"Rape is not the end of life. I want strictest punishment for all the accused and want to join duty as early as possible".
The deceased Dhairya Lalani, 26, and Vishwa Lalani, 23, and their aunt Pramila Kenia had gone to the pub on Thursday night to celebrate Khushbu's 29th birthday, a close friend of the Lalani family said.
Deepika Padukone visited Siddhivinayak temple to seek divine blessings for her latest film Bajirao Mastani.
On a recent visit to India, writer Ved Mehta gave Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel a rare glimpse into his current state of mind and what he thinks of the changes he encounters in his motherland.
In the wake of the recent terror attacks, security in the city has been beefed up as lakhs of patrons gathered today to observe B R Ambedkar's 'Mahaparinirvan Divas' at Chaitya Bhoomi in central Mumbai.
On Wednesday, while Colaba received 94.6 mm of rainfall, the weather station at Santacruz recorded a rainfall of 44.4 mm.
'Prayers of 125 crore Indians have been answered,' said well-wishers of the former naval officer who has been incarcerated by Pakistan.
He is 54, but looks far better than he did when he was a supermodel in his 20s and 30s. Cooler still is his vibe. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel catches up with Milind Soman, fitness icon and businessman.
The prosecution's pursuit of this tiny detail was because they believed the charge from Google, on Indrani's account, was to restore Sheena's Gmail account, via the Google account recovery toolkit, since Indrani did not have the password.
We bring you the richest, biggest and famous Ganesh pandals from Mumbai.
Arundhuti Dasgupta on the anxiety and logistical challenges of caring for elderly parents during lockdown, especially if they are ailing and live away from you.
'Urbanisation results in heavy rainfall events.'
Thursday morning didn't wake up the 'city that never sleeps' as shops largely remained closed with news of ailing Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's critical health condition spreading around.
'It is never easy to run a campaign as a woman, particularly a minority woman, especially when you are bucking the establishment.' 'My entire campaign is an act of resistance.'
Celebration time for Slumdog Millionaire's India team.
'I have stopped going to college and instead come here to protest.' 'What is the point of going to college when you are unsure about your citizenship?' 'I am here to protest and save my future.'
Several stars attended a 'pre-IIFA bash' at Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel, in central Mumbai.
The death toll in the building collapse at central Mumbai has mounted to 10 as three more bodies were recovered from the debris on Tuesday the evening, a civic official said.
The 10-day extravaganza is on in Mumbai as it hosts its most favourite deity. Rediff.com takes a look at the city's rich and famous Ganpati mandals.
'In what must go down as one of the most nonchalant remarks by the head of any hospital, J J Hospital Dean Dr Ranjit Mankeshwar said: 'We do not know where the staff was, but he did not suffer serious wounds'.'
He also sought to know why Modi had not visited Ayodhya in the past four-and-a-half years, after becoming the prime minister.
The Shiv Sena supremo was caught in a good mood, as he sat on stage.
'When you don't have food to eat, will you be worried about the virus or the next meal?'
He is, at the closing of 2018, a man quite different from the Peter Mukerjea who entered judicial custody three-and-a-half years ago. He is a man not yet convicted of a crime, but already suffering for it, like the hundreds that enter these courts every day and the thousands Peter shares jail space with in a central Mumbai prison.
Aamir Khan and Abhishek Bachchan discuss their new film Dhoom 3 at its trailer launch.
The body of Yakub Memon, who was hanged in Nagpur Central Jail on Thursday morning for his role in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, arrived home in Mahim locality of the metropolis.
The alliance won 41 of the 48 seats leaving the Congress-NCP combine with just 5 seats.
Raj Vadgama, a martial arts trainer, offers 10 simple tips for women to protect themselves when faced with sex predators.
Mumbai Police are making special security arrangements to deal with any possible fallout on law and order front after the hanging of Yakub Memon, convicted in the 1993 serial bomb blasts in the metropolis.
'If done well, the containment measures can help minimise the impact of the epidemic.'
It is a waste of time to speak up in today's India, believes Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'We know there will be an end to this epidemic temporarily.' 'We probably should get a couple of years break before it comes again.'
Deepak Amrapurkar, the Bombay Hospital gastroenterologist had slipped into an open manhole while wading through the water-logged streets near Elphinstone Road station.
The legendary actor's funeral saw a sprinkling of film personalities.
'It wasn't as if the senior police inspectors in charge of the police stations were not aware of the communal tension that was being created in their areas before and during the riots.' 'Yet they chose not to act,' recalls Jyoti Punwani.
'I will miss you calling me and saying "I am Shashi Kapoor" even when you were at the height of your stardom.' Gitanjali Gurbaxani remembers a dear friend.
In a gruesome reminder of the Delhi rape case, a young woman was gang raped, this time in Mumbai.
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