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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......

'Modi, Modi' reverberates in Sydney as PM addresses diaspora

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the strongest and biggest foundations of India-Australia relations are mutual trust and respect as he along with his Australian counterpart Anthony......

King Charles III crowned UK's new monarch

King Charles III was officially crowned as the 40th King of the United Kingdom at a ceremony steeped in history with modern multi-faith touches amid pomp, pageantry and choir music inside the......

Rishi Sunak creates history at King Charles coronation

Rishi Sunak on Saturday made history as the first Indian-origin British Prime Minister to perform a reading at the Coronation ceremony of King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey in......

King Charles III: The monarch who has a great love for India

King Charles III becomes the 40th British monarch to be crowned at Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday, surrounded by heavy symbolism of his many passions, including a drive towards more......

Exports saw sharp fall on decline in US and UAE share

Exports to India’s key markets — the US, the United Arab Emirates, China, Singapore, Bangladesh and Germany — witnessed a sharp decline, resulting in a 12.69 per cent contraction......

Citi joins list of foreign banks scaling down India ops

Citibank on Wednesday joined the list of foreign banks that have exited retail banking business in India. Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters Mumbai-based Axis Bank completed acquisition of......

Sonam's Namaste At Coronation Concert

Photograph: Ian West-Pool/Getty Images Sonam Kapoor took centrestage at the Coronation Concert at Windsor castle on May 7, a day after King Charles III's coronation as she introduced various choir......

The Only Thing Aparshakti Wants To Change In His Life

'Much as I feel on top of the world after being a part of a special series like Jubilee, I would say my biggest achievement so far has been spreading happiness around.' IMAGE: Aparshakti Khurana......

The Scene That Made Manoj Bajpayee Nervous

'There's this one scene in Gulmohar that belongs to Manojji and everyone was excited for him.''The evening before we were to shoot it, everyone, from Sharmilaji to the junior most actor, wished him......

No immersion of medals; wrestlers return from Haridwar

IMAGE: Protesting wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Sangeeta Phogat at Har ki Pauri ghat, in Haridwar, on Tuesday. Photographs: PTI The protesting wrestlers returned from Haridwar......

Satwik-Chirag achieve career-best World No. 4 ranking; Prannoy, Srikanth too improve

Photograph: Kind courtesy Chirag Shetty/Instagram India's top doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty gained a place to achieve a career-best ranking of world number 4 in the......

How Indian women's cricket team can turn the tables

Australia believe they can win from any situation, that mindset can't be taught: Sthalekar on India losing knock out games IMAGE: India have stretched Australia to the limit in bilaterals as well......

'Didn't expect this would happen but Gopi sir kept pushing me'

IMAGE: HS Prannoy broke a six-year long title drought. Photograph: BAI/Twitter Sleep-deprived Indian shuttler HS Prannoy had almost given up on winning his next title and breaking a six-year long......

'Crushing voices of public...' Rahul slams PM on wrestlers' manhandling

'The coronation is over - the 'arrogant king' is crushing the voice of the people on the streets' 'Such behaviour against athletes who brought laurels to the country is extremely wrong and......

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