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70 Years Ago, They Conquered Everest

May 29, 1953. A New Zealand beekeeper named Edmund Hillary and a Nepali sherpa named Tenzing Norgay became the first human beings to reach the top of the world -- the 29,035 foot Mount Everest, the......

Do you know how Everest's height is calculated?

For one, triangles are involved, explains Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: Mount Everest, as seen from the border of Nepal and China, looking north from Nepal. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

PHOTOS: Defence Minister Sitharaman flies Sukhoi jet

In an olive green pilot’s G-suit and a helmet on her head, Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday soared high on a Sukhoi-30 MKI jet, the first Indian woman defence minister to go on a sortie......

Has Everest grown or lost height? We'll know soon

On its 250th birthday, the Survey of India will send 30 mountaineers, armed with the most modern equipment, to measure the height of Mount Everest.Pallava Bagla reports. India's oldest scientific......

Mussoorie Diary: 42C, tidy tourists and stingy loo users

IMAGE: A view of Mussoorie. Photograph: Kind Courtesy: Akash Patwal/Facebook Syed Firdaus Ashraf tries to escape the Mumbai heat in the hills of Uttarakhand and ends up discovering the......

Who is Prasanta Pattanaik, Padma Shri?

Had he not been a student, admirer and follower of Amartya Sen, TCA Srinivasa-Raghavan feels it might have been a Padma Bhushan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The year was 1971.......

Young desis off the beaten track

When Sanjaya Malakar stood in a long queue for American Idol's audition on September 19, 2006, he had just one ambition: he wanted America to hear him. Keeping him company was Shyamali, his sister,......

'Take a look at the water sector'

kans:Down trend in the market for the past few days - what do you see on this ??Ramesh S Damani:Hello everyone thanks for joining lets start. Market is going through a painful correction. (all......

Uttaranchal: Choppers, ski resorts to woo tourists

The Uttaranchal government has lined up an attractive package to give a boost to its tourism industry.It is planning to introduce a helicopter service to Char Dham to attract foreign and elite......

'I have very deep connections with India'

'When democracy first came to Bhutan people had no idea and they were like 'What is that?' 'Oh it's that thing they have in India where the leaders are always fighting and arguing'.' IMAGE: A......

OTT This Week: Badla, Bhoots, Sex...

Badla, bhoots and a barrage of detective dramas bombard the streaming platforms this week. Sukanya Verma lists everything you can see or skip. Copenhagen CowboyWhere to watch?......

PIX: Bhaichung Bhutia dances on The Kapil Sharma Show

Star sportspersons like footballer Bhaichung Bhutia, athlete Anju Bobby George, wrestler Sushil Kumar and mountaineer Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu (he has climbed the Mount Everest six......

Shekhar Kapur's Paani to finally take off

Shekhar Kapur is all set to revive his ambitious project Paani in March. The film will highlight the world's fast changing climate, and its adverse effects.Kapur, who was in New Delhi recently to......

Australia desperate to be competitive for next year's World Cup

IMAGE: Australia's David Warner and Steve Smith. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters On the other side of the globe, however, their former test team mates stepped into a Dubai furnace to......

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