Mina header propels Colombia to last 16

28th Jun 2018 World Cup Group H Senegal 0                            Colombia 1                                              Mina 74’   A brilliant, header from Barcelona centre-back Yerry Mina at a corner is enough to top Colombia to top the group. Senegal is going out on Yellow cards and Japan goes through to last 16. In the other match, it’s still…

5 killed in plane crash at Mumbai

A chartered plane  (VT-UPZ)Beechcraft King Air C90 twin-turboprop belonging to Mumbai-based company U Y Aviation Pvt Ltd, crashed next to a building called Jagruti under construction, near Sarvodaya Nagar in Ghatkopar, Mumbai, India on 27th June 2018 Thursday afternoon around 8.00 am BST 1.30pm IST. According to images on Twitter, flames and thick black plumes…

High pollen levels and how to do your makeup

Most of us prefer to face the world every morning with a layer of cosmetics, but if you’re devoted to your foundation and mascara wand the hot weather can spell disaster.  I am a hayfever sufferer and as we all know that pollen levels are soaring through the roof as well as the high temperatures…

Germany and South Korea crashes out of World Cup

Wed 27 Jun 2018 World Cup –Group F South Korea  2                                                                        Germany 0 Kim Young-Gwon 90’+2), Son Heung-Min (90’+6) Late goals during stoppage play from Kim and Son leave Germany bottom of Group F and eliminated. England is now just the fourth favourites to win the World Cup and is now fancied more than France…

Three billionaires buy Xiaomi stake ahead of biggest IPO

Jack Ma, Alibaba founder, Pony Ma, Tencent CEO and Li Ka-Shing, CK Hutchinson Holdings former chairman, all billionaires have agreed to buy stakes in  Xiaomi ahead of its IPO. Xiaomi’s IPO, the biggest since Alibaba’s 2014 IPO will see $30 million investment from Li Ka-Shing and expected to raise over $6.1billion through IPO.    

All the men behind the biggest bank fraud

Punjab National Bank’s retired deputy manager Gokulnath Shetty, who was posted in Mumbai, cleared over 13, 000 transactions of £110, 632 beyond his authorised £27,658limit to be part of India’s biggest fraud of over £1.7bn revealed by an internal probe. Shetty also sent 35 emails on high value transactions by jeweller Nirav Modi to PNB’s…

Magical Messi helps Argentina to last 16

Tue 26 Jun 2018 World Cup-Group D Nigeria 1                   Argentina 2 Moses (51’ pen)       Messi(14’), Rojo (86’) Argentina were on the verge of an embarrassing exit , but Manchester United defender Rojo successfully converted Gabriel Mercado’s cross into the bottom corner. Lionel Messi earlier scored a brilliant opener which displayed all his talent and composure.…

US approved Marijuana based epilepsy drug grown in UK

The US drug regulator has approved the first cannabis-based epilepsy treatment for children as young as two. GW Pharmaceuticals, which grows its own marijuana plants in glass houses in Britain, hopes the drug will be approved in the UK next year. Justin Glover, the CEO, said  “ This is a new breakthrough in the field…

Iran draws1-1 with Portugal

25th Jun 2018, World Cup Group B   Iran 1                                      Portugal 1 Ansarifard (90’+3 pen)        Ricardo Quaresma (45’)   Portugal and Iran were involved in a dramatic draw in Saransk. Iran’s Vahid Amiri scored highest while Cristiano Ronaldo received on e of the lowest score after his penalty miss. Iran played a deep cross towards…