CRPF jawan in Ambani's security dies as rifle goes off accidentally

A 31-year-old Central Reserve Police Force commando posted outside the bungalow of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani in South Mumbai died after shooting himself accidentally, officials......

Pawar, Gehlot, Smriti... biggies cast their votes

Seventy-two seats across nine states are voting in the fourth phase of 2019 general elections on Monday. This phase will see the end of polling in Maharashtra and Odisha, while the process will......

How the government steals tribal land

'Which one of us would give up our flats for development?''We insist that others, who are unwilling but weak, make all the sacrifices on our behalf and then we are puzzled when there is violence......

The changing fortunes of Lalit Modi

Prakash Bhandari chalks the journey of Lalit Modi from his troubled adolescent days to his mid-life crisis, from his grand success at the India Premier League to his dramatic exit from it. Former......

CBI lodges fresh FIR against Nirav Modi, approaches Interpol

Central probe agencies, the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate, on Friday continued their crackdown in a Rs 11,400-crore bank fraud case involving billionaire jewellery......

The silent giant of the stock market

The stocks Radhakishan Damani enters or exits are closely watched by fund managers, says Joydeep Ghosh. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Peddar Road versus Dharavi. This, in short,......

Finally, Air India Towers leased out to earn Rs 100 crore

In February 2013, the airline under the then chairman Rohit Nandan decided to shift its base to New Delhi. Image: Air India Building at Nariman Point, Mumbai. Photographs: Courtesy, Abhi......

Billionaires splurge on bungalows in Mumbai, Birla to buy Jatia House

Mumbai is witnessing some big-ticket investments in bungalows by the city's billionaires.  Even as the real estate sector is facing a slowdown, Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla......

The Lataji I Knew

I spent almost all my life trying to figure out how anyone could express so many shades of human feeling in her voice, wonders Subhash K Jha. I cry a lot when I hear her sing these days. I welcome......

'Didi's birthday this year is a reminder of our loss'

IMAGE: Lata and Usha Mangeshkar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata Mangeshkar's Official Fan Club/Instagram Prabhu Kunj on Peddar Road, south Mumbai, wore a deserted look on Wednesday, September 28.......

Deepika-Ranveer's Romantic Holiday

Just how did Ranveer Singh celebrate his 37th birthday on July 6 with wife Deepika Padukone? The couple went on a week-long holiday in the US, where they went cycling, swimming and trekking.......

The MANY, MANY FACES of Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar has given us seven decades of songs to remember her by. She was the first Indian to perform at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1974. She made many public appearances in India and......

Ethiopians Lemi, Haymanot set course records in Mumbai Marathon

IMAGE: Ethiopia's Hayle Lemi celebrates winning the Mumbai Marathon with a course record of 2:07:32. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Records tumbled in Asia’s most prestigious......

'Looking forward to the next Mumbai marathon'

Since this was the first time I would be participating in the Mumbai Marathon, I wanted to enter in the Dream Run (6 km). But as I could run 5 km non-stop on the treadmill by August (the time of......

Mumbai marathon gains IAAF recognition

The Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, to be run on January 20 next year, would be held under the banner of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), according to its......

Open air motorcade for triumphant Team India

The victorious Indian Twenty20 World Cup team led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be felicitated at a specially organised ceremony at the Wankhede Stadiumin Mumbai on Wednesdaymorning by theBoard of......

Single lap for Mumbai Marathon '05

The Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, which received rousing crowd supportin February this year,is set to recreate the same atmosphere on January 16, 2005, albeit with a few changes.When the......