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Four signs that scream: Change your motorcycle tyres

Four signs that scream: Change your motorcycle tyres

Rediff.com4 Oct 2014

It's important for any rider -- beginner or seasoned to keep in mind the importance of having healthy tyres. After all it's your tyres that give you experience on the road and any tell-tale signs of wear and tear shouldn't be ignored.

2002 hit-and-run case: Salman to step into box on Friday

2002 hit-and-run case: Salman to step into box on Friday

Rediff.com26 Mar 2015

It would be a crucial test for the 49-year-old actor as he gets an opportunity to give his version about the mishap.

Monsoon's back! Mumbaikars reel under heavy rains

Monsoon's back! Mumbaikars reel under heavy rains

Rediff.com21 Jul 2015

The metropolis has received heavy rains in the last 24 hours.

'Are these your achche din': Kapil Sharma asks PM Modi in angry tweet

'Are these your achche din': Kapil Sharma asks PM Modi in angry tweet

Rediff.com9 Sep 2016

The comedian claimed that he had been paying Rs 15 crore as income tax for the past five years, but still had to pay Rs 5 lakh as a bribe to the Mumbai civic body - the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.

Pawar returns at MCA, but rules out BCCI comeback

Pawar returns at MCA, but rules out BCCI comeback

Rediff.com18 Oct 2013

Former president Sharad Pawar may have made a comeback in the Mumbai Cricket Association after being elected unopposed on Friday, but the Union Minister for Agriculture announced that he has no plans to return to the Board of Control for Cricket in India set-up.

Rowdy Rathore, Holiday, Baby: Akshay Kumar's 10 BIGGEST Hits

Rowdy Rathore, Holiday, Baby: Akshay Kumar's 10 BIGGEST Hits

Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

Here's how lucky Akki has been at the box office so far!

'The BJP government's entire record is of betrayal'

'The BJP government's entire record is of betrayal'

Rediff.com11 Mar 2018

'Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis called us for a meeting in March 2016 and we submitted the same charter of demands that we are submitting now.' 'He gave us wishy-washy assurances.' 'We thought he was the new chief minister and we believed him, but later we found out that nothing is moving on the ground.' 'This time we want a written assurance and a concrete timetable for implementation.' 'We will not leave Mumbai, come what may.'

Chennai floods, a wake-up call for Mumbai

Chennai floods, a wake-up call for Mumbai

Rediff.com15 Dec 2015

Since the disastrous 2005 floods, that crippled Mumbai, little work has been done on disaster management and relief preparations.

Timeline: IPL spot-fixing scandal

Timeline: IPL spot-fixing scandal

Rediff.com25 Jul 2015

India pacer Shantakumaran Sreesanth and his Rajasthan Royals team mate Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were on Sunday cleared of charges by a Delhi court in the spot-fixing and betting scandal in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League in 2013. A flashback of the events that unfolded in the episode.

Karti Chidambaram raises interest in the Sheena Bora trial

Karti Chidambaram raises interest in the Sheena Bora trial

Rediff.com6 Mar 2018

TRPs have a better affinity for Karti Chidambaram and his alleged timely assistance to INX Media, the company Peter and Indrani once ran, than the more recent murder of a 25-year-old woman.

Sheena Bora Trial: Now, the secretary has memory loss

Sheena Bora Trial: Now, the secretary has memory loss

Rediff.com4 May 2018

Over the weekend and Labour Day, a change seemed to have come over the former secretary and her memory had all but deserted her. Not unexpectedly, Kajal Sharma had lost much of her exactness. Her vocabulary had shrivelled to four or five words.

'My GF doesn't like me talking to other girls'

'My GF doesn't like me talking to other girls'

Rediff.com21 May 2015

In a weekly chat with readers, Rediff.com's Love Guru offers relationship advice.

Sheena Bora Trial: What accounts for Indrani, Peter bonhomie?

Sheena Bora Trial: What accounts for Indrani, Peter bonhomie?

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

Indrani and Peter Mukerjea seemed more at ease on Wednesday, maybe with the INX Media interrogation over temporarily, chatting cheerfully and easily amongst themselves, and with former husband Sanjeev Khanna, at the back of the courtroom, in the accused enclosure.

Sheena Bora finally makes an appearance

Sheena Bora finally makes an appearance

Rediff.com14 Sep 2017

There it lay, a photograph on the desk under a stapler, and later a stamp pad, forgotten, done with, like its subject, a Mumbai Metro One employee who vanished overnight.

PM Modi nominates 9 people for 'Swachh Bharat' challenge

PM Modi nominates 9 people for 'Swachh Bharat' challenge

Rediff.com2 Oct 2014

In his bid to make 'Swachh Bharat' a people's movement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday initiated a chain by inviting nine eminent personalities including cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, industrialist Anil Ambani along with several actors to spread awareness on cleanliness.

Sheena Bora Trial: What did the bodybuilder see?

Sheena Bora Trial: What did the bodybuilder see?

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

Something about the big car and its passengers, standing solemnly outside their vehicle, piqued the biker's interest.

Drought Tales: Humanity triumphs in parched times

Drought Tales: Humanity triumphs in parched times

Rediff.com16 May 2016

Drought or no drought... life goes in the water-starved Beed district in Maharashtra's Marathwada region

Nitish takes oath as Bihar CM, Lalu's son his deputy

Nitish takes oath as Bihar CM, Lalu's son his deputy

Rediff.com20 Nov 2015

This is the fifth time that Nitish will be the chief minister of Bihar and this will be his third consecutive term.

'I wanted to understand Dhoni's mind'

'I wanted to understand Dhoni's mind'

Rediff.com8 Sep 2016

Meet the man behind MS Dhoni: The Untold Story.

Sheena Bora Murder trial: And Indrani played dandiya...

Sheena Bora Murder trial: And Indrani played dandiya...

Rediff.com25 Oct 2017

Seeing Indrani in court with her perpetually sunny demeanour and beaming face is sometimes as unreal an experience as making sense of court delays.

Why was Indrani fasting?

Why was Indrani fasting?

Rediff.com23 Sep 2017

It turned out that Indrani, who was wearing the Navratri Day 2 green, was fasting for the festival. That caused the impish CBI prosecutor Badami to ask her police detail, "looking for salvation?".

Sheena Bora Trial: The Accidental Witness is Stumped

Sheena Bora Trial: The Accidental Witness is Stumped

Rediff.com13 Jul 2018

After ten minutes no one could keep track of the legal team's questions on the geography of the route Sandeep Patil took on his Pulsar Bajaj motorcycle, on the morning of April 25, 2012. Not the judge. Or the onlookers. Least of all Patil.

Sheena Bora Murder trial: Indrani declares war on Peter

Sheena Bora Murder trial: Indrani declares war on Peter

Rediff.com17 Nov 2017

'I have strong reasons to believe that Accused number 4 (A4) Pratim Mukerjea with the assistance of other persons, including Accused no 3 (A3) turned approver Shyamwar Pinturam Rai may have conspired and abducted my daughter Sheena in 2012 and made her untraceable and subsequently destroyed evidence.'

Sheena Bora Trial: Were the driver's call records tampered with?

Sheena Bora Trial: Were the driver's call records tampered with?

Rediff.com20 Jan 2018

'Could the Khar police and the CBI have tinkered with the driver's call data records?' 'And did their fiddling with the information not make it that they were tampering with the lives of people that were in the balance as a result of this case?'

Yakub Memon to hang for 1993 Mumbai blasts case

Yakub Memon to hang for 1993 Mumbai blasts case

Rediff.com21 Jul 2015

Memon, 53, was found guilty of conspiracy in 2007 for the serial blasts that killed over 250 people.

Allies turn foes as BJP takes on Sena in Mumbai cricket polls

Allies turn foes as BJP takes on Sena in Mumbai cricket polls

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

the BJP have offered support to Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, who is contesting for the post of president on behalf of the Pawar-Bal Mahaddalkar group, while the Shiv Sena is firmly behind the 'Cricket First' group, headed by Vijay Patil, son of Congressman D Y Patil.

And Peter spoke to Indrani for the first time since the trial began

And Peter spoke to Indrani for the first time since the trial began

Rediff.com5 Jul 2017

'Indrani said she had some things to discuss with Peter, which he digested with minor surprise.' 'He looked mildly dismayed. And refused to sit down next to her, in spite of her welcome.' In spite of months of wariness from Peter's side, the ice was broken.

Bal Thackeray memorial: Uddhav, Raj meet; BJP reaches out to Sena

Bal Thackeray memorial: Uddhav, Raj meet; BJP reaches out to Sena

Rediff.com17 Nov 2014

Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray's 2nd death anniversary on Monday saw BJP reaching out to Sena with a promise to construct a memorial befitting the leader's stature as it brought together the squabbling claimants to his legacy-son and successor Uddhav and nephew Raj of MNS.

Ronit Roy: I am nobody's enemy

Ronit Roy: I am nobody's enemy

Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

Ronit Roy talks about the second season of Adaalat and his upcoming Hollywood and Bollywood projects.

Clean India Mission beyond politics, says Modi

Clean India Mission beyond politics, says Modi

Rediff.com2 Oct 2014

Wielding the broom, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the country's biggest-ever cleanliness drive that is expected to cost over Rs 62,000 crore, asserting that the "Swachh Bharat" mission is "beyond politics" and inspired by patriotism.

How to get a Central government job

How to get a Central government job

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

In an online chat with readers, Amit Chaudhary from Sarkari Jobs answered queries on how to crack the SSC Combined Graduate Level exam.

'Will I ever be able to trust her?'

'Will I ever be able to trust her?'

Rediff.com23 Apr 2015

We trust not because the other person is trust-worthy but because we are trusting by nature, says Love Guru.

I felt a little fear: Indrani's driver

I felt a little fear: Indrani's driver

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

Lawyer: 'Did YOU not ever feel scared?' Shyamvar Rai: 'I am a driver, I said okay. Madam said it is your job...'

So who gets to remember old wounds?

So who gets to remember old wounds?

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

'Muslims and Dalits must erase the way they remember their past, or carry out their their performances in private,' says Jyoti Punwani, as Maharashtra's Censor Board denies permission to a play Jai Bhim, Jai Bharat.

It's Modi vs the rest in Maharashtra polls

It's Modi vs the rest in Maharashtra polls

Rediff.com14 Oct 2014

While the PM is trying to hardsell his developmental agenda, his rivals are targeting him in the run-up to the assembly election

Party rebel may spoil the pitch for Prithviraj Chavan

Party rebel may spoil the pitch for Prithviraj Chavan

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

Former Maharastra CM Prithviraj Chavan, who is contesting his maiden assembly election from Karad, is facing a formidable party rebel as an adversary in in Satara district, a traditional Congress bastion.

Salman acquitted of all ALL charges in hit-and-run case

Salman acquitted of all ALL charges in hit-and-run case

Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

The Bombay high court ruled that the actor can't be convicted on the basis of evidence produced in the 2002 case.

High Court to Censor Board: Do not act like a grandmother

High Court to Censor Board: Do not act like a grandmother

Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

'Today is our independence day. Udta Punjab is not just a film anymore. It is a movement and one that has ended in the victory of democracy.'

Maharashtra polls: Stakes high for Narayan Rane, son in Sindhudurg

Maharashtra polls: Stakes high for Narayan Rane, son in Sindhudurg

Rediff.com7 Oct 2014

Stakes are high for senior Congress leader Narayan Rane, who is facing a resurgent Shiv Sena on his home turf in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district, where he is contesting the assembly polls along with his son Nitesh.

'Do you want me to sing or stop breathing?'

'Do you want me to sing or stop breathing?'

Rediff.com24 Dec 2015

'Laxmikant-Pyarelal called upon Abba to ask him to sing this ghazal. "Please sing this ghazal for us. The producer is keen that only you should sing this ghazal, so that it will have the desired effect. But he doesn't have money enough to pay you".' Abba's heart was bound to melt on hearing this. He consented immediately. His daughter-in-law Yasmin K Rafi remembers the legendary Mohammed Rafi who would have been 91 today.