Sonam Wangchuk, a prominent engineer whose life inspired a character in Bollywood blockbuster 3 Idiots, has claimed that he placed under house arrest at his institute in Leh, a charge denied by the......
In below freezing temperatures, in the most difficult terrain, Border Road Organisation personnel clear snow many, many times every winter to keep the world's highest motorable roads open during......
In an effort to rush troops and tanks to the Pakistan and China front in Ladakh without being observed by the enemy, India is working on making a new road from Manali to Leh, which will provide the......
With the Chinese People's Liberation Army not showing any sign of moving out from the Finger area, the China Study Group met this week to discuss the present situation in the eastern Ladakh sector.......
The sixth International Yoga Day is being observed across the world. “Yoga unites, spreads brotherhood,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who played an instrumental role in popularising......
Most of the engines used by Suzuki's two-wheelers in India are manufactured by Maruti at its Manesar plant. IMAGE: Suzuki Motorcycle India's motto: Just ride the damned thing. Photograph: Courtesy......
If the Volkswagen Beetle could become an icon over time, then why not the Nano, asks Subir Roy.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com We're just back from Puri, declared the friend who, with his......
It's travel time for everyone, including Bollywood's celebrities. From London to Dubai to Maldives to Amsterdam to Switzerland, they're on the go. Photograph: Kind courtesy Karan......
Former BCCI president Anurag Thakur on Tuesday announced setting up of a cricket and sports academy in Leh to ensure that talented athletes get the required training to become a part of the......
Not everyone completes the Badwater Marathon, Breeze Sharma did so, the fastest Indian ever.Rediff.com's Laxmi Negi spoke to the Indian Navyman to find out how he did it. Not every man survives a......
Confined to wheelchair due to paralysis, Deepa Malik, who found a place in the Limca Book of Records for the third time recently for becoming the first paraplegic woman to reach world's highest......