British Airways don’t know who’s Sachin Tendulkar

On 13th November 2015Sachin Tendulkar’s fans blasted British Airways on twitter after the airlines asked the airlines asked his full name. Sachin Tweeted  “ Angry, disappointed and frustrated .. #BAdserviceBA family member’s waitlisted ticket not confirmed despite seats being available and luggage being tagged by @British-Airways to wrong destination and don’t care attitude. At 5.52…

Modimania

Mr Narendra Modi the Indian Prime Minister’s arrival in London was marked with a flypast by RAF’s aerobatic team, the Red Arrows, over the House of Commons. On his way to the British Parliament, he visited a statue of Mahatma Gandhi. During his trip, Mr Modi will meet the Queen and address crowds at Wembley…

Angered Paul dies after falling from 8th floor

Angad Paul (45), Son of Indian origin industrialist Lord Swaraj Paul, has died after falling from his 8th floor penthouse home in central London on Sunday. He was pronounced dead by paramedics who rushed to the scene. Angad married media lawyer Michelle Bonn 10 years ago. His tragic death comes in the backdrop of a…

Millions attend Neasden temple to bring in the Hindu New Year

Happy Diwali. Millions of Hindus and Jains, celebrated the “Festival of lights” today 11th November 2015.The Diwali fireworks display and attractive decorations personify the victory of good over evil and knowledge over ignorance. The Sikhs celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas on the same day, marking the liberation of the Sixth Guru from prison. In Hinduism, light…

Oxford University buys Shelley’s lost poem

A lost poem written in a 20-page pamphlet “Shelley’s Poetical Essay on the Existing State of Things” by Percy Bysshe Shelley has been purchased by the University of Oxford.   This pamphlet will become the 12 millionth book to added to the Bodleian Library’s vast archives. Shelley wrote the work during 1810 and 1811, while studying…

Alibaba breaks record sale on China’s Singles Day

  Alibaba, China’s E-commerce giant has broken its own world record for sales on China’s Singles Day, a huge viral phenomenon, the World’s biggest online shopping event. They surpassed the previous record amount of £ 6.1bn $9.3bn in just over half the time. Singles Day, also known as Double Eleven since it is held on…

Brooklyn a magnetic everyday story?

On first impression the film of the novel by Colm Toibin of a “simple” Irish girl’s experience in New York and her trip there by liner, having left a loving sister and mother behind in Wexford where work was thin on the ground, seems just a trifle too lightweight to grab an audience’s attention. However…

PM Narendra Modi to visit UK – huge assembly planned

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s next foreign visit is to the UK this week to meet David Cameron and the Queen and to address  90, 000 strong British Indians at Wembley this Friday.  Stadium Heralds new strategic relationship with UK and some £15bn of trade and investment deals are expected. Modi remains focused on the economy…