Vaishnodevi-like temple to come up on Swiss Alps

With a view to spread India's devotional culture in Switzerland, Sudhir Sharma, a London-based businessman, has decided to set up a temple in green hill tops."I thought of setting up Mata ka mandir......

When A Crocodile Goes To College...

IMAGE: This crocodile decided to visit the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda campus. Photograph: ANI Photo A river of clouds! The Top Videos of the Week, listed by Shailajanand Mishra. Also......

Scientists develop Super Mouse

Before Super Man comes the Super Mouse! American scientists have created a genetically modified 'super mouse' that boasts of astounding physical capabilities. The mouse can run for almost four......

Kalam's surprise gift for Swiss prez

It was a surprise gift from President A P J Abdul Kalam to his Swiss counterpart Samuel Schmid when he presented the latter with a CD containing photographs of Alps Mountains taken by an Indian......

Building the world's longest train tunnel

The world's longest train tunnel Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) is being constructed beneath the Swiss Alps. It is expected to be completed in 2016. This gigantic project stretches across a distance of......

World's longest railway tunnel

The excavation work to build the world's longest railway tunnel beneath the Swiss Alps is complete. The high-speed rail link in Switzerland, where passenger trains can travel at a maximum......

World's top tax havens

When people think of tax havens, they usually picture the Swiss Alps or Caribbean islands. But traditional venues like Switzerland, the duchies of Lichtenstein and Luxembourg and Caribbean......

Travel now, pay later

Soaking in the sun in Seychelles or skiing in the Swiss Alps need not just remain in the realms of fantasy for the Indian middle class - travel loans are making their dreams come true.The array of......

Sara's Stunning Swiss Holiday

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sara Ali Khan/Instagram Sara Ali Khan seeks out her travel partners -- mum Amrita Singh and brother Ibrahim Ali Khan -- to tour Switzerland and make pretty pictures. 'My......

Time Aamir Stopped Acting!

Audiences will hope that Rajinikanth's Coolie, Lokesh Kanagaraj's action film and Rajkumar Hirani's Dadasaheb Phalke biopic are not marred by Aamir Khan's disconcerting, repetitive......

Sikandar Review: Zzzzikander!

There's not any effort -- not even a smidgen -- to resurrect a superstar on the wane in Sikandar, sighs Sukanya Verma. Salman Khan's movies aren't movies. They're red carpets laid out by......

15 Times Bollywood Mixed Songs, Sightseeing

Come summer and everybody hops on the vacation bandwagon in hopes of travel and sightseeing. But in Bollywood's everlasting fantasy, the feeling goes all year round. Whether it's the demand of a......

Kapil, Jadeja to play cricket atop Swiss Alps

Cricket is set to touch a new high. Europe's longest glacier in the Swiss Alps will soon host an exhibition match between two all-star teams from India and England, at an altitude of 11,330 feet,......

Sable, Parul train in Swiss Alps for Paris Olympics

Photograph: Kind courtesy SAI Media/X Indian athletes Avinash Sable and Parul Chaudhary sweat it out hard in Switzerland ahead of the Paris Olympics 2024, starting from July 26 onwards. Both......

Where is Neeraj Chopra heading to recharge for 2026?

'Trip to Zurich and Murren is also a great way to recuperate both mind and body before getting back to training' IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra finds peace and strength amidst the Swiss Alps. Photograph:......

Can Upton toughen up Indian hockey team?

Upton said the focus of the Indian hockey team right now is to build towards next year's World Cup, Asian Games, and the 2028 Olympics. IMAGE: Paddy Upton, a renowned sports psychologist and......

Bublik wins first claycourt title in Gstaad

IMAGE: Second seeded Alexander Bublik won the Gstaad clay court title on Sunday. Photograph: Alexander Bublik/X Kazakh Alexander Bublik won his first tour-level claycourt title at the Swiss Open......