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......
An independent panel has slammed China and the World Health Organisation for "early shortcomings" in the initial response to the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGE: Medical workers get ready inside a bus......
This makes her only the second world leader to have a child while in office. IMAGE: Announcing the birth of her child on Instagram, Jacinda Ardern wrote, "Welcome to our village wee one. Feeling......
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has announced she is pregnant with her first child. IMAGE: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced in a Facebook post that she and......
A mere two weeks after its grand opening to queasy visitors, the Yuntaishan glass bridge in Central China’s Shiniuizhai National Geological Park Bridge developed cracks scaring away......
MIT, in a release, said the 'work of Duflo and Banerjee has emphasised the use of field experiments in research, to bring the principles of laboratory-style randomised, controlled trials to......
The Rings of Power has a visual distinction and vibe entirely of its own, observes Sukanya Verma. If there's one thing that Peter Jackson's exhaustive adaptation of The Lord of Rings and The......
IMAGE: Ariana DeBose (winner, Actress in a Supporting Role, for West Side Story), Troy Kotsur (winner, Actor in a Supporting Role, for CODA) and Jessica Chastain (winner, Actress in a Leading......
The Oscars are all set to play out on the evening of March 27 in Los Angeles (early March 28 in India), and the favourites are already clear. But if you aren't clued in yet, Aseem Chhabra and......
The nominations for the 94th Annual Academy Awards are out. The Power Of The Dog and Dune lead the pack while films like King Richard, Belfast and West Side Story grab quite a few noms. India......
The 71st Emmy Awards have been announced, and there have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: IMAGE: Cast and crew......
Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a special 4-part series. Part 1: When It Was Bradman Versus India Part......
History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in......
Images from the Premier League matches played on Saturday, March 9. Late Havertz header sends Arsenal top IMAGE: Arsenal's Kai Havertz heads to score the winnwer against Brentford at......
IMAGE: The legendary Glenn McGrath believes the visitors can win the Ashes if they win the Lords Test. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Pat Cummins could win the Ashes in England, a feat that......
IMAGE: From left, Mitchell Starc, Aunty Fiona, Courtney Hagan, Glenn Maxwell and Josh Hazelwood during the Australia T20 World Cup kit reveal at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Photograph: Jason......