May bank holiday weekend marks the annual gathering of water lovers and decorated canal boats at the pretty waterways of Little Venice organized by the Inland Waterways Association. There are over 135 canal boats moored along the stretch of the Grand Union Canal between Warwick Avenue, Warwick Crescent and the Bloomfield Road for the Canalway…
Indian Premier League, 27th match: Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad (Deccan), Apr 30, 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad 194/5 (20/20 ov) David Warner 92 off 50, 9 fours, 5 sixes, Kane Williamson 50 off 38, 7 fours, Kane Richardson 45-2, SR Watson 33-1, Shamsi 39-1 RCB 179/6 (20/20 ov)…
Eight feet Bronze statue of a Dark Ages King donning crown and gown and his hands on a sword, standing near the cliff edge was unveiled to public last week brings pride to local nationalist and the fortunes of a village built on a legend. The 13th– century ruin of Tintagel Castle, straddles the Cornish…
Indian Premier League, 26th match: Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, Apr 30, 2016 Delhi Daredevils 186/8 (20/20 ov) KK Nair 68 off 50, 9 fours, 1 six, SW Billings 54 off 34, 3 fours, 2 sixes, CR Brathwaite 34 off 11, 3 fours, 3 sixes. AD Russell 26-3, SP Narine…
100 tonnes of illegal ivory will be set alight in Kenya to mark the end of a meeting of four African countries aimed at protecting elephants. Over 25,000 elephants are poached every year for their tusks. The current African elephant population of 500,000, is only 40 percent of what it was 25 years ago. At…
Insulin sensitivity is a well-established risk factor for heart attack and daily consumption of dark chocolate can reduce cardiovascular risk. The findings were published in the British Journal of Nutrition under daily chocolate consumption is inversely associated with insulin resistance and liver enzymes in observation of Cardiovascular risk factors in Luxembourg study. Researchers from…
Liver disease patients consuming two cups of black coffee per day have shown lower incidence of fibrosis and cirrhosis, lower Hepatocellular carcinoma rates. Coffee is a rich source of antioxidants and the protective effects of coffee have been proposed in conditions ranging from Parkinson’s disease, heart disease to stroke and Type 2 diabetes according to…
Indian Premier League, 25th match: Rising Pune Supergiants v Gujarat Lions at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, Apr 29, 2016 Rising Pune Supergiants 195/3 (20/20 ov) SPD Smith 101 off 54, 8 fours and 5 sixes, AM Rahane 53 off 45, 5 fours, MS Dhoni 30 off 18, 2 fours , 2 sixes, DJ Bravo…
Kolkata Knight Riders 174/5 (20/20 ov) G Gambhir 59 off 45, 6 fours, 1 six, RV Uthappa 36 off 20 , 1 four, 2 sixes, Sa Yadav 21 off 17, 2 fours, AD Russell 22 off 16,3 fours, YK Pathan 19 off 8, 4 fours, TG Southee 38-2, MJ McClenaghan 33-1, Harbhajan Singh 32-1, HH Pandya…
Facebook the social networking site for Harvard University students back in 2004, has now more than 989 million active users worldwide. Faccebook advertising revenue rose to £3.6bn $5.2bn with more than 80 per cent coming from mobile. Their shares have leaped after reporting a tripling of first quarter profits from a year earlier to £1.04…