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......
The winners of the Natural History Museum's prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were announced at an awards ceremony in London recently. American Photographer Karine Aigner......
India is willing to do whatever it can to facilitate a solution to the Ukraine crisis, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday, as he highlighted how India pressed Moscow on the......
If India is to urbanise successfully, it has to focus on Tier 2 cities with a population of one-five million, observes T N Ninan. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational......
'The sentiment against immigrants and particularly against Muslims is produced by the climate of hatred and bigotry we see all around us.''It is produced by the politics of division and spread by a......
Modi will have limited choice other than stressing upon a request for more time to decide on tariff rates, especially with elections in 2019.Subhayan Chakraborty reports. Photograph: Reuters Prime......
IMAGE: Trent Boult was picked for the Kiwi’s upcoming series against Australia. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Trent Boult was named in the New Zealand squad for part of the upcoming......
Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon?A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's......
Ticked a lot of boxes, will definitely win World Cup one day: David Miller IMAGE: David Miller's century backed up by a disciplined bowling show kept Australia on the edge in their nervy......
Photograph: Kind Courtesy ICC/X Lance Klusener on his haunches at Edgbaston and a completely shattered AB de Villiers in Auckland are some of the most poignant pictures of South Africa's World Cup......
IMAGE: World Cup setbacks have piled up for the Proteas. Photograph: ICC/X Should South Africa finally shed the World Cup 'chokers' tag by beating Australia in their semi-final on Thursday it......