Sampathkumar Sampath

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• Illegal Trafficking ~ Underage African Footballers to Laos !!

  

  Calais is a town and major ferry port in northern France. Calais overlooks the Strait of Dover, the narrowest point in the English Channel, which is only 34 km... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2015 SOCIETY

• Will Males Perform in Synchronised Swimming in Olympics ??

  

  Gender equality in Sports … what ? The 16th FINA World Championships will be held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. This is the first time that... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2015 SOCIETY

• British Singer McElvar Tries to Outsmart Excess Baggage ~ Collapses on Plane

  

  When you travel, often the difeficult part is getting ready – packing the goods required. Packing by itself is an art and most talented too fail. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2015 SOCIETY

• Aussie Surfer Mick Fanning Attacked by Shark - Escapes Unhurt

  

  There are some adventure sports – the surface water sport of ‘Surfing’ is one in which the wave rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the forward or deep fac... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2015 SOCIETY

• India Loses to Zimbabwe in T20; England Struggle and Utseya Alleges Racism

  Years back in 2010, Prosper Utseya resigned as captain of Zimbabwe, handing over a formal resignation letter following a meeting with the managing director of... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2015 SOCIETY

• the Blue Tit That Challenged Champion Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon

  

  “From where I come from, from the capital of Serbia, Belgrade, there’s a special sparrow bird called jivjum. I believe this bird came all the way from Belgrade... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2015 SOCIETY

• Consignment of Rice - Took One Year for Reaching Kumbakonam from Haryana

  

  Indian Railways is exceptionally vast network – daily there are hundreds of passenger trains – some do run late – in many areas there is marked improvement and... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2015 SOCIETY

• Squirrel Arrested in West Germany for ............ ' Stalking ' a Woman

  

  A woman was stalked in Germany, she reported the matter to Police, who duly arrested the stalker ….. North Rhine-Westphalia is a country in the western Federal... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2015 SOCIETY

• 7 Debutants at Harare ~ Mohd Hafeez Banned for 12 M ~ Dravid Speaks on Ban

  A lot happening on Cricket field…….. at Harare, in 1st T20, India beat Zimbabwe convincingly by 54 runs. The Indian openers Murali Vijay, Ajinkya Rahane,... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2015 SOCIETY

• State Bank Issues New Currency Notes Worth Rs.249 Bn for Eid !!

  

  The title of the news item read ‘State Bank issues new currency notes worth Rs249bn for Eid’- definitely enthused me to knowing what were the new features and... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2015 SOCIETY

• the Great Escape - of Mexican Drug Lord Joaquin El Chapo Guzman

  

  The ways of Rich and famous are sometimes too strange ~this man, a CEO !was featured continuously in Forbes list and is now most wanted fugitive. Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2015 SOCIETY

• Russian Leaflet on Selfie Ban .... Mad People at Pamplona Bull Capture !!!

  

  Amour-propre (French, "self-love") is a concept in the philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau that esteem depends upon the opinion of others. Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2015 SOCIETY

• New Horizons Has Made the First Visit to Pluto

  

  Planets in astrology have a meaning different from the modern astronomical understanding of what a planet is. Before the age of telescopes, the night sky was... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2015 SOCIETY

• Karagattam - Serena Williams and ......Venus Rosewater Dish

  

  There are various ways of celebrating victory and this particular photo reminded me of ‘Muthiah and Kamakshi’- the characters of that famous movie which is... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2015 SOCIETY

• Bird's {Rufus] Eye-view of Wimbledon Apps.

  

  In modern day technology, some applications are very interesting ! Wimbledon has just concluded – Djokovic and Serena Williams were crowned - Wimbledon, the... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2015 SOCIETY

• Aavin Milk Crates Continues to Be Stolen !

  

  A recent newsitem in Times of India read – ‘50,000 milk crates stolen in six months, bizarre theft unsolved’ – going by the value of items and the fact that the... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2015 SOCIETY

• Interesting Unsend / Edit Message / Destruct Facility from Unsend.it !!

  

  Technology is always a marvellous tool….. there are some who still do not use e-mail – while there are some, who have moved away from e-mail(s) feeling that it... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2015 SOCIETY

• Sports Round up - Who Will Wimbledon ~ and News from Harare and Mirpur

  At the time of posting this @ 9.15 pm Indian time, rain has halted the match for a brief while. It is great Tennis exhibition – after Novak Djokovic won a... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2015 SOCIETY

• Helmet Rule in Tamil Nadu ~ the Judgment That Mandated It ...

  

  From 1st July 2015 - Two-wheeler riders wearing helmets became compulsory in Tamil Nadu – Police could be seen booking cases on violators. This rule came in to... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2015 SOCIETY

• Super Typhoon Chan-hom Threatens China

  

  Three tropical cyclones — Linfa, Chan-hom and Ningka — are churning across the Pacific Ocean toward Asia this week in a recent spike of typhoon activity in the... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2015 SOCIETY