Here are the actors who can totally play Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie!
Also seen in action for India will be the shuttlers, boxers, the women's hockey team and the table tennis players among others.
Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia became the first Indian to clinch two gold medals at the Paralympics after he broke his own world record to clinch the top honours at the Rio Games in Rio de Janeiro.
'Since Hina is a friend and a strong contestant, I want her to win, but Shilpa will win because she has made very few mistakes in the game.'
Aaron Finch scored 156 off just 63 balls against England to set a new World record for the highest individual innings in Twenty20 internationals. The record for the highest score in T20s, though, belongs to Chris Gayle, who slammed 175 not out for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 6.
Here's your weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world.
The 2016 upstart, called Jio, dislodged rivals and has emerged as the nation's No. 4 carrier by offering call services free for life and data transmission at dirt cheap rates.
Sikka dismissed that the new technology and connectivity would create imbalances.
Karnataka opening batsman Robin Uthappa has expressed hope of getting a 'proper run' in international cricket to justify his talent. "Next time when I get to play for the country, hopefully, I will get a proper run at international level, score runs and justify my talent," Uthappa told PTI after the launch of 'My Country Run 2016' here. In spite of giving superlative performances in the domestic matches, Uthappa has not found favours with the selectors.
Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa won the men's 400 metres gold in a world record time of 43.03 seconds at the Rio Olympic Games on Sunday.
India has been ranked seventh in the list of top 10 wealthiest countries in the world, which was topped by the United States.
Indicating unease over India's growing closeness with the United States, Russia on Thursday said it does not "feel comfortable" at being put on the same plane as New Delhi's "newly-acquired partners", who had earlier imposed sanctions on this country.
Thanks to technology, completely new lifestyle opportunities are opening up where old ground realities are not relevant any more.
Following is the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 73rd Independence Day.
Adam Peaty demolished his own world record in the heats of the 100 meters breaststroke on Saturday as he launched a bid to become the first British man to win an Olympic swimming gold medal for 28 years. Peaty set a new mark of 57.55 seconds - cutting 0.37 from his previous record, set in London last year - and said he hoped to shave off some more in Saturday's semi-finals.
ASUS ROG GT51CA Pascal is a beast of a PC, discovers Abhik Sen.
Newly-crowned weightlifting world champion Saikhom Mirabai Chanu says she thought of quitting the sport after receiving flak for her failure to win a medal at the Rio Olympics.
Roger Federer's astonishing defeat to a Ukrainian journeyman in the second round at Wimbledon marked the arrival of a new world order in tennis but for the Swiss master this was definitely not the end of an era.
While Delhi, home to 22,000 millionaires and 18 billionaires, has a total wealth of USD 450 billion (Rs 30,15,000 crores), Bengaluru boasts of a total wealth of USD 320 billion (Rs 21,44,000 crores). The city is home to 7,500 millionaires and eight billionaires.
India is definitely not a country for mild flavours. And a new generation of Indian entrepreneurs are cashing in on it by adding a delicious twist to our favourite traditional snacks.
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here are around 495,000 multi-millionaires worldwide (as on June 2014).
India's Saurav Ghosal went down in straight games against top seed Spaniard Borja Golan in the semi-final of the Financire Banque Nationale Montreal Open squash tournament, on Sunday.
Charleston will always be special to me," said the new World No 1 in women's doubles.
The newly elected Pope Francis has made history in more ways than one. Being dubbed as the Pontiff of Firsts, Jorge Mario Bergoglio is the first non-European leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics in more than 1,000 years.
In a landscape dominated by social media, everything begins to matter less for what it is than for how many likes or re-tweets it can generate.
As the new World No 1, Andy Murray could be troubled by the weight of expectations on his shoulders at the ATP World Tour Finals, but the Briton just wants to enjoy his new status.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
The future arrived late but after some old-fashioned glitches, two Russian trailblazers fired the first shots in what could be a revolution in tennis at the Next Gen ATP Finals on Tuesday.
The wheels turn for bicycles, as manufacturers go back to the basics. After motorised two-wheelers overtook cycle sales in the country, manufacturers are focusing on commuter segment again and reviving entry-level cycles.
Mercedes F1 GP's Nico Rosberg won his first Formula One Championship after finishing 2nd in the tight race at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
The two-day meeting is scheduled in Singapore from December 7.
Following is a match by match look at the English Premier League's weekend fixtures:
This compares poorly to other developed markets as the average wealth of a person in Australia has increased by over 100 per cent and in Canada by over 50 per cent in the same period.
Rediff.com's Norma Godinho and Laxmi Negi glance at the athletes and disciplines likely to win medals for India at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Staff from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration office were fishing at the ground floor of the roofless New World department store in Bangkok that was closed down in 1997.
In March 1972, The Godfather was first screened in a New York theatre. The movies were never the same again. Forty six years later, longtime Rediff film critic Raja Sen talks about why that film means that much, and how it led him to a unique tribute.
Here is a timeline of Djokovic's decline since the last of his 12 Grand Slam titles.
Katie Ledecky of the United States destroyed the field in the 800 meters freestyle on Friday and broke the world record to complete a rare Olympic swimming treble.
The report however noted that the migration of super rich from China and India is not a "concern".
Pooja Ghatkar overcame technical issues to clinch the women's 10m air rifle bronze medal as hosts India opened their account on a positive note in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in New Delhi.
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