Sadiq Khan – new London Mayor

Sadiq Khan, born 8 October 1970 and in his forties is the new Mayor of London.  Although the polls were fairly close concerning his rival Zak Goldsmith, Sadiq Khan won through to the excitement and adulation of millions of Londoners and people elsewhere. His wife Saadia and his 2 daughters were present at his inauguration…

Virat Kohli 108 not out ensures RCB win

Indian Premier League, 35th match: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rising Pune Supergiants at Chinnaswamy stadium, Bangalore, May 7, 2016 Rising Pune Supergiants 191/6 (20/20 ov) AM Rahane 74 off 48, 8 fours, 2 sixes, SS Tiwary 52 off 39 , 9 fours, SR Watson 24-3, CJ Jordan 43-2, YS Chahal 38-1 RCB 195/3 (19.3/20 ov) V Kohli…

Mustafizur and Bhuvaneshwar bowling efforts sinks Gujarat Lions

Indian Premier League, 34th match: Sunrisers Hyderabad v Gujarat Lions at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad (Deccan), May 6, 2016 Gujarat Lions 126/6 (20/20 ov) SK Raina 20 0ff 10 , 1four, 2 sixes, AJ Finch 51 off 42, 3 fours, 1 six,  Ravindra Jadeja 18 off 13 , 2 fours, DJ Bravo 18 off…

Scottish men come out on top for masculinity and appeal

This is a picture of Scottishman Sam Heughan in the TV series Outlander.  Apparently a recent poll has found Scottish men to have more sex appeal and masculinity than others.  Sean Connery – ex James Bond was one as well as a nude male model and bodybuilder before the executive position came his way!  He…

272 million email accounts hacked

272.3 million Gmail, Yahoo, Microsoft, Mail.ru email accounts have been hacked and data up for sale according to Alex Holden founder and chief information security officer of Hold Security. Hundreds of millions of hacked usernames and password for email accounts and other websites are being traded in Russia’s criminal underworld, in one of the biggest…

£92.5k for Painting of Amritsar in London auction

A London –based taxi driver bought a painting after haggling for £40 sikh painting at a car boot sale has eventually sold it of the hammer price of £75000 with added fees making it overall £92,250. His taxi currently off-road with a flat tyre. Auctioneers at Roseberys said interest in it took off after the…

Bond hopeful in the mix of mesmerising new movie Bastille Day

The 14 July – Bastille Day in France,  became an annual public holiday in 1880.  In 1879 troops stormed the Bastille – a medieval fortress and prison in France and history was made. Much has been  made of this historical day and this movie – which borrows Bastille Day for its title, draws gasps and concentration from…

Rahane’s 63 ensured Rising Pune Supergiants win

  Indian Premier League, 33rd match: Delhi Daredevils v Rising Pune Supergiants at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, May 5, 2016 Delhi Daredevils 162/7 (20/20 ov) KK Nair 32 off 23, 5 fours, JP Duminy 34 off 32, 1 four, SW Billings 24 off 15,1 four, 2 sixes, CR Brathwaite 20 off8 3 sixes, SM Boland 31-2,…

lndian Railways ticketing website hacked

The e-ticketing portal Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation ( IRCTC), India’s largest e-commerce website hacked and personal data of 10million  customers is feared to have been stolen from the server. Customers provide details of their Pan Car numbers while filling up online reservation forms. “Someone can create a forged documents on the basis of…

Raging forest fire in Fort McMurray- Northern Alberta

A raging wild forest fire in the northern Alberta Dilsands city of Fort McMurray, that have already torched 1600 homes and other buildings, prompted evacuation of  80, 000 residents. Scott Long of Alberta Emergency Management said “ The situation in Fort McMurray is not stable. It is unstable.” In Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo, the…