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Mumbai traffic back on track after heavy rains, woman drowns

Vehicular and rail traffic in Mumbai resumed on Thursday, a day after heavy rains battered the city, inundating low-lying areas, halting local trains in their tracks and forcing the diversion of at......

June-Aug 2024 was India's 2nd-hottest quarter since 1970: Report

India experienced its second-hottest quarter from June to August this year since 1970, with over one-third of the country's population enduring at least seven days of dangerous heat, according to a......

Sorry thief returns valuables to Marathi writer's home

A thief was overcome with remorse after realising that the house he stole valuables from belonged to a famous Marathi writer and returned the valuables he had decamped with, the police said on......

Main accused in BMW hit and run Mihir Shah was drunk, say cops

The main accused in the BMW hit-and-run case Mihir Shah was under the influence of alcohol when the horrific incident, in which one woman was killed, took place, a Mumbai police official said on......

Mihir Shah changed his look to evade arrest, cops tell court

Mihir Shah, prime accused in the BMW hit-and-run case, changed his appearance to evade arrest, the prosecution on Wednesday told a court here which remanded him in police custody till July 16.......

Dahi Handi: Insurers Cover 90,000+ Govindas

'As on August 25, 94,753 Govindas have been insured.''This number is expected to rise further, as proposals for 5,000 to 8,000 Govindas are received daily.' IMAGE: Youngsters fall as they form a......

Will Sudhir Valia, Suraksha's 'deal maker' manage to bag Jaypee Infra?

Suraksha started by funding developers for projects, and then evolved into realty angel investing. Dev Chatterjee reports. IMAGE: Suraksha Smart City - Vasai-Virar's biggest township under......

India Inc lends a hand amid shortage of oxygen

Over the weekend, many companies stepped in to ease the bottleneck in supply and transportation of oxygen, as demand ran high with the surge in cases. IMAGE: COVID-19 patient receives free oxygen......

L&T, 2 mega consortia in race for India's first bullet train project

The first consortium includes Afcons Infrastructure, IRCON International and JMC Projects, while the second group of companies include NCC, Tata Projects and J. Kumar Infra Projects. Mega industry......

How mini lockdowns are making a hole in consumers' pockets

To tide over the difficulties due to incessant shutdowns, several farmers in Maharashtra have turned into aggregators and started selling their produce without the help of mandis or agents. They......

The Satish Kaushik You Never Knew

'I did a small role in Masoom.''Do you remember the scene where an old man brings Jugal Hansraj to Naseer's house?''I put on the full make-up of an old man and stood in front of Shekhar.''He had no......

'My heart is broken for SRK'

'We stood by him through his highs and lows and this is possibly his lowest.''The least we can do is stand by him now.' Shah Rukh Khan had to deal with scores of cameras and jostling crowds on his......

Nawaz blasts the Maldives show-offs

'There is suffering everywhere.''The cases of Covid are multiplying.''Please don't taunt those who are suffering.' IMAGE: Relatives mourn the deaths of those who died in a fire at a COVID-19......

Kohli thanks Mumbai Police for 'phenomenal job'

IMAGE: Virar Kohli takes a selfie during the victory parade in Mumbai, on Thursday. Photograph: X Floored by the grand reception and also the comprehensive police presence that ensured an orderly......

How Prithvi Shaw came back stronger...

'I worked hard on those small mistakes, what was happening in Australia, just to fill those blanks and come back stronger' IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw became the first player to register more than......

Mumbai cricket scorer Joshi is now frontline COVID warrior

'In my eight-hour daily shift, I handle 15 to 20 suspected COVID-19 patients and primarily take their chest x-rays.' IMAGE: Mumbai Cricket Association's official scorer Deepak Joshi with India......

No resumption of cricket practice in red zone Mumbai

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma during a practice session ahead of the first Test against South Africa in Visakhapatnam in September last year. Photograph: BCCI Top cricketers like Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya......

Rediff.com readers help champion athlete Prajakta Godbole survive

'Thanks to them, I have enough money to run my house for three months at least.' IMAGE: Prajakta Godbole represented India at the World University Games in Italy in 2019. One can sense a smile in......

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