Vietnam: India has right to explore for oil
In what will be music to India’s ears and perhaps irk China, Vietnam on Thursday asserted that India has the right to pursue “exploration and exploitation work” in the South China Sea as the work was within the Vietnamese “exclusive economic zone”.
Delhi to raise issue with new govt
Amidst a raging controversy over the withdrawal of oil and kerosene subsidy to Bhutan, India has said that it doesn’t want to take any action that would harm the Himalayan kingdom and that it would discuss the matter once the new government is in place there.
Rape victim’s tongue cut off
In a shocking incident, the tongue of a minor gangrape victim was chopped off in Pratapgarh district, late on Wednesday night.
India, China troops were face to face
The incursion by Chinese troops in the Chumar area of Ladakh on June 17 saw them in a “face to face situation” though the Chinese patrol did return to it normal base after that.
Rain, glacial melt pose risk to Badrinath
Is the Kedarnath tragedy going to be repeated at Badrinath? Unpreced-ented rain caused the Chorabari Lake located above the Kedarnath shrine to burst its banks in mid-June bringing with it huge boulders and debris which destroyed the town and caused the death of thousands of lives.
Nine-member team named
Firefox Bikes on Wednesday announced the launch of their first-ever road team comprising of nine national level cyclists who will be provided state-of-the-art training from some of the finest coaches
Bindra, Gopi to inspire Olympians
Come July 17, aspiring Olympians and paralympians will get a chance to interact and gain knowledge from the country’s only individual Olympic gold medallist, shooter Abhinav Bindra, and former All-Eng
Many hats, one head
Anjhula Mya Singh Bais is a lot of things at once. An international super model, actor, psychologist, social activist, Buddhist practitioner and blogger for various publications.
Street Style soccer event from July 19
The Red Bull Street Style — one of the premier freestyle soccer tournaments in the world — kicks off in India later this month.
HC relief for Kripa in land grab case
MLA and former Mumbai Congress president Kripashankar Singh on Wednesday got some relief when the Bombay high court dismissed a PIL seeking CBI probe against him in connection with property grabbing a