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 highest mountain on earth.
Asian Games Athletes' Committee poll: Saina set to win uncontested
The Crown Prosecution Service said the hearing for his bail petition will take place on June 11.
Besides the passports, Modi also possesses multiple residency cards, some of them expired, but covering countries/regions such as the UAE, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Sethia's accomplice Bhagat Ram Thapar was sentenced to six months jail for helping him commit the crime.
His father, P Chidambaram, said he will return after a few days.
Here are some facts about Rishi Sunak and his India connections.
With some events over, Olympians are being wooed by London nightclubs offering free entry and drinks, with one even treating gold medallists to a 2,012 pound ($3,150) cocktail.
The British police have arrested two more people, including a woman, in connection with the assassination attempt in London on Lieutenant General (retired) K S Brar, who had led Operation Blue Star against Khalistani terrorists in 1984. Brar, 78, who was in London on a private visit, was returning to his hotel with his wife when he was attacked in central London by four men on September 30. He suffered injuries on his neck and cheek.
Quoting Shakespeare, he noted: "As Shakespeare said of the earlier Queen Elizabeth, she was a pattern to all princes living."
Ahmed Hassan, believed to be of Middle Eastern origin, was named by Scotland Yard as officers produced him before Westminster Magistrates' Court.
As the year 2023 comes to an end, a look at some newsy events that shaped the world in the first half of the year.
Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov sprinted to victory in the men's cycling road race on Saturday, crushing British hopes of gold on the first full day of competition at the London Olympic Games.
If elected, 42-year-old Sunak will go on to make history as the first Prime Minister of the UK of Indian heritage.
India has also taken note of reports of Saeed's son Talha contesting elections in Pakistan and said the "mainstreaming" of radical terror outfits in the neighbouring country is nothing new and that it has been part of its State policy for a long time.
The unexpected missile attack on a second India-bound ship carrying Russian crude, just three weeks after the first, has complicated matters for domestic refiners. India now counts the Vladimir Putin-led nation as its biggest oil supplier, according to Paris-based market intelligence agency Kpler, and these attacks come on top of US sanctions since December, where vessels that bring crude to India are facing heightened scrutiny. Panama-registered Pollux, which loaded crude at the Sheshkaris oil terminal in the Russian port of Novorossiysk on January 24, was scheduled to deliver the medium, sour Urals grade to Paradip port on February 28.
The dense cover of grey haze shrouding Delhi for almost a week, reminiscent of the 1952 Great Smog in London, plunged the city's air quality to the season's worst.
Vicky Nanjappa talks to the family of 46-year-old nurse Jacintha Saldanah, who was found dead in her hospital quarters in central London
Memon Iqbal Mohammed alias Iqbal Mirchi also known as Iqbal Merchant, a key aide of underworld don and proclaimed terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, has been detained by authorities in London, sources in the Mumbai Crime Branch have confirmed.
A four-member team led by CBI additional director Rakesh Asthana will apprise British authorities about the finer points of the loan default cases against Mallya. Two senior ED officials are also part of the team.
The company said the dress code issue involving Thorp at its central London office was "not a PwC policy".
The film is being submitted for BAFTA members' consideration in all categories including Best Film, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Leading Actress and Film Not in the English Language.
The 42-year-old British Hindu leader read from the Epistle to the Colossians from the New Testament reflecting the theme of service to others, in keeping with the recent tradition of UK Prime Ministers giving readings at State occasions.
Sikh Federation UK, which has styled itself as one of the largest Sikh organisations based in the UK, said Avtar Singh was terminally ill with blood cancer. He was on a life support system for the last few days.
Here's what your favourite Hollywood stars have been up to.
The Kerala-born businessman is the latest in a slew of foreign buyers who have shaken off mounting fears of a 'Brexit' from the European Union
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows premieres today in London.
Meanwhile, the sports ministry has asked the PCB not to offer a long-term contract to its incumbent director of cricket Mohammad Hafeez yet, who came into the role after the 50-overs World Cup last year.
A gas barbecue caught fire and exploded on Wednesday night at New Zealand's Olympic hospitality centre, forcing the evacuation of some 300 people.
Here's a lowdown on what your favourite Hollywood stars have been up to.
Most of India's oil supplies are expected to stay safe because of the country's good relations with both Russia and Iran. That would take care of over a third of India's supplies.
Nottinghamshire police said the 31-year-old suspect, who remains in custody, then went on to stab a man in his 50s to death and also attempted to run over three people - still in hospital - with a van stolen from that man.
Champions Manchester City slipped to a shock first Premier League defeat of the season at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, while Manchester United's campaign of woe continued with a loss to Crystal Palace.
At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most likely have been hanging out with Dua Lipa.
Will BJP campaigners start using the term 'Ram Rajya' to refer to the nation under Modi's rule, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
A memorial lunch in honour of the late Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, one of India's most charismatic cricket captains, will be held in London.
The Centre will soon relocate Lt Gen (Retd) K S Brar, who survived an assassination attempt in London, from Mumbai to an undisclosed location and upgrade his security.
In the face of climate disaster, a new environmental movement by the name of Extinction Rebellion has risen up, and they will make sure you hear their plea -- 'To governments of the world: we declared a climate and ecological emergency. You did not do enough. To everybody else: rebel' The environmental group, which was founded in the United Kingdom, has planned a large coordinated movement -- called International Rebellion -- in more than 60 global cities. Demonstrators blocked roads and bridges leading to the Palace of Westminster in central London. They staged a "die-in" in Wellington, New Zealand. They obstructed a major roundabout in Berlin and splattered fake blood on Wall Street's "Charging Bull" sculpture. Here are some of the most powerful images from the movement.
