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Kedarnath: 10,500 pilgrims evacuated, op continues for 3rd day

The operation to rescue pilgrims stranded along a rain-ravaged trek route to the Himalayan Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand entered its third day on Sunday. IMAGE: SDRF and Police personnel climb a......

IAF joins rescue op in Uttarakhand to evacuate pilgrims

The Indian Air Force's Chinook and MI17 helicopters on Friday joined the rescue operations in Uttarakhand to evacuate pilgrims still stranded on the rain-ravaged trek route to Kedarnath. IMAGE:......

10 dead, 22 Army personnel among 82 missing in Sikkim flash flood

At least ten people died and 80 others, including 22 army personnel, went missing on Wednesday after a cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta River basin,......

Amarnath Yatra: Drinks, fast food among 40 items banned

More than 40 food items have been banned at the upcoming Amarnath Yatra and the pilgrims have been advised to achieve physical fitness by walking at least 5 kilometres a day, the Shri Amarnath......

Year after, Sherpa guide breaks own record again, scales Everest for 27th time

World-renowned Nepalese mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mt Everest for a record 27th time on Wednesday, beating his own record with the highest number of ascends on the world's highest peak.......

India-Tibet barter trade awaits nod from India

The annual India-Tibet barter trade at Taklakot mart in the Himalayan region which starts from June 1 may be delayed as the authorities are still awaiting permission from the Centre and the Chinese......

Unravelling India's innovative streak

This was the high noon of the shortage economy. Necessity, the old cliche goes, is the mother of invention. That must make scarcity the father of innovation. India had to make do with very little,......

Nepal earthquake: 'My family is safe but my country is destroyed'

Bollywood grieves for Nepal.Following the devastating earthquake in Nepal that has claimed over 4000 lives so far, relief material, rescue teams and medical supplies is being rushed in......

Here's why you should watch Earth

After several days of trekking across the Kalahari, the matriarch finally leads the herd to a water hole in the desert. But soon the elephants realise they are not alone, there are hungry lions......

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......

Mountaineer Yadav's Everest summit climb fake

...Won't get Tenzing Norgay award: Ministry sources IMAGE: Narender Singh Yadav’s name had been withdrawn from the 2020 Tenzing Norgay Award list. Photograph: Mountaineer Narender......

Nepali Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for record 24th time

Kami has already climbed most peaks above 8,000 metres, including K2, Cho-oyu, Lhoste and Annapurna among others. IMAGE: Kami, who had conquered the Everest for the 23rd time on May 15,......

Ahuja makes her mark in winter Olympics

Moments after completing her first slalom run at the Olympics, Neha Ahuja was stopped in her tracks.A Norwegian television interviewer asked the Alpine skier, the first Indian woman to qualify for......

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