Ahoy! Riding the waves with pride

The Indian Navy showcased its might off the Bay of Bengal when it held the second edition of the International Fleet Review last week. Vipin Vijayan/Rediff.com, who was on board INS Sunayna for the......

PHOTOS: The 'big guys' participating in International Fleet Review

India on Thursday kicked off a major display of maritime might, with ships from 50 navies converging on the country's east coast. Ninety ships including from the US, French, British and Chinese......

REWIND: The best PHOTOS from the week gone by

Fourteen photos from events that defined the world in the week gone by. Tattoo enthusiast Lauren Brock poses to display her body art work during the International London Tattoo Convention in east......

15 PHOTOS that make you go ROFL

Here's your weekly digest of odd photos from around the world. A security guard stands in front of a 3D painting outside a "haunted house" in Hefei, Anhui province. Photograph: Reuters People take......

Sports Shorts: Mayer and Asher-Smith are European athletes of the year

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday IMAGE: Kevin Mayer is the first Frenchman to hold the decathlon world record. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters World decathlon......

Sports Shorts: Prajnesh avenges Fabbiano to reach Liuzhou Challenger semis

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Prajnesh Gunneswaran had lost to Fabbiano in the Ningbo Challenger final last week. Photograph: PTI/Files India's Prajnesh......

Saina advised two-week rest, will play at the Superseries Finals

IMAGE: India's Saina Nehwal. Photograph: Olivia Harris/Reuters Saina Nehwal underwent a scan to diagnose her Achilles tendon problems and has been prescribed rest for a couple of......

Lin Dan triumphs in Super Series Finals

World and Olympic badminton champion Lin Dan added a first Super Series Finals title to his trophy haul on Sunday with a 21-12, 21-16 success over Chinese compatriot Chen Long. Chen had disposed of......

World Super Series: Erratic Saina fails to cross final hurdle

An erratic Saina Nehwal let slip an early advantage to go down to World No 1 Wang Yihan in the summit clash of the BWF season-ending World Super Series Finals in Liuzhou, China on Sunday. The World......