Bombay HC cuts firecracker bursting time to 2 hours. from 8-10 pm

The Bombay high court on Friday modified its earlier order and said firecrackers can be burst only between 8 pm and 10 pm during Diwali in view of the air pollution situation. Image used for......

The Last Double Decker Bus Ride

Mumbai bid adieu to its iconic red double-decker buses On Friday, September 15, 2023.Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel, Hitesh Harisinghani and Afsar Dayatar took a ride on the last non AC......

Mumbai All Set to Celebrate Dahi Handi

With Janmashtami round the corner, Mumbaikars are all geared up for Dahi Handi. Dahi Handi is celebrated on the day after Krishna Janmashtami. Young men and boys in the city create human pyramids......

Risking Lives In Crumbling Houses

One of the world's costliest real estate markets is Worli, south central Mumbai. Worli has many luxury towers and villas, but amidst those opulent structures, there are few deteriorating buildings,......

Nargis Fakhri Is Back For Good In India

IMAGE: Nargis Fakhri on the sets of Tatlubaaz. All photographs: Kind courtesy Nargis Fakhri/Instagram.com   The very beautiful Nargis Fakhri could never quite find a footing in Bollywood the......

Bollywood Memories: Mumbai's Double-Deckers Ride Into The Sunset

Thousands of movie buffs remember the double deckers of Mumbai, associating them with stars and blockbuster songs of yesteryear, recalls Debarghya Sanyal. IMAGE: A scene from Taare Zameen Par. In......

Om Puri: The Chronicler Of Cities On The Boil

'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen,' notes Sreehari Nair on the legendary actor's birthday. IMAGE:......

Watch Aishwarya's Romance Gone Wrong On OTT

Royal tragedies, loony vampires, nuclear disasters, scoop hunters becoming the story, all that and more on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch on streaming platforms this......

India eye next-level T20I performance from Shreyas, Chahar

IMAGE: With the series already in the bag, the likes of Deepak Chahar and Shreyas Iyer will look to fine tune their T20 skills. Photograph: BCCI The ever-milling modern-day sport does not allow......

China Masters: Satwik-Chirag storm into semifinals

IMAGE: The Indian men’s doubles pair marched into the semifinals. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Asian Games champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the......

Key Moments: How Australia trounced India in final

IMAGE: Australia's Pat Cummins celebrates with Steve Smith after taking the wicket of India's Shreyas Iyer. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Australia's grizzly-haired veterans brought all their......

Glad we got the job done, there was pressure on us, admits a relieved Rohit

IMAGE: Skipper Rohit Sharma admitted the team felt the pressure of playing the World Cup semifinal but was relieved to pull off a win over New Zealand. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters......

World Cup PIX: India remain unbeaten with 160-run win over Netherlands

Images from the ICC World Cup match between India and the Netherlands, at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru, on Sunday. SCORECARD IMAGE: India ended the league stage with nine straight......