The long and short of this meeting was to mark Guinness World Records Day. The world's tallest and shortest men shook hands for the first time on Thursday.

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The car is priced between Rs 711,000 and 987,000.

From an idea inititated in a hostel room, Hearing Plus went on to become a national chain of hearing treatment clinics.

Croatian wunderkind Borna Coric offered emphatic proof of his potential when he crushed Rafael Nadal in the Swiss Indoor tournament on Friday before local hero Roger Federer cruised into the last four.

Czech midfielder Pavel Elias struck a stunner to help Delhi Dynamos halt Atletico de Kolkata's two-match winning run as both teams settled for a point each after a thrilling 1-1 draw in their Indian Super League match in Kolkata, on Sunday.

Brazilian Andre Moritz dazzled the home crowd with a hat-trick of goals to power Mumbai City FC to a stunning 5-0 victory over state rivals FC Pune City in a Hero Indian Super League fixture.

Snakes on a subway to polar bears breaking into homes, our world is a truly weird place.

The Lumia 530 runs on Windows Phone 8.1, which brings along with itself, among other things, one swipe notifications, Cortana, the Action Centre and a Word Flow keyboard.

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Olympic bronze-medallist M C Mary Kom led the charge as Indian women boxers packed a powerful punch by assuring themselves of medals in each of the three weight categories at the 17th Asian Games, in Incheon on Sunday.

Schalke 04 halted the Chelsea juggernaut when they drew 1-1 in their Champions League Group G opener at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, handing a wake-up call to the London club who had won their first four games of the season.

Water levels have started receding in Srinagar and telecommunication has been restored in parts of the city after it faced the worst floods in decades.

Pursuing a largely unrewarding Olympic sport in a cricket-obsessed country requires adjustments but heptathlete Swapna Barman has taken it to a new level -- squeezing six toes in each shoe designed for five.

Paloma Sharma/Rediff.com sets out to discover a group of murti makers in Mumbai for who life comes to a halt with visarjan.

We bring you glimpses from one of Mumbai's oldest pandals, Mumbaicha Raja.

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The magnetism of a yo-yo... two friends getting estranged over a game shooting incident that saves lives... A short story by Ashwath Nityanandan.

India cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the fifth most financially valuable athlete on earth, according to Forbes Magazine.

Cristiano Ronaldo provided Portugal with a major confidence boost ahead of the World Cup when he made a successful return from injury in a 5-1 romp against Ireland on Tuesday.

Manchester City's hopes of an unprecedented quadruple were in tatters on Sunday after holders Wigan Athletic repeated their FA Cup heroics with a stunning 2-1 victory in their quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium.

In a stern message to its neighbours, China today said it is determined to defend "every inch" of its territory and there was "no room for compromise" with Japan over territorial or historical disputes.

Despite their promised and announced reduction in power prices, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government may want keep the issue on the burner for sometime longer, since none of the concerned players are ready to give an inch, and seem raring for a fight, says Upasna Pandey

In her latest entry, Divya Nair talks about the nervousness she encountered while meeting her parents-in-law for the first time and how it helped her decide whether or not she would live with them post marriage.

In the last few months, the 10-year G-Sec has been gyrating sharply and has crossed the 9-per cent-yield mark four times.

A summary of the Ranji Trophy Group A and Group B matches played across India on Sunday.

National football team goalkeeper Subrata Paul is set to become the first Indian player to join a first division side in Europe as he has been offered a six-month contract by Danish top tier club FC Vestsjaelland.

The robot can have potential uses in invasive surgery and oil well drilling, among other applications, scientists say.

The Serb easily beat the Spaniard 6-3, 6-4 at the O2 Arena.

In embarking on building the world's tallest statue, Modi is hoping his stature will also rise - if not across India then at least in Gujarat, says Bharat Bhushan.

Richard Gasquet kept his ATP World Tour finals hopes alive when he overcame Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 6-7(6), 6-3 to reach the Paris Masters third round as fellow Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga crashed out of the race on Tuesday.

Even as the State of New York has passed a law to tighten rules for child models, we take a look at top models who started their careers well under the age of 18.

Rangdajied United FC turned in an impressive display but had to settle for a 1-1 draw with defending champions Churchill Brothers in the I-League match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in Shillong, on Thursday.

SK Faiaz proved to be a super substitute for team India. The youngster scripted a well-deserved victory against Nepal in India's second Group A match of the AFC U-19 Championship (Qualifiers) at the Al Arabi Stadium in Doha on Sunday night.

India fought valiantly against higher-ranked China before going down by a solitary goal in their second Pool A match of the eighth Women's Asia Cup hockey tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.

I cannot agree with the sentiment that hanging rapists will make sexual harassment and assault, and other forms of violence against women, magically disappear. Misogyny has stained our culture for far too long for merely judicial recourse to be able to wash it away, says Paloma Sharma.

A largely behind-the-scene operative, Yasin Bhatkal is today on the watch list of the Interpol with a red corner alert issued against him.

Rafael Nadal continued his perfect run on the North American hardcourts taming Czech Tomas Berdych 7-5, 7-6 (4) at the Western and Southern Open on Saturday to setup a final showdown with big-hitting American John Isner.

Tennis sensation, Maria Sharapova stands tall. Not just in stature but also in the Forbes' list of highest-paid female athletes.