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May 18, 2025 3:36 PM

British climber makes 19th ascent of Everest, most by a non-Sherpa

A British climber beat his own record on Sunday for the most climbs of Mount Everest by a non-Sherpa, making his 19th ascent of the world's highest mountain, a hiking official said. Britain's Kenton Cool, 51, climbed the 8,849-m (29,032-foot) peak i...

May 16, 2025 7:45 PM

President Droupadi Murmu presents 58th Jnanpith award to Jagadguru Rambhadracharya

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday presented the 58th Jnanpith Award to renowned Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhavan in the national capital. In her address, the President congratulated Jagadguru Rambhadrac...

May 15, 2025 12:44 PM

Tom Cruise dazzles Cannes for ‘Mission: Impossible’ premiere

Tom Cruise hit the Cannes Film Festival's red carpet on Wednesday to a live band rendition of the "Mission: Impossible" theme song as organisers pulled out all the stops to celebrate what may be the action star's last appearance in the franchise. ...

May 14, 2025 8:48 PM

Ancient footprints from Australia reveal earliest-known reptile

Seventeen footprints preserved in a slab of sandstone discovered in southeastern Australia dating to about 355 million years ago are rewriting the history of the evolution of land vertebrates, showing that reptiles arose much earlier than previously ...

May 9, 2025 3:02 AM

Cardinal Prevost elected Pope Leo XIV, first US pontiff

American prelate Robert Francis Prevost was elected the new Pope on Thursday. The Chicago-born Prevost, 69, a member of the Augustinian order who had served extensively in Peru, was Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and President of the Pontifica...

May 8, 2025 11:55 AM

Cardinals set for second day of conclave to elect a new pope

The largest and most geographically diverse conclave in history was due to resume on Thursday, with Roman Catholic cardinals returning to the Sistine Chapel to try to settle a wide-open papal election. The red-hatted "princes of the Church" started ...

May 6, 2025 10:11 AM

India acts swiftly to block Sotheby’s sale of sacred Buddha relics

The Centre has launched a strong diplomatic and legal offensive to block the proposed auction of sacred Piprahwa Relics—believed to be remains of Lord Buddha—by Sotheby’s in Hong Kong. The relics, which include bone fragments, crystal caskets,...

May 5, 2025 12:58 PM

Cardinals could pick Filipino Tagle, ‘Asian Francis’, as next pope

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is sometimes called the "Asian Francis" because of his infectious smile, easy laugh, and spontaneity with words. Like the late Argentine pope, he hails from a country far from the Catholic Church's traditional po...

May 4, 2025 1:45 PM

Buffett to step down as Berkshire CEO after 60 years at helm, passes baton to Abel

Warren Buffett is ending his career as perhaps the world's most famous and revered investor, saying he will step down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N at the end of 2025, and hand over the reins to Vice Chairman Greg Abel. The move ca...

May 3, 2025 5:25 PM

WAVES 2025: Spotify house session celebrates folk music as a dynamic, living tradition

The third day of the inaugural WAVES Summit 2025 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai featured a vibrant session titled Spotify House: Evolution of Folk Music in India, held under the ‘WAVES Culturals and Concerts’ segment. The discussion...

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