Bollywood watched Hotel Mumbai, a movie inspired by the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.
'The security guards at the stadium did not recognise him. He kept saying he was Zakir Hussain but they did not permit him to enter.' 'Zakir bhai was calm and told me it is not their fault. They were doing their job.'
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In an interesting session at the TiE Summit i Mumbai, Ratan Tata and Narayana Murthy shared their views on each other, entrepreneurship, trust, politicians and their experience of being at the helm of India's most reputed companies.
He also said that when it comes to proscribing some terrorists, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has 'regrettably' been unable to act in some cases because of 'political considerations'.
Suraiya was admitted to the Harkishandas Hospital in south Mumbai 15 days ago for various health problems, including loss of appetite, low blood sugar and general weakness.
Nothing Sebastian Vettel experiences on the track this weekend can match what the world champion has witnessed on India's roads.
After criticising United States President Barack Obama's first speech delivered at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on November 6, the Bharatiya Janata Party has softened its stance against him.
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It's the fond memories of the Taj Mahal and the hospitality of Indians that bring Li Keqiang back to India, this time as the premier of the world's most populous nation.
This 75-year-old hallowed store in Mumbai supplies shoes to Amitabh Bachchan, Tatas, Birlas among others.
Anjali quickly decided not to pursue her career in medicine. If she had worked in a government hospital, she would have had to do her fair share of nights and weekends in hospital, which would have been tough when Sachin was back in Bombay between tours. Had she worked in private practice as Dr Anjali Tendulkar, she reckoned she would be consulted for her name rather than her expertise. Anjali is an all-or nothing person and she couldn't have just dabbled in doctoring. Moreover, she wanted to devote herself to keeping her husband in the right frame of mind to play his best cricket. A fascinating excerpt from Annabel Mehta and Georgina Brown's book, My Passage to India.
Ajit Singh writes a letter to Akhilesh Yadav asking him to send experts to Muthura for the airport.
At a dinner banquet last year at the Taj Mahal rooftop - after successfully concluding a merger between Aircel's towers and group company GTL Infrastructure - Tirodkar was hailed as sagacious, humble and hands-on by a motley bunch of suave bankers, analysts and media persons.
The year was 2014. A small boy in his teens stood in front of Noida's most famous cricket coach Phool Chand's office room, and there was no parent accompanying him.
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The Queen's Baton of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games was taken at the historic India Gate by the country's top sportspersons in a low-key event on the first day of its India stop on Saturday.
Inzamam reacted with uncharacteristic anger, as did India's vice-captain Rahul Dravid when told of speculation that bookies might have influenced the 2-2 score in the ODI series.
Scenes from a deserted Mumbai, something that most of us have never seen.
The visit of Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik to India, for operationalisation of liberalised visa agreement between the two countries, has been deferred and he is likely to arrive in New Delhi on December 14.
Author-journalist Naresh Fernandes has won the 2012 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for Taj Mahal Foxtrot: The Story of Bombay's Jazz Age, an account of the city's thriving music scene between the 30s and 60s.
Host Amitabh Bachchan joins the actors in the dance Gangnam style!
After they registered their marriage at Saif's Bandra residence, Bollywood stars arrived at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel to attend the grand weddign reception.
'Don't be surprised if the Census forms come with a caste box.' 'I will be surprised if it doesn't. It will be a point conceded to Rahul Gandhi and his allies,' asserts Shekhar Gupta. The BJP machine could take all 3 in its stride, but this election has changed that, notes Shekhar Gupta.
A hoarding an MNS leader posted in Mahim, north-central Mumbai, to mark the first anniversary of the 26/11 terror attacks, omits National Security Guard commandos Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan and Havaldar Gajendra Singh Bisht who lost their lives battling terrorists at the Taj Mahal hotel and Nariman House respectively.
An image of the President speaking to visitors in the Mughal Gardens.
Speaking at a special memorial service held at the Trident-Oberoi Hotel, which had along with Taj Mahal Hotel, bore the brunt of the terror attack in 2008, Sarkozy said: 'Mumbai terror attacks are comparable to 9/11 attacks. I count on Pakistan authorities to show that they are resolute in combating terrorism.'
Bridal ensembles, multiple hues, glimmer and shimmer were all part of designer Jaya Rathore's bridal collection, showcased at the WLIFW. And Urmila Matondkar catwalked too.
The US president stayed in the Grand Presidential Suite of the ITC Maurya Hotel.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday criticised United States President Barack Obama's speech at the 26/11 memorial at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, for not mentioning Pakistan as the perpetrator of the terror attacks in 2008, which had targeted the luxurious hotel.BJP's national spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy had termed Obama's speech a disappointment, claiming that by omitting to name Pakistan, he had missed an opportunity to strike a chord with the people of India.
'The president was very courteous,' said the young widow who stays with four small children in a Mumbai slum.
As a symbolic gesture to pay respect to United States President Donald Trump, Agra Mayor Naveen K Jain will welcome the guest by handing over a 'key of the city' which is made up of silver.
Sanjay Dutt celebrates his 61st birthday on July 29.
'I wish somebody would tell the prime minister that peace with Pakistan is a good thought. Indians and Pakistanis can be friends, but India and Pakistan can never be friends in our lifetime,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Life may have returned to normal for the Sukma collector, but will the lives of the families of his two bodyguards who died during his abduction be the same again, asks Shobha Warrier.
Most devotees stayed indoors to offer 'namaz' as religious and festive gatherings remain prohibited in most part of the country.
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