Icy cold winds continued to hit Delhi Wednesday bringing the mercury down to below normal levels in the city and its adjoining areas, which were covered by a thin layer of smog.
On the occasion of Vijay Divas, July 26, rediff.com invites you to pay homage to some of India's greatest heroes, the martyrs of Kargil.
Daniel Chopra braved icy conditions to shoot the day's best six-under 66 and jump to tied sixth at the Chrysler Classic.
Chef Manish Kusumwal, Keys Hotels tells you how to have a cool Holi party.
The post office is expected to open early this year, making it possible for mail delivered at any post office in Beijing to reach Antarctica.
The minimum temperatures are hovering between five and seven degree Celsius in many parts of the state and vast areas remain enveloped in thick fog affecting road and rail traffic.
Indian Army officers, serving and retired, will tell you that the one thing that makes the Indian soldier singularly unique is his josh and jazba.
The German won the Delhi leg of the ITF Futures tournament to pick his fifth career title.
The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon in Demchok sector, located 250 km east of Leh, where the work for linking a village with 'hot spring' was being undertaken under the MNREGA.
Close on the heels of acquiring Jenson & Nicolson (Nepal) and auto and industrial coating business from ICI Paints, Berger Paints on Wednesday said it might pick up stake in its technical collaborator Nippon Paints of Japan.
Comprising not just the gritty Gorkhas, but also men from Kumaon and Garhwal regions, Sir Robert Colquhuon had raised the regiment on April 24, 1815 in Uttaranchal's Almora.
Delhi and Leh were among some of the places in northern India which recorded their lowest minimum temperatures so far this winter as the cold gained in intensity in the region.
Forty-six-year old Richard Meredith-Hardy took off from a base camp 25 kilometres away.\n\n
The Sensex opened on a strong note at 7,228 - up 16 points over its last close.
A coconut octopus, a burning forest, a rare rhino's last moments and a pair of sleeping squirrels all feature in the shortlist for the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 People's Choice Award. This year's competition attracted more than 50,000 entries from professionals and amateurs across the world. Voting for the The People's Choice Award is open until 2 pm February 2.
Tiger Woods in his prime played the best golf ever seen and it is highly unlikely those heights will ever be reached again, Phil Mickelson said.
The 36-year-old havildar displayed raw courage, unflinching grit during his encounter with the terrorists in which he was fatally injured.
In Uttar Pradesh, twenty-six people were killed, taking the statewide toll to 87.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was not the only one dressed like a princess at the recently concluded French film festival.
'The Pakistanis were not the mujahids or terrorists as claimed initially.' .'They were trained soldiers who held state of the art anti-aircraft missiles to shoot down our airplanes.'
Middle age is the boot stamping on our face, says Shougat Dasgupta.
Keeping your food fresh through a lockdown.
Raja Sen takes stock of the five Oscar nominees for Best Actress.
History suggests that when drivers are fighting for race wins and championships, and enjoy equal status in the same competitive cars, then real friendship is often the first casualty.
'It is pure luck that we did not have any body bags, otherwise things could have been nasty.'
The new, apparently less lofty mountain range was found on the lower-left edge of Pluto's best known feature, the bright, heart-shaped region named Tombaugh Region.
Twenty one years ago, the Indian Army and Indian Air Force fought a bloody and bitter war to evict Pakistani intruders from the icy heights in Kargil. Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) salutes the lesser known heroes of the Kargil War.
'Is this man crazy?' the postmaster asked. 'Yes, who? Ali, na? Yes, saheb. Five years have passed and, no matter the weather, he comes to collect a letter. It's very rare for him to receive a letter,' the clerk replied.
The image was obtained at a high phase angle -- that is, with the sun on the other side of Pluto, as viewed by New Horizons.
Like millions of people across the world, the year 2020 had dealt me irreplaceable losses and the lowest of blows. Like I have always done at such junctures, I had sought the refuge of the mountains. I wanted to end the year on a high, to show the finger to life, says Sumit Bhattacharya after a memorable journey to North Sikkim.
'It's funny how often Solo gloats in its own nostalgia.' 'It's like Chewbacca's groaning presence, John Williams classic tune and other familiar props and paraphernalia, everything is just doing its bit to compensate for Harrison Ford's sorely missed devilry,' says Sukanya Verma.
