PHOTOS: Japan's Mount Ontake spews volcanic ash

Japanese soldiers managed to bring down eight more bodies by helicopter from the ash-blanketed peak of a still-erupting volcano on Monday, before toxic gases and ash forced them to suspend the......

Amazing! India's Largest Cannon

Shailajanand Mishra lists The Top Videos of the Week! Take a look. IMAGE: The 18th century Jaivan cannon is preserved at the Jaigarh fort in Jaipur. Photograph: ANI Photo   Every week is......

Giant 25-ft tall torch unveiled in US to honour Indian spiritual guru

A replica of the Olympic torch was unveiled in New York in honour of Indian spiritual leader Chinmoy Kumar Ghose. The giant 25-foot tall torch, considered the world’s largest, was unveiled by......

AWESOME photographs of the month: November

We bring you a presentation of some of the best photos from around the world in the month gone by.  Image: A resident rides his bicycle near what activists said was an......

27 years on, India's Winter Olympians still lack support

'There's no official recognition of any single winter sport and unless that changes, nothing will change' IMAGE:  India has only a handful of ski resorts, three indoor ice rinks, one......

Bindra elected to key IOC's Athletes' Commission post

IMAGE: Abhinav Bindra was India's first individual Olympic gold medallist who competed in five Games. Photograph: Arlette Bashizi/Reuters India's Olympic gold-medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra......

Women's World Cup PIX: Spain, Sweden enter semifinals

IMAGE: Salma Paralluelo celebrates scoring Spain's second goal against the Netherlands during the FIFA Women's World Cup quarter-final match in Wellington, on Friday. Photograph: Amanda......

Keshavan storms to gold medal at Asian Championship

Despite a crash in training that hampered his preparation, India's five-time Winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan put in a dominating performance to clinch the gold medal at the Asian Luge Championship......

Asian Luge Championships: Keshavan wins silver

Shiva Keshavan gets ready for a luge training session. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters India's Shiva Keshavan added another international medal to his kitty by winning a silver at the 17th......