Bollywood actress Hema Malini gravely injured in a car crash - 02 July 2015

Former bollywood actress and BJP MP, Hema Malini had a high speed car crash late Thursday evening. The actress is reportedly out of danger with minor bruises on her forehead and back. But, unfortunately a 4 year old child involved in the incident has reportedly been killed.

The incident occurred when Hema Malini with four other friends was travelling from Mathura to Jaipur in her Mercedes. The car was been driven by her driver when at an interjection an Alto car collied with them. The entire incident occurred on a busy highway with lot of onlookers. People rushed to the spot to help only to be surprised to see Hema Malini being involved in the crash.

From the accident site she has been transferred to the nearest hospital by some local BJP members. She has been admitted to the emergency department with everybody waiting for further updates. Her situation remains stable with some bruises on her forehead, just above the eye, and in some places at the back and legs.

The doctor travelling with her to the hospital reported that the actresses was able to walk on her own into the hospital but was requesting the vehicle to reach faster to the hospital as she was feeling intense pain due to the injuries.

The exact cause of the accident and who was at fault still remains to be ascertained, but it has taken away the life of a tender 4 year old  child which was really unfortunate. Further reports and updates are still awaited.

Mumbai Rains - Heavy rains lash Mumbai - City submerged 19-06-15

In what can be termed as a routine for Mumbai City, heavy rains have again brought normal life to a standstill in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai today on 19th June 2015. What is surprising is that this is the first full fledged one day rainfall in the city of Mumbai and all the arrangements made by the BMC has been exposed.

All the schools in the city remain shut. Some offices have remained open with employees being advised to report to work only if possible. The Govt. has issued alerts to Mumbaikars to venture out of the homes only if absolutely necessary and that too on the roads which are guided by them from time to time. The lifeline of Mumbai - local trains - have been thrown out of gear completely which has literally brought the city to a standstill. Road traffic is reported to be really slow with serpentine line of cars and buses been seen in all streets of Mumbai.

What seems to be worrying is that there is a huge high tide expected around 2:30 pm, which is going to add to the BMC's woes. The city is on high alert with rapid action force being deployed to tackle any untoward incidents. The city's picture looks grim with many trees uprooted which has cause inconvenience to vehicular traffic. Fire brigade services have been pressed into service to clear the fallen trees as soon as possible.

Local trains in the trans-harbour local (Vashi to Panvel & Thane to Panvel), however, are running at a slow pace on a shuttle basis. Trains on Central Railway from Kalyan onwards too are reported to be running; but behind schedule. The main affected areas are mainline Mumbai with many low-lying areas water logged, forcing the railways to shut services. Further decision will be taken after surveying the situation post the high tide at 2:30 pm.

Meanwhile, in the morning, many office goers chose to skip office and stay at home owing to continuous rainfall since last night which actually caused the water logging. But some unfortunate people who have ventured out of their homes are reported to be stuck at various places in the city with no option but to wait till road or rail services start operations. These people are not too happy with the arrangements done by the BMC which has brought them this hardship.

FIFA soup cleared: Shabby dealings of FIFA vice-president Jack Warner 'bribes' uncovered

A BBC investigation has uncovered exactly what happened to $10m sent from Fifa to accounts controlled by its former vice-president, Jack Warner. The money, sent on behalf of South Africa, was supposed to be used for its diaspora legacy programme in the Caribbean, and is central to the scandal that has engulfed world football.

But in fact most of the money went straight back to Mr Warner and his associates through a series of transfers and money laundering schemes. But documents suggest Mr Warner used the payment for cash withdrawals, personal loans and to launder money. Mr. Warner, who has been indicted by the US FBI for corruption, denies all claims of wrongdoing.

Fifa says it is co-operating with the investigation and South Africa's Football Association has issued a detailed statement denying any wrongdoing. In the three wire transactions - on 4 January, 1 February and 10 March 2008 - funds totalling $10m (£6.5m) from Fifa accounts were received into Concacaf accounts controlled by Jack Warner.

At the time, he was in charge of the body, which governs football in North and Central America and the Caribbean.  Jack Warner is one of 14 people charged by US prosecutors over alleged corruption at Fifa.
The US Justice department alleges the 14 accepted bribes and kickbacks estimated at more than $150m (£97m) over a 24-year period. Mr Warner, however, denies all charges of corruption.

Ghana Petrol Station Tragedy - 08.06.15

Around 150 people have died in a fire at a petrol station in Ghana's capital, Accra, as per latest reports.

The fire on Wednesday night started as people in the city were trying to cope with two days of heavy rain, which has left many homeless and without power.

The flooding hampered rescue efforts and may have led to the fire, as per reports from Accra.

President John Dramani Mahama has announced three days of national mourning to begin on Monday.

It is thought that people were in the petrol station sheltering from the downpours when the fire broke out, our correspondent says. A further 25 people have died in the floods.

President Mahama visited the burnt-out petrol station and described the deaths as "catastrophic" and "almost unprecedented".

He vowed to take tough measures to stop people building on waterways, which appeared to have been a factor in the disaster.

"I think that the time has come for us to remove houses out of water and the public should understand that it is necessary to save everybody else," he said.

Following an emergency meeting of cabinet and security chiefs on how to tackle flooding, the government says it will release £9m ($14m) to help flood victims.

Schools were closed across the capital and children asked to stay at home.

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