Latest Updates on Global Political Scenario
Crisis may further get deepened in Nigeria as the biggest union of oil and gas workers have threatened that they will shut down the entire production process from next Sunday. The union has got 20,000 members and they have decided to take part in the nationwide strike which has started against the sudden increase of […]
On Wednesday a video footage of semi-naked Jarawa tribal women has taken media by storm. In the rarest form of indecency a middleman was lured by some UK tourists to make a semi naked Jarawa tribal woman dance in front of them.
12th January, 2012 is the 150th birth centenary of Swami Vivekananda. The entire country is in a mood to celebrate the birth anniversary of this great man, who is known as the first modern man of India. Swami Vivekananda was the first man to sell India at the international level.
Despite threat and red eyes from the Muslim population, Salman Rushdie is to attend the Jaipur literature festival. The author of The Satanic Verses is scheduled to speak on “Inglish, Amlish, Hinglish: The Chutneyfication of English.”
The oil rich Nigerian nation has come to a complete halt as the people of the country are going for massive demonstrations and strikes, protesting against the Government’s decision to hike the fuel prices to a great extent.
With the expectations that the recovery of the auto industry will continue this year also, the two day Detroit auto show is going to show a big turnaround for the industry. The auto show has raised tremendous enthusiasm among the car manufacturers, car parts suppliers and vendors.
Pongal festival is being celebrated every year in the months of January. It is widely known as the festival of harvest and is being celebrated with great enthusiasm in different parts of India. The festival of Pongal is mainly celebrated in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Kerala with much pomp and vendor.
Pongal or samkranti is known to be the main festival in southIndia. This festival is celebrated for four days. In Tamilnadu Pongal is celebrated as Bhogi Pongal, Surya Pongal, Mattu pongal and Kaanum pongal and these festivals will fall on 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th January 2012 respectively. South Indian states give holidays for schools and colleges […]
People are really excited as the sky has shown a meteor shower tonight, in spite of having a cloudy sky. Astronomers have predicted that a two hour meteor shower tonight from 3.00 am to 5 AM Central Time.
If you have started sending New Year wishes and greetings to your beloved ones for a happy new year 2012 and looking for 2012 predictions to make this year more prosperous then its time to think in a different way. Though it seems hard to believe but millions of people are living with the anxiety […]
Tamilnadu coasts have been hard hit by cyclone Thane and this has lead to huge landfall between Cuddalore and Puducherry. There is heavy rainfall going on in Puducherry and strong wind is blowing. Government authorities have asked the people to stay indoors.
Iran has threatened that their navy will close the Strait of Hormuz if the Western countries want to impose sanctions against their nuclear programs, which has been meant only for peace and development. Iran Navy Chief has even said that closing the Strait of Hormuz will be easier than drinking a glass of water.
The noted social activist Anna Hazare has started his three day hunger strike in Mumbai, demanding a stronger Lokpal Bill than the one being debated in the Indian Lok Sabha. Anna reached Juhu beach around 11 AM and did some meditations in front of the bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
As Christmas has already begun Google continues to cheer the users today with a homepage doodle that represents the festive season.
Bringing cheers to the public, oil companies have decided to cut down the petrol price by Rs 2 a litre and this can be considered to be a major victory for the Trinamool Congress as Ms. Mamta Banerjee was protesting against the price hike.
Political picture seemed to be coming out clearer in Italy as the Senate has more or less decided to form a large technocratic Government which is going to be headed by the former European Commissioner Mario Monti.
World markets have seen rough times throughout the week, as there were speculations that Silvian Berlusconi, the prime minister of Italy would be resigning soon. It is being said that Italy is following the footsteps of Greece. The Greek drama came to an end when George Papandreou, the Prime Minister, announced his resignation. This move […]
A very strong earthquake today hit Central Oklahoma late on Saturday and major damages to private and public properties have been reported. US officials say that the earthquake today was of magnitude 5.6.
European economy, call the shots for Greece and it should be understood as an imposing instruction. Greece went bankrupt more than 100 years age and was compelled to dance to the tunes of the affluent nations over finances.
If you haven’t yet planned regarding how to celebrate this Black Friday which generally occurs on the Friday after the fourth Thursday in November, then here are some useful tips. As everybody knows many people prefers to spend this day by doing lots of shopping for upcoming Christmas occasions. So popular stores like Walmart or […]