News for 'Sahil'

'Newcomers come without baggage'

'Newcomers come without baggage'

Rediff.com27 Nov 2023

'A good film is a good film.' 'If you enjoy watching it on Netflix, it should be equally fun to watch it in a theatre.'

'Govt Has Fooled Manoj Jarange Patil'

'Govt Has Fooled Manoj Jarange Patil'

Rediff.com2 Feb 2024

'The BJP, already falling short of a strong OBC leader from Maharashtra, will be more than happy to welcome Chhagan Bhujbal in its fold.'

Mumbai police warned of 'Somalia-like' attack

Mumbai police warned of 'Somalia-like' attack

Rediff.com26 Aug 2022

The traffic helpline of Mumbai Police has received a WhatsApp message from an international number advising the force to take care to avoid a 'Somalia-type attack' in India, an official said on Friday.

HC summons civic chiefs of Bombay, 4 other cities, over potholes

HC summons civic chiefs of Bombay, 4 other cities, over potholes

Rediff.com9 Aug 2023

The Bombay high court on Wednesday summoned the civic chiefs of Mumbai and five other municipal corporations to court on Friday for not complying with its directions to keep roads and footpaths pothole-free.

'Shinde desperately needed a voter base among the Marathas'

'Shinde desperately needed a voter base among the Marathas'

Rediff.com2 Feb 2024

'When the chief minister saw how Manoj Jarange Patil had successfully held the state government hostage to his whims, Eknath Shinde knew he had a very clear chance of enamouring himself to these Maratha agitators by accepting Patil's demands.'

Maha Samruddhi E-way crane mishap toll rises to 20; 2 contractors booked

Maha Samruddhi E-way crane mishap toll rises to 20; 2 contractors booked

Rediff.com1 Aug 2023

It was a special-purpose mobile gantry crane used in bridge construction and to install precast box girders in highway construction projects.

Downpour lashes Mumbai, 'orange' alert for Wednesday

Downpour lashes Mumbai, 'orange' alert for Wednesday

Rediff.com19 Jul 2023

The weather bureau has issued a red alert for neighbouring Raigad and Palghar districts predicting heavy to very rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy rain at isolated places for Wednesday. An orange alert is sounded for Thane district.

Disqualification sword hangs over NCP's Ajit Pawar, 8 MLAs

Disqualification sword hangs over NCP's Ajit Pawar, 8 MLAs

Rediff.com3 Jul 2023

Maharashtra Nationalist Congress Party president Jayant Patil on Sunday said his party has moved a disqualification petition against Ajit Pawar and eight others who took oath as ministers in the Eknath Shinde-led state government.

HC raps Maha govt, civic bodies, says deaths due to potholed roads man-made

HC raps Maha govt, civic bodies, says deaths due to potholed roads man-made

Rediff.com11 Aug 2023

The bench directed all the municipal corporations to file exhaustive affidavits detailing what steps it has taken on a 2018 order passed by the court to ensure that all roads are made potholes free.

Uddhav Is Back At Sena Bhavan

Uddhav Is Back At Sena Bhavan

Rediff.com4 Jul 2022

Uddhav has promised he will be at Sena Bhavan every day to meet Shiv Sainiks and others, as part of his plan to rebuild the party.

Maharashtra cabinet expansion on Friday, says ruling Shiv Sena but...

Maharashtra cabinet expansion on Friday, says ruling Shiv Sena but...

Rediff.com14 Jul 2023

The ruling Shiv Sena in Maharashtra on Thursday said the state cabinet's expansion and allocation of portfolios are most likely to happen on July 14, but the rival faction of the party said it doubts the MLAs belonging to the Eknath Shinde-led camp would be accommodated in the new ministry.

PIX: How partial solar eclipse was seen across India

PIX: How partial solar eclipse was seen across India

Rediff.com25 Oct 2022

The partial solar eclipse is being observed in several parts of the country with Srinagar witnessing the maximum obscuration of the solar disc at 55 per cent.

Ajit Pawar holds show of strength in uncle's bastion

Ajit Pawar holds show of strength in uncle's bastion

Rediff.com27 Aug 2023

NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Saturday received a grand welcome in Baramati, which is his assembly constituency and also the pocket borough of party chief Sharad Pawar, on his first visit after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra and parting ways with his uncle.

Police find CCTV footage of dhabha murder victim's last hours at home

Police find CCTV footage of dhabha murder victim's last hours at home

Rediff.com15 Feb 2023

The police on Wednesday retrieved footage from a CCTV camera installed at Nikki Yadav's Uttam Nagar house and it shows the 23-year-old performing menial tasks, hours before she was killed allegedly by her boyfriend.

Kafas Review: What A Missed Opportunity!

Kafas Review: What A Missed Opportunity!

Rediff.com23 Jun 2023

Thematically riveting, but inept execution lets Kafas down, complains Mayur Sanap.

REVEALED: How Kasab Was Caught Alive!

REVEALED: How Kasab Was Caught Alive!

Rediff.com27 Nov 2023

'We began hitting Kasab hard.' 'In the melee it struck me that the man we were beating to pulp should remain alive.'

Big electric spark before Samruddhi girder collapse, says survivor

Big electric spark before Samruddhi girder collapse, says survivor

Rediff.com2 Aug 2023

A "big spark" in the electricity pole providing power to the girder launcher preceded its collapse during the construction of a viaduct for the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra's Thane district a day ago, in which at least 20 persons were killed, the police said on Wednesday.

Truckers' stir turns violent in Rajasthan; fuel rush across many states

Truckers' stir turns violent in Rajasthan; fuel rush across many states

Rediff.com2 Jan 2024

Petrol pumps in many cities witnessed long queues on Tuesday as people came to fill up their vehicle tanks fearing shortage of fuel amid the protest by truck drivers against a provision in the new penal law on hit-and-run accident cases involving motorists.

SC grants pre-arrest bail to Raj Kundra, Sherlyn, Poonam in porn case

SC grants pre-arrest bail to Raj Kundra, Sherlyn, Poonam in porn case

Rediff.com13 Dec 2022

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to businessman Raj Kundra and others, including actors Sherlyn Chopra and Poonam Pandey, in connection with an FIR against them for allegedly distributing pornographic videos.

BJP fuelling speculation on Ajit Pawar, claims NCP

BJP fuelling speculation on Ajit Pawar, claims NCP

Rediff.com19 Apr 2023

Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Ajit Pawar on Tuesday said he would work for his party till he is alive and scotched speculation that he and a group of MLAs loyal to him might align with the ruling BJP.

When Amit Shah offered prayers to Lalbaugcha Raja

When Amit Shah offered prayers to Lalbaugcha Raja

Rediff.com5 Sep 2022

Amit Anilchandra Shah, India's home minister, made his annual visit to Mumbai to worship at the city's famed Lalbaugcha Raja pandal.

Not Niagara Falls, But Powai Lake

Not Niagara Falls, But Powai Lake

Rediff.com6 Jul 2022

As the rains flood Mumbai, disrupting the flow of life and the momentum of traffic in the city that never sleeps, Mumbaikars will be relieved to know that the Powai lake, which supplies some of the city's water needs, is overflowing.

Heavy unseasonal rains lash Mumbai

Heavy unseasonal rains lash Mumbai

Rediff.com21 Mar 2023

The India Meteorological Department attributed the westerly wind and moisture incursion from the Arabian Sea as the reason behind the spell.

Common citizens should not suffer, says Bombay HC amid govt employees' strike

Common citizens should not suffer, says Bombay HC amid govt employees' strike

Rediff.com17 Mar 2023

Common citizens should not suffer, the Bombay high court remarked on Friday while asking the Maharashtra government what steps it was taking to "curb the menace" of illegal strikes, amid an agitation by state employees.

Selection Trials: 15 wrestlers in various categories picked for U-17 and U-23 Asian C'ships

Selection Trials: 15 wrestlers in various categories picked for U-17 and U-23 Asian C'ships

Rediff.com17 May 2023

The four-day selection trials began on Wednesday at NIS Patiala and SAI Regional Centre in Sonepat under the chairmanship of ad hoc panel member Bhupinder Singh Bajwa.

Shinde doesn't dare speak against K'taka CM: Uddhav

Shinde doesn't dare speak against K'taka CM: Uddhav

Rediff.com25 Nov 2022

Karnataka CM's claim that several border villages in Maharashtra once sought to be become part of his state has triggered a row.

Babli Bouncer Review

Babli Bouncer Review

Rediff.com23 Sep 2022

Babli Bouncer is a one-time watch, courtesy Tamannaah Bhatia's acting, observes Namrata Thakker.

'Sushant was eager and enthusiastic'

'Sushant was eager and enthusiastic'

Rediff.com3 Jul 2021

'Initially, I was reluctant about being friends with him.' 'He was a star.' 'It took me a while to understand him, and when I did, I opened up to him and we started talking about this and that and whatnot.'

Judge who discharged Sharjeel Imam recuses himself from Jamia violence case

Judge who discharged Sharjeel Imam recuses himself from Jamia violence case

Rediff.com11 Feb 2023

"Due to personal reasons, the undersigned hereby recuses from hearing the matter. Accordingly, let the present matter be put up before the principal district and sessions judge, southeast district, Saket court, for February 13 at 12 pm with a request to transfer the matter," the judge said in an order passed on Friday.

2 trespassers hid in Shah Rukh's bungalow for 8 hrs: Police

2 trespassers hid in Shah Rukh's bungalow for 8 hrs: Police

Rediff.com8 Mar 2023

The duo identified as Pathan Sahil Salim Khan and Ram Saraf Kushwaha who claimed to have from Bharuch in Gujarat to meet the Pathaan star were caught by security guards and handed over to police.

New Marathi ad showcases Bal Thackeray, Fadnavis, cites majority for BJP-Sena

New Marathi ad showcases Bal Thackeray, Fadnavis, cites majority for BJP-Sena

Rediff.com14 Jun 2023

A day after an advertisement with photos of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the talking point in the state, an ad on the state's ruling alliance appeared in Marathi dailies on Wednesday featuring leaders like Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.

7/11 Survivors Remember That Horrific Day

7/11 Survivors Remember That Horrific Day

Rediff.com11 Jul 2022

Survivors, victims' families of the July 11, 2006 Mumbai serial train blasts paid tribute to the 209 victims at a memorial at the Mahim railway station, one of the blast sites, in north central Mumbai, July 11, 2022.

Youth fleeing accident drags elderly man on road in Bengaluru

Youth fleeing accident drags elderly man on road in Bengaluru

Rediff.com17 Jan 2023

A video of the 71-year-old Muthappa, a publisher by profession, holding on to the speeding two-wheeler precariously on a road stretch has gone viral, creating a sense of outrage.

Planning For Unsecured Loans? Read This

Planning For Unsecured Loans? Read This

Rediff.com23 May 2023

Personal loans and credit card loans provide quick access to money when it is urgently needed, but they also carry risks for borrowers.

Meet The INS Vagsheer

Meet The INS Vagsheer

Rediff.com20 Apr 2022

The sixth Scorpene class submarine, constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited for the Indian Navy, was launched in Mumbai.

Champs Bengaluru FC held in Durand Cup opener

Champs Bengaluru FC held in Durand Cup opener

Rediff.com15 Aug 2023

Chennaiyin FC beat Tribhuvan Army 3-0 to enter quarter-finals

VHP sends Rs 100 cr notice to Kharge for defaming Bajrang Dal

VHP sends Rs 100 cr notice to Kharge for defaming Bajrang Dal

Rediff.com6 May 2023

In its poll manifesto for May 10 assembly polls in Karnataka, the Congress said it is committed to take firm and decisive action against individuals and organisations such as the Bajrang Dal and the Popular Front of India (PFI) "spreading hatred" among communities on grounds of caste and religion.

Prohibitory orders to be imposed in Mumbai from November 1

Prohibitory orders to be imposed in Mumbai from November 1

Rediff.com21 Oct 2022

The order was issued on Thursday by the deputy commissioner of police (operations) in view of inputs received by the police about disturbance of peace, law and order, danger to human life and property, the official said.

Yeh Hai India: All Set for Gudhi Padwa

Yeh Hai India: All Set for Gudhi Padwa

Rediff.com31 Mar 2022

Preparations are underway for Gudhi Padwa -- the Maharashtrian new year celebrated in Maharashtra and Goa -- and the Mervekar family of Girgaum in south Mumbai is engaged in making various types of Gudhis for the occasion.

'Mumbai will always be vulnerable'

'Mumbai will always be vulnerable'

Rediff.com6 Dec 2023

'If we have to restrict and fight terrorism, first and foremost, we have to ensure communal harmony in the country.'