Peek into the life of first female coolie in Rajasthan

Meet Manju Devi, porter number 15, who overcame all odds to stand tall and become one of the 112 women achievers of the nation.  IMAGE: Manju became a coolie after she lost her husband 10......

Arunima Sinha to be an officer in CISF

Arunima Sinha, the country's first amputee to conquer Mt Everest, will soon be a police officer. Arunima last year qualified a written test and skill abilities exam of the central government and......

She lost leg after being thrown off train; now scaled Everest

Arunima Sinha, a former national level volleyball player, who had lost her leg after thrown off a moving train by some hoodlums, created history on Tuesday by becoming the first Indian amputee......

Meet India's oldest woman to scale Mt Everest

Forty-five-year-old Premlata Aggarwal from Jharkhand has made India proud. She is the oldest Indian woman to climb the Mount Everest. Member of the All Women Mountaineering Expedition Premlata, a......

Padma Bhushan for mountaineer Bachendri Pal; Gambhir, Chhetri to get Padma Shri

Mountaineer Bachendri Pal was, on Friday, conferred with the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, while Gautam Gambhir, BajranG Punia and Sunil Chhetri, among others, received the......

Arunima is first woman amputee to conquer Mt. Everest

In a show of indomitable spirit, zeal and grit, Arunima Sinha became the first woman in the world to conquer Mt. Everest in prosthetic legs. The 26-year-old successfully climbed the highest peak in......

Jharkhand mountaineer eyes five world summits

The first woman mountaineer from Jharkhand Premlata Agarwal, who conquered Mount Everest last May, is now aiming to scale the remaining five summits across the world. Also the country's oldest......

I will never coach a foreign team: Kapil

Former India captain Kapil Dev says he will never accept an offer to coach a foreign team and if ever he wants to do that job, it will only be for his home country.Talking at a press meet to......

One leg handicap won't deter Arunima in Everest climb

Arunima Sinha, who lost her left leg after being thrown off a moving train two years ago, is determined to conquer the world's highest peak -- Mt Everest. Manu Shankar......