The Border Roads Organisation has constructed the highest motorable road in the world at the height of 19,300 feet at Umlingla Pass in eastern Ladakh, the defence ministry said on Wednesday. ......
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The Natural History Museum's annual competition and exhibition, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, is the longest-running and most prestigious nature and wildlife photography competition. It has......
Here are the best images from across the world from the previous week. A rider goes through flames during the annual "Luminarias" celebration on the eve of Saint Anthony's day, Spain's......
Ash clouds from a new surge in Icelandic volcanoes caused fresh travel chaos in major European air routes shutting down key airports with Air India cancelling its Heathrow bound flights from Delhi......
Let's face it: Even the lap of luxury can look lackluster if you can't stand the company--and a bus terminal can seem romantic if you're with the one you love. Still, there's nothing like the......
En Route to the AnchorageIt all began with a touch of the comic and the quixotic. The occasion was a lecture at the IIM(A), in the winter of 1983, over which I presided.My good friend, R S Bhatt,......
IMAGE: Fritz Hegner of Switzerland on the shooting range at Bisley, Surrey, during the modern pentathlon event at the Olympic Games, on August 2, 1948. Photograph: Topical Press Agency/Hulton......
IMAGES from Day 1 of the first Test, day-night Test, played between Australia and New Zealand at Optus Stadium in Perth on Thursday. • Scorecard IMAGE: Australia's Marnus Labuschagn......
IMAGE: New Zealand's Kane Williamson and Australia's Tim Paine pose with the Trans-Tasman trophy during a media opportunity ahead of the first Test at Optus Stadium in Perth on Wednesday.......