Karim Lala, a Pakhtoon don, was primarily a Hashish smuggler. He also helped Bollywood big-wigs to settle disputes and recover duesThe night dragged on and the fiery Samad Khan, nephew of Karim Lala, was on his way out from a hotel room at Sikka Nagar, Khetwadi in South Mumbai.A group of shooters hired by Dawood Ibrahim had tapped into Samad's telephone with the help of a notorious linesman.The dice was rolled to bump off Samad.A Kashmiri gir...more

That's the mantra adopted by marriage counsellors at the Family Court, who are holding street plays to educate litigants, lawyers about issues like divorce and domestic violenceLITIGANTS and advocates at the Family Court no strangers to theatrics witnessed a different kind of drama in the court premises in Bandra recently.During the lunch hour on Tuesday, the Indian Drama and Entertainment Academy (IDEA) held a street play to give the people ...more

Wildscapes, a coffee-table book, a project by MP Vijay Darda launched at Raj BhavanThe call of the wild echoed through the magnificent expanse of Raj Bhavan at Walkeshwar on Thursday evening at the launch of a coffee-table book on wildlife called Wildscapes. The book, a project by Vijay Darda MP, Rajya Sabha and Chairman, Lokmat Media Group, with pictures by Baiju Patil, could not have been launched at a better setting.EmeraldIt was a wind-swept ...more

Morning-after tablets may not come with a statutory warning, but read between the lines as television ads have gone off air following grave concern over its side effectsThink twice before you pop that morning-after pill. It may be the easy way out, but it isn't necessarily safe. Otherwise why would have ads promoting emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) gone off air? Safe but sorry? While manufacturers are banned from advertisin...more

First-of-its kind 'gay' condom to hit Indian markets soon, after NACO raises concern about rising HIV infections among homosexualsIt's legal and now it can be safe as well. On July 2, homosexuals across the country celebrated a year of freedom - a year since the Delhi High Court struck down Sec 377 and decriminalised homosexuality. And soon they will have another reason to smile. Safety gear for Adam and SteveIllustration/Jishu Dev ...more

After a hiatus, actor to star in Amol Palekar's latestAntara Mali, who was last seen in Mr Ya Miss five years ago, will return to the big screen in Amol Palekar's And Once Again also starring Rajat Kapoor and Rituparna Sengupta. The movie releases on August 13.The daughter of B-Town photographer Jagdish Mali said, "People ask me what I was doing all this while and why I stayed away from tinsel town. But I have a life beyond acting."After ...more

While the Third Year Bachelor of Commerce (TYBCom) results were distributed in all city colleges on Wednesday, students of Patuck Gala College of Commerce and Management in Santacruz have been asked to collect their results on August 2.Students say they can't submit their marksheets to colleges for further studies or give their papers for reevaluation as the college has postponed the distribution of marksheets because a National Assessment an...more

Though the Movie is yet to release the Khan brothers have already signed the debutant director for their nextSalman Khan and his brother Arbaaz Khan are so excited about the promos of their upcoming release Dabangg that they have already offered their next film to debutant director Abhinav Kashyap (Anurag Kashyap's brother).Talking about the people's reactions to his first promo, Abhinav said, "The best compliment I got for the Dabangg pr...more

30-year-old, who survived a 50-foot fall from JJ flyover two years ago, is writing a fictional humour storyTwo years after his life was turned upside down, Mayuresh Pokhrankar (30), who survived a 50-ft fall from JJ BACK WITH A BANG: Mayuresh Pokhrankar was knocked off his bike by a car on the JJ flyover in 2008flyover after he was knocked off his bike by a car, is back on his feet. He is now gearing up for the launch of his book.Mi...more

94.3 Radio One launches its new initiative 'One Mumbai, One Music'A Sea of artists from the music industry was present on Friday to support the launch of 94.3 Radio One's new initiative 'One Mumbai, One Music' which aims at promoting new artists through many of the on-air activities.'One Mumbai, One Music' will provide listeners a chance to experience music from all genres on a weekend slot which will be hosted by Musi...more