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Siachen Hero Colonel Narendra 'Bull' Kumar passes away

Colonel (retd) Narendra Kumar, a legendary mountaineer who had spotted Pakistani activities around the Siachen glacier in 1984 that helped India secure it subsequently, died on Thursday at the......

Do you know how Everest's height is calculated?

For one, triangles are involved, explains Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: Mount Everest, as seen from the border of Nepal and China, looking north from Nepal. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

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......

Will resolve issues with India through dialogue: Nepal PM to Gen Naravane

Problems between Nepal and India would be resolved through dialogue, Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli said on Friday during a meeting with Indian Army chief Gen. M M Naravane who paid a courtesy call......

CIA device: Why I climbed Nanda Devi

'Nanda Devi is not an easy mountain to climb.' IMAGE: Captain Manmohan Singh Kohli and members of the expedition at the base camp of Mount Everest, May 20, 1965. Sonam Wangyal, the legendary......

The terrifying prospect of more job losses

'What we are going to see is a large number of white collar jobs getting lost.''Job loss can drive people to depression, drugs, alcoholism and even suicide as there is no one to turn to when they......

The Ford SUV experioence

The SUV craze is a worldwide phenomenon from America to Australia, and especially in South-East Asia.Thus to celebrate its 50 years of making SUVs, Ford invited MotorBeam all the way to the......

Hire American, lobby Indian

India's software industry mounts two-pronged campaign to tackle Trump administration. Ayan Pramanik & Karan Choudhury report. IMAGE: Large Indian firms like Tata Consultancy......

In defence of small shareholders

Sebi to fix promoters’ side deals with PE investors The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) decision to come out with regulations on corporate governance issues in......

Ratan Tata waxes eloquent on UP, Akhilesh

Says UP misunderstood and underplayed Tata Group chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata on Monday waxed eloquent about Uttar Pradesh (UP) and its chief minister Akhilesh Yadav during a brief visit to the......

What is Bollywood reading?

Welcome to the Bollywood Book Club! When not shining on the red carpet or in the movies, film folk are happy to bury themselves inside a good page-turner! From self-confessed bookworms to book club......

Bollywood's hottest producer is just 32!

Rustom, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, PadMan......Vishal Bhardwaj's next with Deepika Padukone and Irrfan, John Abraham's Parmanu, Anushka Sharma's Pari, Abhishek Kapoor's Kedarnath, Anil Kapoor and......

The 10 WORST Films of 2017

Sreehari Nair wasn't impressed with Rangoon at all.But find out which film tops his list! There's no glory in having on this list a Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laddoo Deewana or a Ranchi Diaries. These......

PIX: Bhaichung Bhutia dances on The Kapil Sharma Show

Star sportspersons like footballer Bhaichung Bhutia, athlete Anju Bobby George, wrestler Sushil Kumar and mountaineer Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu (he has climbed the Mount Everest six......

Box Office: Poor opening for Naam Shabana, Poorna

The hits and misses of the week. Moviegoers were treated to two films last week, Naam Shabana and Poorna. Where Naam Shabana -- a prequel to Akshay Kumar-starrer Baby -- got......

You will always be my captain: Kohli to Dhoni one more time

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI Tributes continue to pour in for Mahendra Singh Dhoni with the game's governing body ICC saying that the former India skipper ‘inspired a whole generation and......

Quadriplegic athlete climbs 'Everest' to help fight Coronavirus

IMAGE: Former professional rugby player and quadriplegic, Ed Jackson, is seen as he attempts to climb the height of Mount Everest up his staircase at home to raise money for Wings for Life - a......

Coronavirus fears: Nepal closes Mount Everest for climbers

IMAGE: Light illuminates Mount Everest, centre, during sunset in Solukhumbu district, also known as the Everest region, in this picture taken November 30, 2015. Photograph: Navesh......

Nepali Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for record 24th time

Kami has already climbed most peaks above 8,000 metres, including K2, Cho-oyu, Lhoste and Annapurna among others. IMAGE: Kami, who had conquered the Everest for the 23rd time on May 15,......

Padma Bhushan for mountaineer Bachendri Pal; Gambhir, Chhetri to get Padma Shri

Mountaineer Bachendri Pal was, on Friday, conferred with the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, while Gautam Gambhir, BajranG Punia and Sunil Chhetri, among others, received the......

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Mount Everest To Tackle Trash Problem By Turning Waste Into Art

Trash collected from Mount Everest is set to be transformed into art and displayed in a nearby gallery, to highlight the need to save the world's... ...

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/nepal-to-turn-everest-trash-into-art-to-highlight-mountains-garbage-blight-2356166

Guess what has summited Mount Everest? Plastic

Microplastics have been found near the top of Mount Everest. The potentially harmful fibres come from polyester, acrylic, nylon and polypropylene... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/guess-what-has-summited-mount-everest-plastic/slideshow/80135182.cms

Siachen Hero Colonel Narendra 'Bull' Kumar passes away

Colonel (retd) Narendra Kumar, a legendary mountaineer who had spotted Pakistani activities around the Siachen glacier in 1984 that helped India... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/siachen-hero-col-narendra-bull-kumar-passes-away/20201231.htm

Do you know how Everest's height is calculated?

For one, triangles are involved, explains Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: Mount Everest, as seen from the border of Nepal and China, looking north from... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/special/do-you-know-how-everest-s-height-is-calculated/20201222.htm

90-year-old British Woman Gets Pfizer Vaccine Outside Trial, Farmers Continue to Protest and Other Stories

Here are the top stories we are covering this evening: 90-year-old British Grandmother is First in World to Get Pfizer Vaccine Outside Trial; 'Make... ...

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Mount Everest

News for Mount Everest

Siachen Hero Colonel Narendra 'Bull' Kumar passes away

Do you know how Everest's height is calculated?

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

Will resolve issues with India through dialogue: Nepal PM to Gen Naravane

CIA device: Why I climbed Nanda Devi

The terrifying prospect of more job losses

The Ford SUV experioence

Hire American, lobby Indian

In defence of small shareholders

Ratan Tata waxes eloquent on UP, Akhilesh

What is Bollywood reading?

Bollywood's hottest producer is just 32!

The 10 WORST Films of 2017

PIX: Bhaichung Bhutia dances on The Kapil Sharma Show

Box Office: Poor opening for Naam Shabana, Poorna

You will always be my captain: Kohli to Dhoni one more time

Quadriplegic athlete climbs 'Everest' to help fight Coronavirus

Coronavirus fears: Nepal closes Mount Everest for climbers

Nepali Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for record 24th time

Padma Bhushan for mountaineer Bachendri Pal; Gambhir, Chhetri to get Padma Shri

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