World Snakes Day

  July 16 marked the World Snakes Day, an appropriate occasion to learn more about the reptiles.  World Snakes Day will be used to enable better understanding of snakes. Of around 290 more species of snakes found in the world, hardly less than 10 percent are venomous;  Snakes have played a pivotal role in the…

South African woman held with drugs worth £2 million

A 47-year old South African woman, under a tourist visa to India, has been arrested after over 14 kg of ephedrine drugs, worth £2 million (Rs 20 crore), were allegedly recovered from her at the international airport at Kochi International airport in  Nedumbassery on 19th July 2015.  Ephedrine is stimulant to make Methamphetamine. She had…

Wind energy investment in India over £9.6billion by 2020

Fresh investors are expected to transfer over £9.6 billion ($15billion) into India’s wind energy sector by 2020, as they will be upbeat on the improved regulatory and financial environment, according to a report by ratings and research firm CRISIL (Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited is a global analytical company providing ratings, research, and…

HARRODS EMPLOYEE SUING FOR £1M

Want to work for Harrods? Well lots of wannabe’s are turned down at interview stage mostly because their approach is too “common” even with a good command of the English language. Is this a “storm in a teacup” over Juan Mackenzie who is taking this prestigious temple of shopping to court to the tune of…

World Gold prices plunge to its lowest since March 2010

The gold price plunged  to its lowest in more than five years to 4 per cent, as talk of a US interest rate rise this year has led investors in China, India, to sell the precious metal. The price fell 4% to as low as £696.35 ( $1,088.05) an ounce as soon as Shanghai Gold…

Turmeric and Omega-3 could prevent type 2 diabetes

In England in 2010, there about 3.2 million aged 16 or over, with type 2 diabetes and by 2030 this figure is expected to have risen to 4.6 million.  Type2 diabetes occurs when body does not produce enough insulin or body cells does not react to insulin. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas – a…

Johnson inspires Australia’s 3rd biggest Ashes test win by 405 runs

Day 4 Australia tour of England and Ireland, 2nd Investec Test: England v Australia at Lord’s, Jul 16-20, 2015 being played at Lord’s, London. Australia tour of England and Ireland, 2nd Investec Test: England v Australia at Lord’s, Jul 16-20, 2015 Australia 566/8d  149 ov CJL Rogers 173  off 300 28 fours, SPD Smith 215 off…

Golden age of  Indian aviation

India’s largest  carrier, IndiGo,  run by InterGlobe Aviation, which started operations in 2006, now handling one in three passengers. If Airbus  projections are correct domestic Indian revenue will surpass other major markets with 9.5 per cent growth per year until 2033. InterGlobe aviation wanted to maximise  by planning an initial  IPO public offering later this…

Paypal eclipses eBay after their split

The eBay and its PayPal payments division will be splitting in to two. PayPal revenue  grew 16 per cent  in the second quarter.  After the fall out from cyber attack and slower customer activity last year resulted in revenue declines at the eBay marketplace. The combined company will take a £512m ($800m) write down on…