Kingifisher, the owner of DIY chains B&Q and Screwfix, announced 15.2 per cent fall in pre-tax profit to £644m for 2014. They also are to close about 60 B&Q stores in the UK and Ireland over the next two years, and open 60 new Screwfix outlets this year, as their CEO for B&Q and UK &…
Solar Impulse, the fuel-free aeroplane, has completed the fifth leg of its round-the-world flight, with Bertrand Piccard at the controls, touched down in Chongqing in China just after 17:30 GMT on Monday 30th March 2015. The solar plane with 17000 solar cells, with 4-meter long propellers and 4 electric engine and a wingspan of 72…
Floods ravaged Kashmir Valley on Monday following incessant rainfall over the past four days. Indian authorities in the Indian-administered Kashmir have issued flood warnings after torrential rain and a surge in Jehlum river levels. Residents began to evacuate for safer places as authorities kept a watch on swollen mountain streams and the Jhelum river which…
Air Canada flight crash landed amid heavy snow in the East Coast city of Halifax 23 passengers and crew suffered minor injuries. According to airlines the incident happened shortly after midnight , on their A320 flight carrying 133 passengers and 5 crews, from Toronto to Halifax . Sunday, March 29, 2015
Malaysian Grand Prix 2015 Formula One World Championship Speang International Circuit 56laps 193 miles 1 Sabestian Vettel Ferrari 25 1:41:05: 793 184.224 mph 2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 18 + 8.569 sec 183.964 mph 3 Nico Rossberg Mercedes 15 +12.310 sec …
World Cup Cricket Final Australia V New Zealand played at Melbourne Cricket Ground. New Zealand 183 all out Grant Elliot 83, Ross Taylor 40, Mitchell Starc 20-2, Mitchell Johnson 30-3, John Faulkner 36-3, Australia 186 for 3 in 33.1 over Michael Clark 74 from 72, Steve Smith 56 not out from 71, Matt Henry 46…
Andreas Lubitz – co-pilot’s fatal action prompts cockpit review. Lufthansa’s chief executive Carsten Spohr, wearing a black tie an somber expression pronounced the apparent deliberate crash of Germanwings plane into the Alps – killing all 150 passengers and crew on board. “by far the most awful event in more than sixty year history of out…
Private equity Group Blackstone bought 20 per cent stake in Versace luxury brand, rose by 16.9 percent to €548.7m in which private equity group. Blackstone investment enabled Versace to open 40 stores in 2014 and accelerated their expansion program, as they plan to open a further 30 stores in 2015 including stores in Vancouver Madrid,…
An elephant at the Kaipamangalam Chalinjad Subramaniya temple, went crazy killing the mahout, Sivasankaran (64) of Kinassery in Palakkad. The irate elephant further went on to destroy several vehicles. The animal was later brought under control with the help of elephant squad. Captive elephants play an important role in the Kerala culture and religion. Elephants…
Although the growing middle classes in China are sensitive to politically correct themes, they do enjoy theatre. Musicals like Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables produced by Cameron Mackintosh Ltd. are to be presented there soon. In a visit to Beijing 18 months ago Nicholas Allott – Managing Director of Cameron Mackintosh Ltd. was pleased…