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COVID-19: How Mumbai cops maintain order amid chaos

COVID-19: How Mumbai cops maintain order amid chaos

Rediff.com25 May 2020

'Given the nature of our jobs, getting infected is a constant fear we all face.' 'The most we do is follow all the rules strictly and pray that we don't get infected.'

Govt to spend Rs 2 lakh crore by 2019 for 'Clean India'

Govt to spend Rs 2 lakh crore by 2019 for 'Clean India'

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

The logo, launched by Naidu and Gadkari, contains the spectacles of Mahatma Gandhi with the bridge of the spectacles in the national tricolour.

CBI gets 10 days custody of Chhota Rajan

CBI gets 10 days custody of Chhota Rajan

Rediff.com7 Nov 2015

Underworld don Chhota Rajan was on Saturday sent to Central Bureau of Investigation custody by a court, a day after he was brought from Indonesian city of Bali.

Bombay HC stays Govt ban on surrogacy for foreign couples

Bombay HC stays Govt ban on surrogacy for foreign couples

Rediff.com7 Nov 2015

In an interim order, the Bombay High Court has stayed a government decision to ban surrogacy for foreign couples who have already reached the end of the process or are in the crucial stage of treatment.

Why Geeta's coach Sondhi is unhappy with Aamir Khan

Why Geeta's coach Sondhi is unhappy with Aamir Khan

Rediff.com30 Dec 2016

Former Indian wrestling coach P R Sondhi has conveyed his 'displeasure' to film star Aamir Khan for allegedly demeaning the character of wrestling coach in the recently-released Bollywood movie Dangal.

Gujarat chief minister taps phones of women: Rahul

Gujarat chief minister taps phones of women: Rahul

Rediff.com15 Apr 2014

In an apparent reference to the snooping scandal, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Narendra Modi alleging that the Gujarat chief minister, who spoke about women empowerment, was "tapping" phones of women in the state.

Team India trainer Basu under 'Conflict of Interest' scanner

Team India trainer Basu under 'Conflict of Interest' scanner

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

Indian team's strength and conditioning coach Shankar Basu's role in the appointment of his protege Soham Desai as one of the new trainers of the National Cricket Academy has come under the scanner with allegations of 'conflict of interest' against the former.

Sheena Bora Trial: A game of chess

Sheena Bora Trial: A game of chess

Rediff.com19 Feb 2019

Sameer Buddha was just the kind of witness Indrani's lawyer Sudeep Pasbola dislikes. Someone, who had temporarily dumped his memory before entering the court. He answered most questions, one after another, one after another, one after another, with a monotonous, deadpan: 'I don't remember.' 'I don't remember.' 'I don't remember.'

Mumbaicha Raja and a sea of devotees

Mumbaicha Raja and a sea of devotees

Rediff.com30 Aug 2014

We bring you glimpses from one of Mumbai's oldest pandals, Mumbaicha Raja.

Box office: Poor opening for Force 2, Tum Bin 2

Box office: Poor opening for Force 2, Tum Bin 2

Rediff.com21 Nov 2016

The hits and misses of the week.

Box Office: Rock On 2 flops

Box Office: Rock On 2 flops

Rediff.com14 Nov 2016

The hits and misses of the week.

Heavy rains likely as 'Maha' hits Guj coast on Nov 7

Heavy rains likely as 'Maha' hits Guj coast on Nov 7

Rediff.com6 Nov 2019

The cyclone would bring light to moderate rains at most places and 'heavy to very heavy downpour' at some places on November 6.

Box Office: 31st October flops

Box Office: 31st October flops

Rediff.com24 Oct 2016

The hits and misses of the week.

Box Office: Fuddu, Anna flop

Box Office: Fuddu, Anna flop

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

The hits and misses of the week.

Maharashtra Council polls: Congress bags 3 seats, Sena 2

Maharashtra Council polls: Congress bags 3 seats, Sena 2

Rediff.com30 Dec 2015

The Congress won three seats, Shiv Sena won two, while the Nationalist Congress Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and an Independent bagged one seat each.

MCA ruling group to support Sharad Pawar for elections

MCA ruling group to support Sharad Pawar for elections

Rediff.com1 Oct 2013

The ruling group of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Tuesday extended its support to Sharad Pawar at the October 18 biennial elections for which the Union Agriculture Minister is expected to file his presidential nomination.

'Netaji was like a god'

'Netaji was like a god'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2020

Twenty two years before Kabir Khan's The Forgotten Army streams on Amazon Prime on January 24, 2020, his documentary of the same name was telecast on Doordarshan. On that occasion, Kabir Khan spoke to Amberish K Diwanji/Rediff.com about Netaji's Azad Hind Fauj and its many battles for India's freedom.

Box Office: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Shivaay fare average

Box Office: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Shivaay fare average

Rediff.com2 Nov 2016

Both films will fall short of target.

How Bollywood's writers are fighting back

How Bollywood's writers are fighting back

Rediff.com20 Feb 2020

'The writer remains the most creative force in the process.' 'Producers need to be inventive in how they reward good writing.'

Dawood's brother was eating biryani, watching KBC when cops detained him

Dawood's brother was eating biryani, watching KBC when cops detained him

Rediff.com19 Sep 2017

The unexpected presence of cops stunned Kaskar, as he asked them maine kya kiya hai?

HC on Udta Punjab: Censors need not to be overly critical

HC on Udta Punjab: Censors need not to be overly critical

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

Justices S C Dharmadhikari and Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi said it will pass orders in the case on June 13 after it concluded hearing arguments on the petition filed by Phantom Films, producer of Udta Punjab, against an order of the revising committee of the Central Board of Film Certification that suggested changes in the film.

Sheena Bora Trial: Was Sheena strangled or not?

Sheena Bora Trial: Was Sheena strangled or not?

Rediff.com5 Jul 2019

Pasbola had a number of queries about the nails of the corpse found at Gagode Khurd. Did it have nails? Nails, in a case of strangulation, are key because they often have particles and skin beneath them to show the victim had been grasping something as s/he was strangled.

Fadnavis allocates portfolios; BJP retains key depts

Fadnavis allocates portfolios; BJP retains key depts

Rediff.com6 Dec 2014

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday allocated portfolios to the twenty-member council of ministers, including 10 of the Shiv Sena, who were inducted into his expanded cabinet.

Sena will get 5 cabinet; 7 MoS berths in Maharashtra, says Fadnavis

Sena will get 5 cabinet; 7 MoS berths in Maharashtra, says Fadnavis

Rediff.com4 Dec 2014

After an acrimonious split, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena are together again with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announcing that Sena will be joining his government on Friday 'in keeping with the mandate' and will get 12 ministerial berths but there will be no deputy CM.

Sheena Bora Trial: The secretary didn't know it was forgery

Sheena Bora Trial: The secretary didn't know it was forgery

Rediff.com27 Apr 2018

'After Indrani's arrest did you go to the police and say I did this kind of forgery?'

'Where was Nitish Kumar for 4 days when Patna was flooded?'

'Where was Nitish Kumar for 4 days when Patna was flooded?'

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

'Nitish Kumar's government has proved during these floods that it is a helpless government.'

Maha CM Fadnavis wins contentious trust vote amid high drama

Maha CM Fadnavis wins contentious trust vote amid high drama

Rediff.com12 Nov 2014

The 13-day Devendra Fadnavis Maharashtra government won the Trust vote in the Maharashtra assembly.

Massive fire at India's biggest arms depot kills 2 army officers, 14 others

Massive fire at India's biggest arms depot kills 2 army officers, 14 others

Rediff.com31 May 2016

The intensity of the fire was so high that people in the villages around were woken up to a loud noise, with their houses shaking.

Sheena Bora Murder Case: Game of Cat & Mouse

Sheena Bora Murder Case: Game of Cat & Mouse

Rediff.com1 Jun 2019

Will there be answers? Will we ever know the truth about who murdered Sheena Bora?

5 arrested after cops raid homes of Left-wing activists across states

5 arrested after cops raid homes of Left-wing activists across states

Rediff.com28 Aug 2018

The raids were carried out as part of a probe into the violence between Dalits and the upper caste Peshwas at Koregaon-Bhima village near Pune after an event called Elgar Parishad, or conclave, on December 31 last year.

Fulfilling promises will add to UP's financial burden

Fulfilling promises will add to UP's financial burden

Rediff.com31 Mar 2017

The BJP's manifesto for UP elections promised many things. But, given the state's precarious financial position, fulfilling these promises is likely to prove tricky, says Ishan Bakshi.

HC to Censor Board on Udta Punjab: Mature films needed

HC to Censor Board on Udta Punjab: Mature films needed

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

The Central Board of Film Certification, however, submitted that all the 13 changes including deletion of Punjab in the film title suggested by its Revising Committee were justified and proper.

Maharashtra Cong MLAs blame state leadership for poll defeat

Maharashtra Cong MLAs blame state leadership for poll defeat

Rediff.com7 Nov 2014

State Congress legislators made a pitch for a change in party leadership by bringing in more new faces, especially youngsters in their Thursday meeting.

Sugar belt turns saffron

Sugar belt turns saffron

Rediff.com20 Oct 2014

In a firm indication of fast-changing political equations in the influential sugar belt of Western Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party have shaken the monolith of Congress-Nationalist Congress Party clout ingrained in the cooperative network with spectacular gains in the Assembly elections.

The war of the slogans continues

The war of the slogans continues

Rediff.com30 Mar 2014

While Congress is focusing on its commitment to the aam aadmi through its slogans, its arch rival BJP has built its campaign around its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for the 16th Lok Sabha elections.

Pune: IT engineer's rapist and killer arrested after 1.5 years

Pune: IT engineer's rapist and killer arrested after 1.5 years

Rediff.com1 Jun 2013

The Pune police have arrested the prime accused in the four-year-old rape and gruesome murder case of Nayana Pujari, a software engineer. The accused was on the run for over one-and-half years.

Sheena Bora Trial: And the skeleton surfaces...

Sheena Bora Trial: And the skeleton surfaces...

Rediff.com26 Jun 2019

Shivade then asked if the skeleton finally came out of the ground in many parts. It was difficult not to gasp aloud at that revelation. Bhagat said that was true.

At Dussehra rally, Sena president Uddhav 'burns' BJP

At Dussehra rally, Sena president Uddhav 'burns' BJP

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday attacked the coalition partner on issues like Pakistan, beef, Ram temple and inflation but ruled out walking out of the Maharashtra government any time soon.

Kohli? No, thanks. Why this company supports non-cricketers

Kohli? No, thanks. Why this company supports non-cricketers

Rediff.com1 Aug 2018

Mumbai-headquartered financial services firm Edelweiss, for close to a decade now, has been aligning its brand with sporting talent of every kind except cricket. What made the company buck the trend, and has it worked?

Bookie Shobhan Mehta sent to six-day police custody

Bookie Shobhan Mehta sent to six-day police custody

Rediff.com6 Jul 2013

A big-time bookie Shobhan Mehta, arrested in connection with the Indian Premier League betting scandal, was on Saturday remanded to Mumbai Police custody as investigators said they want to probe his alleged role in spot-fixing and links in Pakistan.