India's Worst Mountaineering Tragedy

27 mountaineers perished in an avalanche in the mountains of Uttarakhand last week.The mountaineers were returning from a trek to the Draupadi's Danda mountain peak when disaster struck at 8.45 am......

Why This Military Hero Entered Politics

Colonel Ajay Kothiyal, Kirti Chakra, Shaurya Chakra, is one of the most decorated soldiers to join politics.He still has two bullets lodged inside his body sustained in a gun battle with terrorists......

'BJP is prepared to take strong decisions'

'In AAP, those who are in charge of a particular state provide information to Arvind Kejriwal.'In the BJP, several organisations convey what is happening on the ground to the top leadership.''There......

Siachen Hero Colonel Narendra 'Bull' Kumar passes away

Colonel (retd) Narendra Kumar, a legendary mountaineer who had spotted Pakistani activities around the Siachen glacier in 1984 that helped India secure it subsequently, died on Thursday at the......

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......

Dravid, Mary Kom to get Padma Bhushan

Batting great Rahul Dravid and Olympic bronze medallist M C Mary Kom were named for the prestigious Padma Bhushan Awards, the third highest civilian honour, while six other sports persons figured......