London is forecast to be the world’s most popular travel destination in 2015 for the second year in a row, according to Mastercard annual travel study. Mastercard released their annual travel study, the Global destination index, ranking 132 destination cities around the world in terms of total international overnight visitor arrivals and cross-border spending. Top…
Over 220 people were killed in an explosion at a gas station in Ghana’s capital Accra, as torrential rains lashed the West African nation, and it is a national disaster, according to the interior minister Mark Woyongo. The oil Filling Station at Nkrumah Circle in Accra caught fire after explosion on Wednesday 3rd June…
Internet giant Google yesterday apologised for any confusion or misunderstanding caused after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s images started appearing in image search results for query “ top 10 criminals in India”, which was due to a British daily which had an image of Mr Modi and erroneous metadata. “These results trouble us and are…
The toll from a ship The Eastern Star, that capsized on China’s Yangtze river has risen to 65, authorities said on Thursday. The ferry sank after about 9 pm when it began raining extremely hard, and the tornado hit and the wind was atrocious, on the evening of 1st June 2015. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang…
Five people were killed after a small plane crashed on a highway in Mexico. The aircraft crashed onto a highway connecting the country’s capital Mexico City with the central state of Queretaro, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday 2nd June 2015 Gerardo Quirarte Perez, head of the State Civil Protection Agency, told reporters that the…
5 of 5 New Zealand in England Test Series – 2nd Investec Test Played at Headingley, Leeds, 29,30,31 May, 1,2 June 2015 (5-day match) New Zealand 350 (72.1 ov) TWM Latham 84 of 180, 13 fours, L Ronchi 88 of 70, 13 fours and 3 sixes, MD Craig 41 not out off 63, 5 fours and 1…
Academy Award-winning actress Goldie Hawn launched a fleet of Designer colourful Rickshaws that will hit the streets of London to raise money for her charity work to save the endangered Asian elephant. Goldie loves everything about India, and especially captivated by Asian elephants. Seven years ago, she travelled to India to be with wild elephant,…
4 of 5 New Zealand in England Test Series – 2nd Investec Test Played at Headingley, Leeds, 29,30,31 May, 1,2 June 2015 (5-day match) New Zealand 350 (72.1 ov) TWM Latham 84 of 180, 13 fours, L Ronchi 88 of 70, 13 fours and 3 sixes, MD Craig 41 not out off 63, 5 fours and 1 six,…
Saudi Arabia will build the world’s largest hotel, a 45-storeyed structure with 10,000 rooms in 12 towers, at £ 2.3 million (USD 3.5 billion) in the holy city of Mecca. Architect Dar Al Handasah aims to build the world’s largest hotel, the Abraj Kudai hotel by 2017 and has a proposed total built-up area…
Intense heat wave in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Southern India, on Sunday as 45 more deaths were reported from the two Telugu states, taking the toll to over 2,300. While 25 people died in Andhra Pradesh, 20 succumbed to sunstroke in Telangana. The officials till Saturday night had confirmed 2,177 deaths in the two states.…