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Indians among top Mount Everest conquerors
Indians are the third highest conqueror of Mt Everest this season and the second regarding the lesser Himalayan peaks, a survey revealed here friday The survey released by Kathmandu-based trekking agency Asian Trekking said
Read More »Young Kolkata footballers live their dreams in Bangkok
It was no less than a joy ride for the 18 Kolkata youngsters who boarded an airplane for the first time and landed here to play in the Yamaha ASEAN under-13 Football Tournament, which
Read More »Mother who fails to toilet-train kids loses custody
An overprotective Australian mother who did not toilet-train her two kids, has lost their custody to their father. The woman kept her son in nappies until well past his fifth birthday. She did not
Read More »Monsoon rains kill 17 more people in Nepal
At least 17 people were killed in Nepal as monsoon rains lashed villages, triggering landslides and causing rivers to flood their surroundings. In the worst incident, 10 members of a family died in western
Read More »Europe’s first green restaurant – a place for adventure lovers
You can have your adventure and eat too at Europe’s first green restaurant where traditional German food is served in a beautifully lit wooden hilltop restaurant powered by solar energy at a height of
Read More »‘Indian feminism more complex than of West, says, writer Butalia
Feminism in India is more complex compared to the West, says writer-publisher-activist Urvashi Butalia, whose essay on a transgender’s life is the lone Indian contribution in the latest Granta anthology. “A bit of blandness
Read More »India will have to change gameplan to fight terror: Indo-Canadian leader says
Expressing outrage over the repeat terrorist attacks on Mumbai, top Indo-Canadian leader Ujjal Dosanjh Thursday said that India will have to change its gameplan to defeat terrorism. “The fresh attacks show that India will
Read More »This Pakistani’s heart will beat for India
A Pakistani national has got a new lease of life after an Indian family donated the heart of their family member, who died in a road accident here, to him. Riaz Mohammad, 54, got
Read More »My life under threat: whistleblower doctor in doping scandal
Sajib Kumar Nandi, a doctor who alleges systematic doping by players at the National Institute of Sports (NIS)-Patiala and accuses security men there of beating him up, Thursday said there was a threat to
Read More »Love, sex and dhokha — find it all on Indian television
If the Hindi movie “Rules – Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula” failed to teach a thing or two about love, then there is always the small screen to turn to. Indian television is flooded with
Read More »The book pile this week is serious, sombre and reminiscent of the good times that the country had – at a time when the country fends off fresh wave of terror. 1. “Does He
Read More »Land acquisition law must avert conflict, push development
From Nandigram to Noida, the fury of farmers has brought the land acquisition issue into spotlight, underscoring the need for new legislation that provides for quick, fair and equitable compensation and a rehabilitation package
Read More »Ghosh, Kissinger rule bestseller charts
Henry Kissinger’s “On China” continues to rule the non-fiction category while Amitav Ghosh’s “River of Smoke” is again the bestseller in the fiction list this week. Non-Fiction 1. “On China” Author: Henry Kissinger
Read More »Mumbai blasts a ploy to derail India-Pakistan talks?
India has scrupulously avoided pointing a finger at Pakistan for the serial blasts in Mumbai Wednesday evening, but the terror attack which occurred barely a fortnight before the meeting of foreign ministers of the
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