Somaiya, an old BJP hand and one of its leading speakers on economic issues in Parliament, had been a trenchant critic of the Sena.
The 53-year-old makes his return as a leading man in the upcoming Aa Gaya Hero.
After being forced to resign as chairman of MCF, Mallya is now keen on increasing his stake in the company
The generational shift in the Bharatiya Janata Party was complete on Tuesday with its founders Atal Behari Vajpayee, L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi being dropped from the Parliamentary Board, the highest decision-making body, which has the stamp of Prime Minister Narendra Modi all over now.
Unless Naresh Goyal pulls the proverbial rabbit out of his hat or reveals an unexpected ace of spades, the airline he built from scratch - many refer to it as "his baby" - may slip out of his grasp, says Anjuli Bhargava.
It is not just in the film industry. It happens everywhere, she said.
Even in a country where Cricket and Bollywood have always been a potent mix, Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma's fairytale romance is special.
Hima Das missed the Asian Championships mark on the final day of competition
The battle for the takeover of MCFL has been going on for one year.
Virat Kohli sent the shutterbugs into a clicking frenzy as he received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award
In a shocking incident, a group of young men allegedly molested an 18-year-old girl in a broad daylight in the suburban Kandivali in Mumbai, police said.
The UN celebrated the birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar with a top official describing the noted Indian social reformer as a "global icon" for marginalised people.
The former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh man's swearing in on Saturday
The legislature party meeting will be held on Friday in the presence of the central observers and party in-charge of Uttarakhand affairs Shyam Jaju.
So far, more than 20 youths have attempted suicide during the ongoing protest.
Meanwhile, an independent MLA in Gujarat has declared his support to the BJP.
Singhdeo was the main architect of the Congress party's poll manifesto, which he said was made after feedback from about 80,000 people from across the state.
Rookie Manisha outclasses two-time bronze medallist Christina Cruz
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Saroj Kumar Rath, author of the newly-published book Fragile Frontiers: The Secret History of Mumbai Terror Attacks, speaks to Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa.
Rediff's Love Guru has answers to all your relationship problems.
India's women artists, says Kishore Singh, look at politics and society and want to provoke reactions on issues based on their inheritance and understanding of gender, class, caste and environmental disparity.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
A forensic audit has found possible 'irregularities and mismanagement' in advances and investments made by Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers to his other group companies.
Kerala CM seeks wild card entry for Chitra at Worlds
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
In Soraon, despite the tie-ups, Congress, SP, BJP and Apna Dal candidates are contesting against their allies.
India continued its fine run at the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships, winning four gold medals so far on a rain-hit second day of the competition in Bhubaneswar.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
A highly placed source in the know of content of the draft report prepared by the three-member panel told PTI that the ministry team has secured evidence to establish the fact that illegal sand mining is happening in the Uttar Pradesh district.
Sanjay Dutt's relationship with Madhuri Dixit, the break up and heartache that followed.
Poddar-Mallya agreement on running MCF likely to be re-worked.
'I find Katrina and Deepika very graceful. Sonakshi dances well too. I was surprised to see Alia dancing so well on one of the live shows. Shraddha did a good job in ABCD 2.' Dancing diva Madhuri Dixit submits her report card.
The SP candidates in these seats include Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav and three ministers, one of whom was recently sacked.
Restricted by state government orders, the ownership of such land could not be formally registered, so the advances made continued to be reflected in the accounts as 'advances against land'.
Psst, all the shenanigans from the sets of Ek Paheli Leela revealed here!
Villagers speak in utter disbelief of the havoc wreaked by the storm, which claimed the live of over 100 people.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Opportunistic face of SP has come before the people: Yogi Adityanth.
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