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Deepika, Aishwarya turn Amul girls as brand celebrates their Cannes look
Amul India paid tribute to actors Deepika Padukone and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan over their recent stint at the Cannes Film Festival by sharing new topical featuring the outfits they flaunted at the red carpet.In the ad, the Amul Girl in two illustrations is seen sporting Deepika's bright green ruffled style and Aishwarya's golden look with each of them holding a slice of bread. "Gori tera gown badda nyaara," read the caption above their illustrations.On Saturday, Deepika took to Instagram and wrote, "Now this truly is the icing on the cake...or more like butter on toast! (with a cherry on top)."Deepika, 33, opted for a neon green Giambattista Valli gown with a long trail for Cannes this year. She paired the gown, consisting of elaborate ruffled detailing, with a pink headband, and completed the look with nude coloured stilettoes.Meanwhile, Aishwarya, 45, flaunted a metallic hued dual-toned fish-cut ensemble.The former Miss World's green gold gown, designed by Jean-Louis Sabaji, sported .
Nepal's record-setting Everest guide returns as a hero
Family, friends and supporters welcomed a veteran Sherpa guide upon his return to Nepal's capital on Saturday, days after his 24th climb of Mount Everest extended his record. After flying back from Everest to Kathmandu, Kami Rita was greeted by the waiting crowd at the airport. His wife hugged him and the crowd covered him with a cream-coloured scarf and offered him yogurt. The brief celebration at the airport parking area with traditional drums was followed by Rita riding on a truck waving to supporters as they drove out of the airport. He told reporters he was very happy but exhausted. Rita reached Everest's 8,850-metre peak on Tuesday, the second time he had climbed to the summit in a week. He also reached the top of the world's highest peak on May 15, then returned to base camp before climbing again this past week. The climbs bring Rita, 49, closer to his target of 25 ascents of Everest before he retires from high mountain climbing. His two closest peers have climbed Everest 21 ...
Raahgiri Day returns to Delhi to raise cancer awareness
After a wait of two years, Raahgiri Day is back to the national capital, but this time it aims to raise awareness on preventive measures against cancer. Conceived by the Raahgiri Foundation, the Raahgiri Day will be organised on World Cancer Day on Sunday at Connaught Place in collaboration with the World Research Institute India (WRII), the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and the Delhi Police. The event will now be organised on the last Sunday of every month. Exhorting the people from different walks and ages to participate in the Raahgiri Day, NDMC chairman Naresh Kumar said it would be a dedicated campaign against cancer and will also focus on creating awareness on preventive measures against the disease. "Aiming at creating awareness about road safety, promoting cycling, walking and use of public transport as envisaged in the National Urban Transport policy, the event will also encourage physical activities to promote healthy living and above all it would support the idea of ...
Trump arrives in Tokyo at start of state visit
US President Donald Trump touched down Saturday in Tokyo at the start of a four-day trip to cement ties with Japan and discuss trade and mounting threats from North Korea. Trump's trip will also feature a meeting with Japan's new emperor Naruhito, a trip to the sumo and the obligatory round of golf with fellow fan Shinzo Abe, Japanese prime minister.
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Champions League final to generate 123 million euros
The UEFA Champions League final between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid will generate an economic impact of 123 million euros ($137 million), of which at least 66 million will be invested in the Spanish capital across sectors like leisure, accommodation, gastronomy and souvenirs, according to a tourism official.
Two more Indian mountaineers die on Mount Everest, toll of Indians rises to 8
Two more Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest due to an hours-long 'traffic jam', taking the toll to 8 of the Indian mountaineers who perished in their expedition to the world's highest peak during this season. Nihal Bagwan, 27, and Kalpana Das, 49, died along with two other climbers above the 8,848-meter Mount Everest while descending the summit, the expedition organisers said. 'Traffic jam' occurs on Mount Everest when many climbers vie for the summit at the same time, and can be especially dangerous above 8,000 metres known as the 'death zone'. Bagwan who is from Maharashtra breathed his last at Camp IV on Mount Everest on the Nepal side after he was rescued by a group of Sherpa climbers from the balcony area, said Babu Sherpa, Managing Director at Peak Promotion Pvt Ltd. "He died at Camp IV after he fell ill near the balcony area while returning from the summit of Mt Everest," Sherpa was quoted as saying by The Himalayan Times. Bagwan was the leader of a two-member ...
Indian climbers get maximum permits to scale Mount Everest
Nearly 80 Indian climbers were allowed to scale Mount Everest this season, the highest in a list of 381 international expeditioners permitted to climb the world's highest peak, an official said Friday. Indian climbers topped the list of Mount Everest aspirants this spring as 78 Indian nationals were granted permission to climb the 8,848-meter peak from the Nepalese side, Mira Acharya, Director Department of Tourism, told PTI. Americans came second with a total of 75 climbers getting the permission, Acharya said. In the past, the Europeans outnumbered the foreign climbers and very few Indians climbed the mountains, she said. Around 600 people, including international and Nepalese climbers, Sherpa mountain guides and porters have reached the summit this season. Nepal opened the climbing route to the world's highest peak on May 14, when a team of eight Sherpas successfully scaled the Mount Everest, becoming the first team to reach the summit. On May 24, the largest number of climbers ...
Indian climbers killed in the Everest 'traffic jam'
Two Indians died on Mount Everest due to hours-long "traffic jam", just days after expedition leaders and the Nepal government claimed overcrowding on the world's tallest mountain was not a worry.
French survivor of Nanga Parbat summits Lhotse, Everest
French climber Elisabeth Revol, who was dramatically rescued last year from Pakistan's Mount Nanga Parbat, summited Lhotse Friday morning, a day after reaching the top of Everest, her expedition organiser said. "She summited Everest yesterday and reached the top of Lhotse this morning. Her health is well and she is heading down from Camp 3 now," Rishi Ram Bhandari of Satori Adventures told AFP. Everest and Lhotse share the same path until diverting at South Col at 7,900 metres (25,918 feet). Revol was attempting to summit the mountains without supplemental oxygen -- becoming the first French woman to do so -- but Bhandari could not immediately confirm if she was able to do so. Her Everest ascent clashed with dozens of other teams taking advantage of clear weather, and climbers lined up for hours to reach the top -- risking frostbite and altitude sickness. Last year, Revol and Polish climber Tomek Mackiewicz were attempting to scale the 8,125-metre (26,660-foot) Nanga Parbat in winter,
Lights on! It's time to shine for Vivid Sydney 2019
/ -- Sydney will be awash with breathtaking colour and special effects for the next 23 nights, with the lights officially turned on for Vivid Sydney this evening by Premier Gladys Berejiklian. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: https://www.prnasia.com/mnr/shine-for-vivid-sydney-2019.shtml The largest event of light, music and ideas in the Southern Hemisphere will transform the city into a colourful showcase of illumination, sensational sounds and creative thinking from 24 May to 15 June 2019. Ms Berejiklian said Vivid Sydney is a key attraction in the NSW events calendar, boosting visitor numbers to Sydney and the State. "Vivid Sydney is an incredibly important event drawing millions of visitors to the city in May and June each year, many of whom have gone on to explore regional NSW as well," Ms Berejiklian. Australia's largest event brings Sydney to life, as well as to light, by encouraging locals and visitors to enjoy Sydney's wonderful food, exciting attractions and
American mountaineer dies descending Everest
An American mountaineer has died while descending from the summit of Mount Everest, according to the Nepalese company leading the expedition.
Meet scUber, the world's first rideshare submarine by Uber
Uber has partnered with Australian tourist group Tourism Queensland to offer what it calls the world's first rideshare submarine, scUber that promises to give you a memorable tour of the underwaters.As explained on the official website, scUber will offer riders the opportunity to explore the Great Barrier Reef in the shared vehicle. Each scUber ride is priced at USD 3,000 for two passengers.scUber rides are, however, available for a limited time period from May 27 to June 18, 2019. While riders in select Australian cities will be able to book a scUber ride directly in the main app, people from participating countries can enter the global competition to avail the once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Mumbai-based climber dies while descending from Mount Everest
An Indian woman climber died on Mount Everest after falling sick while descending from world's highest summit on Wednesday, her expedition organisers said.The Mumbai-based climber, identified as Anjali S Kulkarni, breathed her last above the Camp IV of Mount Everest at an altitude of 7,906 metres.Thupden Sherpa, an official at Arun Treks expedition company, informed that Kulkarni had successfully made it to the summit with her husband on Wednesday morning. "We are trying to retrieve her body," she added.Kulkarni is the 13th climber to die on mountains in the range with elevations above 25,000 feet in this year's spring climbing seasons.Meanwhile, Nepalese authorities are continuing their search for Dipankar Ghosh, an ace Indian mountaineer who reportedly went missing on Nepal's mount Makalu last week.Ghosh, 52, a resident of Kolkata, had last year successfully ascended Mount Cho Oyu, the sixth highest mountain in the world on the China-Nepal border, 20 kilometres west of Mount ...
"ScUber" launches submarine trips to Great Barrier Reef
A select few Australians will soon be able to briefly book an Uber submarine to the Great Barrier Reef, the ride-sharing giant said Thursday. From next week -- in what Uber is pitching as a world first -- people in Queensland state will be able to order a ride through the Uber app on a two-person submarine and tour the World Heritage site. A piloted battery-powered "scUber", costing Aus$1,500 (USD 1,030) per person, will take 20 dives between May 27 and June 18 with each trip lasting an hour. The sub will take two passengers down to 20 meters below sea level and along designated dive paths around the reef, in partnership with environmental advocacy group Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef. Susan Anderson, general manager for Uber Australia and New Zealand, said the company was committed to encouraging ride-sharing to make "conscious behaviour changes" to travel in more efficient and sustainable ways. A scUber booking includes a helicopter trip to the submarine's dive location. The ...
Two Indian men reach UAE on cycles
Two Indian men have arrived in the UAE on cycles pedalling 3,800-kilometer across three countries, three months after they set out on a cycling adventure to visit Makkah in Saudi Arabia. Muhammed Saleem, 53, and his 42-year-old friend Rizwan Ahmad Khan ar from Bangalore and have been cycling under the sun while fasting. They even lost their bicycles. "Our bicycles got lost on our ferry boat ride from Bandar Abbas to the UAE. I was a little frustrated because it was the first day of fasting and it was too hot, But people in Sharjah port went out of their way to help us find our bicycles," Saleem said. "We experienced many different cultures, ate different foods and prayed in so many places," Saleem told the Khaleej Times. Saleem and Khan pedalled almost 1,300-kilometer in India, 700 to 800 kilometres in Oman, and 1,700 kilometres in Iran. Originally, they planned to cycle their way through India, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia with no other means of ...
Two Indian men reach UAE on cycles
Two Indian men arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following a 3,800 km six-month cycling adventure, the media reported.
In the land of stout and spirits, Ireland's first 'dry pub'
It's happy hour in Dublin and the drinks are flowing, but in Ireland's first "dry pub" patrons are forgoing Guinness and whiskey for non-boozy beers and zero percent wine. The Virgin Mary, which opened this month, bucks the trend in a city where nightlife is fuelled by stout and spirits, offering a menu of entirely non-alcoholic beverages. Thronging with customers within minutes of opening one weekday afternoon, its popularity is viewed by its owners as a sign that hard-drinking Ireland may be changing its ways. "Drinking is ingrained in society here," said co-founder Vaughan Yates, 51, a veteran of the drinks industry. "However if you look at the Irish they are a very progressive nation, they are a very liberal nation, they're very open to change. "I think there's a real cultural shift happening globally towards alcohol and we're really at the forefront of it." Oisin Davis, the pub's other co-founder and with whom Yates works in a company making drinks mixers, said they had noticed ..
After epic Alaska-Andes ride, adventure cyclist Dhruv Bogra eyes Iceland, Siberia, Mongolia (IANS Interview)
He took up the extreme version of cycling only in his early 40s. Now, after a gruelling 15,000 km ride from Alaska to the Andes, gaining "elevation" of 22,000 feet and writing an inspiring book on the journey, adventure-hungry Dhruv Bogra is eyeing Iceland, Siberia and Mongolia for a reprise.
Mt Everest witnesses traffic jam like situation as over 200 trekkers attempt to reach summit point
Mt Everest, the world's highest peak, on Wednesday witnessed a traffic-jam like situation as over 200 mountaineers attempted to reach the summit point, a media report said on Wednesday. Climbers from many countries reached above the Camp IV early morning and complained of waiting for more than two hours in queues on their way to the summit point of the 8,848-metre peak, the Himalayan Times reported. Over 200 climbers including high-altitude climbing guides headed from the South Col to the summit point early this morning after they found a second weather window to attempt to stand atop the roof of the world, Gyanendra Shrestha, a liaison officer deployed by the Tourism Ministry at the Everest base camp, was quoted as saying by the paper. He said that many of the climbers who were earlier stuck reached the top of the peak by Wednesday afternoon but the exact number was not yet known. Shrestha also said that many of the climbers were returning after ascending the peak. The exact numbers .
