American Michael Phelps retired from competitive swimming after securing an Olympic gold medal in men`s 4×100-meter medley relay in August 2012. With that medal, he became the most prolific Olympian ever to have graced the […]
One of the finest batsmen of the modern era and former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting decided to end his international career in 2012. Ponting, who led Australia to two World Cup triumphs in 2003 and […]
From early June through July, at least 200,000 acres ofColorado were swept by wildfire. The record drought andheat wave created the ideal conditions for wildfires, whichwere sparked by both lightning and human activities. Morethan 600 […]
By the time Lance Armstrong won his seventh Tour de France title, he was already a living legend. Besides being a champion athlete, Armstrong fought a battle with cancer and his successful return to one […]
Starting in early August, a series of Oklahoma wildfires burned some 52,000 acres, destroying at least 121 homes and businesses. A fire near Luther, Oklahoma, destroyed about 50 homes and buildings before it was contained […]
At a time when Formula one legend Michael Schumacher is finally calling it day, his fellow German Sebastian Vetter, has become his worthy successor by becoming Formula One’s youngest triple World champion at the age […]
The summer heat wave in North America led to morethan 82 heat-related deaths across the United States andCanada. The intense three-week-long spell began aroundJune 20, when a high pressure system centered over BajaCalifornia moved into […]
In July at least 37 people were killed by flood waters inand around the city of Beijing, China. In the rural andsuburban areas outside Beijing, many more people died inas a result of flooding, which […]
Throughout the tournament, Spain were tagged of being ‘boring’ but they silenced the critics as they defeated Italy 4-0 in the final, which was the biggest victory margin in any World Cup or European championship […]
The second-worst earthquake of 2012 happened on February 6, off the coast of Negros Oriental, Philippines. The 6.7 magnitude quake killed 113 people and injured 100, also cutting off water, electricity, transportation, and communications.The fourth-worst […]
In May, eight countries in West Africa suffered from a devastating lack of rainfall. This absence of rain came at a critical time in the growing season there. Failed crops and an insect plague have […]
The June 2012 Derecho was one of the most damaging thunderstorm complexes in recent history. This surprise storm produced wind speeds over 90 mph and hail stones up to 2.75 inches in diameter. From the […]
Indian sports received a huge setback and a major embarrassment when the International Olympic Association decided to suspend the Indian Olympic Association due to Government interference. This decision was on the cards after IOA decided […]
2012 saw many natural disasters strike across the globe, killing thousands and inflicting billions of dollars in property and infrastructural damage. From hurricanes and earthquakes to droughts, heat waves and wildfires, events were both widespread […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Judgements giving a body blow to the government in the highprofile Vodafone tax case and scrapping of 2G spectrum licences hogged the limelight in the Supreme Court which in 2012 also brought […]
A female physiotherapy intern was beaten and gang raped in Delhi on 16 December 2012, and died thirteen days later while undergoing emergency treatment in Singapore for brain and gastrointestinal damage from the assault. After […]
When it comes to big-fat weddings – both in India and abroad, 2012 had quite a few to boast of. Several celebrities tied the nuptial knot this year. Ritesh Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza rang in […]
AA RE PRITAM PYAARE Aa Re Pritam Pyaare is one of the most well choreographed, well executed and enthusiastic item dance number of this year, 2012. Performance by Shakti Mohan, Mariam Zakaria and Mumaith Khan […]
“The King of Good Times’ was hit by one crisis after another in 2012. A series of events that led saw half the fleet of KFA grounded and several members of its staff going on […]
With a view to check burgeoning subsidy, the government decided to cap supply of subsidized LPG cylinders to six cylinders per year per household. Any requirement over and above the six subsidised bottles would have […]
Erstwhile finance minster Pranab Mukherjee introduced the highly controversial law against tax avoidance through foreign investments in his Union Budget speech. GAAR, or the General Anti Avoidance Rules, entails rules and laws that targets entities […]
The Sensex has surged 24.90% in calendar 2012 so far (till 17 December 2012). From a 52-week low of 15,135.86 on 20 December 2011, the Sensex has risen 27.61%. The S&P CNX Nifty has also […]
What a cliff-hangar it was! Even Hollywood could not have provided this sort of dramatic script. First, it was Senate which passed, in the early hours of Tuesday, January 1 Fiscal Cliff deal potentially averting […]
New York City Comptroller John C. Liu offered the following statement on the Congressional agreement to avoid the so-called Fiscal Cliff and its effect on New York City taxpayers: “We will have to wait and […]
My thoughts, perforce, turn to India. It is not that there is not much here in USA to engage my attention. In fact, USA is probably going through one of the worst times in history. […]
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