The death toll in the worst-ever mountaineering accident on Mount Everest on Saturday rose to 13 as rescuers dug out a body buried under piles of snow, a day after a massive avalanche struck the world's highest peak killing 12 Nepalese Sherpa guides.
'The Mount Everest Base Camp is at a height of 5,364 metres and no child with Down Syndrome has trekked till there at such a young age; Avnish is only seven years old.'
'It was pitch-dark when we rounded Cape Horn. The waves were coming in full force. It was like a washing machine - -both of us and our boat Tarini.' Naval officer Lt Cdrs Dilna and Roopa describe their amazing voyage around the globe.
Nepal on Tuesday banned an Indian couple from mountain climbing in the country for 10 years after they tried to fake a successful ascent of Mount Everest with digitally altered photographs, officials said.
'I just want to play good cricket and yeah, doing it for someone is totally against who I am as a person and what I believe in.'
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The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has invited acclaimed mountaineer Santosh Yadav to be the chief guest at its annual Dussehra function in Nagpur.
'Tennis is a sport where you may enjoy watching more than playing. But pickleball flips that -- once you get the bug, you want to play more than watch.'
'When I am at the top I always feel I am blessed and closer to god.'
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Local officials said no casualties have been reported due to Wednesday's quake that hit the Madoi County in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai province of northwest China at 3:44 pm (Beijing time), tremors for which were also felt in north-eastern Nepal.
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Newly-appointed Australia coach Justin Langer on Thursday said his team can be considered great only if it wins a Test series in India, something that he likened to conquering Mount Everest, last done back in 2004.
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Rediff.com's Manu Shankar caught up with the 'Everest Sisters' in a candid interview, wherein they spoke about their passion for mountaineering and risk and challenges one has to face in the sport.
Massive rescue and relief efforts were mounted by India and other neighbours in Nepal, as two powerful aftershocks today rattled the country, adding to the misery of Saturday's devastation in which the casualties soared to 2,400 people dead and over 6000 others injured.
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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.
At 46, on December 31, 2011, Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl did something extraordinary. She scaled her first peak, Mount Kilimanjaro (19,341 feet), the highest mountain in Africa.
Australia's thrashing at the hands of India was slammed as the "nightmare of Nagpur" with the country's media reeling after witnessing one of the team's worst batting performances in recent memory.
The five Mexican nationals killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Nepal near Mount Everest on Tuesday visited India before touring the Himalayan nation for sightseeing.
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'Today, our vast green pastures where local herders used to take their cattle to graze have been taken over by the Chinese.' 'The people in the Galwan Valley have lost their lands where their cattle used to graze.'
He just wanted to see some snow. But he got much more than that. Samanyu, all of 7, scaled Africa's loftiest peak and proved that no dream is impossible. And that age is just a number.
Veteran doctor and educationist from Karnataka Belle Monappa Hegde and archaeology legend B B Lal were also given the Padma Vibhushan awards.
'Nanda Devi is not an easy mountain to climb.'
Anupam Kher hosted a special screening of his new film Uunchai, also starring Amitabh Bachchan, Boman Irani, Danny Denzongpa, Parineeti Chopra, Neena Gupta and Sarika.
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The DG said that the previous government was wary of constructing roads near the Line of Actual Control.
'As you take in the moment, soak it in, freeze it in your consciousness, realise the power of simple, stark nature that stands before and above you in all its majesty, and wonder how to savour the moment, your reverie is broken by a voice next to you.' "Excuse me please, can you please take my photograph?"
Satyarup Siddhanta is the youngest mountaineer in the world to climb both the Seven Summits and the Seven Volcanic Summits.
Anshu Jamsenpa was felicitated by the Nepal government after she climbed three Himalayan peaks in six days. Anurag Kashyap reports.
27 mountaineers perished in an avalanche in the mountains of Uttarakhand last week. The mountaineers were returning from a trek to the Draupadi's Danda mountain peak when disaster struck at 8.45 am in the morning.
'I do films because I want to feel proud of myself as an actor. Why should I sign nonsense? The right roles aren't coming. The only cameo I have done in Hindi is Zoya's Dil Dhadakne Do. She is a friend and I desperately wanted to work with her. She casts big stars, so obviously, I couldn't be the lead.' Rahul Bose on his films, and Poorna.
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