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Mount Everest – the world’s tallest peak – just became a more expensive dream for climbers. From September 2025, Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing the iconic peak by 36 per cent, for the first time in nearly a decade. The most popular climbing period, spring, will now cost ₹12.35 lakh per person, […]

Senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Bhaiyyaji Joshi on Thursday said that violence is sometimes “necessary” to protect the idea of non-violence, underscoring that India has to take everyone along on the path to peace. He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the ‘Hindu Spiritual & Service Fair’, also known as ‘Hindu Adhyatmik Seva Mela’, […]

Addiction of any kind is bad, and smoking addiction is among the worst. Quitting smoking is very difficult, requiring immense willpower and dedication. Despite significant efforts, only a small percentage of smokers successfully overcome their addiction. Around 11 years ago, news of a man trying to quit smoking went popular on television and other mediums […]

On Wednesday a son took a photograph of his mother at the train station in Lucknow, where he was seeing her off on the daily superfast Pushpak Express to Mumbai, little knowing it would be the last time he would see her alive. Hours later the mother, Kamala Bhandari, 43, a resident of Mumbai’s Colaba […]

Travelling through India feels like going to a carnival of unforgettable adventures that leave you spellbound. From architectural masterpieces that take your breath away to serene escapes where life seems to pause, every corner of this vast land offers something ethereal. Whether you’re chasing history through marvellous architecture, exploring an age-old tradition, or seeking a […]

Women might be at a 31 per cent higher risk of developing long Covid compared to men, with those aged 40-55 years likely to be at most risk, a study has found. Among the women aged 40-55 years, the risk of long Covid was found to be even higher — 42 per cent in menopausal […]

Bangladesh let 178 former paramilitary troops walk free from jail Thursday, nearly 16 years after they were detained over a violent mutiny that massacred dozens of senior army officers. Rampaging troops from the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) murdered 74 people during the two-day revolt that began in Dhaka and spread across the country in 2009, destabilising […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called upon people to stay united in pursuit of ‘viksit Bharat’ and warned them against the forces seeking to weaken the country and break its unity. Addressing a ‘Parakram Diwas’ event held in Cuttack to commemorate Subhas Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary in the city of his birth, PM Modi […]

Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) has started the registration process for the recruitment to various posts in Level-1 of the 7th CPC Pay Matrix. Candidates who wish to appear in the exam can visit the official website of the RRB for detailed information. The deadline to fill the applications is February 22, 2025. The fee payment […]

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will travel to Beijing for a two-day visit beginning Sunday. Mr Misri is visiting China for a meeting of the foreign secretary-vice minister mechanism, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. The resumption of this bilateral mechanism flows from the agreement at the leadership level to discuss the next […]

Live: Red Carpet Event In Bangkok As Thailand Legalises Same-Sex Marriage | LGBTQ On January 23, 2025, Thailand celebrated a historic milestone by legalizing same-sex marriage, becoming the first Southeast Asian nation and the third in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal, to do so. Watch the broadcast to know more. #ThailandMarriageEquality #LGBTQRights #SameSexMarriage #BangkokCelebration #LoveIsLove […]

A group of youths belonging to a fringe group vandalised a massage parlour at Bejai, an uptown in Mangaluru, the district headquarters town of Dakshina Kannada district, on Thursday, police said. About a dozen people barged into the massage parlour and started attacking the staff, including women. They damaged the properties inside the shop and […]