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Purja admits ‘tough call’ to climb K2 without oxygen

by Dave Makichuk January 19, 2021January 19, 2021

Former British commando Nirmal “Nims” Purja admitted he was taking a calculated risk by leading a group of Sherpas and not using supplementary oxygen (O2) above 8000m during the now historic K2 winter ascent. Due to the weather and time frame, he hadn’t acclimatized adequately, and was only able to sleep as high as Camp […]

Warning signal for WhatsApp in India

by KS Kumar January 19, 2021January 19, 2021

How Pakistan lost $6 billion on a gold mine

by FM Shakil January 18, 2021January 18, 2021

Contrarian view: Indian economy will contract 25%

by KS Kumar January 17, 2021January 18, 2021

Sherpa team summits winter K2, but climber dies in fall

by Dave Makichuk January 17, 2021January 18, 2021

Indian company’s gamble pays off in vaccine race

by Sumit Sharma January 16, 2021January 19, 2021

Purja set to conquer winter K2 with Sherpa ‘team’

by Dave Makichuk January 16, 2021January 18, 2021

China calculation: More Rafale fighters bound for Ladakh

by Dave Makichuk January 15, 2021January 17, 2021

Indian economy ‘will recover by late 2022’

by KS Kumar January 15, 2021January 15, 2021

Made-in-India Teslas to target the affluent

by Sumit Sharma January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

Heeding India worries, Sri Lanka revives port plan

by AT Contributor January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

India’s Infosys Q3 net up 17%, raises outlook

by KS Kumar January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

India starts vaccines roll-out, ready or not

by Sumit Sharma January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

Diehard terrorists and a docile state in Pakistan

by Salman Rafi Sheikh January 13, 2021January 16, 2021

Oxygen is ‘the doping’ of mountaineering, says Urubko

by Dave Makichuk January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

Amazon renews efforts to stall Future-Reliance deal

by KS Kumar January 12, 2021January 13, 2021

Fall in India’s industrial output dampens outlook

by Sumit Sharma January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

Why China fears US withdrawal from Afghanistan

by FM Shakil January 12, 2021January 15, 2021

Why Pakistan won’t be next to normalize with Israel

by Efraim Inbar January 12, 2021January 14, 2021

Disaster on K2: The ‘Savage Mountain’ strikes back

by Dave Makichuk January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

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