SEE: Rafale, Tejas, Sukhoi dazzle crowds at Marina beach

A spectacular aerial display showcasing the prowess and manoeuvrability of the Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft over the iconic Marina sky captivated the hearts of Chennaiites who turned up in......

India Welcomes 2024!

Glimpses of how Indians celebrated the arrival of 2024.   IMAGE: Children pose for a photo with colorful banners of 'Hello 2024' in Ranchi on New Year's Eve. All photographs: ANI Photo  ......

Economic Challenges In Poll-bound States

The next government in these states may find it tough to push economic growth through long-term reforms, which would be necessary. IMAGE: Limca Book Of Records holder Dharmendra Agarwal spreads......

Beggar accepts alms on PhonePe, Paytm

Shailajanand Mishra lists The Top Videos of the Week! Take a look. IMAGE: He hangs a QR code around his neck. A quick scan and you can give him the amount you want. Photograph: ANI Photo Every......

India's fastest construction: 10 storeys built in 48 hrs

A team of over 200 people worked round the clock as INSTACON, the much talked about building constructed in Mohali, met its 48-hour deadline on Saturday to enter into record books as the fastest......

Campus recruitment: IT cos to go slow

For the past two years, Cognizant Technology Solutions and Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, have been figuring in the Limca Book of Records for the highest placements done by a......

How he managed to make his Manza clock 46.33 km/ltr

The Tata Manza (Quadrajet Aura ABS) has clocked a mileage of 46.33 km per litre. With his incredible feat, the Manza owned by Narayanan R Menon has zoomed into the Limca Book of Records, says Tata......

How I Finally Played Gandhi In A Film

'Top actors like Ben Kingsley, who played Gandhiji, had already raised the bar.''I hoped that Rajkumar Santoshi would be satisfied with my acting.' IMAGE: Chinmay Mandlekar as Nathuram Godse and......

Did Modi Inspire This Grammy Win?

'Now, no one can stop me from making music till the day I die.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Ricky Kej/Instagram With two Grammys in the Best New Age Album category -- for Winds of Samsara in 2015......

Bigg Boss 14: Just who is Shardul Pandit?

Shardul Pandit entered Bigg Boss 14 as a wild card contestant and has been getting along well with almost all the housemates. He has a likeable personality and a good comic sense. But who is......

Bigg Boss 14: Just who is Jaan Kumar Sanu?

Unlike other Bigg Boss contestants, Jaan Kumar Sanu is relatively a new face. He's definitely the underdog of the 14th season. So will he make it to the top five or lift the coveted Bigg Boss......

Padma Shri for TT player Mouma Das, six other sportspersons

IMAGE: India's veteran TT player Mouma Das had won the Arjuna Award in 2013. Photograph: Jeremy Lee/Reuters Veteran table tennis player Mouma Das and the legendary PT Usha's coach Madhavan Nambiar......

Sports Shorts: Indian women's hockey team wins Malaysia series 4-0

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: India’s players celebrate after Navjot Kaur scores in the concluding match of the bilateral women’s hockey......

This Indian Navyman ran the toughest marathon on earth

Not everyone completes the Badwater Marathon, Breeze Sharma did so, the fastest Indian ever.Rediff.com's Laxmi Negi spoke to the Indian Navyman to find out how he did it. Not every man survives a......

Video: Archis Patil, the freestyle footballer

Archis Patil was forced to abandon professional football after injuries, but his passion for the sport found other outlets, discovers Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com He's gangly, seemingly......

Tendulkar's autobiography breaks World record; goes past Dan Brown, JK Rowling

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar at the launch of his autobiography in Mumbai. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com He might have bid adieu to cricket but Sachin Tendulkar continues to make records......