Remembrance Sunday occasion attended by thousands

Remembrance Sunday where the main occasion took place in Whitehall London went without a hitch Crowds were waiting in the Mall to watch the subsequent procession. There were 14 different representatives –  religious leaders  in attendance and the Prime Minister David Cameron stood with former prime ministers and the opposition namely David Corbyn and many of them…

Chile struck with 6.8 magnitude earthquake, but no injuries

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake has struck 62 miles southwest of Coquimbo, Chile according to US Geological survey. No injuries reported so far. The quake came after another one measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale. The quake woke residents of Chilean capital Santiago  186.4 miles, 300km away. Chile has a history of major earth quakes in…

Mega hotel groups looks to expand their global guest room count

The hotel market in the world is undergoing colossal transactional activities. The top ten big chains and famous hotel brands are involved in frantic dealmaking boom as they look to enhance their profits and add more hotel guest rooms to their portfolios. Most investors think risk means the stock price going down, but the great…

Sir Richard Branson keen to compete with Uber and Airbnb

Sir Richard Branson, who has built a conglomerate spanning transport, telecommunications and finance, could launch a rival to Uber the taxi-hailing app, saying his company should be involved in the sharing economy, competing with the likes of Uber and Airbnb.  Sir Richard Branson said “ I quite often tell my team.’ We should be competing…

World of Billionaires: Dr Ravi Pillai

Indian entrepreneur and head of RP Group of companies Dr. B Ravi Pillai, a farmer’s son, whose net work $2.4 billion, recipient of 2008 Padma Shri Indian civil award, has expanded business to other countries like United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and India and has interest in hospitality, construction, steel, cement and oil and gas…

Minas Gerais dam burst 20 feared dead

20 people are feared dead after a dam holding back waste water from the Samarco mining company  Iron ore mine in  south-eastern state of Minas Gerais Brazil burst on Thursday 5th November 2015 afternoon and send debris into  Bento Rodgrigues about  4miles 7km away. The project controlled by BHP Billigton and Vale River water was…

Future of digital photography is here

The newly-developed fastest yet most flexible silicon photo transistor that can take the digital cameras to next level, according to a research published in the journal Advanced Optical Materials. In future there will be no such thing as “simple straight photograph”. Failure to recognise the huge changes which are about to happen, is to risk…

World Travel Market 2015

World Travel Market London 2015, now in its 36th year, the leading global 4-day event for the travel industry professionals, attended by 51, 500 senior travel industry professionals and government ministers, ended on a high, with speed networking for buyers and separate session for  the world’s top 50 travel bloggers who reach 10.6million  audience. WTM…

Surprise pottery discovery sold for nearly £1m in auction

Family of Late Alan, a senior probation officer and Pat Firth, a secretary, was unaware that their home contained 350-piece collection of ceramics, and could be one of most important collections of pottery in the world. The discovery which was sold for almost 1million at auction. Jason Wood of Adam Partridge auctioneers, was asked to…