When their feet, err feats, made them famous

As Guinness World Records turns 60 this year, Rediff.com takes a look at some of the weirder records that are featured in the new edition. 1) Largest feet   Venezuelan Jeison Orlando......

Bullet trains: Modi's extravagant gift to Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's loyalty to his home state, Gujarat, is admirable but an Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train will not begin to address any of the many problems Indian Railways faces, notes......

He wants to celebrate the uniqueness of India

Veenu Sandhu meets the young filmmaker who won the Satyajit Ray Short Film Award. There is something about Shimla, about its meandering lanes where you can sometimes feel the clouds around you.......