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......
Veteran mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mount Everest for a record 28th time on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, breaking his own record with the highest number of ascents on the world's highest peak,......
Researchers have developed a new N95 face mask that can not only reduce COVID-19 spread but also kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus upon contact with it. Image used for representational purpose only.......
A 52-year-old Nepali Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time, bettering his own record for most number of times to scale the world's highest peak, expedition planners said on Sunday.......
In the changed circumstances and attitudes in Britain, we must let bygones be bygones, argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). *IMAGE: Then Britain's foreign secretary Alexander Boris de Pfeffel......
'The term 'pro-growth' must be qualified somewhat because, while a rising tide will lift all boats, it will not necessarily do so equally.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives in......
Serum Institute is investing $200 million to create capacities for the COVID-19 vaccine.Sohini Das profiles its 39-year-old CEO. IMAGE: Adar Poonawalla, right, and his father Dr Cyrus S......
Money permits patronage.Money means power. No wonder details of the crores locked up in NPAs and never repaid loans are top secret, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray. Photograph: PTI Photo It could well be......
Photograph: Kind Courtesy Chennaiyin FC/Twitter Chennaiyin FC beat Delhi FC 2-1 for its third consecutive victory in a Group E fixture of the Durand Cup at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in......
IMAGE: Players of Indian Air Force FT and Bengaluru FC vie for the ball. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bengaluru FC/Twitter Defending champions Bengaluru FC failed to break the Indian Air Force FT's......
Images from Day 1 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday. Nadal grinds down injured Draper IMAGE: Rafael Nadal celebrates winning his first round match against Jack Draper of Great......
IMAGE: International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Chief Brand & Communications Officer Craig Spence, IPC President Andrew Parsons, IPC Athletes Council Chairperson Jitske Visser and IPC Vice......
IMAGE: Jamaica's Hansle Parchment celebrates after winning gold in the Olympics men's 110m Hurdles, at Olympic Stadium, in Tokyo, Japan. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Olympic champion Hansle......