News for '-maximum-city'

Life in Mumbai: Share YOUR pics!

Life in Mumbai: Share YOUR pics!

Rediff.com22 Feb 2017

Taken a picture of Mumbai you absolutely love? Share it with us right here.

CM Chavan assures relief to Mumbai's night-life

CM Chavan assures relief to Mumbai's night-life

Rediff.com30 Aug 2012

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday sought to allay the ruffled nerves of Mumbai's nightlife-lovers, currently reeling under the raids by Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble and his team.

Can Reliance Infra become the next L&T?

Can Reliance Infra become the next L&T?

Rediff.com16 Nov 2012

The company has taken up significant projects but they are either delayed or the company plans to give them up.

Hotel Mumbai Review

Hotel Mumbai Review

Rediff.com28 Nov 2019

Hotel Mumbai wants to be a gripping depiction of a grim time but it could've been a lot more, feels Sukanya Verma.

Top MNCs jostle with India Inc to secure Mumbai

Top MNCs jostle with India Inc to secure Mumbai

Rediff.com25 Nov 2011

As third anniversary of 26/11 draws near, a new homeland security project gets underway.

Bollywood's FABULOUS train journeys!

Bollywood's FABULOUS train journeys!

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.

PHOTOS: Batsmen fire India to thumping win over Windies

PHOTOS: Batsmen fire India to thumping win over Windies

Rediff.com11 Dec 2019

Images from the third T20 International between India and the West Indies, in Mumbai.

In photos: How young Indians are bringing colour to Mumbai's slums

In photos: How young Indians are bringing colour to Mumbai's slums

Rediff.com11 Dec 2017

They want to make the Maximum City brighter and happier

PIX: A tribute to the Spirit of Mumbai

PIX: A tribute to the Spirit of Mumbai

Rediff.com20 Jun 2019

Mumbai's dabbawallahs are the stars of an unusual exhibition.

In PHOTOS: India's 10 most populous cities

In PHOTOS: India's 10 most populous cities

Rediff.com9 Nov 2011

Mumbai is the top city in India in population, but Delhi National Capital Region beats the country's financial capital when it comes to urban agglomerations.

The Ukrainian model who loves Mumbai's sunsets

The Ukrainian model who loves Mumbai's sunsets

Rediff.com2 Feb 2017

Model Tatiyana Pollischuk, 22, reveals how she stays fit during LFW and why she is in love with the maximum City

See: Why these migrants won't come back to Mumbai

See: Why these migrants won't come back to Mumbai

Rediff.com16 May 2020

'If we don't get any bus from here, we will start walking home.' 'What else can we do?' 'We don't want to die of hunger here.'

Review: 3 Idiots eyes box office gold

Review: 3 Idiots eyes box office gold

Rediff.com23 Dec 2009

3 Idiots has so much promise and it holds on to that every so often during its nearly three-hour long run. But as often happens in Bollywood, ambitious projects led with good intentions, and packaged neatly with a ton of talent and smart brains, are compromised.

Rain wreaks havoc in Mumbai: Flights, trains delayed; roads flooded

Rain wreaks havoc in Mumbai: Flights, trains delayed; roads flooded

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

Incessant rains since the wee hours of Friday threw normal life out of gear in Mumbai

An Evening with Mira Nair and Suketu Mehta

An Evening with Mira Nair and Suketu Mehta

Rediff.com24 Oct 2008

Bombay/NY: An Evening with Mira Nair and Suketu Mehta will include a conversation moderated by the Museum's Chief Curator David Schwartz, a screening of Nair's short film Migration, and a reading by Mehta from his book, Maximum City.

First Look: France football legend Zidane in Mumbai

First Look: France football legend Zidane in Mumbai

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

The French coach, who took over Real Madrid following Rafael Benitez's sacking in January is in the city to promote a Mumbai-based real estate brand Kanakia Group, known for its themed residences.

Enjoy a low-budget festive season

Enjoy a low-budget festive season

Rediff.com24 Dec 2008

Here are six ways in which you can cut your costs but still have a blast this Christmas and the New Year.

'Can you drop me till wherever mob allows': Woes of a Mumbaikar

'Can you drop me till wherever mob allows': Woes of a Mumbaikar

Rediff.com3 Jan 2018

A first person account of the train-walk-bike-taxi journey on Wednesday to the office, which is usually covered in an hour, took five-long but enlightening hours, as the city observed a bandh called against violence on the anniversary of a battle fought 200 years ago.

These forgotten forts in Mumbai are worth your time

These forgotten forts in Mumbai are worth your time

Rediff.com2 Jun 2017

How many of these have you already visited?

To Mumbai, with Love & Hate

To Mumbai, with Love & Hate

Rediff.com25 Sep 2004

Nervous Amitbhai and cats, dogs, snakes etc

Nervous Amitbhai and cats, dogs, snakes etc

Rediff.com7 Apr 2018

'Amit A Shah's sharp vilification can be interpreted as a sign of nervousness in the saffron camp,' says Amulya Ganguli.

Mumbai building collapse: 20-day-old among 33 killed

Mumbai building collapse: 20-day-old among 33 killed

Rediff.com1 Sep 2017

Around 14 people injured in the collapse are undergoing treatment.

PICS: Off ramp hotties at fashion week

PICS: Off ramp hotties at fashion week

Rediff.com1 Feb 2017

On Day One of Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2017, Rediff.com met these beautiful girls to know about their looks and style mantras. Do watch this space for more.

On 26/11 anniversary, survivors recall tales of horror and anguish

On 26/11 anniversary, survivors recall tales of horror and anguish

Rediff.com26 Nov 2017

Devika survived a bullet injury on her leg and was one of the eye-witnesses to identify the lone-captured terrorist of the attacks -- Ajmal Kasab.

Mumbai's mohalla committees: Giving peace a chance

Mumbai's mohalla committees: Giving peace a chance

Rediff.com30 Jan 2019

The mohalla committee movement in Mumbai celebrated its 25th anniversary last weekend. The movement, which was born in the wake of the horrific Mumbai riots of 1992-1993, has played an important role in ensuring that Hindu-Muslim riots do not recur in the Maximum City.

Picking up the pieces after death and destruction

Picking up the pieces after death and destruction

Rediff.com19 Jul 2019

More than two weeks after a wall collapsed in suburban Mumbai, killing 30 people and injuring more than 100, Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore and Hitesh Harisinghani visit the area to know how the survivors devastated by the deluge are coping with their lives.

'Mumbai needs a CEO to become a global financial hub'

'Mumbai needs a CEO to become a global financial hub'

Rediff.com5 Dec 2014

There is a need to have a 'CEO for Mumbai' in order to realise the ambition of making it a global financial centre.

Top Mumbai corporates to listen to Modi's Maha Garjana

Top Mumbai corporates to listen to Modi's Maha Garjana

Rediff.com20 Dec 2013

Corporate India will make their presence felt in big numbers in Bharatiya Janata Party's PM candidate Narendra Modi's rally at Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex on Sunday, reports Prasanna D Zore.

The Bohri Kitchen: Serving Mumbai's lesser-known cuisine

The Bohri Kitchen: Serving Mumbai's lesser-known cuisine

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

You don't need to visit a super-expensive restaurant for great food. The Bohri Kitchen is one such unique dining option says Harnoor Channi Tiwary

Want to eat a black burger in Mumbai?

Want to eat a black burger in Mumbai?

Rediff.com17 Mar 2017

Look no further than these popular Instagram accounts.

#FoodPorn: 10 Instagram foodies you must follow

#FoodPorn: 10 Instagram foodies you must follow

Rediff.com13 Jan 2017

You'll be forgiven for salivating over these droolworthy pics that will give you a 'foodgasm'!

From a city of hope to despair: Mumbai loses its glory

From a city of hope to despair: Mumbai loses its glory

Rediff.com3 Nov 2015

An execution paralysis has gripped the city.

As govt eyes forest land, Mumbai's tribals faced with move to dingy flats

As govt eyes forest land, Mumbai's tribals faced with move to dingy flats

Rediff.com24 Apr 2018

With the Maharashtra government doling out pieces of the lush green Aarey forest to various utilities, the tribals living in it for generations are feeling increasingly insecure. Hepzi Anthony reports.

Exclusive! An excerpt from Suketu Mehta's latest novella

Exclusive! An excerpt from Suketu Mehta's latest novella

Rediff.com7 Sep 2016

'It was the first document he had seen that asked him about his past in such detail; it was the only interest this country (America) had shown in his origins, and it was most inconvenient. To get ahead, he had to find out where he had come from.'

'I have never wanted to distance myself from India'

'I have never wanted to distance myself from India'

Rediff.com12 Sep 2016

'The more I lived in India, the more I realised that America was my home too.'

Ab ki baar, U-turn sarkar...

Ab ki baar, U-turn sarkar...

Rediff.com5 Aug 2015

The decision to rethink the ban on porn Web sites is the latest reversal of decisions by the Modi Sarkar. Has the Modi Sarkar become a regime of U-turns, asks Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

Sreexit and After

Sreexit and After

Rediff.com2 Aug 2016

'Success comes only to those who dare and act,' says proud father Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

The Narendra Modi of TV news

The Narendra Modi of TV news

Rediff.com3 Nov 2016

'To be fair to Arnab Goswami, the television camera is his only fix.' Unlike other TV stars who rule social media, Arnab is nowhere to be found.' 'While they hold forth in newspaper columns, maybe having realised that true gravitas is earned via newsprint not digicams, he does nothing of the sort.' 'He breathes and lives TV news,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

12 life lessons I learnt from Long Distance Running

12 life lessons I learnt from Long Distance Running

Rediff.com21 Feb 2018

'Long Distance Running is not merely a sport, it's life's breath.' 'While everyone breathes so they can run, runners run so they can breathe,' says Krishna Kumar.

Review: Bombay Velvet is marred by weak storytelling

Review: Bombay Velvet is marred by weak storytelling

Rediff.com15 May 2015

Bombay Velvet spends too much time on period details and loses focus, notes Aseem Chhabra.