Argentine defence forces complete historic mission to HimalayasA team of Argentine Army soldiers successfully scaled Mount Kun in the Himalayas. The expedition, a joint exercise with the Indian Army, st...
13 Aug, 2025, 07.18 PM IST
Nuclear leakage in Ganga? How a secret CIA mission 60 years ago may haunt the billions in India who depend on the holy riverIn 1965, India’s top climbers carried a nuclear spying device up Nanda Devi for the CIA to watch China’s atomic tests. Bad weather forced t...
02 Jul, 2025, 02.11 PM IST
Nepal hikes Mount Everest climbing fee to USD 15,000Kathmandu has raised Mount Everest permit fees by up to 36% to address garbage pollution and enhance revenue. New regulations include manda...
23 Jan, 2025, 10.09 AM IST
Indian, Argentine armies successfully summit Mt Aconcagua on 'Army Day 2025'A joint mountaineering expedition of the Indian and Argentine Army successfully summited Mt Aconcagua at an altitude of 6,995 meters on Arm...
16 Jan, 2025, 05.51 PM IST
Uttarakhand: Two stranded foreign mountaineers safely rescued after three-day ordealTwo foreign women mountaineers, Michelle Theresa Dvorak from the USA and Fay Jane Manners from the UK, were rescued after being stranded fo...
06 Oct, 2024, 10.43 AM IST
56 years after IAF plane crash, mortal remains of 4 more victims including Sepoy Narayan Singh recoveredIAF Plane Crash: After 56 years, four more bodies from the 1968 AN-12 crash in Himachal Pradesh have been recovered. A joint team of Dogra ...
04 Oct, 2024, 10.01 AM IST
Family 'sad and happy' over recovery of mortal remains of soldier after 56 yearsThe family of Thomas Cheriyan, from Kerala, experienced mixed emotions as his remains were found 56 years after an IAF aircraft crash in Hi...
01 Oct, 2024, 12.57 PM IST
Indian climber Anurag Maloo fell into deep crevasse after he caught wrong rope: Sherpa guideAnurag is currently undergoing treatment at a Kathmandu hospital and has shown signs of improvement, his brother Ashish Maloo said. During ...
23 Apr, 2023, 11.02 PM IST
Joshimath: PIL in Delhi HC, seeks direction to constitute high power committee under chairmanship of retd Justice of HCThe Joshimath, also known as Jyotirmath, is a city and a municipal board in Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Located at...
08 Jan, 2023, 02.33 PM IST
23rd Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrated in Drass"Kargil War is testimony to the unparalleled saga of raw grit, stoic courage and unmatched resolve of the Indian soldier, fighting in adver...
26 Jul, 2022, 05.25 PM IST
View: India Inc’s full involvement is necessary for an extensive defence manufacturing ecosystemIn view of the new challenges before India, it is now imperative that GoI launch a ‘Defence Mission’ with a 10-year timeframe to achieve fu...
22 Jul, 2020, 11.17 PM IST
Why the only thing tougher than climbing Mt Everest is raising the fund for itThe cost of climbing the Everest starts from the time you start training 12-18 months before the climb. One cannot do it without being phys...
28 May, 2019, 05.44 PM IST
The perilous snow and the challenging climb to HuantsanHuantsan has been climbed very few times and through a limited number of routes. Originally, the idea was to do a new line, find out a new ...
06 Jan, 2019, 09.25 AM IST
Widow of late squadron leader SS Chaitanya denied ex-gratia money for 10 yearsIndia takes great pride in the men and women in uniform. But she also needs to pay greater heed to their welfare and that of their dependen...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.45 PM IST
ITBP-IMF expedition team first to scale Mt Kangto baseMt. Kangto, at an altitude of 7,042 metres, is the highest peak of Arunachal Pradesh.
05 Nov, 2016, 04.25 PM IST
ET impact: IAF officer's widow receives Rs 14.5 lakh compensationIAF officer SS Chaitanya’s widow MVani received Rs 14.5 lakh as ex-gratia compensation last Friday, after Parrikar acted on a report that a...
04 Feb, 2016, 10.47 AM IST
Joint Indo-Nepal effort to clean Mount EverestThe solid waste, including various goods used and discarded by mountaineers in course of their Everest expeditions.
28 May, 2013, 05.11 PM IST