Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain’s longest-reigning Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II surpasses Queen Victoria’s record of 23,226 days on the throne thanking well wishers in Scotland on this historic day. Elizabeth II has reigned for 63 years and seven months beating Queen Victoria’s record. Duke of Edinburgh and the first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon accompanied her on the railway journey from Scottish…

Betfair, Paddy Power in £6bn merger agreement

Paddy Power and Betfair merger agreed on £6bn tie up, which will create an online gambling giant that can generate  £50m a year in cost savings and will enter FSTE 100 index. It comes as Ladbrokes and Coral work on a merger and Sportingbet and GVC buys rival BWin. Party for £1bn. The companies will…

British Airways fire at Las Vegas

A British Airways Boeing 777-200 bound for London Gatwick, has caught fire before take-off at Las Vegas airport, forcing the evacuation of 172 people on board on emergency slides. !4 passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries according to airport officials. As the left engine of the plane was engulfed in flames and smoke.…

Snooping caused the unseating of Rajapaksa

Viber helped us in unseating Rajapaksa: Kumaratunga On her first visit to India since the defeat of her successor Mahinda Rajapaksa, the former president of Sri Lanka, Ms. Chandrika Bandarnaike Kumaratunga revealed to Indian journalists last week that it was Viber the popular instant messaging (IM) app that helped her and her political allies unseat…

Air India Airbus 320, in emergency landing at Delhi, 5 injured

Air India flight AI 405  Airbus 320, flight from Varanasi to Delhi, India, with 150 passengers and crew, after  a hydraulic failure due to which Airbus 320 had to land in emergency situation at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, as smoke was seen from under carriage and pilot opted for evacuation. Reports said that some passengers…

Delhi-Faridabad metro link, inaugurated by Modi

A vital metro link from Delhi, India, to the industrial hub in Haryana, Faridabad will cater to 20,000 commuters per day. This elevated, 8.7 miles, 14 k,m,9 stations, safe affordable, hassle-free commuting will cut the journey times considerably. The project costs £24.7billion Rs2,494crore . Prime Minister Narendra Modi travels by Delhi Metro at the Violet…

Smith 70 and Marsh 64 ensures Australian win

SPD Smith 70 off 87, 7 fours, MR Marsh 64 off 31, 7 fours and 3 sixes, GJ Maxwell 49 off 38, 4 fours and 3 sixes, Ben Stokes 60-3, ST Finn 55-2 England 245 all out 42.5 overs Eoin Morgan 85 off 87, 4 fours and 4 sixes , JWA Taylor 43 off 57,…