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My vote, my style! Readers share election day pics

My vote, my style! Readers share election day pics

Rediff.com29 Apr 2019

Elections are here and we want to know what you wore when you cast your vote!

Maharashtra extends Covid curbs, with relaxation in districts with low caseload

Maharashtra extends Covid curbs, with relaxation in districts with low caseload

Rediff.com31 May 2021

The Maharashtra government on Sunday extended the lockdown-like curbs till June 15 and also announced that relaxations will be granted depending upon the Covid-19 positivity rate and availability of oxygen beds.

Mumbai cricket scorer Joshi is now frontline COVID warrior

Mumbai cricket scorer Joshi is now frontline COVID warrior

Rediff.com22 Jun 2020

He is Mumbai cricket's longtime 'Numbers Man' but 55-year-old scorer Deepak Joshi now has a way bigger assignment than keeping a tally of the fours and sixes hit by the Virat Kohlis and Rohit Sharmas. Joshi, a medical technologist, is employed with a South Mumbai Hospital for the past 28 years but for the last few weeks he has been on frontline duty performing the x-rays for all suspected COVID-19 patients.

L&T, 2 mega consortia in race for India's first bullet train project

L&T, 2 mega consortia in race for India's first bullet train project

Rediff.com24 Sep 2020

The first consortium includes Afcons Infrastructure, IRCON International and JMC Projects, while the second group of companies include NCC, Tata Projects and J. Kumar Infra Projects.

'My heart is broken for SRK'

'My heart is broken for SRK'

Rediff.com21 Oct 2021

'We stood by him through his highs and lows and this is possibly his lowest.' 'The least we can do is stand by him now.'

PHOTOS: Shiv Sena felicitates U-19 World Cup winning captain

PHOTOS: Shiv Sena felicitates U-19 World Cup winning captain

Rediff.com7 Feb 2018

On Wednesday, Prithvi Shaw, captain of World Cup winning team was felicitated by Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray, in Mumbai.

Record 178 COVID-19 deaths in Maha in 1 day; 2,786 new cases

Record 178 COVID-19 deaths in Maha in 1 day; 2,786 new cases

Rediff.com16 Jun 2020

In a kind of relief, record 5,071 patients were discharged in a single day, leading to the overall count surpassing the number of active cases in the state for the first time.

Mumbai 7/11 blast victim dies after staying in coma for 9 years

Mumbai 7/11 blast victim dies after staying in coma for 9 years

Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

Parag Sawant sustained severe head injuries after a bomb exploded in a Virar-bound train.

Maha records 25 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hrs; 9 in Mumbai

Maha records 25 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hrs; 9 in Mumbai

Rediff.com9 Apr 2020

"Both the number of new patients and that of deaths are highest for a single day so far," an official said. 79 persons tested positive for COVID-19 during the day, taking the number of such cases in the country's financial capital to 775, the civic body said.

The 11/7 blast trains, a year later

The 11/7 blast trains, a year later

Rediff.com11 Jul 2007

'You can never feel safe. I don't think about such things... life just carries on like this train,' said Manoj Jha, as held on to a pole at the entrance.

Mumbai's ambitious rail corridor project to face indefinite delay

Mumbai's ambitious rail corridor project to face indefinite delay

Rediff.com14 Nov 2013

The Rs 20,000-crore Mumbai Elevated Rail Corridor is in for an indefinite delay as it is being reworked, marking a setback to the ambitious rapid transport project.

Maha, Guj brace for Cyclone Nisarga, 31 NDRF teams deployed

Maha, Guj brace for Cyclone Nisarga, 31 NDRF teams deployed

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

The home minister held a video conference with Chief Ministers of Gujarat and Maharashtra -- Vijay Rupani and Uddhav Thackeray respectively -- and Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Praful Patel, and assured them all central help in view of the impending cyclone, an official statement said in New Delhi.

Mumbai gets country's first suburban AC local train

Mumbai gets country's first suburban AC local train

Rediff.com25 Dec 2017

The train, operated by the Western Railway, began its journey at 10.32 am from Borivili station in the north of the city to Churchgate in south Mumbai.

Builder, friend shot at near Mumbai, two arrested

Builder, friend shot at near Mumbai, two arrested

Rediff.com12 Mar 2013

A builder was injured and his friend escaped unhurt when the latter's sacked employee fired at them at Virar in neighbouring Thane district, police said on Tuesday.

BJP keeps Thackeray on tenterhooks

BJP keeps Thackeray on tenterhooks

Rediff.com14 Apr 2021

'Can we slip through the cracks in the alliance and use the situation to our advantage?'

Heavy downpour paralyses Mumbai, red alert for 24 hrs

Heavy downpour paralyses Mumbai, red alert for 24 hrs

Rediff.com4 Sep 2019

The Mumbai civic body asked all schools to remain shut and to ensure that the students were sent back home safely.

Infra biggies queue up for largest PPP project

Infra biggies queue up for largest PPP project

Rediff.com4 Jan 2013

L&T IDPL, Gammon, IL&FS in race for Rs 21,147-cr Mumbai elevated rail corridor

Banned Shaw gets coach backing

Banned Shaw gets coach backing

Rediff.com31 Jul 2019

'He (Prithvi) is a fighter and will definitely come out of it. He has worked hard (to reach the top)'

Bullet train will have 4 halts in M'rashtra, 8 in Gujarat

Bullet train will have 4 halts in M'rashtra, 8 in Gujarat

Rediff.com18 Jan 2017

Everything you wanted to know about the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train but didn't know who to ask.

Rediff.com readers help champion athlete Prajakta Godbole survive

Rediff.com readers help champion athlete Prajakta Godbole survive

Rediff.com18 May 2020

'Thanks to them, I have enough money to run my house for three months at least.'

Bomb-bay: A brief history of Mumbai blasts

Bomb-bay: A brief history of Mumbai blasts

Rediff.com13 Jul 2011

A brief history of Mumbai's tryst with bomb blasts

3 in race to bag civil work contract of bullet train

3 in race to bag civil work contract of bullet train

Rediff.com5 Jun 2019

L&T, Ircon International and Tata Projects have showed interest in a tender issued by the National High Speed Rail Corporation, implementing agency for the project. The tender is for construction of stations, bridges, viaducts, maintenance depots and tunnels.

How mini lockdowns are making a hole in consumers' pockets

How mini lockdowns are making a hole in consumers' pockets

Rediff.com24 Jul 2020

To tide over the difficulties due to incessant shutdowns, several farmers in Maharashtra have turned into aggregators and started selling their produce without the help of mandis or agents. They have started contracting with bulk consumers like hypermarkets and co-operative housing societies to sell their produce directly.

Pope's emissary to visit Mumbai

Pope's emissary to visit Mumbai

Rediff.com8 Feb 2011

Pope Benedict XVI's official representative Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor is visiting Vasai, an extended suburb of Mumbai, on Wednesday.

'Raj Thackeray's pro-Marathi stand's okay, but...'

'Raj Thackeray's pro-Marathi stand's okay, but...'

Rediff.com16 Aug 2010

"Maharashtra is a great state. There is nothing wrong in promoting Marathi. But, at the same time do not kill Hindi and Bhojpuri," Amar Singh said to reporters in neighbouring Virar in Thane district.

We dare the Obamas to do 7 things only Indians can

We dare the Obamas to do 7 things only Indians can

Rediff.com21 Jan 2015

The Obamas have a packed schedule during the three days they are in India. But we still decided to go ahead and dare the most powerful man in the world to do some stuff that only Indians can endure. There are a couple of them for Michelle as well.

'Don't get worried if you have tested positive'

'Don't get worried if you have tested positive'

Rediff.com25 May 2020

'It is not the test, but the symptomatic phase in this disease that really matters.'

Mumbai: Offer to build 5 lakh low-cost houses

Mumbai: Offer to build 5 lakh low-cost houses

Rediff.com7 Apr 2010

Real estate developers in Mumbai propose to join hands to construct 5 lakh affordable houses for middle and lower income groups in partnership with the Maharashtra government in the next five years in the fast-growing Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

Mumbai steps into rental housing

Mumbai steps into rental housing

Rediff.com24 Jun 2009

Rental housing for 43,000 low-income families in Mumbai by March 2015.

Passengers praise Railways for isolation coaches -- barring mosquitoes

Passengers praise Railways for isolation coaches -- barring mosquitoes

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

Clean toilets, colour-coded dustbins, comfortable beds, oxygen cylinders and all amenities one can expect in a top class hospital -- the first inmates of the train coaches converted into isolation wards have come away praising Indian Railways for providing a unique solution to care for suspected COVID-19 patients.

A win-win way of claiming tax exemptions

A win-win way of claiming tax exemptions

Rediff.com23 Feb 2010

Here's why you can claim tax deduction on interest paid on your home loan as well as claim deduction on house rent alowance.

Mumbai may get air-conditioned local trains

Mumbai may get air-conditioned local trains

Rediff.com8 Oct 2009

The first AC suburban train project in the country has received a boost with a feasibility report giving a green signal for running such a service in Mumbai.

It's boom time again for home sales

It's boom time again for home sales

Rediff.com6 Oct 2009

Q3 will be better than the second, say bankers and builders.

French co to design Mumbai suburban AC train

French co to design Mumbai suburban AC train

Rediff.com4 Dec 2008

In an effort to run air-conditioned suburban train services in Mumbai, the Railways have awarded the contract to a French company Systra and RITES for conducting the feasibility study of the project.

A ton on Test debut is result of Prithvi's grit

A ton on Test debut is result of Prithvi's grit

Rediff.com4 Oct 2018

'He batted like someone who has played 50 Test matches.' 'He is an unbelievable talent and hopefully if he is nurtured well, he will serve Indian cricket for a long, long time'

Ganpati@home: From Bhayandar to Belgaum

Ganpati@home: From Bhayandar to Belgaum

Rediff.com9 Sep 2016

Rediff readers share photos of their beloved Ganpati.

Woman succumbs to H1N1 in Mumbai

Woman succumbs to H1N1 in Mumbai

Rediff.com2 Sep 2009

A 25 year-old woman died of H1N1 in Mumbai on Tuesday evening, taking the death toll due to the deadly virus to 57 in Maharashtra, where 1,931 patients are undergoing treatment at various hospitals, officials said.

Foreign consultants for Mumbai's rail project

Foreign consultants for Mumbai's rail project

Rediff.com22 May 2008

Major players from several countries, including the US, UK, Germany and Korea, have shown keen interest in carrying out the technical feasibility study for the proposed elevated suburban rail project in Mumbai.

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.

10 breathtaking pics of India

10 breathtaking pics of India

Rediff.com2 Nov 2016

Readers share their travel photos. You can share yours too!