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The strike called by black-and-yellow taxi drivers took a violent turn yesterday, after an Uber cab ferrying a passenger, was attacked and vandalised by a mob. Manuel D'Souza has been driving for Uber for the past three months.

Hrithik Roshan and Sonam Kapoor : Photos: Launch of the music video 'Dheere Dheere'

Mumbai: Actor Vir Das will be speaking fluent Punjabi for his upcoming Bollywood outings "Santa Banta" and "31st October". Vir Das The 36-year-old stand up comedian, who is taking Punjabi classes to ace the language, is playing a Sikh in both thefilms. "It was fun learning Punjabi, I now have another language in my list and I always like doing a character by completely being engrossed in it, there is no half way," Vir said in a statement.

As over 10,000 black-and-yellow taxi drivers went on strike yesterday, citizens turned to local trains, BEST buses, car-pooling, and even app-based cab services - the very thing the taxi drivers were protesting against. With nothing much to do, cab drivers decided to try their hand at playing cards while passengers were marooned at the international terminal yesterday.

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that underworld don Chhota Rajan, who was nabbed at Bali airport on his arrival from Australia last month, will be brought to Mumbai. Chhota Rajan "Chhota Rajan will be brought to Mumbai," he said here but did not give further details.

A 60-year-old widow was left penniless by a tantrik who promised to make it rain money. Looking to gather enough funds for her son's wedding, the senior citizen had borrowed Rs 11 lakh to give it to the conman after he promised to triple the amount.

Mohali: He does consider the current Indian batting line-up a formidable one but South Africa's world number one pacer Dale Steyn today said nobody comes close to being the nightmare that the recently-retired Virender Sehwag was in his prime.

Among other power women of Bollywood, Vidya Balan and Kangana Ranaut to raise her voice against gender-based pay gap in the industry, a topic often brushed under the carpet Bollywood is considered a male-dominated industry where heroes are paid way more than heroines, despite the latter having proved their mettle time and again.

Farah Khan, who was recently in Cairo to accept an award for excellence in Indian cinema at the 37th Cairo International Film Festival, was scheduled to stay back in the Egyptian capital for a vacation. However, the filmmaker cut short her trip and flew back to Mumbai. Read more...

Bollywood actors Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon have been roped in to star in Dinesh Vijan's directorial debut. The lead pair took to social media to release the first look of the film. Love is so short, forgetting is so long.... !! Coming 2016...

A group of 22 women from the city have fastened their seatbelts to challenge (and break) down the walls of a profession that is dominated by men. These enterprising women are being trained as taxi drivers, and they will soon be recruited by mobile app-based taxi services.

Nagpur: South African pacer Morne Morkel's three-wicket burst wrecked India and the hosts were reduced to 149 for 6 in their first innings at tea on the opening day of the third and penultimate cricket Test here today.

When Goa-based writer Joseph Zuzarte makes a stopover at Kala Ghoda's iconic music store, Rhythm House, he calls it a pilgrimage. Also read: Iconic South Mumbai hangout Cafe Samovar to shut shop Often frequented by AR Rahman, Rahul Sharma and Zakir Hussain (pictured below), Rhythm House was famed for its AC music booths, where customers sampled tunes before buying.

Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan are likely to share the stage on popular TV reality show 'Bigg Boss 9' for the first time. Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan "Talks are on to get Shah Rukh on the show. We are working on the dates.

Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh's son Riaan turns 1 today and mommy dearest took to social media to share adorable photos of her little one.

Days after Disha Vakani of 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' fame got hitched, another TV actress Pooja Joshi, known for playing the character of Varsha on the show 'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai', has tied the knot with businessman Manish Arora. 'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai' actress Nidhi Uttam posted photos from the wedding ceremony on her Instagram account.

It's easy to fall in love with the innocent child who depicts a gazillion emotions all at once. With their angelic faces and disarming smiles, little actors have been working their charm on the small screen audience rather unwittingly. Television producers and writers, however, are aware of the effect a kid has on viewers - and consequently, on TRPs.

Over a fortnight after a 15-year-old girl was gang-raped by her friend and three of his friends, the sordid crime came to light on Wednesday, when her aunt received a video clip of the act on WhatsApp.

Did you know that Tarla Dalal is the only Indian from the field of cooking to have been awarded the nation's fourth highest civilian award - the Padma Shri?

'Tamasha' is not a film telling us a trite, oft repeated story of longings and ecstasies of a man and woman in love. This unique love story talks of self love. Ranbir Kapoor is brilliant as the vulnerable, unsure Ved. Deepika Padukone looks gorgeous and is effortless as Tara