Kerala flood toll rises to 417

Pinarayi Vijayan told the media that unprecedented flood in Kerala have claimed 417 lives with 36 people still missing. He said 7000 houses were destroyed in the floods and another 50,000 partially damaged.

Daikin future is adopting the Indian marketing mantra

  Daikin industries the world’s largest air conditioner maker, with annual sales of ¥ 2.3tn (£16bn), is depending on Kanwal jeet Jawa, head of Indian operations, for the next phase of its global expansion. They are trying to use a novel way and break new ground in East Africa after its success in China and India. In…

Kofi Annan global statesman dies aged 80

Kofi Annan, Nobel peace Laureate, UN secretary-general for a decade during some of the testing times peace envoy and a global statesman from Ghana Kofi Atta Annan, born in the city of Kumasi, in what was the Gold coast in April 1938, served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to…

Flash floods in Dalina

Flash flooding in Dalian in China bordering North Korea. Global warming unleashed flash flooding because the amount of rain that can fall during an extreme downpour “ increases exponentially” as temperature rises, When more heat-trapping pollutants surround the Earth, more moisture is held in the air leading to more rainfall. Global temperatures have already risen…

Army rescues 22, 000 people stranded in flood-hit Kerala

Military teams and disaster response forces and local fisherman ultimately reached some of the remotest and worst flood-hit areas to rescue over 22, 000 people marooned in the flood-hit state of Kerala, India, on Sunday, Helicopters brought supplies and goods trains brought fresh water to communities cut-off by two weeks of incessant rain. The Government…

The Mediterranean myth

Robert Holland one of the World’ s leading historians describes the impact of the Mediterranean on British culture and shaped the British imagination. Ranging from Byron’s poetry to Damien Hirst’s installations, who sought form it the inspiration, beauty and fulfilment that evaded them at home. Referred to aas “Magick Land” by one traveller, dreams about…

Aretha Franklin: “Queen of Soul” has died aged 76

Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul” famous for hits like “Respect” and “Think”, has died in Detroit at the age of 76. The singer who won 18 Grammys and had 17 top ten US chart hits over a music career spanning 7 decades was diagnosed with cancer in 2010 and announced last year she was…

Kerala floods: death toll rises to 375

The state of Kerala in India has so far received 37.5 per cent excess rainfall in just two and half months. 26 more people were reported dead on Thursday taking the death toll to 375 over 80 dams opened.  Some districts like Idukki, have received 83.5 per cent excess rainfall.  Around 3000 people have been…

MADONNA IS SIXTY TODAY! – A MILESTONE BIRTHDAY! 16th August 2018

With initial songs starting with Holiday and closely followed by Like a Virgin, Madonna has been known to have said “Losing my virginity was a career move”. Brandishing as a sales weapon overt and unblushing sexuality and sassy outfits displaying a well-honed figure and with a face expertly made up by top makeup artists, Madonna…

Homebase to shut 42 stores and shed 1,500 jobs

Homebase UK DIY retailer is to shed 42 unprofitable stores, 39 in UK and three in the Republic of Ireland, and up to 1, 500 jobs. Damian McGloughlin. The former Kingfisher manager who was appointed CEO of Homebase by its previous owners said the decision had not been taken lightly. “Homebase has been one of…