From the highest dunk of a biscuit into a cup of tea by a bungee jumper to the most magic tricks performed during a skydive, the adventurous and imaginative marked Guinness World Records Day on Thursday with all sorts of feats. Over the next 24 hours, more than 600,000 people worldwide will try to enter the history books in the most original, daring, and wacky way possible. Here's a look at some of the year's best.
Monday's moon is the brightest moon in almost 69 years.
Now, as Donald Trump is prepares to enter 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue, here are some facts you ought to know about the soon-to-be 45th President of the United States
The only Indian-American in Congress won the election in 2012 and re-election in 2014 by wafer-thin margins. His race this year is officially a 'close contest'.
The New Delhi-born Krishnamoorthi, a lifelong progressive, was always the front-runner in the race against Republican Peter DiCianni. They were vying for the seat vacated by Tammy Duckworth, who won Illinois's US Senate seat.
If November 9 ushers in a Hillary Clinton presidency, you can bet your last dollar that Huma Abedin will be back at POTUS' side.
With the exit of Arnab Goswami, who do you think will make his ideal replacement.
Reliable sources told Rediff.com that Arnab Goswami plans to launch a television channel in the next few weeks.
Even as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has been busy fighting his father and Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav to take control of the party, his step-brother Prateek Yadav has kept himself away from the hullaballoo and has been busy building his biceps.
A new global survey reveals that we are worried and the things that keep us up at night the most are -- corruption, violence and unemployment.
The Vatican announced on Friday that the lavish palace of Castel Gandolfo will now be open to the public for visits.
'There is a lot of support for the work we do,' says Arnab Goswami.
According to a report by Save the Children, 15 million girls are married before the age of 18.
So, the first United States presidential debate is over. The event held at Hofstra University saw Republican nominee Donald Trump going up against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in a 90-minute debate where both candidates packed in quite a few punches. Here's a look at the varied emotions they went through during the interesting event.
On Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and the Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton faced off in their first televised debate.
Here's what you should know about the diseases and how to combat them.
The two heads of state, who are known to be close, came together again in Huangzhou, China during the G20 summit.
Findings of the National Crime Records Bureau on crimes recorded in the country in 2015.
How much longer will we see such tragic images of children ravaged by war?
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