Strong tremors felt in north India after 6.4-magnitude quake jolts Nepal

A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.4 jolted Nepal on Friday night sending waves of tremors across parts of north India, including the national capital region. IMAGE: People come out of their homes......

Tremors felt in Delhi as 3.1-magnitude quake strikes Faridabad

An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 struck Faridabad in Haryana at 4.08 pm on Sunday, the National Centre for Seismology said. Image only for representation. Photograph: Jitender Gupta/ANI Photo It......

Nepal quake triggered Sikkim flash floods? Scientists to find out

Scientists are exploring whether the strong earthquake that struck Nepal and the surrounding region on Tuesday is responsible for the south Lhonak lake outburst, which triggered a flash flood in......

Four quakes rock Nepal, one of 6.2 intensity; north India feels tremors

Four earthquakes, the strongest being of magnitude 6.2, jolted Nepal in quick succession with tremors reverberating through parts of north India including Delhi-NCR, the National Centre for......

Ola faces public flak for 'sexist' advertisement, withdraws it

Protesters on Twitter have begun asking people to boycott Ola's service, as mark of disagreement with the company's views Ola, which is battling intense competition from its global rival Uber and......

Facebook delivers stellar Q4, profit crosses $1 billion

Facebook said its daily active users were 1.04 billion on an average for December 2015, an increase of 17 per cent year on year. Riding on its massive global reach, Facebook's income continued to......

5 ways to make Air India the country's best airline

Let it gradually pull itself out of international routes and focus on linking remote towns and cities, suggests Anjuli Bhargava. Image: Build a network akin to that of the Indian Railways or even......

India to contribute $500,000 to UN emergency response fund

UN Ebola mission chief Anthony Banbury (on screen) speaks to members of the United Nations Security Council during a meeting on the Ebola crisis at the UN headquarters in New York. Photograph:......

Coronavirus fears: Nepal closes Mount Everest for climbers

IMAGE:  Light illuminates Mount Everest, centre, during sunset in Solukhumbu district, also known as the Everest region, in this picture taken November 30, 2015. Photograph: Navesh......

This mother of teenagers conquered Everest 5 times

'When I am at the top, I always feel I am blessed and closer to god.' IMAGE: Anshu Jamsenpa on Mount Everest. All photographs: Kind courtesy Tsering Wange/Facebook There is something unattainable......

Did this Indian couple fake Everest summit photos?

Indian climbers banned from Nepal over fake Everest photos IMAGE: Police constables Tarakeshwari and Dinesh Rathod. Photograph: Facebook Nepal on Tuesday banned an Indian couple from mountain......

Youngest at Rio Olympics, 13-year-old rips suit but wins her heat

IMAGE: Nepal's Gaurika Singh competes in the Women's 100m Backstroke Heats at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday. Photograph: Michael Dalder/Reuters The youngest......

Meet Gaurika Singh, the youngest Olympian at Rio 2016

The 13-year old swimmer from Nepal is also an earthquake survivor IMAGE: Gaurika Singh of Nepal in action. Photograph: Rio2016. The youngest athlete at Rio 2016, swimmer Gaurika Singh, has only......