Folkestone: Frenchman Philippe Croizon, whose arms and legs had to be amputated following an electrical accident, successfully completed his attempt to swim the English Channel. The 42-year-old set off from Folkestone in Kent and finished the 34-km journey using prosthetic legs. He had three dolphins swimming alongside him for a brief period.
India Tribune, as an English weekly newspaper, was launched in 1977 in Chicago by its publisher Prashant Shah with a lofty ideal to serve the Asian Indian community in the USA. Over the years, it has grown with all vigor, and now it is being published in three editions – Chicago, New York and Atlanta. India Tribune, a journal of its kind for the family in the USA, has been a household name for many Indians for over three decades with each issue commanding a readership of over 125,000.
