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Sikkim quake: Boy who starved for 3 days

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:24:48 +0530

I had come to reach the tapes to the helicopter pilot at the helipad in Chungthang, the village most badly hit by the earthquake. You can almost smell death in

Sikkim quake: How Army braved odds, saved lives

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:11:41 +0530

Lt Colonel MMA Hyderi of the 659th Army Aviation Squadron was going to be a father in a few days, so there was much excitement in his house somewhere in

My first flight - The F/A-18 Super Hornet

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:08:22 +0530

I reached the Yelahanka Air Force Base at 9 am in the morning, and I was absolutely clueless on what to expect. I was undoubtedly very excited, but also a

16th Karmapa gave me my name

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:02:54 +0530

He gave me my name. The 16th Karmapa has long gone, but he has always been my spiritual guide. I can recall almost all of our visits to his monastery

The Tiger's Call

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:39:34 +0530

Never thought I would see a tiger in the wild. My audience with royalty has been restricted to zoos where they lay looking malnourished, depressed and extremely edgy; an exhibit

New legal bio equipment to cut electricity bills by over 70%

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:27:00 +0530

Election gone, subsidy gone. Like everything you will now have to pay more for power. In future, if things go this way, electricity will perhaps constitute about 40 per cent

Trouble in the Tea Gardens

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:24:37 +0530

The lifeline to Sikkim and Darjeeling district, NH-31, was bought to a standstill by Gorkha Janamukti Morcha activists. I travelled along the highway to get you these pictures. The situation

Mr Thackeray, the aliens are coming

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:24:46 +0530
There is proof these days that we are not the only ones in the Galaxy. There could be many other suns therefore many other similar solar systems that could possible

India made Chinese

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:43:41 +0530
The visit to the World Horticulture Expo Garden was like visiting Delhi's Pragati Maidan. The only difference, or rather the big difference was the size and the fact that it

The Bottle of Kunming...the one we lost!

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:02:14 +0530
(In the fourth installment of Blogs from Beijing, we take you to Kunming, China's "City of Eternal Spring." It was here that the Battle...err...Bottle of Kunming was waged - a

The Great Wall of China: Getting a little painful but getting there

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:55:23 +0530
In the third installment of the 10-part video blog series, we visit the Great Wall of China. About the journey and much more: CLIMBING THE WALL Climbing

Chinese Campus: Of pop music, pretty women and play ball!

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:07:49 +0530
In the second installment of the 10-part video blog series, we visit the Tsinghua University. Here's all the campus buzz and much more: OFF TO THE UNIV It

Blog from Beijing

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:28:08 +0530
I was in China for the first time - finally seeing and feeling this great factory of the world, I had heard so much about. The Team

Chinese whispers drown in dragon land

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 01:26:19 +0530
The 10-day circus is finally over. Ten days spent trying to meet Chinese deadlines and catching up with tight schedules executed with military-like precision driven by our hosts. Waking

The Commissioner

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:46:39 +0530
The Commissioner I know lives in the by-lanes of Karol Bagh's auto market. Where Indian, Korean, Japanese, American and European cars are customised with Chinese accessories by Indian mechanics. This

Lost in Transmission

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 01:17:26 +0530
Chungthang is one of many picture perfect villages north of Sikkim. This sleepy village is a gateway to the highland meadows of the Tibetan plateau. The community is largely agrarian

Munna Bhai not MBBS

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 05:45:52 +0530
Sometimes, the most powerful lessons in life pass by you like the little rustle of a dry leaf. Sometimes, you pause to pick up the flower that will dry with

Munna Bhai not MBBS

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 08:27:42 +0530
Sometimes, the most power lessons in life pass by you like the little rustle of a dry leaf. Sometimes, you pause to pick up the flower that will dry with