Nirav Modi, master jeweller

  Nirav Modi, is the first Indian jeweller to have been featured in the cover of Christie’s and Sotheby’s catalogues. He is the creator and designer of the Golconda Lotus necklace featuring a 12.29-carat Golconda diamond, Pink diamonds and exclusive Ainra cut diamonds sold at Christie’s Hong Kong auction in November 2010. In 2012, the…

Unstoppable Sharapova

Maria Sharapova reveals in Unstoppable, her new memoir including how she heard Serena Williams crying. The tears came after their first match, the 2004 Wimbledon Final in which the 17-year-old Russian upsets the defending champion. After the match, Sharapova entered the locker room. “What I heard, When I came in and started to change clothes,…

Caterpillar fungus facing extinction

The Caterpillar fungus, a new found natural commodity for the communities who live in the Himalayan region with a high economic value and this, in fact, lead to enormous ecological threats to the species, leading to its sharp decline in its natural habitat. According to trade insiders, a single caterpillar fungus sells in India for…

Loonie leaps to highest level as BoC raises interest rate

The Canadian dollar nicknamed Loonie leaps to its highest level in over two years against its US counterpart yesterday, after the country’s central bank raised interest rates to 1 per cent in response to a stronger economy. It is the second time this year that the Bank of Canada (central bank) has upped the rate…

Peruvian Music

IMG_5742   Chumaichada, is the dance from the amazon region of Peru with strong influences of dance and music. Creole Waltz – a Peruvian adaptation of the European Waltz and Cueca a pan-Andean compound with ¾-6/8 dance rhythm. The most popular dance in Peru is the Marinera Nortena which represents a man’s courting a young…

Bitcoin tumbles 11.4%, China make it illegal

  Crypto currency Bitcoin nosedives 11.4 per cent since July 2017 to £ 3, 331.22 ($4, 326.75) and one point the crypto currency was down over 16 per cent, as China’s Central Bank, PBOC declares initial coin offerings and all related fundraising activity to be illegal. Issuing the strongest regulatory challenge so far to the…

Aston Martin set to float on the London Stock Market next year

Aston Martin is considering plans to list on the London Stock Market, which give fans to buy shares in the prestigious 104-year-old car marker. According to a Bloomberg report they could float as early as next year. The Warwickshire based luxury manufacturer could aim for valuation similar to Ferrari which listed in New York in…