As 2013 nears its end, rediff.com presents a selection of the most enduring images of year from around the world. Also check: Best Photos of the Year Part II and Part III We start off the first of......
The Oktoberfest in the southern city of Munich in Germany has ended after drawing some 6.3 million guests. Here's a glimpse of all the fun and beer that was had. Revellers enjoy drinking beer......
The 179th Oktoberfest, the largest beer festival in the world, is underway in the Bavarian capital, Munich. The festival, which is attended by some six million visitors from all around the world......
Beer drinkers from around the world have gathered in Munich to celebrate the 182nd Oktoberfest. The first Oktoberfest was held in the year 1810 in honour of the Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig's......
The party is over! Curtains came down on the 181st Munich Oktoberfest -- one of Germany’s favourite and most famous festivals -- in the capital of Bavaria on Sunday. Over six million beer......
The estimated size of the Durga Puja economy could be about Rs 2.75 trillion in 2021 had there been no pandemic, points out Atanu Biswas. IMAGE: A restricted access Durga Puja pandal. Photograph:......
If the Puja as a brand can be marketed more effectively outside Bengal, even overseas, it might do wonders for the economy, says Atanu Biswas. IMAGE: Maha Panchami Puja at the Sarbojanin Durga......
Every month, Michael N Jensen, chief executive officer of Carlsberg India, randomly selects an outlet anywhere across 140 cities, to spend a full day there. He observes and interacts with......
Image: Five-month old African elephant calf Tuluba and its mother Numbi eat some snow in their enclosure at Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna. Photograph: Reuters Vienna is the......
If you are very good at your game, you are allowed a few mistakes. For example, if your name is Maradona, you are allowed to use drugs, shoot journalists and even occasionally score goals with your......
We've all kinda been there. Alright, so we haven't woken up like Barry Badrinath, lying naked by the woods next to an antelope's carcass. Badrinath with a telltale red stain on his mouth, the......
IMAGE: Bayern Munich players celebrate after their 9-2 win over Dynamo Zagreb in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bayern Munich/X Bayern Munich's 9-2 demolition of......
Bayern Munich fans celebrated long into the night after their team's 2-1 Champions League triumph over Dortmund at Wembley on Saturday ensured two defeats in the previous three finals were......
Bayern Munich went top of the Bundesliga with a 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday as rivals Borussia Dortmund slumped to their first defeat of the season with a 2-0 reverse at Borussia......
Barcelona's Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Champions League Group E match against Bayern 04 Leverkusen. Photograph: Alex Caparros/Getty Images Two late goals in two minutes......
Looking for a cheap room in Germany during the World Cup? Think again.Organisers of the month-long football tournament and the German tourist industry had promised reasonable rates but fans looking......