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Mt Everest base camp goes online

The Mt Everest base camp has gone online, with its first-ever Internet cafe becoming operational using space segment on Americom Asia-Pacific's AAP-1 satellite.Americom Asia-Pacific, a 50/50 joint......

Mumbai woman dies at Everest base camp; body to be brought home tonight

A 52-year-old woman doctor from Mumbai died while trekking to the base camp of Mount Everest in Nepal, a family member said on Sunday. "Dr Pradnya Samant, a resident of Goregaon area in Mumbai,......

7-year-old Indian youngest to reach Everest base camp

Overcoming obstacles like cold temperatures and a high wind-chill, seven-year-old Aaryan Balaji has recorded his name in Mount Everest history by trekking all the way to the mountain's Southern......

Rescue teams rushed to save 78 tourists trapped in Everest base camp

Chinese rescue teams on Monday stepped up efforts to reach 78 tourists, including 13 foreigners, trapped in heavy snow at the base camp of Mt Everest. A total of 86 tourists were initially trapped......

Indian climber dies while descending from Mt Everest

A 45-year-old Indian climber died on Mt Everest after showing signs of altitude sickness while descending from the summit point of the world's highest peak, according to a media report on Friday.......

The Road To Everest

The Chinese have declared that they want to build a road to Mt Everest, or more specifically from the foot of the mountain to a base camp some 17,000 feet up to the 29,035- feet-high peak. Not......

Manisha's Day Out With Rishi Sunak

Photograph: Kind courtesy Manisha Koirala/Instagram What's Manisha Koirala doing with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak? 'It was an honor to be invited to 10 Downing Street to celebrate United......

Alia Bhatt Glows In The Sun

Parineeti at Everest Base Camp... Ishaan shows us the rainbow... Please click on the images for a better look at the stars. IMAGE: Alia Bhatt gets clicked by sister Shaheen Bhatt.'We......

Where is Mandira holidaying?

The beaches or the mountains: What's your favoured destination? Summer is upon us, and Bollywood is in vacation mode. While some stars prefer the cool beaches, others like the mountain view. We......

Dhak Dhak Review: Secrets Of The Khardung La Sisterhood

The simplicity of a spontaneous sisterhood, women getting along with other women, feeling alive in each other's company, makes Dhak Dhak a gentle celebration of womanhood, notes Sukanya Verma.......

Uunchai Review: Too Much Rona Dhona

Uunchai has a simple enough story that drags on for 169 minutes and 48 seconds on the sheer good will of its veteran cast, points out Sukanya Verma. Frail old folk overcoming physical limitations......

Nepal Cricket Scales New Heights With T20 League

IMAGE: Nepal became an ICC associate member in 1996 and have qualified for the T20 World Cup twice. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Glamorgan all-rounder Dan Douthwaite was not alone among the......

Nepali sherpa sets Everest record with 27th ascent!

IMAGE: Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, scaled the 8,849 metre (29,032-foot) mountain early along the traditional southeast ridge route, guiding a foreign climber. Photographs: Reuters A Nepali sherpa scaled......

Nepalese soldier wins Tenzing-Hillary Marathon on Everest

Nepali soldier Bed Bahadur Sunuwar won the world's highest marathon in the snow-covered foothills of Mount Everest. Sunuwar, who was among the 150 local and foreign runners in the race, completed a......

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......

Twenty20 cricket goes to Everest

Twenty20 cricket is all set to touch a new high with some British amateurs gearing up to play a fund-raising match at Gorak Shep -- just 135 meters below the Everest base camp -- on April 21. The......