My colleague from US messaged me today and asked “What is this article 370 & Kashmir controversy all newspapers are taking about and why is Pakistan so upset? Will this result in war with Pakistan now?” I told him “ Look, 5 years ago Facebook acquired Instagram. Isn’t it? Now, If Mark Zuckerberg announces…
A passenger received a £27, 602, compensation pay out from Network Rail after they slipped on pigeon droppings ( Pigeon Guano) at Paddington station and could have caught the infection a yeast-like fungus called Cryptococcus. Network Rail has paid out £ 951, 360 in the last five years as compensation for slips, trips and falls…
The Reserve Bank of India has cut interest rates for the fourth time this year joining other central banks from New Zealand and Thailand as monetary authorities scrambled to respond to concerns that the US-China trade war will drag down their own economies, particularly after China’s decision this week to let its currency weaken. “Domestic…
Heavy rains gusty winds and widespread landslides created havoc in several areas of Idukki, In Kerala, India. In Ernakulam heavy rains have submerged Mahadeva Temple after water level in Periyar river increased. A year ago India’s flood-ravaged Southern state of Kerala proved so deadly as they witnessed the worst flooding in a century. Kochi airport…
According to a survey of business executive the services sector industries were helped by weaker pound partially offsetting the manufacturing and construction industries’ woes. The IHS Markit Purchase managers’ index for services rose to 51.4 in July 2019 from 50.2 in June 19, the highest since October 2018. Although service activity grew in July, the…
Town evacuated as dam wall collapses. Police tell Whaley Bridge’s 6, 500 residents to gather at a school amid fears a reservoir could burst. Engineers are pumping water from the 300-million-gallon Toodbrook Reservoir amid fears it could burst and swamp Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire. A severe flood warning has been issued for the River Goyt…
VG Siddhartha the founder and owner of India’s largest coffee chain, Café Coffee Day, allegedly committed suicide and his body has been found by fisher men near a river on the outskirts of the southern city of Mangalore according to police. VG Siddhartha went missing on Monday after apparently walking away from his car and…
Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team posted a picture of a collapsed bridge in Grinton on Facebook appealing to motorist not to travel as many routes are impassable due to flooding. The damaged bridge near Reeth, was due to be on the route of the cycling World Championships held in Yorkshire in September. The Environment Agency has…
Elon Musk led aerospace startup SpaceX has successfully launched its 18th mission for NASA to deliver equipment, research and supply material to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission was launched using twice-flown dragon capsule and marked SpaceX’s 44th successful recovery of a Falcon 9 rocket booster. SpaceX had used the booster two months ago…
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has said that his cell phones were hacked by a group which also targeted other cabinet ministers, prosecutors and judges. Conversations leaked from Justice Minister Sergio Moro’s cell phone revealed that as a judge, he had colluded with prosecutors to keep jailed former President Lula da Silva out of the 2018…