Reach Mars in three days

Philip Lubin, NASA scientist researchers are now working on a new laser technology that can send humans to Mars in three days, compared to the technology which is available now which can take up to five months. The idea is to use lasers to propel spacecraft with giant sails to Mars, with the new “photonic…

Aston Martin to build DBX in Wales and create 750 jobs

Aston Martin is to build the DBX concept car at St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales, creating 750 highly skilled jobs. It will include a skills academy, the works on the factors will start in 2017 and production will start three years later. Aston Martin in its 103-year history, has sold 70,000…

Mars recalls their chocolate in 55 countries

Mars one of the largest privately owned businesses in the US which had a global sale of £23.43bn ($33bn) last year, recalled chocolate products in 55 countries after pieces of plastic were found in a Snickers bar in Germany. After a customer in Germany found the bits of red plastic in a Snickers bar in 8th January…

Cirque du Soleil at The Royal Albert Hall ’til March 6

Rather than live on the edge James Bond Style or through illegal toxic substances some brave adventurous and talented people choose to ‘cheat’ death or injury to give us one of the best shows that has ever toured the world – namely Cirque du Soleil –  a Canadian company. ‘Amaluna’ marks their 20th year and…

First surviving gorilla born by caesarean at Bristol Zoo

A baby girl gorilla was delivered at Bristol Zoo Gardens weighing  2lb 10 oz (1Kg), after her mother Kera, showed symptoms of Pre-eclampsia – a life threatening condition, by caesarean section on 12th February 2016, by Dr Amina Ali, Gynaecologist Professor Cahil from local NHS maternity hospital and Nick Hayward of veterinary Diagnostic Imaging Ltd,…

Indiana Jones, Ealing Comedy Cinematographer Douglas Slocombe dead at 103

Douglas Slocombe, British cinematographer, who shot 80 films, including three Indiana Jones, Classic Ealing comedies like Kind Hearts and Coronets and The Lavender Hill Mob, has died at the age of 103. Indiana Jones director Steven Spielberg said “Solcombe won several Baftas for the Great Gatsby (1974), The Servant (1963) (B&W) and Julia (1977), and…

John Lennon’s lock of hair sold for £24,000

A German hairdresser Klaus Baruck, has offered a lock of John Lennon’s hair, claims he held onto the former Beatle’s tuft after giving him a trim in Hamburg in 1967, which was sold for £24,000 ($35,000).   Heritage Auctions in Dallas declared Mr Baruck cut Lennon’s hair in preparation for his role in the dark…

Amazing Jyothy Karat

Kozhikode girl Jyothy Karat, an ace photographer,who is one of the first women to venture into an unconventional filed of photography in Kerala and one of the 29 emerging photojournalists in Asia who has showcased her works in Europe, North America and India. Her projects included Gudalur tribes, which will be exhibited at the UN…

Elephant race at Guruvayoor

Thirty elephants took part in the Elephant race (Anayottam) which marked the opening of10-day annual festival at the Shree Krishna temple at Guruvayoor on 20th February 2016 Saturday. Gopikannan, the elephant of Guruvayoor Devasom won the race and did a hat-trick. Elephants Chentamarakshan and Kanan finished second and and third respectively.