Celebrating US elections in Mumbai

Americans and desis came together to watch the US election results live at Mumbai's Hard Rock Cafe. Rediff.com's Nadisha Daniel and Abhishek Mande were at the venue. Photographs and video: Rajesh......

Life From A Hospital Room

Thanks to a close one's illness, I have seen quite a few hospital rooms in the past half a year or so.They have revived my respect for life reinterpreted via its essentials, notes Shyam G Menon.......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

A maniac with a gun, a life lost in vain

Robbed of prey as people fled, Omar Perez came marching back and shot bullet after bullet into Prudhvi Raj Kandepi's head, thus ensuring that a man he had never met before, known nothing of, would......

20,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in India soon

Internet service provider O-Zone Network and telecom equipment maker Alcatel Lucent have inked an agreement for jointly developing Wi-Fi hotspots across the country. As per the agreement, Alcatel......

One of the biggest land deals in Mumbai: Rs 5,200 cr for Bombay Dyeing's Worli asset

In one of the biggest land deals in the financial capital, Wadias-run Bombay Dyeing on Wednesday announced the sale of a 22-acre land parcel to Japan's Sumitomo for Rs 5,200 crore. IMAGE: The......

The other empire Azim Premji built as Wipro boss

Founded in 2006, PremjiInvest’s assets under management are worth over $2 billion across India Even as he was spearheading information technology (IT) services provider Wipro over the past......

Ola plugs into the IPL frenzy

The company markets itself to young commuters in the shadow of the ongoing tournament, but is caught on the wrong foot as its campaign comes under fire on social media In India, there is hardly......

PIX: Shruti Haasan, Hard Kaur at VH1 music awards

The show felicitated indie musicians like Dualist Inquiry's Sahej Bakshi and Nischay Parekh.The first edition of music channel VH1 and Seagram's 100 Pipers awards were held on May 12 at Hard Rock......

PIX: Gul Panag, Rishi Kapoor indulge in GUITAR SMASHING

Several Bollywood celebrities turned up at the opening of Hard Rock Cafe's new restaurant in Andheri, a western Mumbai suburb, over the weekend. Actress Gul Panag seemed......

Spotted! A Mermaid Called Riya

Nargis Fakhri holidays in Italy... Ananya gets into a bikini... Sunny promotes his movie... Photograph: Kind courtesy Riya Sen/Instagram Riya Sen takes a dip in the ocean off Kanawa island in......

PIX: Varun Dhawan, Vidya Balan at Mirchi Top 20 Awards

The Mirchi Top 20 awards was held by Radio Mirchi at the Hard Rock Cafe, Andheri, a western suburb of Mumbai, on May 20. Quite a few stars trouped up for the big night. ABCD......

Miami In Love With Messi Already!

Lionel Messi has Miami in a spell! With the Argentine superstar set to make his Major League Soccer debut with Inter Miami next week, the city has been bitten by the Messi bug. Everything from a......

Federer sets the standard

U.S. Open champion Roger Federer breezed into New York's Hard Rock cafe on Monday clutching his latest piece of silverware.Maybe the venue was chosen in anticipation of an Andy Roddick victory, all......