India’s only hope of Badminton-Saina Nehwal fighted her heart out before bowing down to Indonesian Maria Kristin Yulianti in the quarter finals match. The 18-year-old Indian, on her maiden Olympic trip, went down 28-26 14-21 15-21 in the thrilling contest against her world No. 16 rival. The World No 15 could have easily gone home […]
Olympics: The India Story
Olympics: The India Story by Boria Majumdar and Nalin Mehta sheds light on an obscure but glorious chapter of Indian sports and relives how a bunch of mostly unsuspecting, rustic Indians went on to make a stupendous political statement in a grand gesture of defiance. The book narrates the opening ceremony of the Berlin Games, […]
China Builds New Trains in Time for Olympics
The Diesel Multiple Unit trains rolled out of the production line recently, the manufacturer said. The train with a maximum speed of 160 km an hour with seating capacity for 466 passengers would only serve the line between urban Beijing and the Badaling section of the Great Wall. The trains were unveiled at the […]
How Special City-Wide Celebrations Impact Traffic Safety
The long awaited Super bowl weekend is here with us. As usual, more than a million people will flock nominated cities and regions such as the Bay Area in California to celebrate what is arguably the most spectacular sporting event in the American calendar. Hordes of people are expected to swarm the streets with all […]
Afreeca CEO Arrested, Korean Blogosphere in Uproar
Korea’s Youtube equivalent, Afreeca, has recently become more famous due to live coverage of candlelight vigils. On the 17th, the CEO of Afreeca was taken by the prosecutor’s office under the charge of having illegal activities on the Internet. The investigation and swift confinement by the government have given rise to suspicion that the government […]
China is all set to introduce a new bullet train
China is all set to introduce a new bullet train. The bullet train is China’s first domestically made train, capable of reaching a speed of 350 km an hour. The bullet train is the latest model in the China Railway high-speed series was produced by the China Northern Locomotive and Rolling Stock Industry Corporation in […]