The 96 innocent victims of the Hillsborough tragedy were remembered today, 27 years on whilst enquiries continue. In Liverpool Lime Street area tributes were made, and there was music, speeches and moments of reflection. Victims’ families at the press conference on Tuesday attached a notice to the door – “NO ENTRY TO SUN JOURNALISTS” as…
The South Indian State of Kerala recorded a 96.59 percent for the SSLC exam results. 457, 654 cleared the exams and 22, 870 students secured A+ in all subjects, out of a total number of 473. 803 candidates who sat the exam. Pathanamthitta district recorded the maximum pass percentage in the state while Wynad went…
Apple reported a 13% drop in its second-quarter revenue as sales of iPhones slipped, as a quarterly sale of £34.4bn ($50.56bn) down from £39.44bn ( $58bn) last year – the first fall for the company since 2003. Apple sold 51.2 million iPhones quarterly sales, down from 61.2 million in the same quarter of 2015. In…
Indian Premier League, 22nd match: Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rising Pune Supergiants at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad (Deccan), Apr 26, 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad 118/8 (20/20 ov) S Dhawan 56 not out 0ff 53, 2 fours , 1 six, NV Ojha 18 off 21, 1 six, AB Dinda 23-3, MR Marsh 14-2, R Ashwin 14-1, Thisara Perera…
A blaze which started on the sixth floor of the National Museum of Natural History in the early hours of Tuesday 26th April 2016, spread rapidly to the entire seven floors, as more than 35 fire engines were called to tackle the fire. Six firemen were injured. Large plumes of smoke emanating from the top…
Koh-i-Noor ( Persian for Mountain of Light), a large colourless diamond that was found near Guntur in Kollur Mine in Andhra Pradesh in the 13th century and weighed 793 carats ( 158.6g) was first owned by Kakatiya dynasty. The stone changed hands several times amongst various feuding factions in South Asia over the next hundred…
Solarin is the world’s costliest smartphones that will set you back £7,000 ( $10,000), which has the most advanced state of art highest privacy settings and not built in US or China but in Israel by Sirin Labs a Tel Aviv-based startup company, which raised £50 million, $72million to make the “Rolls-Royce of smartphones”. The…
The writer of this story – Rudyard Kipling was accused of racist behaviour at the time of his writing as he was partly brought up both in Africa and India – par for the course one might say for his era, as he wrote mesmerising, memorable and lovable tales and poems involving India and Africa…
Indian Premier League, 21st match: Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, Apr 25, 2016 Mumbai Indians 189/6 (20/20 ov) PA Patel 81 off 58, 10 fours, 2 sixes, AT Rayudu 65 off 37, 4 fours, 4 sixes, JC Butler 24 off 13, 3 fours, 1 six, MM…
Indian Premier League, 20th match: Rising Pune Supergiants v Kolkata Knight Riders at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, Apr 24, 2016 Rising Pune Supergiants 160/5 (20/20 ov) AM Rahane 67 off 52, 4 fours, 3 sixes, SPD Smith 31 off 28, 2 fours, MS Dhoni 23 off 12, 2 fours, 1 six, Shakibn Al Hasan 14-1,…