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22 crore devotees in 49 days: Kumbh makes history

The one-and-a-half-month-long Kumbh Mela ended on Monday with devotees from different walks of life and parts of the country taking a holy dip on Mahashivratri. IMAGE: Naga Sadhus arrive to take a......

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

From cutting melons on stomach to gold ice-cream, here’s the weirdest, funniest stories from the world around. >> Man sets risky record for slicing most watermelons on his stomach......

Believe it or not... Pune man finally cuts his fingernails after 66 years

The 82-year had last cut his nails in 1952. IMAGE: Shridhar Chillal poses with his cut nails, which are now on display at the Ripley's Believe it or Not museum in New York. Photograph: Lucas......

How India's young innovators do well by doing good

'Let me talk about young Indian startups with their hearts in the right place and how they are proving that innovations that represent 'affordable excellence' is indeed possible!' says Dr R A......

Stephen Hawking passes into the ages

One of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Einstein passes into worlds beyond our understanding. IMAGE: Professor Stephen Hawking at a launch event for the Stephen Hawking Medal for......

A Hungarian invention that helped the British in WWII

Tracing the early life of the humble ballpoint pen to its present. IMAGE: Modern folks would not even think of the ballpoint pen as an innovation. It seems to be an inexpensive writing instrument,......

World's most expensive car tyres sold for Rs 4 crore!

The first and only set of tyres of this kind, the gold-plated tyres were developed by Z Tyres in Dubai. IMAGE: Harjeev Kandhari designed the most expensive tyres. Photograph, courtesy: Z......

Meet India Inc's sporty and adventurous bosses!

Fast cars, marathons, golfing and shooting - nothing stops these high-power tycoons from pursuing their passion. Image: Adventure is ingrained deep in the DNA of Gautam Singhania. ......

Tata JLR enters SUV market with F-Pace model

The launch of the new F-Pace marks the first time the 80-year-old car manufacturer has entered the SUV market. Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover has entered the SUV market with the launch......

AI's new chief features in record books, has garden named after him

Air India's new chief Ashwani Lohani is a man of many parts. Here are 10 interesting facts about him. Image: Ashwani Lohani to head Air India. Leadership is not about creating......

The singers Asha Bhosle admires

The legend talks about her favourite singers.Syed Firdaus Ashraf listens in.* IMAGE: A Madame Tussauds team took over 150 specific measurements and images to create the Asha Bhosle wax statue that......

'Never thought I'd come this far'

'I still remember I couldn't buy How To Learn Acting because I did not have sufficient money.''Later, when I searched for the book, I could never find it.' IMAGE: Akshay Kumar in Gold. Akshay......

How Mohammed Rafi regained his confidence

'Never ever forget that you are Mohammed Rafi, a performer whose seasoning, by now, far exceeds that of any male singer in the industry.'The incomparable Mohammed Rafi would have turned 93 today,......

At Gurmeet Ram Rahim's ashram

Last September on the eve of the release of Gurmeet Ram Rahim's MSG: The Warrior Lion Heart, Rediff.com's Patcy N and Afsar Dayatar attended a huge concert in Sirsa, Haryana, to promote the......

Asha Bhosle at Madame Tussauds!

Madame Tussauds honours the most recorded artist in music history. Asha Bhosle will be on view at the Madame Tussauds gallery that opens in New Delhi soon. The legendary singer's wax statue will......

Extras: Liverpool's Alexander-Arnold in Guinness book of World Records

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Trent Alexander-Arnold made 16 assists in all competitions, out of which 12 came in the Premier League in the 2018-19 season.......

The goal-making potential of long throw-ins

'It's important for every team to have players who can throw long' 'It's like a corner or any other set piece, or passing -- it has to be precise' IMAGE: Iran's Ramin Rezaeian takes a throw in......

When Ireland sent the West Indies crashing for 25!

'Local legend has it the West Indians were plied with copious amounts of Ireland's favourite Guinness whisky the night before the match in 1969, though no one is willing to go on record about it!'......

First female coach to lead a men's soccer club hopes to inspire other women

IMAGE: Coach Chan Yuen Ting of Eastern SC (HKG) reacts during the ACL Asian Champions League match. Photograph: Power Sport Images/Getty Images Chan Yuen-ting, the first female coach to lead a......

What drives super managers Wenger and Mourinho?

Arsenal 'keeper Petr Cech has the answer... IMAGE: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho (left) and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Arsenal manager......

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Amitabh Bachchan's Guzar Jayega set to be enlisted in the Guinness Book of Reco...

Producer of the song Guzar Jayega says the project was a collaboration between 115 artistes, including 51 singers, and is likely to dethrone... ...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-s-guzar-jayega-set-to-be-enlisted-in-the-guinness-book-of-records/story-qAIwuowdTVDlOyZ5fNGFBP.html

Weighing Over 50 kg, Two Giant Jackfruits in Kerala Compete to Set Guinness World Record

The current world record in the Guinness Book for the heaviest jackfruit is 42.73 kg and 57.15 cm length set in Pune in 2016. ...

https://www.news18.com/news/india/weighing-over-50-kg-two-giant-jackfruits-in-kerala-compete-to-set-guinness-world-record-2625783.html

Inspiring! Why this 8 YO is reading books online

We'd asked you, dear readers, to tell us how you're fighting COVID-19 and keeping your kids busy.Rediff reader Sathyamoorthy Venkatesan from... ...

http://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/fighting-covid-19-this-8-yo-reads-books-for-kids/20200406.htm