A tourist boat has sunk off India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, with the loss of 21 lives, an official says. The boat, Aqua Marine, reportedly capsized around 16:00 local time (09:30 GMT) on Sunday. Senior local official P Jawahar says 13 people have been rescued and taken to hospital, but a further nine people remain ... Read More »
India is no friend of women, rape, especially gang-rape is becoming a daily event in India. Indian police have arrested a village leader who allegedly ordered the gang rape of a 20-year-old woman in West Bengal state after she admitted to having an affair with a man from another community. Sunil Soren, the village elder, demanded the sexual assault after ... Read More »
Singapore prosecutors will charge 24 Indian workers for taking part in the city-state’s first riot in more than 40 years, police said on Tuesday. The men face jail terms of up to 10 years plus caning for charges of rioting with dangerous weapons in the hour-long fracas on Sunday night, triggered when an Indian construction worker was struck and killed ... Read More »
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, the former Indian Legend who retired from all forms of cricket has finally landed himself in a controversy. The Legend who has seen 24 glorious international cricketing years has rarely faced any controversies on or off the cricket field. Millions, perhaps billions cricketing fans cried the day the legend bid good bye. Their eyes were not even ... Read More »
The super typhoon Haiyan which left of path of destruction in Philippine has been photographed by an astronaut from space. This photo was taken one day after it hit Phillipines. The typhoon doesn’t seems to be weakened by this impact on Phillippine and seems strong as ever. Haiyan’s next target is Vietnam. NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg spotted Typhoon Haiyan through ... Read More »
The Haiyan typhoon that has hit Philippine has made massive damages and might have well claimed over 10,000 lives in one city alone. This happens to be one of the worst storms on record to sent giant waves washing away homes, school and airport buildings. Ferocious winds ravaged several central islands, burying people under tons of debris and leaving corpses hanging ... Read More »
The longest fast lane for high-speed trains has been opened in Beijing, China. This new lane will effectively cut the travel time by more than 50% for the time taken to travel from the capital Beijing to Guangzhou. The distance between Beijing and Guangzhou is 2,298 kilometers, i.e., 1,428 miles. The first train made it’s departure at 9 AM this ... Read More »
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