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.......
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......
Expressing support for the bereaved family of Agniveer Akshay Gawate, the Indian Army on Sunday sought to clear the air on compensation to the next of kin, saying that the same is "governed by the......
The village in Maharashtra has continuously sent soldiers to the army since World War I. Every other person you meet is a soldier or a retired soldier or is aspiring to be a soldier. Text: Archana......
'And Joshimath has already shown the dangers ahead.''We have to acknowledge that our mountains are still young babies.''You don't put an extra load on the back of a growing child!' IMAGE: Colleen......
The Glacier Express takes tourists on an exhilarating trip through the spectacular Swiss Alps. For Rediff Realtime News, click here!Click NEXT to read...
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......
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......
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......
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......
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......
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......
'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......