Y Joe Alias Kutty on Wednesday recorded video of the helicopter, apparently moments before it crashed.
'My belief that I could protect the Himalayas was shattered.'
Addressing a gathering of priests and devotees, he said the redevelopment of centres of faith in India shows the country's growing pride in its ancient saints and philosophers like Adi Guru Shankaracharya and Swami Vivekananda.
The water level of Pong Dam, also known as Beas Dam, reached at 1386.84 feet-mark on Monday at 11 pm against the danger level of 1390 feet.
Babu after reaching there, slipped and fell and got trapped between rocks on the mountain face
Though the Congress, AAP and other Opposition parties may have high hopes and some positive takeaways to seize on from the results, it is the BJP which has a big headstart and is firmly in the lead.
Laxmi Sorte and Kaustav Ghosh, who travelled across 29 Indian states and five Union territories in 101 days, recommend a list of lesser known places in India to add to your travel bucket list.
Beginning with the bird's eye view of itself -- a narrow state of hills, rivers and high population density, in a tapering part of the Indian subcontinent. It can be a beautiful place shaped by aesthetic founded in appropriate lifestyle and progressive views, or a junkyard shaped by money and what money buys. The choice is Kerala's, notes Shyam G Menon.
As all roads lead to Vaastu building in Pali Hill, north west Mumbai, where Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor will wed, it's a good time to look up Raj Kapoor's grandchildren.
Thomas G K shares pictures from a trip to Wayanad.
One man was killed and two others injured in Thrissur district on Tuesday after an uprooted tree fell on them in heavy rains and strong winds.
The flood situation in the Garo Hills areas of Meghalaya has remained grim for the second day while the death toll has mounted to 27. As per preliminary data, damage to infrastructure caused by the devastating floods in the Garo hills area is about Rs 1,000 crore.
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'People should realise that what we are fighting for today is actually for tomorrow, for future generations.'
At Lyngkhong village in East Khasi Hills district, the foundation for the single line fence has been built but the fencing has been stopped due to protests of the residents.
Every M&M car shares a certain DNA which is rugged, with an off-roading quality and built for hard wear and tear. The XUV is all those, but also has a smoother edge for those who want city comfort now offered in competitor vehicles such as the MG Hector, Hyundai Creta, Volkswagen Tiguan and Tata's Harrier, says Pavan Lall.
In Indranee Ghosh's latest book you will discover some untold secrets about the hill station in the north east of India.
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The defeat of Dhami who led the BJP's campaign against the Congress in the state throws up a big question before the saffron party on the issue of choosing the next chief minister.
The BJP is beating the development drum this time more loudly to overcome many other hurdles besides anti-incumbency. While the party is claiming it is looking for a much bigger victory than in 2017, BJP observers are not too sure about it, reports Shishir Prashant.
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Officials feared that the death toll could rise as rescuers find it difficult to reach remote areas.
The best films are not necessarily the most successful -- that would be another list altogether -- although sometimes quality and commerce do converge.
Rajesh Karkera meets the glamorous women who rock the fashion week offstage with their quirky styles
Very light rains and thundershowers occurred at isolated places in Uttar Pradesh though, and a fresh warning of heavy showers was issued in Himachal Pradesh as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely in several parts of the country, including the northern region, over the next six-seven days.
The federal agency wants to question and record Parab's statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, they said.
For the first time in the last three decades, state-owned Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation buses on Tuesday did not operate its services on the hill routes leading to the Lord Venkateswara shrine following indefinite strike by transport unions across the state demanding reversal of the Centre's decision to carve out Telangana from Andhra Pradesh.
Rediff readers who travelled to Jammu and Kashmir share photographs and stories.
A landslide caused by heavy rains on the Hill Cart road in Darjeeling has snapped the road link of the hill station with the rest of the country.
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The AAP, which is the only party to declare its chief ministerial candidate before the polls, is trying hard to make the contest triangular.
Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Sundargarh district will be packed to the rafters during the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup.
Justice in medieval times, whodunit in the woods, mafia boss in the making, Sukanya Verma takes a look at the sheer variety on OTT this week.
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Poor governance and mediocre short-sighted politics are destroying the paradise that Goa was as its environment, water table, culture and way of life is drastically threatened by tourism and migration, points out Ramesh Menon.
Delhi is likely to record its second-coldest December since 1901 as temperatures are predicted to drop further.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze Saturday night after questioning him for 12 hours over the recovery of an explosive-laden vehicle near the residence of industrialist Mukesh Ambani, an agency spokesperson said.
Rescuers on Monday recovered 20 bodies from the wreckage site of the Tara Air plane that crashed in Nepal's mountainous Mustang district on Sunday with 22 people on board, including four Indians, minutes after taking off from the tourist city of Pokhara, officials said.
The heart of the national capital on Monday turned into a fortress with heavy deployment of police who blocked roads leading to India Gate and Raisina Hill to ensure that no protests took place there but the arrangements put commuters at severe hardship. Office goers and students were the most affected due to blockade of roads and closure of nine metro stations near India Gate and Raisina Hill.
"We are the government. The Navy and the Defence Ministry are not the government," he added.
