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Mount Everest's snow cover recedes by 150 metres

Snow cover atop Mount Everest retreated by 150 metres, indicating a lack of snow accumulation during the winter season of 2024-2025, researchers have noted. IMAGE: Mount Everest seen through an......

Mumbai woman dies at Everest base camp; body to be brought home tonight

A 52-year-old woman doctor from Mumbai died while trekking to the base camp of Mount Everest in Nepal, a family member said on Sunday. "Dr Pradnya Samant, a resident of Goregaon area in Mumbai,......

Everest climbing fees hiked to tackle trash crisis

Nepal has sharply increased permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by 36 per cent and also introduced a slew of measures aimed at controlling garbage pollution on the world's tallest peak,......

Mt Everest scenic area shut after Tibet earthquake

China has closed for tourists the scenic areas of its side of Mt Everest, also known as Mount Qomolangma, following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Dingri County in the Tibet Autonomous......

Tibet earthquake: Rescuers race against time to find survivors

Rescuers raced against time to search for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in frigid weather amid hundreds of aftershocks, a day after a massive quake hit a Tibetan county while......

The Road To Everest

The Chinese have declared that they want to build a road to Mt Everest, or more specifically from the foot of the mountain to a base camp some 17,000 feet up to the 29,035- feet-high peak. Not......

Manisha's Day Out With Rishi Sunak

Photograph: Kind courtesy Manisha Koirala/Instagram What's Manisha Koirala doing with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak? 'It was an honor to be invited to 10 Downing Street to celebrate United......

Dhak Dhak Review: Secrets Of The Khardung La Sisterhood

The simplicity of a spontaneous sisterhood, women getting along with other women, feeling alive in each other's company, makes Dhak Dhak a gentle celebration of womanhood, notes Sukanya Verma.......

OTT This Week: Badla, Bhoots, Sex...

Badla, bhoots and a barrage of detective dramas bombard the streaming platforms this week. Sukanya Verma lists everything you can see or skip. Copenhagen CowboyWhere to watch?......

Uunchai Review: Too Much Rona Dhona

Uunchai has a simple enough story that drags on for 169 minutes and 48 seconds on the sheer good will of its veteran cast, points out Sukanya Verma. Frail old folk overcoming physical limitations......

Alia Bhatt Glows In The Sun

Parineeti at Everest Base Camp... Ishaan shows us the rainbow... Please click on the images for a better look at the stars. IMAGE: Alia Bhatt gets clicked by sister Shaheen Bhatt.'We......

Nepali sherpa sets Everest record with 27th ascent!

IMAGE: Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, scaled the 8,849 metre (29,032-foot) mountain early along the traditional southeast ridge route, guiding a foreign climber. Photographs: Reuters A Nepali sherpa scaled......

Coronavirus fears: Nepal closes Mount Everest for climbers

IMAGE: Light illuminates Mount Everest, centre, during sunset in Solukhumbu district, also known as the Everest region, in this picture taken November 30, 2015. Photograph: Navesh......

Nepalese soldier wins Tenzing-Hillary Marathon on Everest

Nepali soldier Bed Bahadur Sunuwar won the world's highest marathon in the snow-covered foothills of Mount Everest. Sunuwar, who was among the 150 local and foreign runners in the race, completed a......

This Mumbai teenager is world's youngest Ironman

18-year-old Aditya Choudhary successfully completed the Ironman 70.3 triathlon in six hours and five minutes. IMAGE: Despite undergoing two surgeries due to respiratory issues, Aditya Choudhary,......

Twenty20 cricket goes to Everest

Twenty20 cricket is all set to touch a new high with some British amateurs gearing up to play a fund-raising match at Gorak Shep -- just 135 meters below the Everest base camp -- on April 21. The......

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