China today broadcast live-fire military drills on the Tibetan plateau as India warned of a ‘befitting reply’ after 20 of its soldiers were killed in bloody hand-to-hand combat at the disputed Himalayan border. Communist state TV showed footage of artillery and tanks blowing apart the desert landscape as 7,000 infantry simulated assaults against fortified positions … Read more
The Armchair Traveller reveals how to explore the world from home: Discover a majestic Indian odyssey and the most romantic virtual date destinations Learn about the Deccan Odyssey train that tours across northern India Est1897 has compiled 20 romantic virtual date destinations, from Rio to Rome Take a virtual tour of Andy Warhol’s pop art alongside … Read more
Monkeys go bananas for social distancing: Animals stay spread out from one another as they line up for a snack in India Monkeys lined up in evenly spread rows as they ate lunch in Arunachal Pradesh Local MP Kiren Rijiju tweeted: ‘Animals can teach us many vital lessons’ But the red-faced imps have a reputation … Read more
Priest decapitates human sacrifice, 52, with an axe in Indian temple in bid to end coronavirus epidemic Sansari Ojha decapitated Saroj Kumar Pradhan, 52, in Cuttack on Wednesday He had a long-standing feud with Pradhan and had been drinking on the night The priest surrendered to police the following day and the axe was seized … Read more
A Bollywood star in the making? Cricketer David Warner dresses up as Indian superhero Baahubali after becoming a viral sensation on TikTok By Kylie Walters For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:06 BST, 29 May 2020 | Updated: 04:06 BST, 29 May 2020 His wife, Candice, recently revealed his viral TikTok videos had led to interest … Read more
His handlebar moustache ‘disguise’ has long gone. So, too, the £10,000 ostrich-hide jacket he was sporting when his whereabouts as a ‘fugitive’ in England were first uncovered. But then Nirav Modi’s entire life has changed beyond recognition. Most significantly, his place of residence for the past 14 months has not been the Manhattan apartment he … Read more
Climate change could trigger an ancient El Niño-like pattern in the Indian Ocean that would create extreme weather such as floods, storms and droughts across the globe. El Niño is the name of a current recurring climate phenomenon across the tropical Pacific, which shifts back and forth irregularly every two to seven years, and triggers disruptions of … Read more
Stunning images capture the incredibly diverse tribes of India, including members of the ‘wife-swapping’ Himalayan Drokpas people, the Konyak ‘headhunters’ and the solumn faces of the Apatani in the Ziro valley. The striking images are part of a series called ‘The Last Avatar’ and were taken by photographer Aman Chotani, 31, from Delhi, India. The … Read more
He recently detailed the struggles of raising his newborn son without his family amid the coronavirus lockdown. And Ryan Thomas continued to reflect after claiming his trip to an Indian slum, for the upcoming ITV series Absolutely India: Mancs in Mumbai, helped him make sense of life. The former Coronation Street star, 35, said the month-long … Read more
Thousands of flamingos converge on Indian lake after coronavirus lockdown caused cleaner air and water ‘and encouraged unusually high number of the birds to gather there’ The flamingos migrate from far and wide to this creek in Navi Mumbai every year But residents have said they have not seen this many flamingos in years Environmentalists … Read more