Technology entrepreneur with a computer science degree from Cambridge, Herman Narula, CEO of Improbable and Ozymandias productions, whose passion lies in changing the way people play games by bringing together and working with the very best computer science and artistic talent to solve hard and overlooked problems. The son of Harpinder Singh Narula, the Indian construction…
Semi-final 2 Australia V India, played at the Sydney Cricket Ground Australia 328-7 Steve Smith 105, Aron Finch 81, Umesh Yadav 72-4, Mohit Sharma 75-2, India 233 all out 46.5 overs MS Dhoni 65, Shekar Dhawan 45 James Faulkner 59-3, Mitchell Starc 28-2 Australia won by 95 runs. Australia crush India and powers into Final …
The company behind Burger King and Heinz buys Kraft in a deal that could value the US food giant at more than $40bn (£27bn). Heinz, the US food giant Heinz is to merge with Kraft Foods Group, creating the third largest food and beverage company in the US, as shares in Kraft jumped more than…
India’s economic growth rate to overtake China and improve to 7.8 per cent in the next fiscal and could achieve 8.2 per cent by 2016-17, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). India’s growth and investor confidence could accelerate on the back of government’s structural reform agenda…
The low-cost Germanwings owned by Lufthansa, Airbus A320 – flight 4U 9525 crashed, between Digne and Barcelonnette in the French Alps on its way from Barcelona to Duesseldorf. According to officials there are no survivors. Germanwings has been operating since 2002 as part of traditional Lufthansa’s response from rising European budget carriers serving mainly European destinations. The area…
Chinese nationalised company, China National Chemical (ChemChina) is to buy Italian tyre maker Pirelli at £5.1bn (€7.1bn). The move is the latest in a string of takeovers in Italy by cash-rich Chinese buyers, including stakes in Power grid firms Terna and Snam, Turbine maker Ansaldo and luxury yacht maker Ferretti. The takeover gives ChemChina access…
In Celtic society nobles headed by a king or chieftain, followed by the craftsmen (metalworkers), then the farmers who controlled the food chain and also fought for the chief. There was also a class of slaves in Celtic England. However, the Celts were divided into tribes as there was no political unity among them. After…
Quarter Final 4 New Zealand V West Indies played at Wellington Regional Stadium New Zealand 393-6 in 50 overs Martin Guptil 237 not out , Ross Taylor 42, Jerome Taylor 71-3, Andre Russell 96-2; West Indies 250 all out 30.3 overs Chris Gayle 61,Jason Holder 42, Trent Boult 44-4, Daniel Vetorri 58-2 Tim Southee…
The Villarrica volcano in southern Chile, which erupted on 3 March, has spewing more ash and lava upto 1000m (3300ft) in to the air. There is an orange alert operating in areas near the Villarrica , and cancelled classes for more than 6,000 pupils. The 2840m-high Villarrica is popular with hikers. Hundreds climb the peak each summer…
The total solar eclipse of the sun was not visible anywhere in the UK although millions of people across the UK, In London, partial eclipse will start at 8.45am, with the culmination at 9.31am when the moon will be nearest to the centre of the Sun. The eclipse will end at 10.41am as the moon…