On December 3, 1992, when Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You was dominating the UK charts a 14-character text message ( Short Message Service or SMS) had just been sent – the world’s first digital script which simply read “Merry Christmas.” Finally, the humble text message is getting a big thumbs-up today. In 1992,…
Harvard educated economist, Mario Centeno, 50, the Portuguese finance minister, has won the race to become president of the influential Eurogroup, one of the most senior policy-making posts. He gained support from a majority of euro-zone finance ministers over two rounds of voting in Brussels yesterday and beat rivals from Slovakia, Latvia, and Luxembourg. He…
Rahul Gandhi, 47, a three-time member of Indian Parliament, the descendant of India’s most influential political dynasty, is scheduled to take over as leader of the Congress Party, the historic organisation that was responsible for the country’s anti-colonial struggle. Rahul Gandhi will be the sixth member of the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty to be elected Congress…
Shashi Kapoor(79) the veteran Bollywood actor and producer has passed away at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital in the western city of Mumbai, as he had kidney problem for several years. He acted in huge mega-hits like Deewar, Khabhie Kabhie and won several film awards and was awarded the Padma Bhushan civilian honour by the…
Megan Markle got soap maker to change sexist commercial when she was just 11 years old. Video emerged showing the star of the hit TV show Suits as a young girl in grade school lobbying a dishwasher soap manufacturer to change its sexists commercial in 1993. The narrator in the commercial declares that the soap…
Bali volcano shuts down flights, and evacuates over 100, 000 to safety. Authorities have issued the highest-level warning possible after volcanic eruption of Mount Agung on the Indonesian island of Bali. Thousands of meters of thick ash was seen above Mount Agung on Saturday, driving east and southwest along the Archipelago. Indonesian authorities raised their…
Prince Harry and his American actress girlfriend Meghan Markle who plays the female lead of Rachel Zane on the hit American TV show ’Suits’, were engaged in London this month after one and half years of dating and are set to marry next spring announced by Clarence House. The statement read “His Royal Highness the…
People who settled in Nordlingen, in the Donau-Ries district in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, with a population of 19,000, thought they were living in a volcanic crater. The gothic church tower in Nordlingen, the worn stone steps and well preserved medical walls and covered with parapet paths appear to reflect sunlight. The city centre is anchored…
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II (91), and Prince Philip (96) celebrates 70 years of marriage on November 20, Platinum anniversary. They are the first British Monarchs to reach 70 years. The Queen is very conscious and looks elegant in a cream dress by Angela Kelly, her jewellery gold, ruby and diamond “Scarab” brooch designed by…
World’s seven leading diamond mining companies ALROSA, De Beers, Dominion Diamond, Gem Diamonds, Petra Diamonds, and Rio Tinto, is eyeing to boost diamond consumption in the Indian market. Out of its total global marketing budget of $70 million, the Diamond Producers Association is hoping to spend $ 7 million in India in 2018, with and…