China on Thursday 3rd September 2015, displayed its military might in a massive military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Asia as well as the Second Sino-Japanese War which resulted in the defeat and surrender of Japan. China suffered the second highest number of casualties during the…
Austen Harrison, four, from Crawley, West Sussex, suffered fatal head injuries at the Oxfordshire Hugo Boss outlet store in June 2013. Designer clothing company Hugo Boss has been fined £1.2m over the death of a young boy crushed by a mirror at its Bicester Village store. Oxford Crown Court heard the 19 stone mirror had…
40 passengers of Chennai Egmore-Mangalore express train, bound for Mangalore were injured at 2A.M. on 4th September 2015, after its five coaches derailed at Puvanur in Vriddhachalam near Cuddalore district South India, about 200 kilometres from Chennai. The injured have been rushed to nearby hospitals, official said, adding that the train services on the busy…
Are you one of those people who would like to retire to your television set for hours together after returning home from work every day, may be with the added luxury of comfortably reclining back on your couch and the accompaniment of some tasty snacks or junk food – however you may wish to label…
India successfully launched its communication satellite GSAT-6, on 27th August 2015, using its heavy rocket geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV-D6). The GSLV rocket, with a cryogenic engine, slung the satellite in a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) from where it would be taken up to its final geostationary orbit. The successful flight of GSLV rocket gives the…
After a human behavior study conducted by volunteers of an online collaboration group, local administration officials of Trimbakeshwar, Nashik in the Indian state of Maharashtra where the 2 month long ‘Kumbh Mela’ festival is being celebrated, have decided to enforce ‘No selfie zones’ in select spots and on specific dates. The authorities have taken…
The competition commission of India began investigating Google in 2012, especially their usage of AdWords, its online advertisement service, accuses Google of abusing search dominance in India. Google is also preparing for protracted legal dispute with the European Commission which this year accused the multi-national group of unfairly promoting its shopping services in search results. It…
Zero to One – by Peter Thiel – “What is something you think is true but that most people disagree with?” This is one of Peter’s questions which symbolises the level of intellect which the book both produces and demands of its readers. The use of graphs as well as – towards the end –…
Hundreds of thousands of people attended the Carnival on the opening day of the two day Notting Hill Carnival at West London. Organisers say they are marking the 50th anniversary of one of Europe’s biggest street parties during the 2015 and 2016 events, as there was some confusion when the inaugural carnival was held 1965…