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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......

Diplomatic Battles on Capitol Hill

Lobbying on the Hill is time consuming and cumbersome, but very effective to influence US government policies, asserts Ambassador T P Sreenivasan, deputy chief of mission at the Indian embassy in......

Prince William's COVID kept secret in first wave of UK pandemic: Report

Britain's Prince William kept his positive coronavirus test in April a secret in order to not "worry anyone" around the time his father, Prince Charles, was also self-isolating after his own......

US approves sale of anti-ship missiles, torpedoes to India

The Trump administration has notified the Congress of its determination to sell Harpoon air-launched anti-ship missiles and Mark 54 lightweight torpedoes worth $155 million (Rs 1,178 crore) to......

Mr Sandhu Goes to Washington

'Taranjit has the ideal temperament to deal with the Americans who understand firmness and appreciate flexibility.''He can hold his ground with a cheerful face and still make it clear that India......

Nirav Modi further remanded to custody in UK prison until August 22

He has been lodged at Wandsworth prison in south-west London since his arrest in March in connection with the nearly $2 billion Punjab National Bank fraud and money laundering case. Illustration:......

Why it's important to track credit rating agencies

CRAs are getting more business than they were getting a year ago. This could indicate expectations that investment demand will rise in the mid-term, says Devangshu Datta. Illustration: Dominic......

As end of Fed's 'free money' nears, Americans still likely to spend

Women carry shopping bags through Times Square in New York. Photograph: Andrew Burton/Reuters Judged by how long it has been going on, the current US economic expansion should be on its last......

As tech millionaires multiply, wealth advisers struggle to connect

When the nine-person startup he co-founded was bought by Facebook for a reported $15 million in January, Cemre Gungor, 27, was inundated with phone calls and emails from wealth advisers. Yet he......

TN orders Sterlite to shut copper smelter

Tamil Nadu has ordered Sterlite Industries on Monday to shut the country's biggest copper smelter over pollution concerns, in a move that could spur imports and drive up regional premiums for the......

Women On Top On OTT This Week

Sukanya Verma gives us some interesting options. Jeongnyeon: The Star Is BornWhere to watch? Disney+HotstarLanguage: Korean (with subtitles) Based on a webtoon of the same name, South......

19 Brilliant Movies You Need To Watch

Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you. A lot has changed since the 2019......

Is RRR A Gay Love Story?

Are we still living in primitive times when same-sex relationships qualified as stone-pelting offences, asks Subhash K Jha? IMAGE: N T Rama Rao Jr and Ram Charan in RRR. Oscar-winner Resul......

'Mohanlal can play anything!'

"Every actor's life is short. It exists only between 'Action' and 'Cut'," Mohanlal once told Subhash K Jha. In a career of 41 years Mohanlal has been there, done it all. His range of roles and......

How a desi is making waves at MoMA

'We'll certainly have Hollywood productions, so why wouldn't we have Bollywood?'Indira Kannan reports. IMAGE: Members of the 69th Berlin film festival's international jury arrive for the awards......

PIX: Italy legend Buffon marries partner D'Amico in intimate ceremony

IMAGE: Gianluigi Buffon and his bride Ilaria D'Amico. Photographs: Kind courtesy Gianluigi Buffon/Facebook Former Italy and Juventus great Gianluigi Buffon married his long time partner Ilaria......

PIX: China end US reign; Sjostrom does sprint double

Images from the Olympics swimming action at the La Defense Arena, Paris, on Sunday. IMAGE: China's Jiayu Xu, Haiyang Qin, Jiajun Sun and Zhanle Pan pose with their gold medals and the Chinese flag......

Why Is Rishi Hanging Out With These Guys?

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited England's football training centre at St George's Park in Burton-on-Trent on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Seven years after awarding Euro-2024 to Germany,......

Rayo players skip training due to pay dispute

Rayo Vallecano players skip training due to pay dispute IMAGE: General view inside the stadium before the match. Photograph: Pedro Nune/Reuters Spanish second division side Rayo Vallecano refused......

Sterling clashes with Gomez, dropped from England squad

'Both Joe and I have had words and figured things out and moved on. We are in a sport where emotions run high and I am man enough to admit when emotions got the better of me.' IMAGE:......

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