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Here's your weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world. This girl's tongue is so long she can lick her eye A teenager from Michigan wants to be the new record world record holder......

A Magical, Mystery Tour

Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com steps into the magical world that is the spectacular Kochi-Muziris Art Biennale. The first edition of the Kochi-Muziris Art Biennale was the only Indian destination......

Modi named 15th most powerful world leader

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made his debut among the world's most powerful people, ranked 15th on the Forbes list topped by Russian President Vladimir Putin who pipped his US counterpart......

The scam of Sonia's jamai

The real effect of the so-called 'weak-allegations' against Robert Vadra is that the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty is shaken to its core, even if temporarily, says Sheela Bhatt. In front of 60 television......

Are Wealthy Indians Paying Less Tax?

While movie stars like Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan are among the top I-T payers, very few of the wealthiest Indians figure on the list. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

PE major Advent snaps up Eureka Forbes for Rs 4,400 cr

After a long wait, the Shapoorji Pallonji Group has closed the sale process of its consumer durables business under the Eureka Forbes label by picking the American private equity fund Advent......

Shiv Nadar steps down, daughter Roshni is new chairperson of HCL Tech

Roshni, also a trained classical musician, came on the board of HCL Technologies in 2013 and was vice chairperson. Shiv Nadar would continue to be MD of the company with designation as chief......

The businessman who got richer during the lockdown

Radhakishan Damani is the only billionaire to see his wealth grow by around 20% during the lockdown.Sachin P Mampatta and Viveat Susan Pinto on the rise and rise of DMart's reclusive billionaire.......

The Most Bankable Stars in Hollywood

Will Smith continues to be the most bankable star in Hollywood, according to the entertainment database company The Ulmer Scale, which just released its Actors Hot List. The Ulmer Scale's......

Not Kohli, Root is best paid cricket captain

IMAGE: India Captain Virat Kohli with England's Test skipper Joe Root.Photograph: BCCI   Cricket superstar Virat Kohli was the only Indian in Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes......

T20 World Cup final highlights India's gender pay gap

'The women's game is stuck, like Cinderella, at the hearth while the men are off partying.' 'And that is unfair to the women, to the game and to us spectators.' IMAGE: India captain Harmanpreet......

Malaysian money brings Lotus back to F1

Lotus, one of the most successful and glorious names from Formula One's past, will return next year with a Malaysian-owned team replacing BMW-Sauber as the 13th entry on the starting grid. The......

Credit crunch weighs on Monaco GP

Indian magnate Vijay Mallya refuses to let the global credit crunch cramp his style, even if other high rollers may be keeping a lower profile at this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix. The aviation,......