From selfies to fist fights, Rediff.com has the best pictures from the last week snapped right here...
Bilateral trade between India and Japan stood at $16.31 billion by the end of fiscal 2013-14.
Inspired by 24-year-old playmaker Shoya Nakajima and forward Takumi Minamino, who finished the night with a brace, Japan stunned Oscar Tabarez's side, who are ranked fifth in the world.
Lewis Hamilton refused to take questions from the media after qualifying second for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix due to "disrespectful" criticism of his behaviour during a news conference two days ago.
As we prepare to cruise into the New Year, Rediff.com gives you a glance back, through photos, into all the sporting moments that made the last 12 months memorable.
Hasmukh Adhia to present revenue dept's performance over past year & plan for current financial year
Actor John Abraham, co-owner of Northeast United FC, is confident that the club would give a tough fight to other teams at the upcoming Indian Super League.
French driver Esteban Ocon will race for Force Indianext season after agreeing a multi-year deal, the Silverstone-based Formula One team said in a statement at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Thursday. Ocon replaces experienced German Nico Hulkenberg, who is moving to Renault, alongside Mexican Sergio Perez at a team co-owned by Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya and currently fourth in the championship. The 20-year-old is contracted long-term to Mercedes, Force India's engine provider, and made his debut this year with the lowly Manor team as a mid-season replacement for Indonesian Rio Haryanto.
Long throw-ins a perfect secret set-piece weapon
This week's collection of unbelievably unusual images from across the world.
Photographers across continents have asked youngsters to depict what they wanted as gifts this festive season and here's what they said.
Here is a flashback of the top moments from the just concluded quadrennial Games...
Nico Rosberg is refusing to get carried away by thoughts of celebrating a maiden Formula One title triumph at the end of the season, despite getting one hand on the championship crown with victory in the Japanese Grand Prix. The German eased to a maiden win from pole position at the Suzuka circuit on Sunday, chalking up his ninth win of the year, to lift himself 33 points clear of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the overall standings.
Rediff.com recaptures these and other exciting sporting moments from the week gone by....
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup first semi-final played between France and Belgium on Tuesday
A summary of sportspersons in the news on Sunday.
These photos prove we live in an odd, odd world!
FIFA says it 'strongly rebukes' Argentina great Diego Maradona's comments that England's win over Colombia was a robbery
The note was authored by Faraz Syed, an associate economist with Moody's Analytics.
The Apple Watch goes on sale around the world on Friday.
Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton smashed the Suzuka track record to seize a dominant Japanese Grand Prix pole position on Saturday with Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel lining up alongside on the front row.
Rediff.com takes you in flashback as we rewind the best from the sporting world in the week gone by.
China got its first gold at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics thanks to some sharp shooting skills by Olympic debutant Zhang Mengxue on Sunday. Presenting a round-up of the athletes who shone bright to take home gold medals on Day 2 at the Rio Games...
Ministries such as road transport and heavy industries are learnt to have objected to NITI Aayog's attempts to become an implementing body for the EV programme.
Green bonds refer to bonds issued mainly by power companies to finance energy efficient projects
The DigiLocker platform, launched on July 1, 2015, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has 2.1 million registered users and 2.4 million documents have been uploaded
Shuttler P V Sindhu scripted a new chapter in Indian Olympic history with unprecedented feat but the embattled Narsingh Yadav's dreams lay in tatters after being slapped with a four-year doping ban on a bitter-sweet day for the country at the Rio Games.
Star gazers in India witnessed the last stage of a total lunar eclipse, the second and last one of the year on Wednesday. The moon will be below the horizon during most of the eclipse.
10 images that prove it's an incredibly bizarre world
Images from matches played on Day 4 of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Thursday
These 10 images prove that we live in a crazy, bizarre world.
Images from matches played on Day 5 at the Australian Open in Melbourne Park on Friday
Sakshi thanked Olympic medalists Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt for showing wrestling the way.
When Congolese refugee Popole Misenga stepped out to face the defending world champion in Wednesday's under 90-kilogram Judo competition he figured he'd be on the floor immediately.
These 10 images show that it's an odd world out there.
Japan marks the fourth anniversary of a quake-tsunami disaster that swept away thousands of people.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
India, China and the Middle East, with their fast-growing economies and expanding industry, have seen growing air pollution, according to NASA.
Reuters sports writers chose their team of the tournament.