Everything you need to know about Mount: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Mount: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh Thursday congratulated Arunima Sinha for climbing the world's highest peak, Mount Everest.
Imphal/Aizawl, May 23 (IANS) The governments of Manipur and Mizoram will felicitate the members of the first Northeast India Top of the World Mount Everest Expedition, 2013, who recently scaled the highest peak of the world, officials said Thursday.
New Delhi, May 23 (ANI): Congratulating Arunima Sinha for creating history by becoming the first Indian amputee to conquer Mount Everest, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh hoped her deeds will inspire millions of others.
Kathmandu, May 23 (IANS) Eighty year-old Japanese Yuichiro Miura Thursday became the world's oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Sydney, May 22 (IANS) A frantic search is on for a 25-year-old Indo-Canadian man who went missing in a national park in Australia.
Los Angeles, May 22 (IANS) Actress Jessica Alba has been honoured in recognition of her philanthropic efforts towards children-related issues.
Sanawar (Himachal Pradesh), May 21 (IANS) Six boys of Lawrence School, Sanawar, located in the picturesque Kasauli Hills here Tuesday scaled the Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain peak, school officials said.
New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Arunima Sinha, who lost one of her leg's after she was thrown out of a moving train. two years ago, is preparing to conquer Mount Everest - the world's highest peak at 8,848 metres above sea level.
Wellington, May 21 (ANI): Sir Edmund Hillary - the first person ever to scale Mount Everest summit - has been called one of "those great Britons" by a conservative British newspaper.
Shillong, May 21 (IANS) Anshu Jamsenpa, the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest thrice, wants to scale the world's highest peak for the fourth time if the Nepalese government waives the royalty tax imposed on climbers, her husband Tsering Wange said.
Kathmandu, May 20 (IANS) In a bid to prove to the world that "disability was not inability", Sudharshan Gautam, a Nepali-Canadian citizen, became the first amputee to climb Mount Everest without the help of prosthetic limbs, officials said Monday.
Kathmandu, May 20 (IANS) A 58-year-old Chinese climber died Monday while attempting to climb the Lhotse peak, the world's fourth highest, officials said.
Beijing, May 20 (IANS) Scientists from China have obtained three ice cores from Mount Everest with the aim to understand more about climate change, an expedition leader said Monday.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The first-ever expedition of the NCC to Mount Everest created history when its two teams scaled the world's highest peak May 19 and 20, an official said Monday.
Kathmandu, May 20 (IANS/EFE) Mexican David Liaño Gonzalez Sunday became the first climber to double summit on Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, in the same season, the climb's organizers said.
Kathmandu, May 19 (ANI): The Joint Indo-Nepal Army Mountaineering Expedition Team successfully climbed Mount Everest. According to the Nepal Army Directorate of Information, the first team of the Joint expedition reached the world's highest peak at nine local time this morning.
Washington, May 19 (ANI): In a new study, patients with treatment-resistant major depression saw dramatic improvement in their illness after treatment with ketamine, an anesthetic.
London, May 19 (ANI): A Saudi woman has become the first female from the country and the youngest Arab to reach the summit of Mount Everest - the world's highest mountain.
Shillong, May 18 (IANS) Wansuk Myrthong Saturday became the first woman from Meghalaya to conquer the 8,848 ft Mount Everest.
Moscow, May 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian mountain climber Alexei Bolotov died while attempting to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, the Russian Mountaineering Federation said.
Washington, May 15 (ANI): Researchers led by an Indian origin have found abundant evidence showing decline of snow and ice in Mount Everest region.
Abu Dhabi, May 11 (IANS/WAM) Nine students from the Abu Dhabi Women's College have returned from Tanzania following a successful trip to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the world's fourth highest mountain.
Ramallah, May 8 (Xinhua-ANI): Israeli police on Wednesday arrested the top Palestinian Muslim Mufti from his house in Jerusalem and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for his immediate release.
Washington, May 7 (ANI): A new analysis has suggested that a roughly 3.5-mile high Martian mound that scientists suspect preserves evidence of a massive lake might actually have formed as a result of the Red Planet's famously dusty atmosphere.
Washington, May 5 (ANI): A study by a Mount Sinai researcher has revealed that toxic waste sites with elevated levels of lead and chromium cause a high number of "healthy years of life lost" in individuals living near 373 sites located in India, Philippines and Indonesia.
London, May 2 (ANI): The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is likely to categorize the iconic Japanese volcano of Mount Fuji as a World Heritage site.
London, Apr. 29 (ANI): Police in Nepal are investigating reports of a fight between three European mountaineers and 17 Sherpa mountain guides on Mount Everest.
Washington, Apr. 29 (ANI): Alan Wood, the World War II veteran credited with providing the flag in the historic flag-raising on Iwo Jima, has died at the age of 90.
Beirut, April 29 (IANS) The number of Syrian refugees who fled the turmoil in their country to Lebanon have soared to over 444,000, the UN Higher Council for Refugees (UNHCR) has said.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Dec 16 gang-rape victim died in India due to medical negligence and her dead body was shifted to Singapore because of public agitation and pressure, claimed counsel for one of the accused in the case.
Moscow, April 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A celestial body 20 metres in diameter will pass dangerously close -- 8,620 km -- to the Earth's surface in 13 years, an Italian astronomer has said.
Lucknow, April 25 (IANS) The Indian Army will Friday launch a mountaineering expedition to the 7120-metre Mount Trishul in Uttarakhand in its first attempt to scale all three peaks of the western Kumaon massif, officials here said.
Washington, April 24 (ANI): A galaxy turning gas into stars with almost 100 percent efficiency, a rare phase of galaxy evolution that is the most extreme yet observed, has been discovered.
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The medical superintendent of Safdarjung Hospital, where the Dec 16, 2012 gang-rape victim was treated for 10 days, told a Delhi court Tuesday that the victim was shifted to a Singapore hospital as it had the "best" critical care and organ transplant facility.
Moscow, April 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two pilots were killed when a fight jet crashed in western Iran.
London, April 20 (IANS) Prince Harry will take part in a race to the South Pole as member of a team of wounded British servicemen and women, a media report said.
New Delhi, Apr. 18 (ANI): Rashida Manjoo, the Special Rapporteur, charged by the Human Rights Council to monitor violence against women, its causes and consequences worldwide, will be visiting India next week to assess the overall situation of violence against the feminine gender.
New Delhi, Apr 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has said the gang rape and subsequent death of a 23-year-old Delhi woman on December 16, 2012 won't go in vain and the government will continue to make all possible efforts to empower women socially and economically.
Washington, April 15 (ANI): In a collaborative genome-wide study on individuals, researchers have discovered 14 new genetic variations that are associated with heart rate.
Washington, April 12(ANI): Mount Sinai researchers have identified a soy-based treatment for colorectal cancer, a promising therapy for treatment-resistant ovarian cancer and a new drug target for advanced prostate cancer.
New Delhi, Apr. 5 (ANI): Vinay Sharma, one of the five adult men accused of raping a physiotherapy student on a moving bus in the national capital in December last year, was produced at the fast track court hearing the case with a fractured right hand on Friday.
London, Apr. 4 (ANI): The grandson of a pilot who flew the first flight over Mount Everest retraced the route on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the feat.
London, Apr. 4 (ANI): The grandson of a pilot who flew the first flight over Mount Everest retraced the route on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the feat.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) An NCC mountaineering expedition to Mount Everest was flagged off by Minister of State for Defence Jitendra Singh here Wednesday.
Sanawar (Himachal Pradesh), April 3 (IANS) They are young, but the sky is their limit. Seven boys of Lawrence School, Sanawar, in the picturesque Kasauli hills, are all set to scale Mount Everest, the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet).
To scale Mount Everest, the expedition team of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) got green signal for its mission. Union Home Secretary R.K Sin
To scale Mount Everest, the expedition team of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) got green signal for its mission. Union Home Secretary R.K Sin
New Delhi, Apr. 2 (ANI): Union Home Secretary R.K Singh flagged off the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) expedition to Mount Everest at a function here on Tuesday.
Wellington, Apr. 2 (ANI): An 80-year-old Japanese mountain climber who has had heart surgery four times is heading to Mount Everest to try for a third ascent of the world's highest peak.
New Delhi, Apr. 2 (ANI): Union Home Secretary R.K Singh flagged off the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) expedition to Mount Everest at a function here on Tuesday.
Wellington, Apr. 2 (ANI): An 80-year-old Japanese mountain climber who has had heart surgery four times is heading to Mount Everest to try for a third ascent of the world's highest peak.
New York, Apr. 1 (ANI): A boy, who is suffering from Down syndrome, may have become the first American teenager with the disease to scale Mount Everest.
Los Angeles, March 29 (IANS) Hollywood director Matthew Vaughn will direct "The Secret Service", a big screen adaptation of Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons' comic book series of the same name.
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Arunima Sinha lost her one leg after she was thrown out of a moving train. Nearly two years after the tragedy struck, she is preparing to conquer Mount Everest - the world's highest peak at 8,848 metres above sea level.
Jerusalem, March 22 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Friday made a historic visit to Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem which marks the birthplace of Jesus, and also paid tributes at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem.
Dhaka, March 20 (IANS) President Zillur Rahman of Bangladesh died Wednesday at a hospital in Singapore, said a media report. He was 83.
New Delhi, Mar. 20 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee flagged off the first northeast expedition to Mount Everest by handing over the expedition flag to the leader of the Expedition Team, Dr. L. Surjit Singh, at a function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Wednesday.
Jakarta, March 20 (IANS) A volcano erupted in Indonesia Wednesday.
Washington, Mar 19 (ANI): Now people can easily climb the world's most famous mountains, like Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa and Mt. Everest and Aconcagua in South America with the help of Google Maps.
London, March 18 (ANI): Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that macrophages - white blood cells that play a key role in the immune response - also help to both produce and eliminate the body's red blood cells (RBCs).
Washington, March 16 (ANI): Cocaine addiction treatment could get easier, with the new discovery of a molecular process in the brain that's triggered by drug use.
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has sent new images of Mount Sharp from the red planet, which is said to be higher than any mountain in the 48 contiguous states of the United States.
Melbourne, Mar 15 (ANI): A 106-year-old woman from Ohio who completed classes but didn't graduate in a dispute over a book has finally received her high school diploma.
London, March 10 (ANI): People living off-grid can now power their phones simply by sending a text message.
Washington, March 9 (IANS) Losing weight may help mitigate symptoms in patients suffering from osteoarthritis, a new study has found.
Washington, March 9 (ANI): Osteoarthritis, a progressive disease of the joints known as "wear and tear" arthritis, can be prevented and significantly reduced by weight loss, a new study has suggested.
New Delhi, Mar 5 (ANI): The US State Department's decision to include the 23-year-old girl-who died after being brutally gang raped in a moving bus in Delhi-for its International Women of Courage Award for 2013 was welcomed by the Indian Government on Tuesday.
London, Feb 26 (IANS) Volunteering can help develop a healthier cardiovascular system and stave off cardiac disease in as little as 10 weeks, says a US study.
London, Feb. 26 (ANI): Giving back through volunteering is good for the human heart, researchers at the University of British Columbia have found.
New Delhi, Feb. 25 (ANI): The doctor from Singapore's Mount Elizabeth hospital, who performed a post-mortem examination of the Delhi gangrape victim deposed before the fast-track court here on Monday.
Sydney, Feb. 25 (ANI): Australian police are investigating a Facebook 'party page' after five teenagers had to be treated for alcohol-related injuries at the party promoted on the social networking site.
The Justice Usha Mehra Commission, set up to review responses to the December 16 Delhi gang-rape case Friday submitted its report the Home Ministry. The commission also made some suggestions.......................
Washington, February 22 (ANI): Spanish researchers have shed light on the birth of asteroid trail, suggesting that internal rupture or collision with another asteroid might be behind it.
London, Feb 21 (IANS) Singer-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham loves art and craft sessions with her daughter Harper.
London, Feb 17 (ANI): A reporter from Sri Lanka's most outspokenly anti-government newspaper has been shot by a group of unidentified men at his home near the capital, Colombo.
London, Feb 13 (ANI): An 'idiot's' style-guide to how to be an MP was the most borrowed book from the House of Commons library last year, it has been revealed.
Moscow, Feb 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A group of six tourists was buried by an avalanche in northwestern Russia's Murmansk region, the emergencies ministry said Sunday.
London, Feb 7 (IANS) A 20-year-old woman was tortured and burned alive after being accused of using sorcery to kill a boy in Papua New Guinea, BBC reported Thursday.
Sydney, Feb 6(ANI): Brisbane recruitment consultant and Souths second-grade pace man Rhys Yorke ended a remarkable weekend when he took three wickets in three balls on Saturday, only to repeat the feat on Sunday during a domestic cricket game.
Washington, Jan. 31 (ANI): American baseball player R.A. Dickey has teamed with Bombay Teen Challenge (BTC), a Christian organization in Mumbai to stop sex trafficking in India.
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) Binge drinking causes insulin resistance, which spurs a greater risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to the results of an animal study.
Washington, January 31 (ANI): Binge drinking interferes with the area of the brain that controls insulin regulation, which increases your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, a new study has warned.
New Delhi, Jan 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition to transfer December 16, 2012 gang-rape case to a place outside Delhi.
Manama, Jan. 27 (ANI): Syria had planned to explode a bomb during the Haj (pilgrimage) season in 2012, a former military officer has said.
New Delhi, Jan 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court said that it would hear on Wednesday a petition by one of the six December 16, 2012 gang-rape accused who is seeking transfer of the trial to a place outside Delhi.
New Delhi, Jan 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court will hear today a petition by one of the six December 16, 2012 gang-rape accused seeking transfer of the trial to a place outside Delhi.
Tokyo, January 19 (ANI): A veteran Japanese mountaineer is eyeing to break his own record for the world's oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest at the age of 80.
Surat, Jan. 13 (ANI): With a view to make themselves able to ward off sexual assault in the light of the growing threat to women's safety, over 150 women and girls participated in a self-defence workshop at Surat.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Jan.12 (ANI): In a bizzare development, the Uttarakhand Government has passed an order that prohibits women from working beyond 6 p.m. in private and government jobs.
New Delhi, Jan 11 (ANI): The Justice Usha Mehra Panel, which has been constituted to review responses to the December 16 gang-rape case, will receive public opinions and suggestions till January 18.
New Delhi, Jan. 10 (ANI): The in-camera trial of the December 16 gang rape-cum-murder case of a 23-year-old medical student will begin today.
New Delhi, Jan. 9 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Central Government to respond to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking annulment of certain provisions in the juvenile law, including those that spare minor convicts from life imprisonment and death penalty.
New Delhi, Jan 8 (ANI): Janata Dal- United (JD-U) chief Sharad Yadav on Tuesday described spiritual guru Asaram Bapu as being "more of a businessman than a saint.
New Delhi, Jan. 7 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday termed Asaram Bapu's remark that the 23-year-old brave heart ought to have begged the accused to spare her, as extremely regrettable, and demanded that the self proclaimed godman should reflect, introspect and withdraw his statement.
New Delhi, Jan. 5 (ANI): A fast track court in Delhi will on Saturday take cognizance of the chargesheet filed against five accused of the murder and rape of a 23-year-old medical student in the national capital.
New Delhi, Jan 4 (ANI): National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson Justice K.G. Balakrishnan on Friday refused to comment on whether those accused of the brutal gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus in South Delhi should be given capital punishment, saying it would not be fair to comment on the matter for the chargesheet has been submitted.
New Delhi, Jan 1 (ANI): There was a mixed response on Tuesday to Union Minister Shashi Tharoor's tweet that the name of the 23-year-old woman who was gang raped on December 16 in New Delhi be revealed.
London, Jan. 1 (ANI): Staff of a Lancashire school has performed the horse-riding-style dance moves made famous by South Korean rapper Psy, in a parody video of his hit song 'Gangnam Style.'
New Delhi, Dec. 31 (ANI): Delhi Police on Monday confirmed that they finalised the chargesheet related to the December 16 gang rape of a 23-year-old woman who had died 13 days later in Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital.
New Delhi, Dec 31 (ANI): The Delhi Government today announced a compensation of Rs. 15 lakh to the family of the gang-rape victim, who breathed her last at Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital on Saturday.
