The 55-year-old climber stood atop the 8,849-meter summit at around 4 am under stable weather conditions, according to Mingma Sherpa, chairman of Seven Summit Treks, the expedition organiser.
Author: Press Trust of India
11 injured in South Carolina beach town shooting
Investigators were getting reports of more people arriving at the hospital in private vehicles, Horry County Police said on social media.
Shubman Gill to lead India in England Tests; Rishabh Pant appointed VC
At 25 years of age, Gill will be India’s fifth youngest Test captain after Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (21), Sachin Tendulkar (23), Kapil Dev (24) and Ravi Shastri (25).
Minister Shanmugam urges youth in Singapore to keep Tamil language vibrant for next 50 years
Tamil is one of the four official languages in Singapore, the other being English, Chinese and Malay, and was spoken widely in the island state, with some of the parliamentarians in the 1960s-70s debating in Tamil in the house.
Singapore: In an era of rivalry, PM Wong pledges principled engagement with major powers
Singapore, said Wong, will also seek new ties with countries in parts of the world, like Africa and South America, where it does not have much presence yet.
Spirit of the Indus Waters Treaty violated: India blasts Pakistan at UN over wars, terrorism
Harish was addressing the UN Security Council Arria Formula meeting organised by the Permanent Mission of Slovenia on ‘Protecting Water in Armed Conflict – Protecting Civilian Lives’.
Tamannaah Bhatia talks special songs, career choices, and dodging the typecast bullet
The actor said she has a slew of exciting films in the pipeline in Bollywood like “Ranger” with Ajay Devgn, Rakesh Maria biopic with John Abraham, “No Entry” sequel and folk thriller “Vvan” with Sidharth Malhotra.
Indian-origin Singapore cop charged with forging police documents
The police said the alleged forgery came to light after Vikneshvaran was placed on “enhanced supervision” in October 2022 due to his work performance.
WHO member states adopt historic Pandemic Agreement to strengthen global health security
Governments adopted the WHO Pandemic Agreement in a plenary session of the World Health Assembly, the global health organisation’s peak decision-making body.
Pakistan: General Asim Munir elevated to Field Marshal rank
After years of service, he was appointed chief of Military Intelligence in early 2017, and in October next year was made the ISI chief. However, his stint as the top intelligence officer turned out to be the shortest ever, as he was replaced by Lt-Gen Faiz Hamid within eight months, on the insistence of then Prime Minister Imran Khan.
