Maharashtra Navnirmkan Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday shot down the suggestion of his party joining the grand alliance of Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party- Republican Party of India to take on the ruling Congress-Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra and asserted his outfit will capture power in the state on its own strength.
The prime suspect in the Mumbai double murder case of well-known painter Hema Upadhaya and her lawyer was today detained by Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force in Varanasi.
Support to the United Progressive Alliance Presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee does not mean the Shiv Sena is backing the Congress, the party's executive president Uddhav Thackeray said on Tuesday.
Fans offer prayers before Rajnikanth's Endhiran/Robot starts at the Aurora theatre.
Young Armaan Jaffer scored a mammoth 473 for Rizvi Springfield in the Harris Shield final against IES VN Sule Guruji at the Matunga Gymkhana.
It was batters who mostly lead their teams to victories and some into the knock-outs. While Mumbai trailblazer Sarfaraz Khan continues to find the big runs, Baba Indrajith's consistency wasn't enough for Tamil Nadu to make even the top two in Group H.
An eatery once owned by dreaded underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in South Mumbai besides his green sedan and tenancy rights to a property in suburban Matunga went under the hammer on Thursday, with a former journalist emerging as the top bidder at Rs 4.28 crore for the food joint notwithstanding a threat from the don's aide Chhota Shakeel.
Ravi K Chandran has finally found a heroine for his directorial debut Yaan.
heavy showers were likely to continue for next 48 hours, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The most dramatic images of the Mumbai rains sent in by our readers.
Bharat Pardeshi, one of the leaders from the All India Railway Act Apprentice Association, spoke to Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf about why they had to resort to the unpopular move, disrupting the lives of thousands of railway commuters in Mumbai.
We bring you the richest, biggest and famous Ganesh pandals from Mumbai.
Residents of these areas have complained of burning sensation in the eyes and sore throat besides a foul smell akin to ammonia gas.
'It's still very early. I have just been handed over the matter and therefore I haven't formed any views on it as yet,' Justice B N Srikrishna tells Pavan Lall.
Cadence Theatre Mumbai presents 'The Grand December Event'. They are showcasing two one-act plays: Ballabhpur Ki Roopkatha & Aids Eda. With this event Cadence will launch their promotional film and are also donating some funds to an old age home.
Parineeti, Aditya may be spotted in YOUR city!
In a significant development, an eyewitness in the July 11, 2006 serial train blasts case, on Tuesday identified the alleged planter of the RDX laden bomb in the train that blasted at Matunga station in Mumbai.
The incident comes in the wake of alleged suicide of Rohith Vemula, a Dalit research scholar pursuing PhD in Hyderabad Central University.
'If you want to keep a cow and do business you can keep it in your compound or your home, but not tie them up at public places.' Taking up this problem by its horns, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is planning to take action against all those who illegally tie cows to the footpaths and turn it into a business. The civic body has proposed to increase the penalty for tethering cows, bulls and horses to poles on roads and footpaths to Rs 10,000 from Rs 2,500. The proposal follows a request by Matunga corporator Nehal Shah, who said that at various places -- temples, footpaths and roadside corners -- cows are tied up to poles and passers-by pay owners to feed the animal. Speaking to Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com, she says that tying up animals on the streets is tantamount to cruelty and that the steep fines will act as a deterrent.
"A police team left for UP to trace the culprits, as it suspects that they must have fled to that state," a senior police official said on Monday.
In its verdict, the court had held 12 other accused guilty of various charges. Arguments for the quantum of sentence are likely to begin on Monday.
Here's what a Rajinikanth movie screening looks like.
We invited readers to send in their interesting monsoon snapshots. Here are some more responses -- and you can share yours too!
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.
The Mumbai anti-terrorist squad has nabbed two persons, who were plotting a terror strike on Oil and Natural Gas Corporation installations in the city.
Officials however warned of a 4.81 metre high tide in afternoon coupled with heavy showers, which may cause flash floods in low-lying areas in the city.
Young Rishabh Pandya stunned ace Geet Sethi 4-2 to enter the quarter-finals of the Matunga Gymkhana-BSAM-Pidilite 6-Red All India Open Snooker Championship in Mumbai on Sunday.
Choreographer Avit Dias talks about bagging the Aal Izz Well song in 3 Idiots.
'It was a privilege to work for the country.'
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Monday announced formation of two labour unions in the railways and aviation sector.
Narrow lanes and bylanes, small houses, unhygienic living conditions, common toilets and several other factors are responsible for the easy spread of COVID-19 in Dharavi, apart from non-adherence to social distancing norms.
Reader Ganesh Rao sent us this picture from Mumbai.
Mumbaikars travelling to work faced a harrowing time on Tuesday morning owing to waterlogging caused by the incessant rain since Monday night.
International Centre for Education Inc, a forum dedicated to fostering international student recruitments, globally, is organising Fall Asia Middle East Expo (FAME 2006), an International Student Recruitment Fair in Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Pune
L'Oreal India presents a series of seminars and scholarships in order to encourage women to continue studying in the sciences.
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July 11 did not deserve to be an ordinary day. It is a day of anger. A day to respectfully honour hundreds of citizens -- who could have been you or me killed in the space of minutes. Of lives lost. Of homes shattered. How can we not remember?
Pankajam Thirumalai, then 14, recalls how she met the Father of the Nation
The parade was carried out in front of an executive magistrate in the Thane Central Jail recently.
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