A massive fire broke out at the Make In India’ programme at the Girgaum Chowpatty here on Sunday night. The fire broke out at the stage when a cultural programme was underway. No casualties were reported. There were over 2,000 people present on the occasion when the incident occurred. Celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Madhuri Dixit, actor-MP Hema Malini, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Governor C Vidyasagar Rao, […]

Tamil Nadu is full of ancient heritage sites. If you are a student of history, art, ancient culture and anthropology, any number of trips will not satisfy your curiosity. This time around I took a trip to the nearest one on the outskirts of the city. Mahabalipuram is just a drive away and an ideal weekend getaway. If you are interested in ancient Tamil history, art and culture, it is […]

A Canadian man who disappeared 30 years ago is set to be reunited with his family after remembering his identity, Canadian media reported. Edgar Latulip was 21 when he went missing from a home for disabled people in Ontario province. He boarded a bus, but soon after suffered a head injury that police believe robbed him of his memory. Mr Latulip lived in the Niagara region under a different identity […]

Wildlife volunteers say they were stunned to find an extremely rare albino turtle on a beach in Australia. The tiny creature was one of 122 hatchlings from a green turtle nest on Castaways Beach on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. The volunteers from Coolum and North Shore Coast Care were surveying the nest on Sunday when they found it. “It was very chipper and just took off into the water as happy […]

This gorgeous South-Asian nation attracts tourists from world over and is one of the most popular tourist destinations. The country is home to incredibly beautiful ancient architectural geniuses, sculptures and monasteries. A number of modern buildings too displayed wooden carvings as the country nurtures its artistic skills to leave visitors spellbound. Spring isn’t far away. If you are wondering which part of the world to head to for a joyous […]

Morocco has switched on what will be the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant. You can check this link right here now to learn more about it. If you are planning to construct a new building, you consider installing MasterRoof Solar Panels which will help you to save your energy costs along with choosing a much clean energy solution. The new site near the city of Ouarzazate — famous as […]

The exhumed skeleton of trade unionist Timoteo, who was shot in 1939 in the months after the Spanish Civil War, revives bitter memories of the Franco era. A 90-year-old Spanish woman wrapped in a fur coat and woollen scarf stood over a deep open grave and murmured “my father” to the unearthed skeleton lying at the bottom. Ascension Mendieta’s trade unionist father Timoteo was shot in 1939 in the months […]

North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday in defiance against sanction threats violating UN resolutions. The launch sparked a rage from an international community already determined to punish Pyongyang for a nuclear test in January. While South Korea’s Yonhap news agency had earlier suggested the launch may have failed, North Korea’s state television later confirmed on Sunday that the long-range rocket launch, ordered by leader Kim Jong Un to […]

An expert panel inventorying assets at Kerala’s famous Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple has approached the Supreme Court for permission to open a hitherto-untouched vault, a controversial move that may trigger a fresh face-off between the judiciary and religious authorities. The 16th century temple that used to be the royal chapel of Travancore’s former rulers shot to fame five years ago when one of its six vaults (later coded as ‘A’) […]

A dead woman identified as Linda Marie Smith was found, along with two Capuchin monkeys, an incoherent man, and a note, in a Florida motel. The local police department reported on Facebook on Jan. 29 that Smith’s body “showed no obvious signs of trauma” but they did not rule out suicide. This was a strange scene indeed, According to law enforcment in the area, the 59-year-old woman’s cause of death […]