News for '-chowpatty'

PIX: A day in the life of Vivek Oberoi

PIX: A day in the life of Vivek Oberoi

Rediff.com11 Aug 2013

We follow the actor from breakfast to dinner.

PHOTOS: Celebrating the festival of colours

PHOTOS: Celebrating the festival of colours

Rediff.com25 Mar 2013

Hobby photographer Sumit Bhosle shares candid pictures of how people in Mumbai celebrated Holi last year.

The man who caught Ajmal Kasab alive

The man who caught Ajmal Kasab alive

Rediff.com21 Nov 2012

Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar spoke to Inspector Sanjay Govilkar, who intercepted Ajmal Kasab and his accomplice Ismail Khan when the duo approached them at Chowpatty in their stolen car on November 26, 2008.

Images: 26/11, Those Three Days

Images: 26/11, Those Three Days

Rediff.com27 Nov 2013

rediff.com covered the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai from the moment they ensued. Photographs by the rediff.com team from those grim days.

26/11: Those three days

26/11: Those three days

Rediff.com27 Nov 2013

rediff.com covered the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai from the moment they ensued. Photographs by the rediff.com team from those grim days.

IN PIX: Mumbai's exuberant farewell to Gauri, Ganesh

IN PIX: Mumbai's exuberant farewell to Gauri, Ganesh

Rediff.com24 Sep 2012

Mumbai on Sunday performed Gauri Visarjan as part of the ongoing Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Goddess Gauri or Gowri is another name for Ganesha's mother goddess Parvati.

'Independence came early because of the Naval Mutiny'

'Independence came early because of the Naval Mutiny'

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

'These naval sailors should have been given due respect as freedom fighters.' 'February 18, 1946 should be as important as January 26 because that date changed everything.'

Pix: At Mumbai rally, Raj asks RR Patil, top cop to quit

Pix: At Mumbai rally, Raj asks RR Patil, top cop to quit

Rediff.com21 Aug 2012

Thumbing his nose at Mumbai police, a defiant Raj Thackeray on Tuesday led thousands of MNS supporters in a march before holding a public meeting where he pitched for immediate ouster of the state home minister and city police chief for the August 11 violence at Azad Maidan.

Raj Thackeray leads MNS rally against 'infiltrators' in Mumbai

Raj Thackeray leads MNS rally against 'infiltrators' in Mumbai

Rediff.com9 Feb 2020

Praising the Centre for CAA, he said: "I do not understand why Muslims are protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act. CAA is not for the Muslims who were born here."

Was safety compromised at Make in India event? Probe begins into fire

Was safety compromised at Make in India event? Probe begins into fire

Rediff.com15 Feb 2016

"We will probe all aspects, including finding out if there was a sabotage angle involved," a fire brigade official said.

The cop who asked Kasab: Kitne aadmi the?

The cop who asked Kasab: Kitne aadmi the?

Rediff.com21 Nov 2012

Senior Inspector Nagappa R Mahale, who was in charge of the D B Marg police station, was the first police officer to question Ajmal Kasab after his capture.

PHOTOS: Pro-CAA rally vs anti-CAA protest in Mumbai

PHOTOS: Pro-CAA rally vs anti-CAA protest in Mumbai

Rediff.com27 Dec 2019

Students and social activists held a protest against the act and the NRC at the Azad Maidan in south Mumbai, while a large number of people gathered for a pro-CAA rally at the historic August Kranti Maidan, where a massive protest against the Citizenship Act was held last week.

26/11 SHAME! Politics over Omble's bust unveiling

26/11 SHAME! Politics over Omble's bust unveiling

Rediff.com27 Nov 2011

Rediff.com's Abhishek Mande was present at an event where political tamasha and inflated egos gained prominence over the sacrifice of a valiant cop who stopped Ajmal Kasab from running amok in Mumbai.

26/11: Terror is still in their hearts, even 3 years on

26/11: Terror is still in their hearts, even 3 years on

Rediff.com21 Nov 2011

On November 26, ten terrorists took the city under siege killing about 188 people and injuring close to 300. Three years on, we walk down the same road from Badhwar Park to Girgaum Chowpatty in Mumbai and are greeted by stories of despair and disappointment. Divya Nair reports.

26/11: Terror is still in their hearts, even 3 years on

26/11: Terror is still in their hearts, even 3 years on

Rediff.com21 Nov 2011

On November 26, ten terrorists took the city under siege killing about 188 people and injuring close to 300. Three years on, we walk down the same road from Badhwar Park to Girgaum Chowpatty in Mumbai and are greeted by stories of despair and disappointment. Divya Nair reports.

What's the Aashiqui star's Afghan link?

What's the Aashiqui star's Afghan link?

Rediff.com27 Aug 2021

'They didn't speak Hindi or English, but love is a universal language.'

Want to make money from stocks? Don't depend on luck

Want to make money from stocks? Don't depend on luck

Rediff.com26 Apr 2011

For your wealth to grow and take care of you, use the right strategy.

On board a hoverboat, Modi lays foundation for Shivaji memorial

On board a hoverboat, Modi lays foundation for Shivaji memorial

Rediff.com24 Dec 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the Foundation for a Rs 3,600-crore grand memorial for Shivaji Maharaj off the Mumbai coast, an event that comes a few months ahead of the civic polls and amid tussle among parties to claim the legacy of the 17th century warrior king.

26/11 anniversary: Chidambaram to visit Mumbai

26/11 anniversary: Chidambaram to visit Mumbai

Rediff.com23 Nov 2009

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram will visit the city on the first anniversary of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and inaugurate a martyrs' memorial.

V-Day: 'It was love at first sight for him'

V-Day: 'It was love at first sight for him'

Rediff.com12 Feb 2019

Newly-weds Sweta and Vishal, who got married on January 21, share their romantic journey with us.

Image: Mumbai pays tribute to 26/11 victims

Image: Mumbai pays tribute to 26/11 victims

Rediff.com26 Nov 2009

Prayers and candle-light vigils were held across Mumbai and various parts of the country on Thursday to pay homage to the victims on the first anniversary of the 26/11 terror attacks. The Mumbai police will hold a peace flag march in a show of strength from the Air India building at Nariman Point to Girgaum Chowpatty. The march will also include Force One, the Quick Response Team and the police team's newly-acquired armoured vehicles.

I was arrested 20 days before 26/11 attacks: Kasab

I was arrested 20 days before 26/11 attacks: Kasab

Rediff.com18 Dec 2009

Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist captured in the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai, on Friday stood his ground in the witness box while recording his statement under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Power to examine the accused).

'My family and people of India want Kasab hanged'

'My family and people of India want Kasab hanged'

Rediff.com30 Apr 2010

Three days before the anti-terror court pronounces its verdict, 23-year-old Vaishali Omble, daughter of the slain policeman, told PTI that her family will never forgive Kasab, who altered their lives forever.

Transgenders march 'free' on Mumbai roads

Transgenders march 'free' on Mumbai roads

Rediff.com17 Aug 2008

Amidst a sizeable police presence, lesbians, gays, transgenders and people who support them marched their distance without any interference by the 'moral police'.

From petty thief in Multan to terror face in India

From petty thief in Multan to terror face in India

Rediff.com2 Dec 2008

Twenty-one-year-old Iman, when captured from Chowpatty after the Wednesday's audacious attack, told interrogators that he had started his career as a petty thief in Lahore, where he was staying with his brother after dropping out from school in 2000.

India in His Camera!

India in His Camera!

Rediff.com7 Sep 2021

'I reached Bhopal the day after the gas tragedy; the smell was still in the air. It was a professional hazard but I was not scared.'

Military Games triathlon, sailing in Mumbai

Military Games triathlon, sailing in Mumbai

Rediff.com12 Oct 2007

Twenty-seven top male and female triathletes, who have already qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, will participate in the triathlon of the fourth Military World Games, to be held at Mumbai's Girgaum, Chowpatty, on October 21.

Mumbai: Last urn of Mahatma's ashes immersed

Mumbai: Last urn of Mahatma's ashes immersed

Rediff.com30 Jan 2008

The last known urn containing the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi was immersed in the Arabian Sea in Mumbai on Wednesday morning on the occasion of his 60th death anniversary. Descendants of Gandhi, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Governor of Maharashtra S M Krishna and Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil were present at the ceremony held in South Mumbai today morning. The urn at Mani Bhavan was donated by Bharat Narayan, grandson of industrialist Jamanalal Bajaj.

When Dilip Kumar almost got arrested

When Dilip Kumar almost got arrested

Rediff.com10 Jul 2021

Malavika Sangghvi gives us fascinating glimpses from Dilip Kumar's life.

This Jest In

This Jest In

Rediff.com27 Nov 2007

Aditi Nadkarni looks at the funnier side of life as an immigrant.

Mumbai: A tunnel may replace sea-link

Mumbai: A tunnel may replace sea-link

Rediff.com7 Aug 2007

The Worli-Nariman Point sea link would connect to Marine Drive, destroying the beauty for which it is known

Massive fire breaks out on stage at 'Make in India' week event in Mumbai

Massive fire breaks out on stage at 'Make in India' week event in Mumbai

Rediff.com14 Feb 2016

A massive fire broke out on stage at an event for the Make in India week that's being held in Mumbai.

Cyclone Tauktae intensifies, 6 dead in 2 states

Cyclone Tauktae intensifies, 6 dead in 2 states

Rediff.com16 May 2021

Gale-force winds, heavy rainfall and high tidal waves swept the coastal belt of Kerala, Karnataka and Goa as Cyclone Tauktae hurtled northwards towards Gujarat on Sunday, leaving four people dead in Karnataka and two in Goa, damaging hundreds of houses, uprooting electricity poles and trees and forcing evacuation.

'To make a Bollywood film is not easy'

'To make a Bollywood film is not easy'

Rediff.com4 Aug 2021

'I don't trust these days. Like now, everyone likes Mimi and my phone is constantly ringing. But tomorrow if I make a flop, the opposite will happen.'

Bye Lord Ganesha, we will miss you!

Bye Lord Ganesha, we will miss you!

Rediff.com16 Sep 2016

After spending 10 days with his devotees, Lord Ganesha returns to his abode on Thursday marking the last day of Ganesha visarjan. Rediff.com captures the joy and processions on the last day of the Ganesha festival.

Junior Thackeray inaugurates open-air gym, BMC pulls it down

Junior Thackeray inaugurates open-air gym, BMC pulls it down

Rediff.com16 Jul 2015

The BMC's C-ward team seized the equipment of the open air gym at Marine Drive, but reinstalled it later.

Traffic arrangements for immersion day

Traffic arrangements for immersion day

Rediff.com6 Sep 2003

See detailed maps of the traffic arrangements made by the Mumbai police for Tuesday, September 9.

Mumbai police bust 2 terrorist training camps

Mumbai police bust 2 terrorist training camps

Rediff.com3 May 2003

Police seized dangerous chemicals and arms from the training centres following the arrest of six SIMI activists in the Mulund bomb blast case.