Ratnesh Pandey of Mountaineering and Allied Sports, Minali. Pandey scaled the Mount Everest in on May 21, 2016. By reciting the national anthem of India, Jana Gana Mana, he became first person in the world to the recite national anthem of their own country at the top of Mount Everest, as reported by The Free Press Journal. In September 2016, Pandey climbed Mount Damavand, Iran's highest mountain and Mount Sabalan, its third-highest montain, in a mountaineering expedition organized in Iran by the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation. In April 2015, Ratnesh Pandey succeeded in climbing 22,000 feet of Mount Everest, but could
The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 body recessed on 29 December without voting. The bill was debated for over 12 hours ending abruptly at midnight as the House ran out of scheduled time. The House was adjourned sine die by Chairman Hamid Ansari. A verbal duel marred proceedings as some members including UPA ally Trinamool Congress interrupted V. Narayanasamy's defence of the Bill. A vociferous opposition insisted on a vote while the government maintained it needed time to reconcile the 187 amendments/ Confusion marked the proceedings. Ansari asked for the national anthem Jana Gana Mana to be played, signalling the end of the proceedings and told