'Somebody HAS TO fight back, everybody can't be afraid'

Strong steps, not placatory words, are what family members and friends of Keenan and Reuben, killed by eve-teasers in Mumbai, are seeking through their tireless campaign. Sanchari Bhattacharya......

In a dark, dingy, slum, families cope with Mumbai's hooch tragedy

Families, torn apart by the Malvani hooch tragedy, where 104 people lost their lives, confront a dark and hopeless future. Rediff.com reports on how the families are coping with their individual......

Who Got the Bofors Money?

The Congress kept sheltering Quattrochi, and the BJP was more intent on shielding the Hinduja brothers.The fact is that the two roads crisscrossed, and neither the truth prevailed nor did the law......

'Why can't the government do justice to us?'

Two families grieve the death of Pradeep Maruti Gade, one of the 104 victims of the Mumbai hooch tragedy. Text: Prasanna D Zore and Reuben NV; Photographs: Reuben NV Image: Sangeeta Gade with her......

Sahara's Plaza, Dream Downtown hotels in US up for sale?

While there was no official word from Saharas, reports said that the two hotels can fetch up to $1 billion. Image: Reports said that the two hotels can fetch up to $1 billion. Photograph: Reuters......

Lalit Modi connection emerges in Sahara hotel deals

Former IPL chief shooed off potential buyers at the behest of Sushanto Roy, says broker Controversial businessman Lalit Modi, whose affairs derailed Parliament’s monsoon session, made a......

Sahara seals Rs 5,500-cr debt deal for foreign hotels

Grosvenor House hotel was put on sale by its lender Bank of China earlier this year after a 'technical default' In a major deal for Saharas, billionaire brothers David and Simon Reuben have......

Subrata Roy seeks more time for deal-making in Tihar jail

Sahara group moves application seeking extension of special facilities for 45 days for its chief; claims 5 deals are on the table. Armed with new proposals for raising money from its assets, the......

'Who up there is writing this script?'

'How can so many misfortunes fall on one beautiful family?' IMAGE: Shiv Subrahmanyam in 2 States. On Monday, April 11, Shiv Subrahmanyam bid the world goodbye. The talented actor-writer was just......

When Chiranjeevi visited Pawan Kalyan

The latest updates from the Telugu film industry. Pawan Kalyan, who is busy shooting for his co-production, Sardaar Gabbar Singh, also produced by Sharrath Marar, recently had a surprise......

The music man behind Hrithik's success

'My chacha's music is sweet and intoxicating.'Patcy N reports from Roshan Se Roshan Tak, a rare Bollywood concert.Photographs and Video: N V Reuben. Music merged with memories at an unusual Mumbai......

Nagpur to PK, Rajkumar Hirani's amazing journey

As Rajkumar Hirani's PK gets ready for release, we re-publish our special on the director, published in December 2009.   Barring a Shah Rukh Khan, an Akshay Kumar or a Preity Zinta, it is......