MAD MAX FURY ROAD – EYE POPPING ACTION IN THE DESERT

The Mad Max formula is well explored and  ridden…and this new film is an absolute treat for fans. The cast is formidable with Tom Hardy taking over from Mel Gibson as Max, together with Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Zoe Kravitz, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, and Abbey Lee Kershaw. The story begins with a tyrannical…

Pele to visit India

The three-time FIFA World Cup Winner ( 1958,62 and 70), Brazilian legend and the finest exponent of foot ball, Pele will visit India after a gap of 38 years after accepting an invitation to attend the final of the 56th edition of the Subroto Cup as its chief guest, the tournament organisers. He will be…

New Zealand bans award winning teen novel

New Zealand has banned an award-winning teen novel that includes sex and bullying, making it the first book to be removed from shelves in over two decades,  with fines unto  NZ$10,000 for those ignoring the order. The Film and Literature Board of Review has placed an interim restriction order on ‘Into The River’ by Auckland author Ted…

Travelling Divas from Chennai complete road trip of 5000kms

  During these troubled times when the Indian news media is awash with rape incidents across the country and a particularly insecure environment for working women in Delhi during late night hours, three working women from Chennai who like to call themselves ‘The Travelling Divas’ chose to take the initiative to instill confidence in women…

Air India Airbus 320, in emergency landing at Delhi, 5 injured

Air India flight AI 405  Airbus 320, flight from Varanasi to Delhi, India, with 150 passengers and crew, after  a hydraulic failure due to which Airbus 320 had to land in emergency situation at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, as smoke was seen from under carriage and pilot opted for evacuation. Reports said that some passengers…

Delhi-Faridabad metro link, inaugurated by Modi

A vital metro link from Delhi, India, to the industrial hub in Haryana, Faridabad will cater to 20,000 commuters per day. This elevated, 8.7 miles, 14 k,m,9 stations, safe affordable, hassle-free commuting will cut the journey times considerably. The project costs £24.7billion Rs2,494crore . Prime Minister Narendra Modi travels by Delhi Metro at the Violet…

Smith 70 and Marsh 64 ensures Australian win

SPD Smith 70 off 87, 7 fours, MR Marsh 64 off 31, 7 fours and 3 sixes, GJ Maxwell 49 off 38, 4 fours and 3 sixes, Ben Stokes 60-3, ST Finn 55-2 England 245 all out 42.5 overs Eoin Morgan 85 off 87, 4 fours and 4 sixes , JWA Taylor 43 off 57,…

Astro-tourism heaven at northern Chile

    According to International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) Elqui Valley, in Northeren Chile, a wine-growing region some 400 km north of the Chilean capital Santiago, ‘has been recognised and designated as the first International Dark Sky Sanctuary in the world’. Electricity, here is a nuisance to serious and amateur astronomers, who tend not to seek…