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52-day Amarnath yatra ends, 5L pilgrims offer prayers

More than a dozen Mountain Rescue Teams assisted thousands of pilgrims during this year's Amarnath pilgrimage in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Monday, as the annual yatra concluded......

Buried in snow for months, bodies of 3 soldiers recovered

The bodies of three of the four army personnel, who died after their mountaineering expedition team was struck by an avalanche last October at a height of over 18,300 feet in Ladakh, have been......

'She was India's Daughter and India's Pride'

Savita Kanswal, 26, was posthumously awarded the highest adventure award at Rashtrapati Bhavan this month. She died heroically, as she had lived, doing what no woman had done before her. IMAGE:......

Hoisting The Tiranga At 7,462 Metres

Team Har Shikhar Tiranga led by Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal of the Indian Army climbed Mount Jongsong (7,462 metres) in just 10 days. Colonel Jamwal has scaled Mount Everest thrice and has been......

India will leave China behind on border infrastructure in next...: BRO chief

India has been carrying out a lot of construction activities at the China border in the last three years, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Director General Lt General Rajeev Chaudhry said on Sunday.......

Breweries stir up barrels with mercury rising

For all the livelong years it has been around, beer has been associated with leisure and relaxation. Of late, it has become more than just a beverage. Both amateurs and aficionados prefer an......

Sequoia splits into 3 independent entities, India biz now Peak XV Partners

Venture Capital giant Sequoia India & Southeast Asia has rebranded itself to Peak VX Partners. Image used for representative purpose only. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The VC firm will now......

The terrifying prospect of more job losses

'What we are going to see is a large number of white collar jobs getting lost.''Job loss can drive people to depression, drugs, alcoholism and even suicide as there is no one to turn to when they......

The Ford SUV experioence

The SUV craze is a worldwide phenomenon from America to Australia, and especially in South-East Asia.Thus to celebrate its 50 years of making SUVs, Ford invited MotorBeam all the way to the......

'I have very deep connections with India'

'When democracy first came to Bhutan people had no idea and they were like 'What is that?' 'Oh it's that thing they have in India where the leaders are always fighting and arguing'.' IMAGE: A......

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.......

How Boman Almost Missed Doing Uunchai

When Director Sooraj R Barjatya thought of making a film post COVID, he felt it should be one about hope, happiness and how one could climb the various day-to-day Himalayas in our life. Thus,......

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......

Did Jaya IGNORE Kangana?

Anupam Kher hosted a special screening of his new film Uunchai, also starring Amitabh Bachchan, Boman Irani, Danny Denzongpa, Parineeti Chopra, Neena Gupta and Sarika. Directed by Sooraj Barjatya,......

What's Agassi Doing With Jonty Rhodes?

'Tennis is a sport where you may enjoy watching more than playing. But pickleball flips that -- once you get the bug, you want to play more than watch.' IMAGE: Andre Agassi and Jonty Rhodes at the......

Dravid downplays broadcaster's #DoItForDravid trends

'I just want to play good cricket and yeah, doing it for someone is totally against who I am as a person and what I believe in.' IMAGE: A miffed Rahul Dravid said broadcasters Star Sports should......

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......

Australia media rips into team after 'nightmare of Nagpur'

IMAGE: Australia collapsed for 91 in their second innings to lose the first Test against India by an innings and 132 runs in Nagpur on Saturday. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images......

How Vijender Singh outgrew Olympic identity...

'Life is a new lesson every day.' With a month to go for the Tokyo Olympics Vijender Singh takes a trip down memory lane to relive one of the most iconic moments in Indian sport... India's first......

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