Britain’s wealthiest 1000 people are collectively worth £547bn, up from £258bn in 2009, an increase of 112 per cent. Those on the lowest rankings have around £100m, £45m more than in2009 and £15m more than last year, the biggest leap in 18 years According to Sunday Times Rich List. Among the new entries are Hollywood…
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key publicly apologised Wednesday to a waitress who labelled him a ‘school yard bully’ for repeatedly pulling her ponytail on visits to her cafe. Within an hour “The Daily Blog” published the pony-tailed waitress’s it went viral read by thousands. Twitter took it further with their comments and questions. And…
MEDITATION – BUDDAH’S OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY IS MAY 25 In Nepal, Buddha’s birthday is celebrated on the full moon day of May. In 2015, the holiday occurs on May 25. The festival is known by various names, Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, Vaishakh Purnima and Vesak. Purnima means full moon day in Sanskrit. Buddha Purnima or Tathagata is…
Pepsi Indian Premier League, 26th match: Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, Apr 26, 2015 Delhi Daredevils 95, KM Jadhav 33 off 29, 4 fours, MA Agrawal 27 off 34, 1 four, 1 six. MA Starc 20-3, D Wiese 18-2 Royal Challengers Bangalore 99 CH Gayle 62 off 40, 6…
The worst and deadliest earthquake to hit Nepal in the past 80 years, has killed over 2600. The dead included 18 climbers who were killed when the earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, including Google executive Daniel Fredinburg in Nepal as part of the Jagged Globe Everest expedition. The toll in the massive earthquake that…
Escaping the Devil’s Bedroom Dawn Herzog Jewell Monarch Books ISBN 978 1 85424 817 6 The writer of this informative account of investigating, interviewing and saving victims of the sex trade, has an MA in Missions and Intercultural Studies and she has made this book eminently readable. At the end of each chapter she alludes…
A key feature of the unusual yet very unmissable film “Samsara” is the mandala made by Buddhist monks in India and the fact they treat their art in a transitory way which is delectable and sad at the same time. Beautiful and stunning ladies dressed in traditional Beiijing costume adds to the rich tapestry of…
A Little town of Dumri-Isri in the state of Jharkhand, India, where a baby boy who has not yet been named, was born with four legs and four arms – thought to be the result of a birth defect from an underdeveloped conjoined twin. The village has turned into a pilgrimage hotspot as the locals…
IN MANCHURIA: A village called Wasteland and the transformation of rural China. By Michael Meyer , Bloomsbury £20 Michael Meyer’s In Manchuria explains the modernisation of Chinese community and cites a case of a rural farming village metamorphosing into agronomy business company town. He describes places and people including a man who claims to be…
China is cracking down on strippers who perform at funerals. According to a statement from the Ministry of Culture on Thursday, the government plans to work closely with the police to eliminate “obscene” performances, which are held with the goal of drawing more mourners. Pictures of a funeral in the city of Handan in…