buzz.

Facebook comes to Asia with offices in Hyderabad, Bengaluru scores India’s first Taco Bell, and best of all, Punjab hosts Kabbadi World Cup premiere. Maximum City, catch up!

Golden Kela Awards, Indian version of the Razzies, recognize the performances of Kareena Kapoor, Harman Baweja and Deepika Padukone. Members of the new banana republic?

Michelin-starred chefs, fondues and Swiss wines replace the regular menu at Indigo’s ten year anniversary Swiss cuisine festival. Say cheese!

Mumbai Indians kick ass, defeat Delhi Daredevils by 98 runs. Capital!

M.J’s bizarre saga continues: news reports claim that the syringe used on the star just before his death will be auctioned off by the owner for over five million dollars. Quite a prick!

Panick(er) Attack: Air your views on the IPL at this online chat room, set up and headed by cricket journalist and Yahoo! Managing Editor Prem Panicker.

Porn may be good for society as it reduces the rate of sex crimes, argues Asylum. An impossible stretch?

Royalty, Shilpa Shetty’s new club, opens to the public today. Glad to see the starlet is putting her husband’s money to good use.

Tiger Woods announces his return to golf with the Masters at Augusta next month. This is when you remember the Wood joke and the hole joke and the swinger joke….