Boxing legend’s sister Vunies High died
Vunies High the sister of Joe Louis a boxin legend was found frozen to death outside her apartment at an assisted-living center.
She was 90 years old. The body of Vunies High, who had Alzheimer’s disease, was found on Monday outside the Heatherwood retirement complex in Southfield.
When she was found, she was dressed only in pajamas & was wearing one shoe, with the other lying nearby. An autopsy shows that she had died of hypothermia. Southfield police Lt. Nick Loussia said ….
Earthquake in northeast corner of Nevada
An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude hits the northeast corner of Nevada on Thursday morning at 6:16 a.m. local time. The eartquake was at a depth of 6.2 miles below the surface. The epicenter of this strong earthquake was at Elko County a sparsely populated area which was about 150 miles from the Salt Lake City, Utah.
There are no report of damaged nd deaths in this earthquake. An earthquake of 6.0-magnitude is capable of causing destruction to buildings within about 30 ….
Piet Dam died on Thursday
The Piet Dam a Former Dutch Rallycross ace & 1981 European Rallycross Championship runner-up, died on February 20 following a prolonged illness. Piet Dam was 61 years old. Piet was a very kind & humble character who never tried to put himself in the limelight.
Piet became well-known in the 1970s & 1980s as an ERC campaigner with well-prepared BMW 320s, especially for his progressive & successful BMW 320 Turbo 4×4 used from early 1984 till late 1986.
Famous Poet Arun Kale died on Wednesday
Famous Poet Arun Kale died on Wednesday following an heart attack. Arun Kale was 54 years old. His first book on poem “Rock Garden” was published in 1993, following which his other collections including the popular “City of Siren” went on to recieve accolades.
Kale was elected as a President of the proposed Akshar Manav Sahitya Sammelan to be held on Feb 26-27 at Bhosi in Chandrapur district. Arun Kale was survivied by a wife, two daughters & a son. Large ….
Prabhakaran’s personal photographer “Colonel” Thawa died
The personal photographer of LTTE supremo Vellupillai Prabhakaran the “Colonel” Thawa has died on Wednesday. Thawa known to be one of the closest confidant of the Tiger leader joined the Tamil Tigers in 1985 & served the rebel group for 23 years.
Tiger political head B. Nadesan has mourned the death of Thawa. Thawa has been the main photographer for LTTE leader Prabhakaran & has accompanied him on many of his visits by photographing the events.
CPI Maoists call Jharkhand bandh on Thursday
The CPI-Maoist has called a 24 hours state-wide strike on Thursday. The CPI-Maoists call Jharkhand bandh on Thursday against the killing of seven of its cadres in Jharkhand last week. Seven CPI-Maoist cadres were killed on February 14 in a joint operation by the police & members of the village defence committee near Jamshedpur.
Meanwhile, the Director General of Police V.D. Ram has directed district police heads to be alert especially after the Maoist attacks on police posts in Orissa’s Nayagarh ….
Gorkha called shutdown cripples life in Darjeeling
The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha called shutdown, which is demanding statehood for Darjeeling, crippled life in the three sub-divisions of the district in West Bengal on Wednesday. All shops, markets & business establishments were closed in the three sub-divisions of Darjeeling, Kurseong & Kalimpong.
GJM supporters want complete statehood for Darjeeling in north Bengal instead of a Sixth Schedule status that has granted greater autonomy for the region since 2005.
GJM activists, however, allowed students appearing for secondary board examinations to reach their ….
Ramoji Rao & Kiran surrender in land dispute case
Ramoji Rao the Media baron & his son Kiran on Wednesday surrendered before police in connection with a land dispute case & were released on bail. Rao & Kiran, surrendered in the Three Town Police Station here as per a directive of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
They were released on bail after executing the necessary sureties. On a petition moved by Rao, the High Court granted anticipatory bail to him & Kiran on February 11 subject to the condition that ….
Prakash Paranjpe Shiv Sena’s MP died on Wednesday
Prakash Paranjpe the MP of Shiv Sena has died in Thane, Mumbai, on Wednesday night following a prolonged illness. Prakash Paranjpe was 61 years old.
Paranjpe, who represented neighbouring Thane Lok Sabha constituency, had been battling with cancer for a long time. His cremation will be held on Thursday. Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has condoled Paranjpe’s death.
CBI to record statement of Surinder in 1984 riots case
CBI will record the statement of Bhai Surinder Singh on Thursday who was a key witness in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. The investigating agency contacted Navkiran Singh the lawyer of Surinder Singh`s Wednesday, informing him that his client should present himself in the local CBI office in Sector 30 at 11 am on Thursday to record his statement before DSP SS Kishore from Delhi.
Bhai Surinder Singh is a witnesses against Jagdish Tytler a Congress leader, who has been accused ….
Total Lunar eclipse tonight
Lunar eclipse
The Lunar eclipse will be witnessed by sky-gazers on Thursday night but it will be visible partially in some parts of India. Piyush Pande the Director of Nehru planetarium, “The eclipse will be visible in Western India but only the beginning of the shadow as the eclipse begins in this part at the time of sunrise & setting of the moon on Thursday morning”.
The total lunar eclipse will also be visible from Arctic, ….
US Navy missile shoots down spy satellite
A Missile on Thursday launched from an American navy cruiser has successfully hit dying an inoperable U.S. spy satellite orbiting about 150 miles above Earth. The missile was launched by U.S. navy successfully & destroy the target which was a spy satellite coming to the earth.
The goal in this first of its kind mission for the Navy was not just to hit the satellite but to destroy a tank aboard the spacecraft ….
Police nabbed 2 Haryana commandos in Rape case
Chandigarh police arrested two commandos of the Haryana police from outside the Haryana governor’s residence, after they were accused of raping a 40 years old woman.
The woman works with a local catering company. The woman said that the commandos stopped her as she was returning home late last night & taken to their quarters & then raped her. Police registered an FIR & investigating the matter.
Fighter pilot dies after crash in Florida
A Pilot has died when two US F-15C fighter planes crashed in mid-air near Florida. The planes were on a training mission when they crashed over the Gulf of Mexico, about 80km from Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The pilots were able to eject before th crash but the Air Force later said one of the two pilots had died. The other was said to be in good condition.
The US Air Force recently returned to service nearly all of ….
Basavarajeshwari former Union minister dead
Basavarajeshwari the former Union minister died in Bellary after prolonged illness on Tuesday.
She was 86 years old. She had represented Bellary in the Lok Sabha for three terms.
Basavarajeshwari served as minister for state for women & child welfare in Narasimha Rao’s cabinet, was MLA for three terms & once MLC. She also served as deputy speaker of the legislative assembly.
Basavarajeshwari spent most of her active political life of over four decades in the Congress but distanced herself from the party ….
Blast in Cinema Hall in Mumbai
A minor blast has been occured in cinema hall of Mumbai on Wednesday afternoon. The blast occured when the cinema hall was showing the film “Jodha-Akbar” by Ashutosh Gowarikar. The four persons are injured in this blast but mo report of any death. The manager of Cine Raj said that the explosion, which occurred before the film’s interval around 3 pm, left one seat damaged & 4 people injured.
Read More: Blast in Cinema Hall in MumbaiGoa MLA arrested for attempt to murder
‘Babush’
A case of attempt to murder was registered against the Anatasio Monserratte alias ‘Babush’ Taleigao MLA of Goa on Wednesday. The MLA was formally arrested on Wednesday morning along with Corporation of the City of Panaji Mayor Tony Rodrigues.
Police have also detained Monseratte`s wife Jennifer & son Amit after a mob led by him, attacked Panaji police station on Tuesday night. Fifteen policemen were injured in the attack by mob on Tuesday night.
The mob ….
MI6 denies assassinating Princess Diana
Diana Langevin
The former MI6 head on Wednesday denied that the intelligence agency was responsible for the car accident that killed Princess Diana Langevin & her boyfriend Dodi al Fayed in 1997. The director of special operations for the agency at the time of Diana’s Paris accident Sir Richard Dearlove,
testified at the inquest into the pair’s death that he also believes an operation by rogue agents would have been impossible.
Mohamed Al Fayed Dodi al Fayed’s ….
Another site for Appu Ghar in Delhi
The Supreme Court has asked the Central government to allot an alternative site for the Appu Ghar at market price within two months if it is possible. A bench headed by Justice Arijit Pasayat also asked the Delhi Development Authority & Land & Development Office to furnish their response through an affidavit detailing if they were ready to allocate another site for the most sought after recreation centre.
The court’s directive came after senior advocate Arun Jaitley appearing for Appu Ghar’s ….
Muslim Brotherhood members arrested
Police of Egypt on Wednesday arrested 74 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood, Islamists. They were arrested for belonging to an illegal organisation. The Islamists were arrested in dawn raids from their homes in Cairo.
On Sunday the police have arrested 51 Brotherhood members. Another 36 Muslim Brothers were arrested on February 14. They were belong to an office which operates openly in downtown Cairo.