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Final farewell to Sir Edmund Hillary

 Over 500 international dignitaries attended the state funeral for Sir Edmund Hillary at St Mary's Church in Auckland, New Zealand on Tuesday. Thousands across the nation paid their last respects to......

Everest conqueror Edmund Hillary is dead

 We knocked that bastard off." That is what Sir Edmund Hillary said after he scaled Mount Everest in May 1953. And that probably sums up the man and his spirit. The 88-year-old New Zealander, who......

Sir Edmund for 'rest' to Everest

Mount Everest deserves a rest for a few years and should be developed to benefit the poor people of the mountain region, Sir Edmund Hillary said on Thursday.Sir Edmund advised the Nepal government......

Sir Edmund cheered on Nepal streets

 Just as he did 50 years ago, Edmund Hillary rode through the centuries-old lanes of Kathmandu in a horse-drawn carriage on Tuesday, cheered by thousands of Nepalis crowding footpaths and clinging......

PM honours Sir Edmund

 Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Tuesday paid glowing tributes to Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, who reached the summit of Everest on May 29, 1953.Delivering a speech during the gold......

Shekhar Kapur's Paani to finally take off

 Shekhar Kapur is all set to revive his ambitious project Paani in March. The film will highlight the world's fast changing climate, and its adverse effects.Kapur, who was in New Delhi recently to......

Padma Awards: Mary Kom, Sindhu in first all-women list

 IMAGE: Six-time World Boxing Champion, MC Mary Kom has been recommended for the Padma Vibhushan by the Sports Ministry. Photograph: Ravi Choudhary/PTI The Sports Ministry sent its first-ever......

Arunima is first woman amputee to conquer Mt. Everest

 In a show of indomitable spirit, zeal and grit, Arunima Sinha became the first woman in the world to conquer Mt. Everest in prosthetic legs. The 26-year-old successfully climbed the highest peak in......

IMF to honour Hilary, Norgay

 The Indian Mountaineering Foundation will honour Everesters Sir Edumnd Hillary and the late Tenzing Norgay at a function to be held at Vigyan Bhavan on May 20.A statement from the IMF said the two......

Sports Shorts: Indian women's hockey team wins Malaysia series 4-0

 A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: India’s players celebrate after Navjot Kaur scores in the concluding match of the bilateral women’s hockey......

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