Deshmukh demanded Rs 2 crore from me: Waze

Suspended cop Sachin Waze on Wednesday claimed former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh had demanded Rs 2 crore from him to continue his service in the Mumbai police and alleged another......

Macron's posters stuck on Mumbai road, removed

Posters of French President Emmanuel Macron were found pasted on a busy road in south Mumbai and were later removed by the police, an official said on Friday.   Photograph:......

Bombay HC allows Muharram procession with riders

The Bombay high court on Friday granted permission for a Muharram procession in the city with stringent restrictions in place in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. A bench of Justices S J Kathawalla......

India sees biggest spike in COVID-19 with 6,088 cases; tally climbs to 1.18 lakh

The country has recorded the biggest single-day spike of 6,088 COVID-19 cases, while the death toll due to the virus has climbed to 3,583,  the Union health ministry said on Friday. IMAGE:......

Smart cities or smart pilots?

To redevelop cities as ‘smart’, investment of at least $10 billion is required. For 100 cities, it works out to $1 trillion Cities are defined not by their infrastructure but by their......

Eyeing a slice of Mumbai's smart city pie

Big developers are learnt to have made a pitch to get a role in the project that is spread over 16 acres behind Mumbai's popular Crawford market. Image: Traffic moves in front of the Chhatrapati......

How Mumbai's oldest Ittar market is keeping its business alive

The traditional art of making herbal ittar(fragrance) is gradually getting replaced with chemical-based, not so labour-intensive perfume industry, finds out Shaheen Mansuri/Rediff.com. Image:......

Mumbai's 'Bhendi Bazaar' ready for a multi-million makeover

South Mumbai's Bhendi Bazaar is all set for a makeover. The Saifeee Burhani Upliftment Trust (SBUT) is awaiting final clearances to kick-start construction of the most-talked about project,......

PIX: Shilpa Shetty's Iftar indulgence!

It’s the holy month of Ramzan and Mumbai's film folk are making the most of it by indulging in some mouthwatering Iftar delicacies. Even Shilpa Shetty Kundra, who's passionate about eating......

Manto Review: A highly intelligent piece of work

'If Manto, the film, falls short of being a masterpiece, it's ironically because Nandita Das the filmmaker does not quite crack the Manto code herself: she doesn't quite see her subject with the......

Behind the scenes of Alia-Ranbir's Brahmastra

Just what are Ranbir and Alia doing? Since the time Brahmastra, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, was announced, everyone's curious to know more. Initially titled Dragon, the superhero film is......

'The lovemaking scene hasn't been reduced'

'I am not a supporter of complete freedom of speech or expression on any social platform, but we must have the right to choose as adults in a personal space.' Babumoshai Bandookbaaz tells a unique......