Do Eco friendly initiatives by the government always turn out to be people friendly too? Apparently not, if one has to go by the unusual incident that happened last Wednesday in suburban Chennai. A group of angry residents from the Venkatamangalam and Kandigai localities south of Tambaram in Chennai, breached in to a Bio-Methanisation waste-to-energy…
It’s that day of the year again when the whole city of Chennai comes alive like the rest of India, with the routine, monotonous and serpentine queues of office-goers’ vehicles occupying the roads on normal days, replaced by buzzing, energetic religious faithfuls gearing up for the festivities, making hurried last minute trips to the…
Facebook is thinking of adding “dislike” button to its social network, according the founder Mark Zuckerberg in a Q+A session at Menlo Park California, Facebook headquarters. This is the one way for people to express empathy. A “dislike” button had been constantly requested by some users since the introduction of the “like” button in…
The 14 year old Texan schoolboy Ahmed Mohamed was arrested for bringing a home made clock into school on 16th September 2015, by Texas police. Later they have decided not to charge a 14-year-old Muslim boy. Officials at MacArthur High School in Irving alerted police because they thought the device was a “hoax bomb”. Ahmed…
An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.3 hit off the cost Chile on 16th September 2015, killing 5 people and a tsunami warning for Chile, Peru and French Polynesia. Waves over a meter triggered by the earthquake have begun hitting Chile’s coastline, flooding the streets near the ocean. Tsunami waves of up 3metres could hit…
A fleet of Battle of Britain aircrafts including 40 Spitfires and Hurricanes took part in a flypast to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the aerial struggle. The biggest in one place since war, took off from Goodwood Aerodrome in West Sussex, then flew to airfields linked to the battle of Britain which was pivotal moment…
Japan’s largest volcano Mount Aso erupted on main southern island of Kyushu on 14th September 2015. The volcano 125 miles west of Tokyo erupted about noon on Saturday spewing ash and rocks.
World number one 28-year-old Serbian Novak Djokovic beat 34-year-old Roger Federer in four sets t 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4 to win his second US open and 10th Grand Slam title at Arthur Ashes stadium, Flushing Meadows in New York. The start of play was delayed by more than three hours due to rain, as Federer…
26th Seed Italian, Flavia Penetta (33) from Brindisi, wins first grand slam as she beat Roberta Vinci in the final 7-6 (7-4)6-2 and will retire with a winner’s cheque of £2.15m $3.3m. She was the architect of engineering one of the biggest shocks in tennis history by ousting Serena Williams. Martina Hingis, of Switzerland, left,…
Australia tour of England and Ireland, 5th ODI: England v Australia at Old Trafford, Manchester, Sep 13, 2015 England 138 all out (33 ov) BA Stokes 42 off 51, 6 fours and 1 six, AU Rashid 35 off 45, 5 fours, MR Marsh 27-4; JW Hastings 21-3 Australia 140 for 2 (24.2 ov) AJ Finch…