Sushma Swaraj helped Lalit Modi on humanitarian grounds!

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, former lawyer on Sunday said she helped former IPL chief Lalit Modi to leave India on ‘humanitarian grounds’ to meet his cancer-afflicted wife in 2013 – before she became a minister. Sushma Swaraj, in a series of tweets, said she helped Modi after he said his wife was suffering from…

Magna Carta 800th anniversary!

The 800th anniversary of Magna Carta ( Latin for “the Great Charter”), one of the most celebrated documents in history, agreed by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15th June 1215, drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury to make peace between the unpopular King and a group of rebel barons, it promised…

£500m a year Hen and stag industry!

In UK, more than one third of people planning on going to at least one wedding this year, as the cost has rocketed by one third on last year’s results of £460. According to a new survey,  the UK hen and stag industry is estimated to be worth over  £500 million a year in the…

England beat Mexico in Women’s World Cup Football in Canada!

England women upset  Mexico in Moncton with a crucial 2-1 victory, to keep their hopes alive of reaching the last 16 at the 2015 Women’s World Cup. Despite exasperating first half,  21 year old Fran Kirby ( second youngest player in England squad) gave England the lead before Karen Carney doubled it with a header, and…

Only India, Bangladesh Test match drawn due to rain

Day 5 of 5 India tour of Bangladesh, Only Test: Bangladesh v India at  Khan Shaheb  Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah,  Bangladesh Jun 10-14, 2015 India 462 for 6  (103.3 ov) (Dhawan 173 off 195, 23 fours,  Vijay 150 off 272, 12 fours and 1 six, Rahane 98 off 103, 14 fours, Shakib 4-105) v  Bangladesh 256 (65.5…

High court in India rules on Plasma cell

The fate of thousands of MBBS aspirants will be decided on Friday following the controversy over an answer to a question in the Maharashtra Common Entrance Test paper. Day before the final merit list of the MH-CET was to be announced, the Bombay high court on Thursday set up a committee under Dr T Lahane,…