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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......

'Accused drove boy for 3 hours before dumping him'

The 23-year-old Indian man, charged over the death of a three-year-old boy, kept him unconscious in the boot of his car and drove around for at least three hours before dumping the toddler in a......

Five Indian-Americans still in race for US Cong polls

With the November Congressional polls entering the crucial last 90 days, five Indian-origin candidates, including 25-year-old "young gun" Ranjit 'Rikky' Gill, and a Hindu-American woman remain in......

Forum to discuss Indo-US biz partnership chances

The Indo-US CEO Forum will discuss new business partnership opportunities between India and the US to promote investments and job growth. "The CEO participants will discuss opportunities for new......

Power Of The Dog, Dune Lead Oscar Noms

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......

Oscars 2022: Ariana, Troy, Jessica WIN!

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......

Solo review: A One-time Watch

'It's funny how often Solo gloats in its own nostalgia.''It's like Chewbacca's groaning presence, John Williams' classic tune and other familiar props and paraphernalia, everything is just doing......

Avatar, Hurt Locker lead Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards have been announced, and some of our predictions by Aseem Chhabra, Arthur J Pais and Raja Sendid come true! Here's a look at the nominations:......

Oscars 2010: Winners at a glance!

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and many more expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture AvatarJames......

World champions, but no Olympic gold to show

Bikash Mohapatra digs out some of the biggest names in sport who failed to leave a mark on the Olympics. The Olympics is a great leveler. While on the one hand we witness athletes rising......

Aussie relay team urged to hand back medals

The Australian 4x400m women's relay team should hand back the Commonwealth Games gold medals they were awarded after their protest led to England being disqualified, one of Australia's most......

Gebrselassie opts out of Beijing Olympics

World record holder Haile Gebrselassie will aim for an Olympic marathon title at the 2012 London Games after deciding the pollution in Beijing this year represents an unacceptable health threat.......

Queen declares Melbourne Games open

The 18th Commonwealth Games opened in a blaze of colour and royal pageantry at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday. In keeping with tradition, the Queen officially declared the Games open......

Abbott receives support from Hughes's family; need to make sense of loss

Clarke and Hughes's sister spending time with the bowler ‘The real impact for the one who bowled the ball would probably be playing out weeks and months down the track when the shock wears......

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