Bangladesh overcome Afghanistan

7th Match, Pool A: Afghanistan vs Bangladesh at Canberra Manuka Oval- Feb 18, 2015 Bangladesh 267 (50/50 ov) Mushfiqur Rahim 71; Afghanistan 162 all out ( 42.5 ov) Mohammed Nabi 44 Bangladesh bt Afghanistan by 105 runs Afghanistan had kept Bangladesh in check for 30 0vers, in the process taking four wickets. The seasoned pair of…

Volta 270th Birthday!

The World Celebrates the 270th Birthday of Volta the inventor of Battery and volts. Volta from Como northern Italy, born on 18 February 1745, married in 1794, to Teresa Peregrini, and raised three sons: Flaminio, Zanino and Luigi. In 1774, invented and developed the Electrophorus, a device that produced static electricity. He researched and discovered methane methane at…

Year of the Sheep : Happy Chinese New Year

  Chinese all over the world are celebrating the Chinese New Year, Year of the Sheep with dramatic firework  display in Beijing. In China, 3bn passenger trips will be made by car, Train and plane over the 40day period, by people are travelling home in what is considered the world’s biggest annual human migration. It is…

Newborn survives slipping down the train toilet!

A 22 year old pregnant female commuter travelling in Kalka Express train from suratgrajhto Hanumangarh in Rajasthan India, fainted in the train toilet cubicle on 16th February 2015 after giving birth to a baby boy who miraculously survived slipping down the toilet and landing on the railway tracks according to the Indian Railway police. ‘The…

FRAUDULENT MARRIAGES IN UK ON THE RISE

Victims of fraudsters who con the English into fake marriages are complaining that Theresa May does not do enough to bring them to heel for what they have done. Despite over 1,000 cases being reported  in the past year not one person has been brought to book. Over 20 cases are being reported per week…

Kerala God’s own Country : Venice of the East

Spice capital of the world,  God’s Own Country Kerala spanning over 38,863 km2 (15,005 sq miles) with 33,387,677 inhabitants  has the highest literacy rate 93.91%, was a magnet for Portuguese traders and eventually dominated by European colonisation of India. The region was a prominent International spice exporter from 3000 BCE to 3rd century. Kerala has witnessed significant emigration of its…

Chinnar Wild life Sanctury

  Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary / Music: Kudamaloor Janardanan – Keli, the Symphony of Love / Thanks to Syami Kumar and his family, bluebirdtravel, The Blue Yonder and Wild Kerala Tour Company

One way trip to Mars in 2024!

The mission will aim to set up a permanent manned outpost on the Red Planet which could later expand and the first 24 participants will die on Mars. Three Indian candidates include 29-year-old Taranjeet Singh Bhatia, who is studying Doctorate in Computer Science at the University of Central Florida, and the other two are Ritika…