A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
Though this time India's first astronaut remained earth bound, P Rajendran/Rediff.com finds out more about his journey off the beaten track along America's East Coast.
30 years ago, after India sent in troops to resolve a crisis in the Maldives, Ambassador B S Prakash was part of an Indian government team assigned to the islands to help the then president. This is what he discovered. A Must Read!
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Get set to burrrrrrp! Presenting the real taste of India!
The film is an extremely simple fun-filled family drama with a subtle message promoting animal welfare and encouraging vegetarianism.
A red fox in a derelict schoolroom, a Bengal Tiger in the forests of Bhutan and walruses are just a few of animals featured in the photos shortlisted for this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year. While we wait for the results to be announced, here are some of the contenders in the contest.
Married women pray to Goddess Gauri for marital bliss and the long life of their husbands. Unmarried girls worship her in order to get virtuous husbands.
He didn't think much of advertising awards, and yet as he moves on from Mullen Lowe Lintas, he leaves the agency at its strongest ever
Here is the current state of play among the 28 Olympic sports.
'Designing the Bigg Boss sets is total dhamaal!' 'They are so happy with the way I design the sets that no questions are asked.' 'Contestants live there for three months, and so, the sets also become a character.'
'I personally consider Indian cinema as one of the most creative and powerful forms of cinematic expression in the world.' 'An average Indian film is 10 times better than a costly American production because of the creativity involved.'
If Jatin Singh is right in the long run and his morphed business can help reduce farmer distress, Skymet will provide a service of far more value from where it began
'He has given us a history, a heritage that we can share with generations to come,' says Aseem Chhabra.
Aseem Chhabra lists the top 10 films at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
The National Geographic Traveler magazine has released its go-now destinations for 2015. And apna Hyderabad is on it!
The banyan tree and the green chilli; the crow and the beetle; the rose and the mango; the informality and good humour of its people... Beloved author Ruskin Bond continues Rediff.com's special series on India's treasures, and tells Archana Masih that India's wealth lies in its simple splendours.
'Belonging to a Muslim family, I obviously had my own set of issues to deal with but I don't remember my father saying 'no' to anything.'
'The hotel room number can never total up to 8.' 'I fly First Class and won't take a pre-9am flight.' Check out Bollywood's travel plans.
Avoid these common mistakes and make a healthy smoothie.
In the post Jayalalithaa Tamil Nadu, Sasikala is the person to be watched in the coming days, weeks and months, writes R Ramasubramanian.
Here are some of the best images of winners and finalists.
Here's a glimpse at what happened around the world last week.
Fireworks light up the night sky above the Maracana as some 50,000 spectators present, and some 3 billion people tuned in around the world as Brazil lifted the curtain on its second major sporting event in two years, after the 2014 soccer World Cup.
.. And other memorable couple outings at Cannes Film Festival.
Durba Dhyani set out to work from home and here's what she discovered.
'Most Hindus believe in living in peace with their Muslim neighbours and vice versa.' 'It is this India we have to preserve.'
Atul Kasbekar on the making of the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar 2018.
We may turn our noses up at those who do it but that doesn't mean we haven't done one (or all) of these things at an ATM.
Brazil held 10 presumed Islamist militants in isolation cells at a maximum security jail on Friday as police combed their computers and mobile phones for information about possible threats to next month's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The key to a successful relationship lies in the little surprises you plan along the way.
'The American electorate are forced to choose between a shop-soiled spokesperson of crony establishmentarianism and an outlandish boor of a showman, who should never have been where he is now.'
Here's your weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world.
The 2015 edition of the Sony World Photography Awards, the world's biggest photography competition, has announced the shortlists.
Varsha Thapa opens up about her modelling career, racism abroad, fitness and style tips and her ideal Valentine.
Bharata Natyam legends Shanta and V P Dhananjayan discover they are a national sentation after their Vodafone ads.
Barack Obama will still be in the Oval Office till the morning of January 20, but gosh, we are already beginning to miss him.
Here's your weekly digest of the most weird, true and funny news from the across the world.
Berkshire has owned P&G stock since P&G bought Gillette Co in 2005. Buffett had invested in Gillette since 1989.
We present some of the best photographs clicked across the globe in the month of May.
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