126 killed, about 200 hurt as massive quake hits Tibet

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck near one of Tibet's holiest cities on Tuesday, killing at least 126 people and injuring 188 others with tremors also shaking buildings and forcing people to run to......

Mount Everest's new height is 8,848.86 metres, say Nepal and China

Nepal and China on Tuesday jointly announced that the revised height of the world's highest peak Mount Everest was 8,848.86 metres, about 86 centimetres more than the previous measurement done by......

More aftershocks expected in India after Nepal quake, says IMD director

Effects of the strong earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale that rocked Nepal were felt in several parts of India, including Delhi. The temblor that occurred at 11:41 am IST, with its......

No way to predict quakes, but lives can be saved: NGRI

Scientists from National Geophysical Research Institute in Hyderabad will study the recent powerful earthquake in Nepal with an aim to identify quake prone areas. "NGRI teams are going to the......