Pepsi Indian Premier League, 26th match: Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, Apr 26, 2015 Delhi Daredevils 95, KM Jadhav 33 off 29, 4 fours, MA Agrawal 27 off 34, 1 four, 1 six. MA Starc 20-3, D Wiese 18-2 Royal Challengers Bangalore 99 CH Gayle 62 off 40, 6…
Pepsi Indian Premier League, 25th match: Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals at Eden Park, Kolkata, Apr 26, Kolkata Knight Riders Rajasthan Royals Match abandoned without a ball bowled The match is officially called off, about 15 minutes before the cut-off time. Both teams get a point each which means Rajasthan Royals go back on…
The worst and deadliest earthquake to hit Nepal in the past 80 years, has killed over 2600. The dead included 18 climbers who were killed when the earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, including Google executive Daniel Fredinburg in Nepal as part of the Jagged Globe Everest expedition. The toll in the massive earthquake that…
Escaping the Devil’s Bedroom Dawn Herzog Jewell Monarch Books ISBN 978 1 85424 817 6 The writer of this informative account of investigating, interviewing and saving victims of the sex trade, has an MA in Missions and Intercultural Studies and she has made this book eminently readable. At the end of each chapter she alludes…
A key feature of the unusual yet very unmissable film “Samsara” is the mandala made by Buddhist monks in India and the fact they treat their art in a transitory way which is delectable and sad at the same time. Beautiful and stunning ladies dressed in traditional Beiijing costume adds to the rich tapestry of…
A Little town of Dumri-Isri in the state of Jharkhand, India, where a baby boy who has not yet been named, was born with four legs and four arms – thought to be the result of a birth defect from an underdeveloped conjoined twin. The village has turned into a pilgrimage hotspot as the locals…
Pepsi Indian Premier League, 24th match: Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk,Chennai, Apr 25, 2015 Chennai Super Kings 192-3, BB McCullum 66 off 44 , 8 fours and 3 sixes, MS Dhoni 41 off 27, 2 fours and 2 sixes, AR Patel 35-1, Anureet Singh 40-1 Kings XI Punjab…
England tour of West Indies, 2nd Test: West Indies v England at National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, Grenada, Apr 21-25, 2015 West Indies 299 all out 104.4 0vers, MN Samuels 103 off 228, 14 fours, M Ramadin 31 off 80, 5 fours. SCJ broad 61-4, JM Anderson 47-2 England 464 off 144.1 overs, AN cook…
IN MANCHURIA: A village called Wasteland and the transformation of rural China. By Michael Meyer , Bloomsbury £20 Michael Meyer’s In Manchuria explains the modernisation of Chinese community and cites a case of a rural farming village metamorphosing into agronomy business company town. He describes places and people including a man who claims to be…
China is cracking down on strippers who perform at funerals. According to a statement from the Ministry of Culture on Thursday, the government plans to work closely with the police to eliminate “obscene” performances, which are held with the goal of drawing more mourners. Pictures of a funeral in the city of Handan in…