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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......

'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......

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......

Indian-origin woman burned alive in New Zealand

The police in New Zealand have alerted Interpol to trace the husband of an Indian-origin woman who was allegedly burnt to death last week in the country, a media report said. According to the......

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 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......

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......

Air India, others plan direct flights to top global destinations

Airlines are in talks with DIAL over connectivity on 7 routes. These are some of the hottest international destinations and 2.42 million people visit these from India every year. But passengers......

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......

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......

Events That Changed Indian Cricket Forever

Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon?A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's......

England Tests not warm-ups for WTC final, says NZ pacer Wagner

IMAGE: Pace bowler Neil Wagner was the last of the New Zealand-based players to receive the first of two doses ahead of the team's departure to England. Photograph: Black Caps/Twitter......

Root hopes England peak before Ashes

IMAGE: England captain Joe Root has admitted that England's new-look selection panel which is now led by the head coach Chris Silverwood will face a tricky balancing act to ensure the entire squad......

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......

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