Zaveri Bazar alone clocks an estimated annual turnover of Rs 5 lakh crore (Rs 5 trillion), estimates the Bombay Bullion Association.
Surat Diamond Association, the apex body of diamond industry in Ahmedabad, has said there should be a special force for the security of diamond industry in the wake of serial blasts in Mumbai.
Three blasts rocked Mumbai's crowded Zaveri Bazar, Opera House and Dadar Kabootarkhana areas on Wednesday evening, killing 10 and injuring at least 100 people.
She was seen at the ongoing Lakme Fashion week.
More than 300 monuments, landscapes, museums, bridges and other landmarks across more than 75 countries were lit up in the official colour of the United Nations.
Sarika Jain lost her husband in the 13/7 Mumbai bomb blast in 2011. With two small children and ailing in-laws, Sarika is desperate for a job to sustain her family. Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore met the family.
Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar meets a victim of last year's deadly triple blasts in Mumbai who lost both his legs in the terrible incident. But the irreparable injury, coupled with financial crises, has not dented his spirit of responsibility.
Here are a few pics of famous faces on the red carpet at the GQ Men of the Year Awards 2013 held in London last night. Who do you think scored bigtime in the style stakes and who tanked? Vote and let us know!
Investigators probing the 13/7 Mumbai attacks are hoping to secure some lead from six suspicious numbers, some of which have been traced to Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
A public interest litigation was filed on Monday in the Bombay high court demanding that probe into the July 13 serial Mumbai blasts should be transferred to Central Bureau of Investigation.
The investigation into the three blasts that rocked Mumbai on Wednesday and snuffed out 18 lives is gradually taking shape. After analysing the footage of CCTVs installed at the blast sites, the investigators believe that the suspected men are not locals but terror operatives sent from other states to plant the bombs. The first crucial clue for the police comes from CCTV footage at Opera House, one of the blast sites.
The current leads in the investigation point to the same module of Indian Mujahideen that was responsible for the German Bakery blast in Pune, sources in the Anti-Terrorism Squad have told rediff.com.
While the local police teams will concentrate on maintaining law and order, special Crime Branch, ATS and NIA teams will work on leads gathered through the interrogation of scores of Indian Mujahideen operatives lodged in various jails across Mumbai, Gujarat, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh. As many as 66 alleged IM operatives are lodged in Gujarat's Sabarmati jail alone.
Six episodes are not enough, applauds Deepa Gahlot.
Chandrakant Wankar (42), who was undergoing treatment at the Harkisandas hospital in Mumbai died at 6.20 am on Saturday, police said.
A 35-year-old man, who was injured in the serial blasts in Mumbai on July 13, died at a hospital, taking the blasts death toll to 21.
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"Trump failed our country during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump is a chaos agent who is focused on himself, not the American people. Trump tried to destroy our democracy by lying about the election and inciting a violent mob to attack the Capitol," he said.
Around Rs 16 crore (Rs 160 million) of concealed income has been found from searches on the seven premises of diamond merchant and film producer Bharat Shah in Mumbai, Income Tax authorities said on Thursday. The searches started on March 13 by a team of about 50 officers. Offices owned by Shah in Mehta Bhavan at Opera house and his apartment in Swapna Lok building in Napean sea road were among the premises that were searched.
AC Milan playmaker Kaka added to his remarkable haul of trophies and titles on Monday when he was named FIFA World Player 2007.
Prayag Raj, who was so successful at his peak, ought not to have slid into oblivion, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Fabio Cannavaro, Ronaldinho and Zinedine Zidane have been shortlisted for the FIFA World Player of the Year award.
Always interesting, DMK politics is going to get even more absorbing in the days to come, predicts Aditi Phadnis.
A guide to where you can't use the selfie stick.
Alert: 'Get Inspired. And Unbox Your Brand,' a Continuing Education Programme workshop, organised by the Ad Club Bombay.
Mavji Patel's three boys now look at life differently ever since he went away. They are more serious, mature and try to shoulder responsibilty.
India's Taj Mahal, China's Great Wall, the Stonehenge monoliths in England and the desert city of Petra in Jordan are among 21 candidate sites to be named the new seven wonders of the world, organisers said Tuesday.
The Olympic flame returned to Australia for the first leg of a six-week global relay leading up to the Athens Games.
Bas Kar Bassi feels like a lost opportunity, complains Mayur Sanap.
Dangerous smoke haze hangs over the city of Sydney as the New South Wales fire danger risk is raised from 'very high' to 'severe'. Sydney air quality is 11 times the hazardous level due to the ongoing bushfires.
There's little doubt that the actor made for the perfect showstopper in a stunning red benarasi dress at the India Couture Week 2017.
Designer Sanjay Garg brought the curtains down on Day One of LFW at the Royal Opera House, Mumbai.
These pics will make you add Australia to your 2018 bucket list.
Downton Abbey: A New Era premiered at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York on May 15. Guess who was there to celebrate?
When Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje Scindia decided to convert her government's capital outpost into a hub of culture, she transformed Bikaner House into Delhi's premier cultural space, notes Kishore Singh.
A look at the starry arrivals.
Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj regional director Manoj Kashyap feels the cash flow that is readily available with the senior citizens is one of the reasons why real estate companies are looking at this untapped market. According to Gurinder Bawa, business head, International Travel House Limited, availability of time and money with senior citizens is driving the interest of travel houses towards them.
