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......
'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.'A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait......
At sunrise the following day, a hunt was organised for the queen to shoot a female tiger.But she decided a monarch should not make the kill and handed her gun to one of her staff to deliver the......
The unfortunate associations with the name Charles for an English king -- one who was executed; the other with a very unsavoury reputation -- led royal observers to assume that Charles would not......
'...Cliffy with utter disregard to his personal safety, charged through the fire zone, closed in on the enemy, threw hand grenades inside their bunkers and killed six enemy soldiers!' '...He was......
A Dominica Magistrate Court has adjourned till June 25 the hearing into alleged illegal entry of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi into the Caribbean island nation, local media there reported. On......
Digital ghosts have opened a new can of worms for digital experts. IMAGE: Carrie Fisher's digital ghost in Star Wars 5. In July 2023, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and......
'When democracy first came to Bhutan people had no idea and they were like 'What is that?' 'Oh it's that thing they have in India where the leaders are always fighting and arguing'.' IMAGE: A......
Was descending into the telling of only Diana's tale in four long, slightly-draggy soap-opera-ish episodes of the last season the original premise of The Crown? asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel. IMAGE:......
Pop stars, lawyers, cops, hoteliers, care to hear their story on OTT this week? Sukanya Verma shares her OTT recommendations for the week. Wham!Where to watch? NetflixLanguage: English......
'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode......
IMAGE: The annual contracts list offers a snapshot of the pecking order in Australian cricket before the start of a new season. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters All-rounder Marcus Stoinis and......
IMAGE: Formula One will have a record 24 races in the season that starts in Bahrain on Saturday. Photograph: Carla Carniel/Reuters Formula One will have a record 24 races in the season that starts......
IMAGE: Lewis Hamilton, 39, is set to replace Spanish driver Carlos Sainz at Ferrari alongside Charles Leclerc. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters Seven-times World champion Lewis Hamilton,......
IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates with the trophy after winning the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, at Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, on Sunday. Photograph: Rula Rouhana/Reuters Red......
IMAGE: Michael Leask struck an unbeaten 91 to guide Scotland to a stunning win over Ireland. Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters Oman kept themselves in contention after beating UAE by five wickets......