Cops probe if Baba Siddique was threatened over slum rehab project

The Mumbai police have launched a probe into the killing of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique from different angles, including a possible contract killing, business rivalry or threat over a......

'We are not worried what Modiji says about Muslims'

Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com accompanies 26/11 prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam as he canvasses for votes in his first Lok Sabha election.Photographs: Palashranjan Bhaumick. IMAGE: From left: Ujjwal Nikam,......

Modi's visit: Drones, kites, balloons banned in Mumbai

In the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's planned visits to Mumbai, the police have banned the use of drones, paragliders, balloons, kites and remote-controlled microlight aircraft in the city,......

26/11 govt counsel Ujjwal Nikam BJP's pick from Mumbai North Central

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday denied ticket to its Mumbai North Central MP Poonam Mahajan and instead picked prominent lawyer Ujjwal Nikam, who was the special public prosecutor in Mumbai......

2nd year running, brands take a backseat for Ganeshotsav amid curbs

With a cap on the size of idols, ban on processions and restrictions on devotees visiting pandals, celebrations are toned down for the second year in a row. IMAGE: A priest wearing a protective......

Viral Acharya: A common man's central banker

Be it bad loans resolution or his uncanny focus on inflation fighting which earned him criticism of being a policy hawk, Acharya was at the centre of it all and deftly steered the policy machinery.......

Third attempt to sell Kingfisher House fails

The 17-lender consortium, led by State Bank of India had put on auction the property with a reserve price of Rs 115 crore, which was 15% less than the second auction of the property held in August......

Another flop show! No bidder for Kingfisher Villa

The 12,350 sq mt Villa was once used by Mallya to host lavish parties in his 'good times'. Goa's plush Kingfisher Villa, where Vijay Mallya has hosted several glitzy parties in the past, failed to......

Akshay's friends pay homage to his mother

Akshay Kumar's mother Aruna Bhatia, who had been admitted to the Hiranandani Hospital, passed away on September 8, the day before her son's 54th birthday. Akshay was shooting in London, but......

'No one is interested in you unless...'

...'You create your own success.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pratik Gandhi/Instagram It's an exciting time to be Pratik Gandhi. The actor who played Harshad Mehta in Hansal Mehta's Scam 1992 is......

Kriti, Shraddha at Sushant's funeral

Sushant Singh Rajput was cremated in the presence of family and close friends at the Pawan Hans crematorium in Vile Parle, north west Mumbai. The actor was found hanging in his apartment on June......

Bollywood bids goodbye to Ajay Devgn's father

Ajay Devgn's father and stunt director Veeru Devgn passed away at the age of 85. His funeral took place last evening at Vile Parle Crematorium, in the western suburbs of Mumbai. Bollywood turned up......

How a bus conductor is driving her son's cricket dreams

Until September 14, Vaidehi Ankolekar was a bus conductor on Mumbai's famed BEST buses.Now, she is known nationwide as the mother of India's latest cricketing hero.That Saturday, her son Atharva......

Race of a lifetime for tribal kids in Singapore

Five tribal youngsters from Maharashtra's Dhule district will run the Singapore Marathon this Sunday.Harish Kotian finds out how they made it. IMAGE: Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao, centre,......