Long queues near the top prolonged the wait times this year, causing oxygen tanks and physical endurance to drain on the way down.The 'traffic jams' likely contributed to the death of 11 people......
The majestic Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak, holds an intense attraction for climbers and trekkers from across the world. Perhaps it's these "fatal attractions" that have failed to deter......
A contingent of over two dozen women, including border guarding 'mahila' troops of BSF, have embarked on a maiden 2,300 km camel safari along India's international border with Pakistan. The......
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......
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......
What do A-listers like to read, watch or listen to? And who are the people they admire? Here is a list -- IMAGE: The poster of the film Taare Zameen Par. The film is one of the favourites of Amit......
Once upon a time he used to bite pens. Now he fidgets with a knife in a cramped office lined up to the ceiling with books that range from Game Theory to the history of the Roman Empire to polymer......
It's difficult to get unanimity among chart-gazers. Like astrologers, each has his own way of looking at the future. But the views of India's band of technical analysts are beginning to converge.......
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......
Susen Mahato, a rural youth from Jharkhand, climbed the Mt Everest this morning to become the fourth person from the state to conquer the highest peak in the world. Another climber in the......
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......