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The blurry boundaries through the Himalayan peaks and plateaus separating China and its southern neighbors are often relics of imperial era agreements and nomadic routes – now charged with the ...

The Royal Enfield Himalayan Electric 2.0 has just been unveiled. This is the second iteration of the Royal Enfield Himalayan electric ADV motorcycle project. The first electric Himalayan prototype was ...

New Delhi — At least 36 people were killed and six others injured Monday when a bus lost control on a hilly road in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand and plunged into a gorge. The bus was ...

The accident took place in Marchula area of Almora district in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. This handout photograph shows people at the site of a bus accident after it fell into a gorge at ...

Glacial lakes and other water bodies across the Himalayan region saw a 10.81% increase in area from 2011 to 2024 due to climate change, signalling a heightened risk of glacial lake outburst floods ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- India and China have completed pulling back their troops from two faceoff points on their disputed Himalayan frontier as planned, an Indian defense official said on Wednesday.

India and China have completed disengagement of troops along the disputed Himalayan border. Both struck a key patrolling agreement last week, putting both sides on a clear path to end a four-year ...

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Scientists have discovered a new species of snake in India’s Western Himalayan region and named it after Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio, in recognition of his environmental activism.

By Krishn Kaushik and Mei Mei Chu NEW DELHI/BEIJING (Reuters) -India and China have begun implementing an agreement to end a military standoff on their disputed Himalayan border, the two sides ...