Revolt rocks Guj BJP ahead of polls, 5 leaders to contest as independents

At least one sitting Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and four former legislators have threatened to contest as independents after being denied tickets by the BJP for the upcoming Gujarat assembly......

The lady behind one of Time's 100 influential people

Sheela Bhatt meets Bharti Patel, whose son Dr Vikram Patel was recently ranked one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people, to find out her recipe for a remarkable upbringing. IMAGE: 'Once......

From Rediff Archives: The strange case of Yakub Memon

1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon is set to be hanged after his final petition was rejected by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Back in 2007, Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt had profiled Yakub after he......

From Rediff Archives: The strange case of Yakub Memon

Reports suggest that the 1993 Mumbai blasts accused Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, the sole death row convict in the serial blasts case in which around 257 people lost their lives, may be hanged on July......

25 years later, 4 bank officials convicted in securities scam

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Mumbai has convicted four former bank officials in one of the multi-crore securities scam cases and sentenced them to three years imprisonment,......

When Rekha Kissed Alia!

The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2023, held at Mumbai's Taj Land's End hotel, saw Bollywood and television stars in attendance. S S Rajamouli's RRR was a big winner of the......

'No one is interested in you unless...'

...'You create your own success.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pratik Gandhi/Instagram It's an exciting time to be Pratik Gandhi. The actor who played Harshad Mehta in Hansal Mehta's Scam 1992 is......

The Films Before They Became STARS

IMAGE: Pratik Gandhi in Mitron, top, and in Bhavai. After a humble beginning in Saat Hindustani, Amitabh Bachchan went on to become a 'mahanayak'. Nawazuddin Siddiqui played several uncredited......

PIX: Katrina, Ranbir, Alia watch Brothers

Check out the star arrivals. Love birds Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif caught a special screening of Brothers at Mumbai's Light Box theatre on Thursday, August 13. Taking some time off......

Sehwag, Gambhir, Zaheer get lifeline against West Indies 'A'

The out-of-favour opening pair of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir were handed a lifeline by the national selectors on Tuesday when they were included in the India 'A' squad for the second and......

Pujara-led India 'A' wary of Windies after losing ODI series

Led by the in-form Cheteshwar Pujara, India ‘A’ will eye revenge for the ODI series loss when they take on a confident West Indies ‘A’ in the unofficial three-Test series,......

Hazare Trophy: Yuvraj powers Punjab, Dhoni fails again

A summary of the day's play in the Vijay Hazare One-day tournament. Riding on star player Yuvraj Singh’s unbeaten 78, Punjab posted a comfortable six-wicket victory over Rajasthan and......

Mumbai pacers Thakur, Sandhu dismiss Punjab cheaply

IMAGE: Shardul Thakur, right, celebrates with his Mumbai team mates after taking a wicket during the Ranji Trophy match against Punjab at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. Photograph: PTI Hosts......

Punjab pip Assam by 1 run in Hazare thriller

A summary of the day's play in the Vijay Hazare One-day tournament. Sarupam Purkayastha's valiant 125 was in vain as Punjab eked out a thrilling one-run victory over Assam in a Group A encounter of......