Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes overtook Sebastian of Ferrari to be on the verge of winning his fourth Formula F1 title after winning the United States Grand Prix but will have to wait for at least one more race in Mexico next weekend, if he is to win the coveted driver’s Championship. The Mercedes driver is…
Taizo Nishimuro, a titan of Japan’s business establishment who ran three most important companies including Toshiba, exemplified both the good and bad, died last week at the age of 81. He streamlined Toshiba’s semiconductor business which struggled as the home appliance market slumped. He also chaired an advisory panel to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that…
NASA’s Scott Kelly lived 340 consecutive days in the International Space Station between 2015 and 2016, the longest time in zero gravity spent by a US astronaut at that time. Kelly during his exploration carried Alfred Lansing’s book on Ernest Shackleton on board the ISS to read when the isolation of space starts to bother…
Magazine writer Jennifer Egan’s first fictional novel came out in 2010, “A visit from the Goon Squad, a bunch of interconnected short stories, which was rewarded with prizes. In her latest book “Manhattan Beach” Egan describes Brooklyn’s rich maritime past, the East coast elite, social changes, America’s rise to postwar pre-eminence in the world and…
La Mer’s new Genaossance de la Mer Eye and Expression Cream, melts into skin, and transcends virtually all visible evidence of tiredness and significantly reduces the puffy eyes and dark circles and fine lines created by late nights and drinks, by nourishing hydration and revitalises the look of eyes. It also volumises lines and expression…
The American short story writer George Saunders’ Lincoln in the Bardo described both unique and extraordinary by 2017 judging panel, has won the Man Booker Prize. The novel is about the night in 1862, the year into the Civil War, when Abraham Lincoln’s 11-year-old son Willie died of typhoid fever, and he buried him in…
A red-looking sun has been seen across parts of England including the South West, the Midlands, North West and North East. One theory could be the debris and dust from forest fires in Portugal and Spain. The red Sun and golden sky are partly due to the fatal hurricane and Storm Ophelia.
Airbus, European Aerospace firm, is to take a majority stake in Bombardier’s C-Series jet project by buying a 50.01 per cent stake. As part of the deal, Bombardier and Investissement Quebec will own approximately 31 per cent and 10 per cent respectively. Airbus will not make any upfront investment in Bombardier’s jet as part of…
Mercedes-Benz has announced a recall of 400, 000 cars including A, B, C, E-Class and CLA, GLA and GLC models built between November 2011 and July 2017, in the UK over fears airbags could deploy in error. Daimler-owned Mercedes spokesperson said “ If the steering column module clock spring is broken, the driver airbag warning…
David Reitze, Executive Director of the LIGO Laboratory at Caltech in Pasadena, California, said “Scientists have detected the warping of space generated by the collision of two dead stars or neutron stars. This the one we’ve all been waiting for.” They have confirmed that such mergers lead to the production of the gold and platinum…