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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......

What Namo can learn from Jacinda

'The lessons from tiny New Zealand about mobilising to prevent an environment going up in flames around us and combatting the feral Whatsapp politics of hatred are in many ways Gandhian,' says......

The 10 most expensive taxi rides around the world

Mumbai auto rickshaw and taxi fares have once again been hiked after the high court rejected the plea of the Mumbai Grahak Panchayat to stall it. The 38,000 odd black and yellow taxis and 1.05 lakh......

'When the tri-colour is painted on my body, I feel I can even die for my country'

In our Special Independence Day series, Rediff.com looks at India through the lives of her people. Today: Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary, a one-of-a-kind cricket fan, who worships Sachin Tendulkar and......

Pvt airports charge much more than global peers

Leading airports in the world impose much lower user development fees (UDF) on passengers departing from their premises than what the private developers that are building or modernising airports in......

World Cup: Airlines hike fares for Australia

With the defending champions India set to take on Australia in the second semi-final of the 2015 ICC World Cup at Sydney on Thursday, airlines have hiked their fares substantially for Down Under.......

World's 10 safest airlines

Image: A Lion Air plane is seen in the water after it missed the runway in Denpasar, Bali in April 13, 2013. Photographs: Reuters Five decades ago, 87 plane crashes took away the......

The best airline staff in the world

No matter where are you flying globally, here are the world’s most courteous, friendly, helpful and efficient airline crews from each continent. The recently-held World Airline Award by......

World's 10 freest economies, India lags behind

Hong Kong is the world’s freest economy according to the Index of Economic Freedom 2015. Image: International Finance Centre in Hong Kong. Photograph, courtesy: WiNG/Wikimedia Commons......

Spotted: Aamir Khan at Auckland airport

Reader Ranjan Bhagat met Aamir Khan at Auckland airport and sent us a picture. Click here to see other stars spotted! If you encounter/meet/see film or television personalities and take a......

PIX: Sidharth Malhotra's New Zealand holiday

Stars go for the loveliest holidays -- exotic locations with a lot of adventure thrown in. So we decided to bring you their travels with a special series. Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover had a......

WATCH! Warm welcome for Team India in Auckland

IMAGE: Kind courtesy Anushka Sharma/Instagram The Indian cricket team, on Sunday, touched base in Auckland for their upcoming limited overs series against New Zealand, starting January 23. The......

Why Williamson rejected New Zealand national contract

IMAGE: Kane Williamson said he had given up the captaincy of New Zealand's white-ball teams to manage his schedule more carefully. Photographs: BCCI Kane Williamson will opt out of a handful of......

Boult reaches home, says hope things improve soon in India

IMAGE: All the Kiwi players and coaches went into managed isolation upon arrival. Photograph: BCCI/IPL All New Zealand cricketers and coaches, who were involved in IPL 2021, have arrived home......

A bit over-exaggerated, says Ferguson after COVID-19 scare

IMAGE: New Zealand cricket player Lockie Ferguson arrives from Australia at Auckland International Airport. Photograph: Hannah Peters/Getty Images The way things played out after he reported a......

New Zealand players make sombre homecoming

IMAGE: New Zealand's Trent Boult obliges a fan for a selfie on arrival in Auckland on Thursday. Photograph: Black Caps/Twitter A group of rueful New Zealand players touched down on home soil on......