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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,......

Mount Everest's snow cover recedes by 150 metres

Snow cover atop Mount Everest retreated by 150 metres, indicating a lack of snow accumulation during the winter season of 2024-2025, researchers have noted. IMAGE: Mount Everest seen through an......

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......

Heights of Love! Couple weds on Mount Everest

Marvin Gaye sang ‘There ain’t no mountain high enough’ and James Sissom, 35, and Ashley Schmieder, 32, from California took the song quite literally when they decided to trek......

US teen with Down syndrome scales Mount Everest

A 15-year-old US boy has become the first person with Down syndrome to scale Mount Everest - the world's tallest mountain. Eli Reimer made the exceptional ascent last month, when he reached a......

The terrifying prospect of more job losses

'What we are going to see is a large number of white collar jobs getting lost.''Job loss can drive people to depression, drugs, alcoholism and even suicide as there is no one to turn to when they......

"I climbed Mount Everest to prove that women can do anything'

'Before I climbed Everest, nobody knew me. But after that, people come to meet me. It's an exciting life!' Meet the real and the reel Poorna girls! IMAGE: Rahul Bose, Aditi Inamdar and Poorna......

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.......

How Boman Almost Missed Doing Uunchai

When Director Sooraj R Barjatya thought of making a film post COVID, he felt it should be one about hope, happiness and how one could climb the various day-to-day Himalayas in our life. Thus,......

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......

'2007 had perhaps the best work of my life'

In an extensive and uncensored interview, Shah Rukh Khan talks to NDTV 24x7's Managing Editor Sonia Singh about politics, his fab abs, the recent smoking controversy, and his dreams.......

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......

Nepali Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for record 24th time

Kami has already climbed most peaks above 8,000 metres, including K2, Cho-oyu, Lhoste and Annapurna among others. IMAGE: Kami, who had conquered the Everest for the 23rd time on May 15,......

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......

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......