Heavy rains lash Mumbai; 1 killed in building collapse

One person was killed when a four-storeyed building in the city collapsed in Mumbai on Wednesday following heavy rains, fire brigade sources said. The building Gopal Bhavan, located in Mamletdar......

Egypt row: Flight with 3rd batch of Indians

Another batch of Indians, who were caught in the violent unrest in Cairo over the demand for the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, reached Mumbai by a special 'ferry' flight of Air India......

'How can our .303 rifles fight against AK-47?'

While leaving his Airoli home in suburban Mumbai on Wednesday night, Sudam Aaba Pandarkar, an assistant sub-inspector of the Thane Railway Police, could never have imagined the terrible night that......

INS Viraat: End of an era

The Indian Navy's flagship carrier, the INS Viraat will be decommissioned on Monday, March 6, after serving the nation for 30 glorious years. Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore spoke with Captain Puneet......

Mumbai to get its second airport soon

Mumbai will soon get its second international airport as the state government is in the process of acquiring land at Navi Mumbai and bids for the project will be invited at the year-end. "City and......