A habeas corpus petition was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela for listing on October 3 by a lawyer for Wangchuk's "next friend".
The first batch of pilgrims reached Kashmir on Friday for the annual Amarnath Yatra, beginning Saturday, with J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagging off 4,603 yatris in the morning from the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas base camp in Jammu under a tight security cover.
Even as the Uttarakhand floods are being referred to as man-made disasters, experts say such disasters are waiting to happen at places like Ooty and Munnar.
Situated at a height of 15,200 feet above sea level, the pass sits on the top of a craggily formed Himalayan range that separates the Tibetan plateau from the Indian sub-continent.
The state government asked all mountaineers to return to their base camps following heavy snowfall and blizzards in the region.
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Sunday sat on a fast at the Ladakh Bhawan where he was staying after the protesters were denied permission to stage the stir for Ladakh's Sixth Schedule status at Jantar Mantar.
The Badrinath temple in the Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand opened for devotees on Sunday, May 12, 2024, after remaining closed during the winter.
'Our greatest enemies lie within us Kama -- selfish desires; krodha -- anger; moha -- attachment; lobha -- greed; madha -- pride and matsarya -- envy. Life is a constant battle against these dark forces. An enlightening excerpt from Priya Arora's book, Rama: A Man of Dharma.
When in Landour, discovers Supriya Newar, one of the most important things to do and that too in large measures, is to do nothing at all.
Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of the Jyotish Peeth in Uttarakhand, who turned down the invitation to the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, on Monday said Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Uddhav Thackeray is a victim of betrayal.
Here's your travel guide to exploring some of India's most beautiful villages.
'We humans may not have not created natural disasters, but we have definitely amplified their impact.'
Himalaya Drug Company said on Tuesday that it is setting up a Rs 165 crore (Rs 1.65 billion) research and development and manufacturing unit on the outskirts of Bangalore to be completed by 2005.
Noted environmentalist and 'Chipko movement' leader Sunderlal Bahuguna has brought the 'Save Himalaya, Save Water, Save Life' movement to the North East Indian states located in the lesser Himalayan region.
We asked you to send in your unusual travel pictures -- something out of the ordinary that you spotted and caught on camera. Here's a fresh set of responses! And if you want to contribute, post your pictures here!
A trek a year is a must, says former foreign secretary Shyam Saran who has been at it for over 20 years. Here he lists his favourite five, all in the Himalayas.
Battling chilly temperatures in Dharamsala, Team India prepared for the final showdown between India and England on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.
Driving over the highest passes across the Himalayas can be one of the most exhilarating experiences in the world. The landscape and the sights have nothing to compare in this world.
General Manoj C Pande celebrated Diwali with Indian Army, Border Roads Organisation and Indo Tibetan Border Police officers and troops during his visit to forward areas in the Harsil sector in the Garhwal Himalayas on Sunday, November 12, 2023.
Elite soldiers of the Indian and British armed forces began 'Himalayan Warrior' -- a joint exercise comprising specialist high altitude training -- got underway on Monday in Ladakh.
Arun Sarin, a controversial albeit one of the most successful CEOs of British telecom giant Vodafone, will hang his boots on Tuesday to don a new gear for trekking in Himalayas.
'The rocks, the geology of the Himalayas will always spring surprises.' 'It's basically force majeure and the will of god.'
Instead of harvesting the wrath against the BJP and using it to their advantage by opting for a collective form of leadership, the Congress decided once again to bestow their trust in the Hooda family who were given a free hand in the distribution of tickets. This turned out to be the biggest blunder and this faulty selection was the single over riding factor in the Congress defeat, explains Rashme Sehgal.
More than a dozen Mountain Rescue Teams assisted thousands of pilgrims during this year's Amarnath pilgrimage in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Monday, as the annual yatra concluded with more than 5.10 lakh pilgrims offering prayers at the cave shrine.
Sari-clad women ride their Bullet bikes across the streets of Nagpur.
'We operate in 16 countries already, and therefore adding the UK to it, and beginning a chapter in the European continent is the next step.'
'People want to do business in the name of the Kedarnath temple.'
The alpona (artwork) on the steep, winding road leading to Makaibari bears testimony to the visit of G20 delegates for the second tourism working group meeting in April last year. The lush tea bushes, the delegates joining in for the moonlight plucking of Silver Tips Imperial first flush, a favourite of late Queen Elizabeth II, cut a picture of mystical magic. But it's not the Kurseong tea garden's only shining moment - the last few years have been busy for the estate and its bungalow.
Continuing our series on how to achieve Financial Independence and Retire Rarly (FIRE), Vatsal Ramaiya emphasises the importance of planning for retirement.
An Indian mountaineer and a CIA expert have come out with an authoritative account of how nuclear devices were planted atop high Himalayan peaks to monitor Chinese nuclear tests in the 1960s.
The mystery over missing actor Gurucharan Singh, who played Roshan Singh Sodhi's character in TV serial Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, has deepened as the Delhi police has found that the actor was using 27 separate email accounts in the fear of being "surveillanced" by someone.
India is likely to see above-normal rainfall in the four-month monsoon season (June to September) with cumulative rainfall rainfall estimated at 106 percent of the long-period average (87 cm), he said.
'A wrinkle in the dress,' is what the Himalayas looked like for Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams as she looked down on Earth during her six-month-long stay in the International Space Station.
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'The Weather Channel argues that India faces the gravest challenge: Climate change-induced health vulnerability.' 'This is an issue often neglected, alerts Claude Arpi: "Prolonged summers, unpredictable rains, floods, droughts, and rising sea levels are the harsh realities of climate change in the country. These factors increase the frequency and severity of illnesses, pushing people into poverty, and forcing migration".'
It was a couples night out when film folk visited Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra's home for a Diwali party.
Rajinikanth arrived in Ranchi after offering prayers at the Rajrappa temple in Ramgarh on August 17.
