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Nepal quake triggered Sikkim flash floods? Scientists to find out

Scientists are exploring whether the strong earthquake that struck Nepal and the surrounding region on Tuesday is responsible for the south Lhonak lake outburst, which triggered a flash flood in......

Why This Para-Athlete Is Forced To Sell Ice Cream

The Top Videos of the Week, listed by Shailajanand Mishra. IMAGE: Para-athlete Sachin Sahu sells ice cream in Rewa to make ends meet. Photograph: ANI Photo The mesmerising Neeli Gulmohar. Yoga......

Mount Everest's new height is 8,848.86 metres, say Nepal and China

Nepal and China on Tuesday jointly announced that the revised height of the world's highest peak Mount Everest was 8,848.86 metres, about 86 centimetres more than the previous measurement done by......

4 Indians killed in Nepal's deadly snowstorm identified

The four Indians, who are among the 40 people killed in Nepal's worst trekking disaster, have been identified, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said. So far, four Indian nationals have been killed......

4 Indians among 40 killed in Nepal avalanche as search comes to an end

Nepal on Monday wrapped up week-long rescue operations in the Himalayas after rescuing about 300 people stranded in one of the worst snowstorms that killed 40 hikers, including four Indians. So far......

Is Darjeeling Tea Losing its Fizz?

Scanty rainfall, last year's lockdown, growing competition from Nepal and the disaster of the 2017 Gorkhaland agitation are steadily weakening exports and sales of Darjeeling tea. IMAGE: A worker......

Nepal quake: GIC Re stares at Rs 1,000-cr claim payouts

As the death toll in the devastating earthquake in Nepal continues to rise, GIC Re, which is the largest re-insurer in the Himalayan nation, said the company is expecting to pay a whopping Rs......

Climate change, a big threat to Indian economy

A global failure to respond to climate changes could result in about 8.7 per cent economic loss in India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2100, Asian Development Bank said. "India, one of the......

When Zeenat Aman Was High!

IMAGE: Zeenat Aman in the song Dum Maro Dum from Hare Rama Hare Krishna, Photograph: Kind courtesy Zeenat Aman/Instagram Here's another nugget from Zeenat Aman's treasure trove of life......

A Tour Of The Himalayas, Uunchai Style

Amitabh Bachchan is set to scale even higher heights in his latest film, Uunchai. Directed by Sooraj Barjatya, it also stars Parineeti Chopra, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Neena Gupta, Sarika and......

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......

The Buddhist Who May Bring Home The Oscar

'The richness of Buddhism makes it possible for us to create these stories and to interpret them.' Pawo Choyning Dorji learned film-making by observing and working with his spiritual guru,......

The BEST International Films of 2021

2021 may go down in the history of world cinema as having produced the largest number of good quality films from across the world. What is remarkable is that practically all of these films were......

Hockey India name 48 probables for women's national camp

IMAGE: India’s players celebrate a goa. Photograph: Hockey India Hockey India on Sunday named a 48-member core probables list for the national camp of the Indian women's team to begin at the......

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