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?'
Anecdotes and laughter peppered the launch of Renu Kurien Balakrishnan debut novel, Four Aleys.
Decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Vikrant's voyage came to an end on Friday as workers at the Darukhana ship-breaking yard in Mazgaon docks in Mumbai began scrapping down the warship.
According to statistics released by Facebook, the Indian government topped the list of nations seeking removal of specific content from the social networking site.
Standing amid the bombed ruins of their lives, these weary people are residents of the Yarmouk Refugee Camp awaiting food packets from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.
Environmentalists have objected to the spraying of chemicals in the Games Village. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is spraying synthetic pyrethroids, potent lipophilic insecticides for mosquito control at the Commonwealth Games sites due to the dengue scare, unmindful of the dangers posed by exposure due to inhalation of ambient air that is possible after these compounds have been used.
New Hampshire police bust burglary ring that allegedly used the social networking site to pick targets
Malaysia's oldest Hindu temple, the Sri Maha Mariamman temple, is now on a postage stamp.
Michael Enright, 21, was charged with second-degree attempted murder as a hate crime, second-degree assault as a hate crime, criminal possession of a weapon as a hate crime and aggravated harassment.
The planets and their sun-like star are about 127 light-years from Earth and the system is one of only 15 known to have more than three worlds.
Thousands of vehicles have been stuck bumper-to-bumper, unable to move as road works have halted traffic on China's busiest motorway. Drivers are taking five days to cross the section and with new vehicles adding up to the snaking line, there seems to be no end to the jam in the coming weeks.
A major earthquake of 6.3 magnitude hit Mauritius early on Monday morning. There have been no reports on the casualties and losses yet.
Yves Gomes can breathe easy for the next two years, as he just eluded being deported to India, where he has lived for just 14 months of his entire life.
It could be either a nuclear war, a meltdown by the ageing Sun or a fatal hit by an asteroid or a black hole -- the reason could be any but the fact is our Earth may be facing a disaster sooner than we thought.
Babus in Madhya Pradesh will have to pull up their socks or pay a fine every time they delay an application.
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