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What was EC doing for 9 months, asks SC; stays HC order on Pune LS by-poll

What was EC doing for 9 months, asks SC; stays HC order on Pune LS by-poll

Rediff.com8 Jan 2024

The top court rapped the poll panel for not holding the by-election for the seat for such a long period despite the law mandating conducting polls expeditiously.

Why Birthdays Are Special For Saira Banu

Why Birthdays Are Special For Saira Banu

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

Saira Banu turned nostalgic on her 79th birthday on August 23.

My Days With The Mahatma

My Days With The Mahatma

Rediff.com9 Aug 2023

'The sudden arrests and detentions of all Working Committee members led to mass satyagraha.' 'I found myself helpless as the source of my income, from which I sent a portion to my parents in the village, had suddenly stopped.'

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2024

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from now.' 'For instance, how can we deal with climate change and global warming, right now?' 'The effects of it may not be felt now; in fact, we may pay a price for it today, but it will help the generations to follow.'

Clean chit leak: CBI chargesheets Anil Deshmukh's daughter, daughter-in-law

Clean chit leak: CBI chargesheets Anil Deshmukh's daughter, daughter-in-law

Rediff.com20 Nov 2023

The report was leaked to the media on August 29, 2021 "to subvert" the Bombay high court-directed probe against him, the agency has alleged.

Gandhi, Bombay, Jalandhar in Pak's election

Gandhi, Bombay, Jalandhar in Pak's election

Rediff.com20 Jul 2018

The Pakistani election on July 25 has a strong Indian flavour and connection, says Vivek Shukla.

Uttam's Take: No ta-ta to family feuds

Uttam's Take: No ta-ta to family feuds

Rediff.com26 Oct 2016

Who will win the ugly war within the Samajwadi Party's ruling family? Who will emerge victorious in the unlikely battle at Bombay House, the Tatas HQ?

IMAGES: Chanel takes Bombay to Paris runway!

IMAGES: Chanel takes Bombay to Paris runway!

Rediff.com7 Dec 2011

Exclusive French fashion house Chanel paid tribute to Indian fashion at the latest showing in Paris yesterday. Don't miss it!

How Swara Celebrated Diwali

How Swara Celebrated Diwali

Rediff.com13 Nov 2023

For Swara Bhaskar, this Diwali has brought multiple joys.

HC dismisses suit on Dawoodi Bohra succession row

HC dismisses suit on Dawoodi Bohra succession row

Rediff.com23 Apr 2024

The court has 'only decided on the issue of proof and not faith', a single bench of Justice Gautam Patel said and dismissed the suit initially filed by Khuzaima Qutbuddin soon after his brother and the then Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin passed away in January 2014 at the age of 102.

The Cult of Mithun Chakraborty

The Cult of Mithun Chakraborty

Rediff.com30 Sep 2024

National-award winning actor, producer, hotelier, ex-politician, cricket team owner, philanthropist, highest tax payer, reality show judge, animal lover and, above all, people's hero -- Mithun Chakraborty -- who has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- is truly a force of nature, notes Sukanya Verma.

Wadias to continue legal battle for Jinnah House

Wadias to continue legal battle for Jinnah House

Rediff.com14 Jan 2019

Dina Wadia, Jinnah's only daughter and Nusli Wadia's late mother, moved the high court in 2007 to regain control of the estate.

Why You Must Visit This Mumbai Landmark

Why You Must Visit This Mumbai Landmark

Rediff.com4 Mar 2024

Mumbai's Church of St John the Evangelist or Afghan Church looks today as good as it did 158 years ago.

Market regulator Sebi considers tighter norms for proprietary trades

Market regulator Sebi considers tighter norms for proprietary trades

Rediff.com6 Feb 2024

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is considering segregation of settlement for proprietary trades and retail trades to avoid misuse and circumvention by certain brokers, its chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch said recently. Proprietary trading refers to trades done by brokers and other financial institutions using their own capital. "There are some people who are permitting access to their clients through prop accounts for a variety of reasons, including wanting to fund their margins.

A Request To Fund Managers

A Request To Fund Managers

Rediff.com15 Jun 2024

Please promise, especially those millions who trust you with their hard-earned money, never to let your voting preferences determine your actions on the markets. The most appalling and scary phenomenon was fund houses and brokerages going out on election yatras and writing copious reports promising more than 300 for the BJP. That was your wish as voters. Your investors are paying for it now, points out Shekhar Gupta.

Tracking 140 years' journey of the Bombay Stock Exchange

Tracking 140 years' journey of the Bombay Stock Exchange

Rediff.com10 Jul 2015

The exchange moved through many ups and downs through the years.

SC nixes Prof Saibaba's acquittal, asks HC to hear case by new bench

SC nixes Prof Saibaba's acquittal, asks HC to hear case by new bench

Rediff.com19 Apr 2023

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a Bombay high court order acquitting former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba in a Maoist links case and remanded it back to the high court for fresh consideration on merits within four months.

Jinnah's heir claims Jinnah House

Jinnah's heir claims Jinnah House

Rediff.com8 Aug 2007

According to Wadia, the (then) State of Bombay took over the property, because Jinnah's sister Fatima was the trustee of Jinnah's will, and had been declared an evacuee (those who migrated to Pakistan post-partition) in 1949.

Have you been to Bombay Canteen? You should!

Have you been to Bombay Canteen? You should!

Rediff.com24 Mar 2015

Harnoor Channi-Tiwary visits the spanking new restaurant and returns impressed.

Porsche teen walks out of observation home after HC order

Porsche teen walks out of observation home after HC order

Rediff.com25 Jun 2024

The teen, who the police claim was drunk and driving the luxury car when it hit a two-wheeler in the early hours of May 19 killing two techies, was lodged at an observation home in Maharashtra's Pune city.

PIX: Gauri Khan, Parineeti, Genelia at Bombay Talkies screening

PIX: Gauri Khan, Parineeti, Genelia at Bombay Talkies screening

Rediff.com30 Apr 2013

Bolywood celebs attend special screening Bombay Talkies

How Maharashtra Plans To Prosecute 'Urban Naxals'

How Maharashtra Plans To Prosecute 'Urban Naxals'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2024

'The strategy of frontal organisations of the Maoists is to create unrest and ensure that such unrest leads to a law and order problem.' 'To cover such acts it was necessary to bring in a different definition of unlawful activities which is different from the definition of unlawful activities in the UAPA.'

Cyrus Mistry, former Tata Sons head, killed in car crash near Mumbai

Cyrus Mistry, former Tata Sons head, killed in car crash near Mumbai

Rediff.com5 Sep 2022

Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry was on Sunday killed in a road accident after his car hit a divider in Maharashtra's Palghar district neighbouring Mumbai, a police official said.

Petition in Bombay HC against top cops over poem

Petition in Bombay HC against top cops over poem

Rediff.com17 Jan 2013

A petition was today filed in the Bombay high court seeking direction to the city police to register an FIR against Mumbai police chief and others over a poem in their house journal which termed last year's Azad Maidan protesters as "snakes" and "traitors" whose hands should be "chopped off".

Assault on cops: No relief for Chandrababu Naidu

Assault on cops: No relief for Chandrababu Naidu

Rediff.com13 May 2024

The court dismissed the petitions filed by Telugu Desam Party chief Naidu and Babu seeking to quash the FIR lodged against them with the Dharmabad police in Maharashtra's Nanded district.

SC to hear NCW plea against Bombay HC's skin to skin contact ruling

SC to hear NCW plea against Bombay HC's skin to skin contact ruling

Rediff.com10 Feb 2021

The Supreme Court Wednesday agreed to hear a plea filed by the National Commission for Women (NCW) challenging the Bombay high court verdict which said that groping a minor's breast without 'skin to skin contact' cannot be termed as sexual assault as defined under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

'My children call her Gullu Aunty'

'My children call her Gullu Aunty'

Rediff.com1 Nov 2023

'Whenever she joined any of our family functions, she was so good, so simple.'

Bombay Dyeing to revamp its retail outlets

Bombay Dyeing to revamp its retail outlets

Rediff.com15 Sep 2007

Textile maker Bombay Dyeing is going in for a major retail makeover through a range of new-look stores this financial year, with an investment of close to Rs 60 crore (Rs 600 million) over the next three years.

BMC faces flak over demolition at Kangana house

BMC faces flak over demolition at Kangana house

Rediff.com9 Sep 2020

The Bombay high court on Wednesday stayed the demolition process initiated by the BMC for illegal construction at Ranaut's bungalow and sought to know why did the city civic body enter the property when the owner was not present.

'My Father Made Me What I Am'

'My Father Made Me What I Am'

Rediff.com17 Jun 2024

'Dharti par jo Rab hota hai, woh hai pitaah (There's a God on earth, and it's a Father).'

Having image of Jesus in home doesn't mean a person has converted: HC

Having image of Jesus in home doesn't mean a person has converted: HC

Rediff.com19 Oct 2023

Merely because there is a portrait of Jesus Christ in a house it would not mean that a person has converted to Christianity, the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court has said.

Raveena: Did Bombay Velvet for fun!

Raveena: Did Bombay Velvet for fun!

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

'Colonialism's hand is everywhere'

'Colonialism's hand is everywhere'

Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

In narrating the Maria story, Vatsala Mendonca, in the tradition of Margaret Atwood's A Handmaiden's Tale, Sandra Cisneros' The House on Mango Street and Arundathi Roy's The God of Small Things, places the protagonist challenges within the context of class and caste and religious and, most of all, patriarchal conflicts and ultimately finds strength and hope, inspiring readers to pursue their dreams and carve their own paths.

The Common Man Who Became A Star

The Common Man Who Became A Star

Rediff.com12 Jun 2023

'A lot of actors auditioned for Wagle Ki Duniya, but R K Laxman rejected them all.' 'He was the decision-maker, as the serial was based on his Common Man.' 'He wanted a natural, who looked like a common man.'

How Bombay Velvet got made!

How Bombay Velvet got made!

Rediff.com5 May 2015

'I kept telling Anurag, "I don't care about anything, I don't want any money. Just get the film made".' 'One day I called Anurag and someone else picked up the phone. He said, "Hello, Sir." I responded, "Hello, but who are you and why are you picking up Anurag's phone?" He said, "I am Ranbir Kapoor Sir". And he told me he was doing the film and he was very excited.'

Why West Opposes Strong Leader Like Modi

Why West Opposes Strong Leader Like Modi

Rediff.com9 Jun 2024

'The West has always opposed a strong nationalist leader in India and Narendra Modi is no exception.' 'The West prefers weak leaders who are amenable to Western pressure and Mr Modi's independent stance is not to the liking of the West,' asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Christmas Recipe: Audrey Crasto's Guava Cheese, Rose Cookies

Christmas Recipe: Audrey Crasto's Guava Cheese, Rose Cookies

Rediff.com21 Dec 2023

Audrey Crasto's Guava Cheese and Rose Cookies make Christmas a treat!

Relief for Raj Thackeray as HC quashes FIR on 2010 civic poll code breach

Relief for Raj Thackeray as HC quashes FIR on 2010 civic poll code breach

Rediff.com10 Nov 2023

An FIR was registered against Thackeray under Section 188 (disobedience to order by a public servant) of the Indian Penal Code at the time for violation of a police notice asking him not to stay within the limits of Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation in Thane district.

Centre stakes claim on Jinnah House

Centre stakes claim on Jinnah House

Rediff.com4 Oct 2007

Mohammad Ali Jinnah's daughter Dina Wadia filed a petition in the Bombay High Court, in August this year, for acquiring possession of Jinnah House, the late leader's residence in plush Malbar Hill locality of South Mumbai.

Tatas will lead, not follow: Chandrasekaran

Tatas will lead, not follow: Chandrasekaran

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

Chandrasekaran served TCS for three decades as it rose to become the largest IT company in the country and also the crown jewel for Tata Sons