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…
JAIPUR – ROYALTY WITH BEAUTY Royalty entwined with vibrance and mesmerising beauty! Those are the least words to explain the beauty of the Pink City, Jaipur(Rajasthan, India). India is a country known for its varied heritage. From North to South and East to West, the geography, the climate, the language, the food, the religion, the…
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…
The 96 innocent victims of the Hillsborough tragedy were remembered today, 27 years on whilst enquiries continue. In Liverpool Lime Street area tributes were made, and there was music, speeches and moments of reflection. Victims’ families at the press conference on Tuesday attached a notice to the door – “NO ENTRY TO SUN JOURNALISTS” as…
Apple reported a 13% drop in its second-quarter revenue as sales of iPhones slipped, as a quarterly sale of £34.4bn ($50.56bn) down from £39.44bn ( $58bn) last year – the first fall for the company since 2003. Apple sold 51.2 million iPhones quarterly sales, down from 61.2 million in the same quarter of 2015. In…
A blaze which started on the sixth floor of the National Museum of Natural History in the early hours of Tuesday 26th April 2016, spread rapidly to the entire seven floors, as more than 35 fire engines were called to tackle the fire. Six firemen were injured. Large plumes of smoke emanating from the top…
Koh-i-Noor ( Persian for Mountain of Light), a large colourless diamond that was found near Guntur in Kollur Mine in Andhra Pradesh in the 13th century and weighed 793 carats ( 158.6g) was first owned by Kakatiya dynasty. The stone changed hands several times amongst various feuding factions in South Asia over the next hundred…
William Shakespeare 26 April 1564 to 23 April 1616 is one of the most – if not THE most prolific and well loved writers of all time. Penning sixteen comedies and sixteen tragedies, as well as poetry and sonnets, in his day copies of these were done by hand, by eager helpers and ladies were not…
US President Barack Obama was criticised by pro-Brexit campaigners after he warned of the consequences of the UK leaving the EU, just weeks ahead of the 23rd June 2016 referendum. Mr Obama, on a three-day visit , met with David Cameron at 10 Downing Street and will meet Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn later. Last night…
Gold and silver prices at the bullion market toady is down due to slackening demand from jewellers. A weak dollar has helped gold to its best quarter in nearly 30years. Gold is also a traditional “safe haven “ in troubled economic times and market volatility. According to one analysts “the strengthening of the…