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How to make turkey this New Year's Eve

How to make turkey this New Year's Eve

Rediff.com27 Dec 2010

Missed the bus this Christmas? Impress your friends and family with this turkey recipe this New Year's Eve

Yakub Memon hanged in Nagpur Jail

Yakub Memon hanged in Nagpur Jail

Rediff.com30 Jul 2015

Yakub Memon, who was convicted for helping finance the serial blasts in Mumbai in 1993 in which 257 people were killed, was hanged at the Nagpur Central Jail on Thursday morning shortly before 7am.

Pix: Bollywood pays its last respects to Jagjit Singh

Pix: Bollywood pays its last respects to Jagjit Singh

Rediff.com11 Oct 2011

The ghazal singer passed away early Monday morning.

Now, Beer Man in Bollywood

Now, Beer Man in Bollywood

Rediff.com4 Dec 2007

The film Control is about Ravindra Kantole, aka Beer Man.

9,851 cases, 273 deaths recorded in biggest spike

9,851 cases, 273 deaths recorded in biggest spike

Rediff.com5 Jun 2020

The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 1,10,960, while 1,09,461 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said.

A yacht for the price of a car

A yacht for the price of a car

Rediff.com23 Feb 2008

With a fast-expanding pool of billionaires and millionaires, India is now an important market for pleasure-craft peddlers.

Bollywood producer G P Sippy dies

Bollywood producer G P Sippy dies

Rediff.com26 Dec 2007

The fifties and sixties was a time of hectic filmmaking for Sippy, when his banner produced memorable flicks like Shrimati 420, Chandrakant, Light House, Bhai Behan and Andaaz. It stands to his credit that G P Sippy, besides producing, also directed all of these films

REWIND: Top photos of the week

REWIND: Top photos of the week

Rediff.com16 Jul 2018

All of the top news of the week gone by, in photos.

Recipes: How to make murg poha biryani

Recipes: How to make murg poha biryani

Rediff.com15 Nov 2019

Executive Chef Dinesh Mhatre of Hilton Mumbai International Airport shares three signature Maharashtrian recipes.

'Maharashtra govt is doing this to outdo Patel statue'

'Maharashtra govt is doing this to outdo Patel statue'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2018

'The Statue of Unity is wasteful expenditure, but engineering-wise they have chosen the right place and correct spot. It is a simple statue and well executed.' 'Here, the government has chosen a wrong spot. They have chosen a wrong design.' 'The Shivaji Maharaj statue is holding a sword and the length of that sword is 48 metres, which is equivalent to a 16-storey building!'

India to get 6 new submarines for Rs 400 bn

India to get 6 new submarines for Rs 400 bn

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

Unlike conventional subs that must surface every 48 to 72 hours, these subs can stay submerged for up to 14 days.

The rise and rise of Money Matters

The rise and rise of Money Matters

Rediff.com25 Nov 2010

The company, which finds itself at the centre of the real estate scam, as alleged by the Central Bureau of Investigation, is housed in a dilapidated building, and from the exterior, nobody can ever guess that the fourth floor of MMFSL would be so swanky.

Yes, even you can afford a yacht!

Yes, even you can afford a yacht!

Rediff.com25 May 2015

Companies offer partial ownership and timeshare, beside other combinations

India's answer to top PC game

India's answer to top PC game

Rediff.com23 Aug 2005

How you can gift Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their wedding

How you can gift Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their wedding

Rediff.com18 May 2018

Just contribute to one of the seven charities chosen by them.

'Policemen have too much power'

'Policemen have too much power'

Rediff.com26 Apr 2005

Mapping a city through poetry

Mapping a city through poetry

Rediff.com8 Aug 2007

'I cannot think of being a writer in any other city in India!' says poet Sampurna Chattarji.

Amitabh@50: Stories you didn't know about the star

Amitabh@50: Stories you didn't know about the star

Rediff.com3 Oct 2019

Rasheed Kidwai unearths little-known stories from the Dadasaheb Phalke awardee's past as Amitabh Bachchan celebrates 50 years in the movies this month.

Gadkar's bail plea deferred as medical reports awaited

Gadkar's bail plea deferred as medical reports awaited

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

A local court on Wednesday deferred till Monday the hearing of bail application filed by corporate lawyer Janhavi Gadkar who is accused of mowing down two persons while driving under the influence of alcohol.

'India is beefing up coastal security'

'India is beefing up coastal security'

Rediff.com2 Dec 2009

Naval officer-in-charge (West Bengal) Commodore Chandra Sekhar Azad has said that in the wake 26/11 Mumbai attack, India has taken several measures to strengthen coastal security across the country.

The tall man watching Chowpatty

The tall man watching Chowpatty

Rediff.com9 Nov 2007

What would Tilak have made of what some environmentalists say -- that the immensely popular Ganesh festivities that culminate in thousands of Ganesh statues being immersed in the sea cause environmental damage.

Motormen call off flash strike

Motormen call off flash strike

Rediff.com19 Dec 2008

"Train services have come to a standstill at 2120 hrs following the flash strike", Western Railway PRO S S Gupta said. "The motormen had given a notice for hunger protest (strike) for today but there was no intimation about this strike," he said."We are trying to resolve the issue and resume train services soon," he said.

Pak moots joint maritime agency with India

Pak moots joint maritime agency with India

Rediff.com29 Sep 2009

Pakistan has mooted to India the creation of a joint maritime security agency to prevent sea borne terrorist attacks like the one on Mumbai last year that killed 183 people.

I lost control as a car was chasing me: Nooriya

I lost control as a car was chasing me: Nooriya

Rediff.com1 Feb 2010

Nooriya Haveliwala, arrested for mowing down two persons allegedly under the influence of alcohol, has told the police that she was speeding and lost control of her car as some other vehicle was chasing her.

What's your verdict on rapist-cop?

What's your verdict on rapist-cop?

Rediff.com3 Apr 2006

The court has given its verdict. Now, you tell us your verdict.

These 14 devastating images capture the 'raw reality' of climate change

These 14 devastating images capture the 'raw reality' of climate change

Rediff.com4 Oct 2019

At a time when millions of people are taking to the streets, joining the wave of global climate strikes and demonstrations spreading around the world, with generations demanding urgent action on the escalating ecological emergency from governments and institutions, the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) Environmental Photographer of the Year contest shows the devastating impact climate change has on humans and wildlife around the world. The Environmental Photographer of the Year award, which is supported by the UN Environment, Arup, and Olympus UK, "exists to inspire change from political leaders, decision makers, and the general public." Keep scrolling to see the powerful winning photos from this year's contest.

Perversion breeds in repression

Perversion breeds in repression

Rediff.com25 Apr 2005

We asked our readers if they felt Mumbai was still safe for women, in the light of the rape of a teenager by a policeman in the busy Marine Drive area last week.\n\nAnd this is what they had to say

HNIs come in droves to buy boats, yachts

HNIs come in droves to buy boats, yachts

Rediff.com19 Feb 2010

With India fast emerging as an important leisure marine market, traders at the Mumbai International Boat Show (MIBS) 2010 hope to sell around 100 small boats and luxury yachts to high networth individuals (HNIs) in the country.

Why India needs more ships like INS Jalashwa

Why India needs more ships like INS Jalashwa

Rediff.com29 May 2020

At war, the Jalashwa can carry and launch a full infantry battalion in a single wave. At peace, the Jalashwa can evacuate 1,000 people in a single trip. Ajai Shukla explains why the Indian Navy's new tender for more ships like the Jalashwa must be treated with special urgency.

Navy sailor sacked for sex change to move SC, write to PM

Navy sailor sacked for sex change to move SC, write to PM

Rediff.com10 Oct 2017

The sacked sailor had undergone the surgery in August last year at a hospital in Mumbai while on leave.

Share your most bizarre New Year's Eve moments!

Share your most bizarre New Year's Eve moments!

Rediff.com30 Dec 2009

Everything's forgiven on New Year's Eve. But nothing's forgotten. So tell us the most outrageous things you've done or you know someone who's done on a New Year's Eve.

Khatau's police custody extended

Khatau's police custody extended

Rediff.com18 Aug 2005

Manish Khatau's police custody extended till Aug 26

How to prevent another 26/11

How to prevent another 26/11

Rediff.com30 Nov 2018

'The government must covertly eliminate the leaders of terrorist organisations abroad so as to eliminate the problem at its roots,' recommends Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd).

Kamala Mills fire: 100 illegal structures demolished in BMC crackdown

Kamala Mills fire: 100 illegal structures demolished in BMC crackdown

Rediff.com30 Dec 2017

The municipal body has directed its officials to form teams to ensure that all the restaurants are fire safety compliant in view of the New Year celebrations.

Preity Zinta files molestation case against Ness Wadia

Preity Zinta files molestation case against Ness Wadia

Rediff.com14 Jun 2014

Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, who is also co-owner of Kings XI Punjab cricket team, has filed a police complaint against her former boyfriend and businessman Ness Wadia, alleging that he molested, abused and threatened her inside Wankhede stadium in South Mumbai.

Pilots need tremendous skill in such an operation

Pilots need tremendous skill in such an operation

Rediff.com28 Nov 2008

It needs a lot of skill to keep the helicopter still as commandos slither down on like it was done on the rooftop in a busy area.

How the Navy saved 125 from a raging sea

How the Navy saved 125 from a raging sea

Rediff.com28 May 2021

With 40 officers and 260 men, INS Kochi sailed into the eye of a cyclonic storm and rescued 125 men who had jumped into the sea from a sinking barge. It was one of the Indian Navy's greatest rescue operations.

Queer, and proud of it!

Queer, and proud of it!

Rediff.com28 Dec 2015

The LGBT community in Mumbai, as in parts of India, longs for acceptance, freedom and equal rights and to spread this message a group of 15 people gathered at Mumbai's Marine Drive to ask for hugs. And acceptance.

Monsoon romance: 'I had never been so happy'

Monsoon romance: 'I had never been so happy'

Rediff.com20 Jul 2009

Three readers share why the rains hold a special place in their hearts.