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How a group of young captains felled a globe-spanning empire

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Alex Fernandes gives an evocative account of the events leading to the fall of Portugal’s madcap democratic coup in its 50th Anniversary in The Carnal Revolution. On 25 April 1974, Lisbon, over the course of a single day, Europe’s oldest fascist regime falls.  When the Galeto snack bar in Lisbon opened in 1966 it became an institution for Lisboans, as it offered sandwiches rather than bacalhau as customers sat along the counter rather than fussy small tables. On 24, April 1974, at five minutes to eleven, a Lisbon radio station broadcasts Portugal’s Eurovision entry. By 6:20pm the next day, Europe’s … Continue reading How a group of young captains felled a globe-spanning empire

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United Airlines Boeing landed without panel in Oregon

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A 25-year-old Boeing 737-800 plane United Airlines flight 433, from San Francisco landed at the Rogue Valley International Airport in Medford, Oregon, at 11:30 (8:30GMT) on Friday, without one of its fuselage panels. The plane was carrying 139 passengers and 6 crew, landed safely as no one was injured. Boeing is under extreme scrutiny after a series of high profile safety incidents.  According to Amber Judd a senior official at Rogue Valley International Medford Airport, the plane landed safely and the external panel was only discovered missing during a post-flight inspection. The missing panel was adjacent to the landing gear, … Continue reading United Airlines Boeing landed without panel in Oregon

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50 passengers injured in Latham Boeing 787 mid-air freefall

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A Chilean-Brazilian carrier, Latham Airline Boeing 787 Dreamliner scheduled to fly from Sydney to Auckland to Santiago, the capital of Chile, lost altitude about two hours into the three-hour flight  between two cities as people hit the roof of the plane throwing some out of their seats. Fifty were hurt and 12 were taken to hospital on landing safely in Auckland. Emergency services said one person was in serious condition. Latham Airlines said it “deeply regretted any inconvenience and discomfort this situation may have caused its passengers”. According to a passenger people had hit the ceiling with such force “some … Continue reading 50 passengers injured in Latham Boeing 787 mid-air freefall

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Boeing whistleblower dead

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John  Barnett who had worked for Boeing for 32 years until 2017, who raised the concerns about the firm’s production standards has been found dead in his truck in the hotel car park in the US according to the Charleston County Coroner. The police are investigating the 62 year-old’s death who had died from a self-inflicted wound on 9th march . In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company. Boeing said it was saddened to hear of Mr. Barnett’s death. From 2010, he worked as quality manager at the North … Continue reading Boeing whistleblower dead

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Ayodhya Ram Mandir inaugurated

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Thousands of invited guests including top film stars, and cricketers including Amitabh Bachchan and cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar attended  the inauguration of a grand temple to Hindu god Ram, his birth spot in Ayodhya, the tranquil pilgrim town on the banks of river Sari, a tributary of the Ganges, by Indian PM Narendra Modi. The temple has been constructed at a cost of £ 170m ($217m), funded from private donations. Mr Modi performed religious rituals Pray Partishtha, “establishment of life force” inside the temple’s sanctum along with priests and Mohan Bhagwat head of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) an extremist Hindu … Continue reading Ayodhya Ram Mandir inaugurated

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City of London: Built for Business

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London’s Zenith was the era of Georgian town squares, during 1700-1800, an imperial city which finds itself at the centre of world’s trade, empire, finance and manufacture. Andrew Saint, an architectural historian, conveys the excitement, diversity and richness of London at a time when the city was at the height of its power, uniqueness and attraction. Balancing the social, topographical and the visible aspects of the great city, Andrew Saint uses buildings, architecture, literature and arty as a way into understanding social and historical phenomena. He also focuses volumes on poverty of Victorian London, he provides a broader picture of … Continue reading City of London: Built for Business

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Dine, Drink and Feast

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Secret Escape: Antigua Pictures R. Nair Ever since Christopher Columbus landed on the islands in 1493 naming the “Santa Maria de la Antigua” and the English colonized the island in 1632 as Christopher Codrington established the first large sugar cane estate in 1674 and leased Barbuda to raise provisions for his plantations Antigua remained a popular holiday destination. Antigua & Barbuda is a twin-sovereign, tropical sub soaked coral island paradise in the Caribbean, hugged by 95 miles of coastline with hundreds of sandy beaches from the bustling Pigeon Point to the Kitesurfing paradise of Jabberwock beach, set between a tranquil … Continue reading Dine, Drink and Feast

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FAA grounds 171 Boeing 737 Max9 after mid-air blowout

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On Friday, in mid-air part of the fuselage of an Alaskan Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 flight 1282, fell off, forcing an emergency landing after take-off from  Portland,  in the US state of Oregon to Ontario, California and had reached 16, 000ft ( 4,876m) when it began its emergency descent according to flight tracking data.  The airline, carrying 177 passengers and crew, landed safely back in Portland. Although some images showed the night sky visible through the gap in the fuselage, with insulation material and other debris, there were no immediate indications of the cause of the apparent structural failure, … Continue reading FAA grounds 171 Boeing 737 Max9 after mid-air blowout

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League of London’s billionaires

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Caroline Knowles delves into London’s plutocrat’s paradise with more resident billionaires than New York, Hong Kong, or Moscow. Far from trickling down, their wealth is burning up the environment and swallowing up the city. Knowles walks the streets of London from the City to suburban Surrey Via Kensington, Notting Hill, Mayfair, and elsewhere. Her walks reveal how the wealthy shape the capital in their image, creating a new world of gated communities and luxury developments. The dark heart of the plutocratic city, from multi-million-pound mansions to high-end hotels and gentleman’s clubs. Along the way, we meet a wide and wickedly … Continue reading League of London’s billionaires

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Jumbo showers at Konni 

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Secret Escape The Indian Elephants of Kerala, has been listed as endangered species by International Union for the Conservation of Nature (ICUN)  as the world’s as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, estimated to be 33, 000 in the wild. The species is pre-eminently threatened by habitat loss, dreadful conditions. Along with a large population of wild elephants, Kerala has more than thousand elephants in captivity. Most of them are owned by Hindu temples donated by devotees and individuals. Elephants are a major attraction of the temple festivals in Kerala with the Thrissur Pooram … Continue reading Jumbo showers at Konni