Why Nagaland Is Baying For Army's Blood

'It is in the interest of China and Pakistan to give a bad name to the Indian Army and remove AFSPA 'completely' from the north east.' 'Hopefully, better sense will prevail and the ground realities......

The Illusion Of LAC Disengagement

Disengagement from the LAC will remain a chimera because China has given enough indications that the PLA will not move back any more. China has even deployed drones to monitor and deny any......

Total shutdown, massive rally in Kargil demanding statehood for UT

Shops and business establishments were closed as thousands of people marched on Wednesday in support of their demand for statehood and Ladakh's inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.......

2023 warmest year on record by a huge margin

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has officially confirmed that 2023 is the hottest year on record by a huge margin, smashing global temperature records. Image used only for......

India's stand on climate change criticised

Challenges posed by climate change hit centre stage in 2009 which saw the government doing a flip-flop ahead of the crucial Copenhagen summit even as the Opposition and experts alleged that India......

From Copenhagen to Mexico: The cycle continues

After failing at Copenhagen, we pinned our hopes on Mexico City; in Mexico, we'll look for some place else, writes Barun Roy. Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. That's how the 2009 United......

Global warming: Carbon trading not enough

By expressive their exasperation at not being able to convince the public and political leaders about how close the earth has come to climate catastrophe, the environment scientists who gathered at......

How to solve India's water troubles

Official and demi-official reports from national and international organisations are a dime a dozen these days.If there is only one report you have time to read in the next three months, then I......

Pant to donate match fee for rescue work in Uttarakhand

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant was born in Roorkee, a town in the state's Haridwar district. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter India's swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant said he will donate his match fee......

U'khand: Pant extends condolences to affected families

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant has his origins in Uttarakhand. Photograph: Rishabh Pant/Twitter India wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant, who hails from Uttarakhand extended condolences to the families......

Now, Everest twins set to scale new heights... Mt Vinson in Antarctica!

'It took us three years to convince mom' 'At the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering boys would joke, 'Shatabdi and Rajdhani Express are here'. That gave us a lot of pride.' Rediff.com's Manu......