Saachi Soni is only 19 years of age, but has already scaled some of the tallest peaks in India. She has now been chosen for an expedition to Mount Everest by the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling. No hurdle is too high for this teenager as she is all set to scale the world's highest peak. ...
09:43 AM, Jan 25, 2013
New Delhi: An avalanche swept away a climbing expedition in Nepal killing at least 11 people and more than 38 people are missing. The incident took place at Manaslu, the world's eighth highest peak. Authorities say the entire base camp was swept away. Five bodies were lifted by the use of helicopters and rushed to a Kathmandu hospital. Officials claim three of the dead are a German, a Spaniard and...
06:31 AM, Sep 24, 2012
Leading into the 2012 London Olympics, the confident tone of India's archery contingent was unmistakable. The team's head coach, former Commonwealth Games gold medalist Limba Ram, was postulating on India's chances and the archers themselves were brimming with self-assurance. This was, after all, the first time since Athens 2004 that India had filled the six quota places available at the Games. India had had a successful season, with the highlight...
08:41 AM, Aug 10, 2012
Kolkata: Hit by flu on arrival, the Indian archers have got used to the unpredictable weather in London and are now eagerly awaiting the start of the Olympics in which they aim to win their first-ever medal, national coach Limba Ram said. A three-time Olympian himself, the 40-year-old is travelling to the Games as a coach for the first time. At the Barcelona Games in 1992, he missed the bronze...
02:27 PM, Jul 25, 2012
London: Indian women archers have enough mental strength to create history at London Olympics as they have learned to soak in pressure, feel the two coaches accompanying the squad in the British capital. "We're hoping to create Indian archery history. The girls have already shown their admirable skills, all they need to do is to keep their composure," says women's archery coach Purnima Mahato. "Mental strength plays a very big...
01:28 PM, Jul 24, 2012
Recently the government announced that poverty had declined in India. This had many people dancing (literally) with joy. To find out more, let Panditji tell ...
02:50 PM, Mar 27, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for failing to comply with its earlier order to provide artificial limbs within one month to victims of the September 7, 2011, blast outside the court. A bench of Acting Chief Justice AK Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw slotted the next hearing for Thursday. The court had earlier, while hearing a...
11:20 PM, Feb 29, 2012
New Delhi: Former India hockey captain Zafar Iqbal and archer Limba Ram were among the sportspersons chosen for the prestigious Padma Shri awards announced on the eve of the Republic Day. Iqbal was a nippy winger whose deft stick-work and speed made him a star during his playing days. Iqbal was a member of the 1980 team that won the last Olympic Gold Medal in hockey for India. He captained...
05:52 PM, Jan 25, 2012
Ahmedabad: Former Congress MLA from Limbdi, Bhavan Bharwad, on Tuesday joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with his supporters ahead of state assembly elections scheduled to beheld later in 2012. "I have joined BJP as I am opposed to the Central government's decision to give reservation to Muslims from OBC quota," Bharwad, who is an OBC leader, said. "They could have given reservation to Muslims in any other way," he...
11:41 PM, Jan 03, 2012
The 32 year old mother of two became the first woman in the world to scale the mighty everest twice in one season. ...
08:32 AM, Jun 25, 2011
Rajeev Masand says, 'Kaccha Limboo' is an overly long film. What do you feel? Write your review and win prizes.
08:18 AM, Feb 19, 2011
Cast: Taheer Sutarwala, Atul Kulkarni, Sarika, Vinay Pathak Director: Sagar Bellary It'll take nerves of steel to sit through the entire duration of 'Kaccha Limboo', an overly long and meandering mess of a movie, directed by Bheja Fry's Sagar Bellary. Lost somewhere inside that mess, however, is a terrific idea. Shambhu, the protagonist of this film (played by Taheer Sutarwala) is an eighth standard fat kid who wants to be...
08:00 AM, Feb 19, 2011
Vishal Bhardwaj's '7 Khoon Maaf' starring Priyanka Chopra, and Sagar Ballary's 'Kaccha Limboo' release this Friday. ...
10:10 AM, Feb 18, 2011
Washington: People who pay as much as $ 50,000 to climb Mount Everest often do so out of selfish motives, says a study. "In order to escape the rules, contraptions and stresses of daily life, many people search for new and liberating experiences that transcend their normal bureaucratic and corporate existence," say the study authors. But it seems competition and conflict rear their heads even on romanticized adventures like climbing...
02:48 PM, Dec 23, 2010
Japan boasts of an advanced robot research field, but with a new invention they have really outdone themselves. A researcher is helping those in wheelchairs to walk thanks to artificial legs which can detect human thought. Professor Yoshiyuki Sankai is the inventor of the hybrid assistive limb (HAL). He calls it a robot suit, which turns brain waves into actual movement. ...
10:46 AM, Nov 22, 2010
The deaths of legendary British adventurers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine have remained a mystery in the history ...
10:23 AM, Aug 09, 2010
Arjun Vajpai, the youngest Indian to climb Mt Everest speaks to CNN-IBN about his exciting experience. ...
10:22 PM, May 31, 2010
Lori Schneider accepts that condition worsens, such feats will be impossible. ...
12:27 PM, Sep 20, 2009
Indian climbers made history,climbed the Mount Everest. ...
01:57 PM, May 21, 2009
Rush Limbaugh calls workers in outsourced jobs in India as "slumdogs". ...
03:10 AM, Apr 15, 2009
