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Nirmal Purja’s body recovered: How the Broad Peak avalanche wiped out Nepal’s best climbers
Nirmal Sherpa with SBS flag after conquering a summit.New Delhi: The body of Nirmal Purja, the Nepali mountaineer known globally as “Nimsdai”, was recovered on Broad Peak on Sunday, days after an avalanche tore through his 10-member exped...
Āṣāḍha Pūrṇimā: The day the wheel of Dhamma turned
— By Dr Baishali SarkarEvery year, on the full moon of Āṣāḍha, Buddhists across the world pause to remember one of their most sacred days. It marks the Buddha's first sermon, the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, given...
Air Vice Marshal Cecil Vivian Parker: Bishop Westcott schoolboy who became a 1971 war hero
Air Vice Marshal Cecil Vivian Parker.On a December morning in 1971, four Hawker Hunters of the Indian Air Force’s 20 Squadron thundered 120 kilometres into Pakistani territory to strike an airbase most commanders would have judged beyond safe r...
Major reshuffle in Indian military: General Dhiraj Seth takes charge as 31st Army chief, top commanders appointed
Gen Dhiraj Seth with senior officers. (Photo: Indian Army) New Delhi: General Dhiraj Seth on Tuesday took over as the 31st chief of the Army staff, becoming the first officer from the Armoured Corps to lead the Indian Army in nearly three decade...
CRPF suspends DIG BC Patra amid CAPF Act row, retired officers plan protest
Representational image (Photo: X/@AmitShah) New Delhi: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has suspended a senior officer of deputy inspector general (DIG)-rank and transferred approximately 20 others in what critics are calling a punitive r...
Rolls-Royce offers India new engine for AMCA 5th-gen stealth fighter project, pitches full technology transfer
Illustration for representation. (© India Sentinels 2026–27)New Delhi: Rolls-Royce has formally proposed to co-develop a purpose-built jet engine for India’s fifth-generation stealth fighter programme and to set up a dedicated aero g...
Mount Everest: The pathway to inner summit
Edmund Hillary (L) and Tenzin Norgay.There is a reason Mount Everest is spoken about differently from other mountains, with a fascination that feels almost mythic. More than a peak, Everest has become a mirror to human ambition. The story of Everest ...
‘Mission Vande Mataram’: Four BSF women scale Everest in force’s first all-women summit expedition
BSF women mountaineers after completing historic Everest bid. (Photo: BSF)New Delhi: Four women constables of the Border Security Force (BSF) reached the summit of Mount Everest at 8am on Wednesday, completing the paramilitary force’s first all...
When the Border Held: The BSF’s defining hour in Operation Sindoor
The Indian Army chief, Gen Upendra Dwivedi, pinning a medal on a BSF soldier for playing an exceptional role during Operation Sindoor, in May 2025. (File photo)On December 1, 2025, the Border Security Force marked its Diamond Jubilee – 60 years...
India’s defence spending surges 8.9% to $92.1 billion in 2025, driven by Operation Sindoor, Sipri report says
Illustration for representation. (© India Sentinels 2026–27)New Delhi: India’s military expenditure rose sharply by 8.9 per cent in 2025 to reach $92.1 billion, cementing the country’s position as the fifth-largest defence spen...Results
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