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......

Emperor, Presidents, Kings, Sultan...

Royals and world leaders gathered at London's Westminster Abbey on Monday morning to bid farewell to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.   IMAGE: New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her......

China, WHO acted too slowly on COVID-19: Independent panel

An independent panel has slammed China and the World Health Organisation for "early shortcomings" in the initial response to the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGE: Medical workers get ready inside a bus......

The brightest Indian-American stars in the US

Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them everywhere -- in politics, in research, in the movies, even on YouTube, says......

Economics Nobel for India-born Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, M Kremer

The trio introduced a new approach to obtaining reliable answers about the best ways to fight global poverty IMAGE: The portraits of Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kreme, who......

Food trucks: It's a hot and happening business in Bengaluru!

Bengaluru has seven eye-catching trucks roaming the city streets, up from just one in 2013. Photograph, courtesy: Ya Habibi     It is past 6 pm on a weekday and a game of badminton is......

Why job prospects are grim today

The inability of the economy to create new jobs faster than jobs are lost to automation leads to unemployment, says Shyamal Majumdar. At an informal meeting of some wise men of Mumbai's financial......

4 Indians among Fortune's most powerful people in biz under 40

Four Indians, including a Harvard University professor and the co-founder of India's largest online marketplace Snapdeal, have been named by Fortune in its list of the 40 most powerful, influential......

Emmy 2019: Jodie Comer, Game Of Thrones win

The 71st Emmy Awards have been announced, and there have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold:   IMAGE: Cast and crew......

The science of Game of Thrones

'When so many noted universities -- including the likes of Harvard and the University of California -- are spending their resources on studying the world of GoT, it is fun to assess whether this......

Solo review: A One-time Watch

'It's funny how often Solo gloats in its own nostalgia.''It's like Chewbacca's groaning presence, John Williams' classic tune and other familiar props and paraphernalia, everything is just doing......

The Looming Tower: How 9/11 happened

The Looming Tower reveals the bitter CIA-FBI turf battles that led to the worst terrorist attack in America's history.Vikram Johri checks out the gripping series now available in India on Amazon......

U-19 WC PIX: Musheer's century powers India to big win

Images from the Under-19 World Cup between India and New Zealand in Bloemfontein on Tuesday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Musheer Khan celebrates his century against New Zealand during the U-19 World Cup......

PIX: Germany snap losing run; Spain, Brazil, Argentina win

Images from the international friendly, 2026 World Cup qualifying and Euro 2024 qualifying football matches played on Tuesday. Germany down France to end losing run IMAGE: Thomas Muller celebrates......

South African Fulton new India men's hockey coach

IMAGE: Craig Fulton, who has nearly 25 years of coaching experience, replaces Australian Graham Reid. Photograph: Hockey India India named South Africa's Craig Fulton as the new chief coach of the......

U-19 WC: Sri Lanka, South Africa secure quarter-final spots

IMAGE: South Africa captain George Van Heerden celebrates his century against Ireland during the ICC Under-19 World Cup match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago, on......

Check out the list of Formula One world champions

Max Verstappen won his first Formula One Championship title on Sunday, after edging defending champion Lewis Hamilton in the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. Following’s......