The mind-blowing dwarf planet has ice mountains and water

Narendra Modi may have promised to deliver achche din (good days) to the nation in his first term as prime minister, but, a year into office, his own party's president seems to disagree with the rhetoric.

Which royal wears a stunning sapphire ring? And who is that leader in the monogrammed suit? Take our quiz and find out

In a major embarrassment for Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, the country's most notorious drug lord, Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, broke out of a high-security prison on Saturday night for the second time, escaping in a tunnel built right under his cell.

They broke free yet failed to evade the clutches of law.

Rediff.com brings you the government's Yoga Day photo album.

Rediff.com takes you through to NaMo's yoga class.

Mumbai, whose presiding deity is wealth, could soon Hindu trees all over the city, if Hanumant Raje, the Shiv Sena-nominated member of the city's Tree Authority who has proposed that only trees like peepal and banyan, which are "revered in Hindu culture", be planted across the metropolis.

'I don't have the confidence that Emergency cannot happen again,' says BJP veteran LK Advani days ahead of the 40th anniversary of the imposition of Emergency.

India's greatest contemporary architects Charles Correa died on Tuesday night at the age of 84. He was best known for his "open-to-sky" designs, which were reflected in some of his famous projects. Rediff.com takes a look at some popular buildings that got the Correa touch.

New book claims Amar Singh gave between 20 and 100 per cent of his entire net worth to the Clinton Foundation.

Here's what's different between Xi's India and Pakistan visits.

Rediff.com gives you a lowdown on the net neutrality issue that is today part of the national discourse.

On March 8, Bengaluru techie Prabha Arun Kumar was stabbed to death while returning home in Sydney. A month later, the Sydney police are still struggling to solve the murder mystery.

The celebrated contemporary dancer's performance was part of the One World Retreat, a three-day event to promote the cause of the Indian Head Injury Foundation.

Aaron Schock, who resigned as US Congressman on Tuesday night following media disclosures of his loose spending habits, met Narendra Modi thrice. These encounters were not free of controversy either.

Rajiv Chandrasekaran wrote Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Baghdad's Green Zone, based on his days as the Washington Post's correspondent in Baghdad. It was made into a movie, starring Matt Damon.

'I said his accepting the suit from me was a big honour in itself, and it wasn't important for me what he did with it after wearing it.'

Women behind the wheel, movie theatres and now snowmen! Everyday things in the outside world are prohibited in Saudi Arabia's incredibly conservative society. Rediff.com compiles a list

The year threw up quite a few shockers, some rather rude one. Below are Rediff.com's 12 picks that made us sit back and think, 'Did that really happen?'