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How Many Hot Dogs Can You Eat In 10 Minutes?

How Many Hot Dogs Can You Eat In 10 Minutes?

Rediff.com4 Jul 2023

Glimpses from Nathan's famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest 2023 in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, July 3, 2023.

Oddly Around The World

Oddly Around The World

Rediff.com22 Jul 2023

Odd and unusual images from around the world.

Shriya And The Great Indian Bride!

Shriya And The Great Indian Bride!

Rediff.com7 Dec 2022

Bollywood mixes work and travel in perfect ways.

IN PHOTOS: America VOTES for its next president

IN PHOTOS: America VOTES for its next president

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

We present a collection of photographs of the polling day hustle bustle in the United States of America.

Pics: Dancing mermaids on NY streets

Pics: Dancing mermaids on NY streets

Rediff.com20 Jun 2017

Over 3,000 people showed up at Coney Island for the Mermaid Parade.

Former NBA star trying to broker deal to ship masks to New York

Former NBA star trying to broker deal to ship masks to New York

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

Beijing-based retired basketball star Stephon Marbury is arranging an urgent shipment of surgical masks from China to New York to fight the coronavirus. He wanted to help his home city solve its reported shortage of masks.

Museums, churches, malls: Unusual vaccination venues

Museums, churches, malls: Unusual vaccination venues

Rediff.com25 May 2021

The distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine is underway across the world. To provide a convenient and safe place for people to receive COVID-19 vaccines, countries around the world transform shopping malls, churches, airports, subway stations and museums to vaccination centers. Some also offer vaccination services on the river and mountain.

After the Oscars, Slumdog blossoms worldwide

After the Oscars, Slumdog blossoms worldwide

Rediff.com27 Feb 2009

Released two weeks ago, it has grossed over $1.2 million, according to trade publications. And now with the eight Oscars it has garnered, the film could become a bigger success not only across Russia but also worldwide.

Odd PHOTOS from a mad, mad world

Odd PHOTOS from a mad, mad world

Rediff.com26 Aug 2015

These images from across the globe tell that it is a crazy world out there!

Quota dogs Indian girl... in the US

Quota dogs Indian girl... in the US

Rediff.com26 Jun 2007

The quota system was originally meant to boost the enrolment of minorities. The judge had allocated 60 per cent seats to the whites and 40 per cent to the minority students.

PHOTOS: It's a mad, mad world!

PHOTOS: It's a mad, mad world!

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

We live in a wonderfully weird world and here's the proof!

RECAP: The big stories of the week

RECAP: The big stories of the week

Rediff.com8 Jul 2019

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week in images.

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

Rediff.com13 Jul 2016

Here's this week of photos that prove we live in a mad world.

The odd, odd world we live in!

The odd, odd world we live in!

Rediff.com3 Jan 2017

This week's collection of unbelievably unusual images from across the world.

PHOTOS: The drones are coming

PHOTOS: The drones are coming

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

Rediff.com takes a look at drones as they engage in activities you'd never thought you'd see.

PHOTOS from the weird, wacky world!

PHOTOS from the weird, wacky world!

Rediff.com1 Jul 2015

These 10 images prove it's a mad, mad world

Ramanathan Raju named NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation commissioner

Ramanathan Raju named NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation commissioner

Rediff.com22 Jan 2014

Ramanathan Raju, a medical doctor who brings more than 30 years of experience in public and not-for-profit hospital systems, was on Tuesday appointed the commissioner of Health and Hospitals Corporation by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

The world's 10 weirdest festivals

The world's 10 weirdest festivals

Rediff.com12 Apr 2017

We take a look at the world's quirky, colourful - and downright bizarre - events.

2015 in PHOTOS: Floods, fights and family

2015 in PHOTOS: Floods, fights and family

Rediff.com24 Dec 2015

In this series, Rediff.com presents a selection of the year's most enduring moments year from around the world.

31 images you won't believe were taken only on an iPhone

31 images you won't believe were taken only on an iPhone

Rediff.com6 Jul 2017

The tenth annual iPhone Photography Awards received thousands of entries -- all submitted by amateur photographers from more than 140 countries around the world.

AWESOME photographs of the month: June

AWESOME photographs of the month: June

Rediff.com1 Jul 2015

Here are some of the best photos from around the world in the month gone by...