News for 'worli'

Mumbai escapes unhurt as Nisarga batters nearby areas

Mumbai escapes unhurt as Nisarga batters nearby areas

Rediff.com3 Jun 2020

A 58-year-old man died after a power transformer fell on him in Raigad district. 2 people died and 3 were injured in two separate cyclone-related incidents in Pune.

Polish your business and fine dining etiquette

Polish your business and fine dining etiquette

Rediff.com15 May 2009

Workshop on international business etiquette and fine dining by Sabira Merchant.

Dimpy: Rahul has apologized for all that happened

Dimpy: Rahul has apologized for all that happened

Rediff.com30 Jul 2010

Rahul Mahajan's second wife, Kolkata model, Dimpy, who left his Worli house late on Thursday following violent domestic abuse, on Friday said she was very upset and hurt and needed some time to recover from the episode.

Coronavirus: Good cop, bad cop

Coronavirus: Good cop, bad cop

Rediff.com11 Apr 2020

As we get used to a long haul of isolation to curb the spread of COVID-19, the police's new avatar in many places is a far cry from that of the high-handed enforcer of law and order.

PM Modi opens India's longest bridge in Assam

PM Modi opens India's longest bridge in Assam

Rediff.com26 May 2017

The 28.50 km long bridge is 3.55 km longer than the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai.

Omar appeals to PDP to attend all-party meet

Omar appeals to PDP to attend all-party meet

Rediff.com10 Jul 2010

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah made a fresh appeal to the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party to attend the all party meet on Monday to discuss the present situation in the Kashmir valley.

Germany's Klose prefers W Cup to scorer's title

Germany's Klose prefers W Cup to scorer's title

Rediff.com4 Jul 2010

Germany striker Miroslav Klose is one goal shy of equalling Ronaldo's World Cup record of 15 but the 32-year-old striker has his eyes set on a bigger trophy -- the World Cup itself.

Alia, Varun, Ranveer at Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards

Alia, Varun, Ranveer at Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards

Rediff.com17 Dec 2017

The kids have picked their favourites!

NTR blood bank to send blood to Mumbai

NTR blood bank to send blood to Mumbai

Rediff.com27 Nov 2008

Hyderabad-based NTR Memorial Trust Blood Bank is airlifting 100 units of blood of rare groups like A-, B-, O- and AB- to Mumbai to meet the requirements of the victims of the terror attacks.

'Feed the Future' is central to US foreign policy

'Feed the Future' is central to US foreign policy

Rediff.com17 Jun 2010

Part of a global effort that could benefit some 40 million people over a decade.

Maharashtra to take back 5 airports from Anil Ambani firm

Maharashtra to take back 5 airports from Anil Ambani firm

Rediff.com7 Oct 2015

Reliance was the highest bidder at Rs 63 cr for the 5 airports project.

S Kumars Nationwide: Spinning a new biz strategy

S Kumars Nationwide: Spinning a new biz strategy

Rediff.com27 Oct 2009

After Reid & Taylor, S Kumars Nationwide wants to try its luck in all segments.

Decide on alliance by July 15: NCP to Cong

Decide on alliance by July 15: NCP to Cong

Rediff.com30 Jun 2009

The Nationalist Congress Party on Tuesday asked its ally Congress to decide on alliance for coming assembly polls in Maharashtra by July 15 and in an apparent overture to facilitate the tie-up party, president Sharad Pawar proposed the Bandra-Worli sealink be named after Rajiv Gandhi.

Sena-BJP want Savarkar's name for sea link

Sena-BJP want Savarkar's name for sea link

Rediff.com30 Jun 2009

Barely hours after the Bandra-Worli sea link was named 'Rajiv Gandhi Setu', the move drew criticism from Opposition Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance, which favoured it being named after Swatantrayaveer Savarkar.

These are India's 10 COVID-19 hotspots

These are India's 10 COVID-19 hotspots

Rediff.com1 Apr 2020

There are two hotspots each in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Kerala and Maharashtra and one each in Gujarat and Rajasthan

Coulthard faces fine for Mumbai speed drive

Coulthard faces fine for Mumbai speed drive

Rediff.com12 Oct 2009

Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) would consider action against organisers of the exhibition event where former British F1 racer David Coulthard drove a Formula One car on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link allegedly beyond permissible speed limits.

Lockdown: Mumbai's spirit seems firmly bottled in

Lockdown: Mumbai's spirit seems firmly bottled in

Rediff.com28 Mar 2020

In this lockdown, no matter how many similarities the memory dredges up from past events and associations, there is one thing that has no precedent: The isolation that it has imposed on people, reports Arundhuti Dasgupta.

ED questions Lalit Modi, takes him to MI office

ED questions Lalit Modi, takes him to MI office

Rediff.com22 Apr 2010

IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi was questioned by IT and Enforcement Directorate officials on Thursday.

Disease fighting master gene identified in UK

Disease fighting master gene identified in UK

Rediff.com14 Sep 2009

British scientists have identified the master gene, called E4bp4, that causes blood stem cells to turn into disease-fighting 'natural killer' (NK) immune cells.

IT officials satisfied after inquiry: Lalit Modi

IT officials satisfied after inquiry: Lalit Modi

Rediff.com16 Apr 2010

Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi on Friday said that IT officials went back satisfied after the 8-hour questioning.

Lookout notice issued against Yash Birla in cheating case

Lookout notice issued against Yash Birla in cheating case

Rediff.com1 Feb 2014

A lookout notice has been issued against industrialist Yash Birla in connection with a cheating case registered against his firm Birla Power Solutions, police said.

WTO: Officials to begin discussions ahead of meet

WTO: Officials to begin discussions ahead of meet

Rediff.com1 Sep 2009

Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma, who took the initiative of hosting the informal meeting of important countries and blocs like the US, European Union, Brazil, China and Australia, remained busy today with officials. While it is being seen as a bold step by India to re-energise the Doha talks after they collapsed at Geneva in July 2008, New Delhi is consciously keeping the pitch low so as not to raise expectations from the meeting on Thursday and Friday.

SC stays sale on Harshad Mehta's 9 flats

SC stays sale on Harshad Mehta's 9 flats

Rediff.com9 Apr 2010

In a relief to the family of late stock broker late Harshad Mehta, the Supreme Court has stayed the sale of the nine residential flats owned by him at Worli in Mumbai.

Govt to introduce biometric passports by 2010

Govt to introduce biometric passports by 2010

Rediff.com18 Dec 2008

To checking human trafficking, the government plans to introduce biometric passport system that will include finger-printing, by 2010, external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday. Stating that there was a nexus of recruiting agencies and employers in human trafficking, Mukherjee added that Indian workers fall for the lure of more money and resort to illegal migration and end up being harassed and exploited.

I didn't go to sea link uninvited: Bachchan

I didn't go to sea link uninvited: Bachchan

Rediff.com26 Mar 2010

Breaking his silence for the first time since getting embroiled in a controversy related to the inauguration of the Bandra Worli sea link, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan in an interview to CNN-IBN has hit out at all his critics for his alleged support to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

Gas row hearing: Anil Ambani present in SC

Gas row hearing: Anil Ambani present in SC

Rediff.com24 Nov 2009

The Ambani brothers are locked in a bitter battle over the supply and price of the gas from KG basin.

Clinton helped Obama rope in India as ally: Report

Clinton helped Obama rope in India as ally: Report

Rediff.com22 Jul 2009

The successes of Clinton's trip have helped to expand the President's vision for a multi-polar world, says the Christian Science Monitor.

Indo-US accord opens door for closer defence ties

Indo-US accord opens door for closer defence ties

Rediff.com21 Jul 2009

The USIBC said that this was 'a significant step that puts decades of Cold War baggage behind the world's two largest democracy', and that in achieving 'consensus' on this 'key bilateral agreement', it held out the promise 'to bolster the US and India as reliable partners for the long future in the sensitive areas of defence and security trade'.

India begin well in Thomas and Uber Cup

India begin well in Thomas and Uber Cup

Rediff.com22 Feb 2010

Saina Nehwal and Chetan Anand led the charge as India got off to a flying start in the Thomas and Uber Cup Asian Zone qualifiers, with both the men's and women's teams notching contrasting victories over Sri Lanka and Hong Kong respectively, in NakhonRatchasima, Thailand, on Monday.

Now, a controversy over Mumbai-Pune expressway

Now, a controversy over Mumbai-Pune expressway

Rediff.com9 Jul 2009

'The Mumbai-Pune expressway took shape during the BJP rule in Maharashtra and I had declared that time that it would be named after popular Marathi litterateur P L Deshpande, the most versatile and loved personality of the state famously known for his creative and artistic genius,' Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray said in the editorial of party mouthpiece Saamana on Thursday.

CM justifies naming sealink after Rajiv Gandhi

CM justifies naming sealink after Rajiv Gandhi

Rediff.com1 Jul 2009

Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Wednesday defended the proposal to name Mumbai's Bandra-Worli sealink after former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

ED busts multi-crore hawala racket

ED busts multi-crore hawala racket

Rediff.com19 Feb 2009

The agency conducted a day long search at various offices of the businessman across the national capital, including Karol Bagh and Chandini Chowk areas recently and seized a large number of documents showing foreign bank accounts, unaccounted investments and receipts and payments showing hawala transactions worth several hundred crore rupees, officials said on Thursday. The accused is one of the leading importers of the Chinese mobiles.

AIIMS has answer to cervical cancer

AIIMS has answer to cervical cancer

Rediff.com12 Oct 2009

They have identified two common types of human papillomavirus virus (HPV) responsible for causing cervical cancer, a vaccination for which could eliminate 75 per cent of the disease in the region.

Cong-NCP eye another clean sweep in Mumbai

Cong-NCP eye another clean sweep in Mumbai

Rediff.com12 Oct 2009

In the overcrowded local trains, auto-rickshaw stands, BEST buses and long queues at the Bandra-Worli sea link toll plaza, the staple language of Mumbai is Hindi, unlike most of the other cities of Maharashtra, where Marathi still dominates the public conversation domain.

Will not interfere in Campa Cola issue: CM Chavan

Will not interfere in Campa Cola issue: CM Chavan

Rediff.com9 Jun 2014

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday said the state government will not intervene in the Campa Cola building issue as the Supreme Court has not given any relief to residents of the society against demolition of their illegal flats.

The One and Only Mary Kom

The One and Only Mary Kom

Rediff.com8 Mar 2019

'I am actually quicker now than before,' Boxing legend Mary Kom tells Pavan Lall.

Banks, FIs step up property buys

Banks, FIs step up property buys

Rediff.com23 Jan 2009

With real estate prices moving southwards, several banks and financial institutions are buying their own properties and shifting from rented and leased premises.

Munde's body reaches Mumbai; funeral on Wednesday

Munde's body reaches Mumbai; funeral on Wednesday

Rediff.com3 Jun 2014

The body of Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde, who died in a road accident in Delhi, reached Mumbai on Tuesday evening.

Delhi auto expo to be the world's largest

Delhi auto expo to be the world's largest

Rediff.com23 Dec 2009

The last Auto Expo in January 2008 in New Delhi drew 1.8 million visitors. The 2010 edition scheduled at Pragati Maidan here, from January 5-11, is expected to draw close to 2 million visitors, which would make it the largest auto show in the world.

Junior Thackeray inaugurates open-air gym, BMC pulls it down

Junior Thackeray inaugurates open-air gym, BMC pulls it down

Rediff.com16 Jul 2015

The BMC's C-ward team seized the equipment of the open air gym at Marine Drive, but reinstalled it later.