Here's your weekly digest of photographs that prove that it's a mad, mad, mad, mad world out there!
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Real Kashmir FC proudly represents a region whose scars are getting a chance to be healed by the beautiful game.
Few Harvard graduates are changing the way we teach students.
Manavi Kapur goes behind the scenes to find out what it takes to be a successful woman wrestler.
Desis in the US recall their earliest celebration of the festival of lights on American soil. Chaya Babu reports
Philippines boxing icon Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao says he took all kinds of drugs as a teenager but fully supports President Rodrigo Duterte, whose vicious anti-drugs campaign has led to the killing of more than 3,000 people, mostly users and pushers, in three months.
'Some of the good wrestlers are making really good money.' 'If you look at their lifestyles, they are no less compared to our cricketers.'
Here's your weekly dose of weird, true and funny news from around the world.
Consistent death bowling from a Bumrah and spinners picking up wickets in the middle overs is why the average run-rate in the last few years hasn't exploded the way one would have expected, says Dhruv Munjal.
'Sridevi touched my feet.' 'Kajol is magical.' 'You will feel Salman is not paying attention, but when the camera rolls, he does the step you just showed him.'
'My status in society as an auto driver could never have brought me this glory; it is my writing that has taken me across the seas and brought me fame.' M Chandrakumar shares his success story.
The sexism may well be lost out on mothers who call their daughters 'ghar ka beta' but there is something heartening in seeing middle class mothers encouraging them to pursue non-traditional careers. Sonil Dedhia/Rediff.com meets a few 'model' mums.
Cash-&-carry chains claim of the products they sell 85-90% is local.
Aseem Chhabra spots 10 must-see movies at the Berlin Film Festival.
'In Carol, Cate Blanchett reminds us what a real movie star is and why we are enamored by her acting and looks.'
Intensive training and meticulous planning have gone into the making of Dangal.
Full text of Kevin Pieterse's Pataudi Memorial Lecture in Bengaluru
Chef and author Rakhee Vaswani talks about her passion for cooking, her daily struggles as a mompreneur and how she's spreading smiles through her recipes.
It does not apply to anyone who might come to America illegally in the future. It does not grant citizenship, or the right to stay here permanently, or offer the same benefits that citizens receive, the President said.
India'sstartups have a good beginning but will they survive competition is a big questions which needs immediate attention.
The full text of the speech delivered by VVS Laxman at the Pataudi Memorial Lecture in Kolkata.
'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.'
Haresh Pandya picks his all-time best Indian Test team which is packed with some exciting stroke-players, a couple of heavy-scorers known to play monumental innings, some superb spinners, a world-class all-rounder and a top-notch wicketkeeper. Check out his list and then create your own Dream India XI, and share it with family and friends!
