This week's digest of stories that are weird, true and funny.
National Geographic has announced the winning photos of its popular Travel Photographer of the Year 2018 photo contest. The grand prize was awarded to Japanese photographer Reiko Takahashi, who captured an underwater photo of a humpback whale calf's tail. The winning photo, titled "Mermaid," was selected from over 13,000 entries received this year. Describing the moment she captured the scene, she said: "It was a special scene for me, to be able to take a photo of the calf, completely relaxed in gentle waters." Scroll down to see the full selection of winners.
The pictures tell the story of the grand success of the first International Yoga Day.
We celebrate Bhattsaab and his greatest gems.
Here's a collection of some of the best photos, taken last week, from around the globe.
'Our grandparents' generation knew one another.' 'In our generation, you could go a lifetime without meeting someone from the other country,' British Pakistani novelist Kamila Shamsie tells Rahul Jacob.
OlaCabs' hyper-growth and an ambitious plan to expand to 100 cities by the end of 2015 are perhaps what attracted Japan's richest man, Masayoshi Son, chairman of telecom and media group SoftBank Corp, to announce an investment of $210 million (around Rs 1,260 crore) in the company.
Indian fashion, mostly, has been either inexpensive streetwear or wedding wear lacking elegance Varana brings. Kishore Singh drops by the brand's flagship store on London's iconic Dover Street.
There's a lot happening in Bollywood, Hollywood and world cinema this year.
Brilliant cinema at the ongoing Mumbai Film Festival, raves Sukanya Verma.
Arthur J Pais analyses Oscar 2014 big wins and losses.
We present you 15 of the weirdest stories that were too funny to be true.
According to the agreement, RIL will transfer its existing textile business under the Vimal brand into a newly incorporated company in which RIL will hold 51 per cent stake. The remaining 49 per cent stake will be sold to Ruyi.
Here's a fresh collection of the truly weird, true and funny news from around the world.
Internet entrepreneurs are the next big thing in India.
Dubbing artiste Meghana Erande talks about some of her most important projects and how she found success in a niche industry.
