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India

On 7th July 2007, HISTORY was rewritten – The Taj Mahal was voted as one of New Open World Corporation’s New Seven Wonders of the World. The New7Wonders organization is happy to announce the following 7 candidates have been elected to represent global heritage throughout history.
India’s Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China, Jordan’s [...]

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Sunita Lyn “Suni” Williams is a NASA astronaut. She was assigned to the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 14 and then joined Expedition 15. Williams is the second woman of Indian heritage to have been selected by NASA for a space mission after Kalpana Chawla and also the second astronaut of [...]

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Ganesha’s Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Mandir will not allow coconuts and big garlands. This is due to terrorist threats.
The sources at the temple say, is based on Israeli intelligence advice given to Indian agencies. The Israelis have apparently told Indian authorities that terrorists may use garlands and coconuts in their attacks on Hindu shrines.

This is [...]

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President House i.e Rashtrapati Bhavan (a sanskrit word) is the official residence of the President of India, located in New Delhi.
The main entrance is to Rashtrapati Bhavan is known as Gate 35, and is located on Prakash Vir Shastri Avenue, renamed from North Avenue in November of 2002. According to official website:
The splendour of [...]

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Dell inaugurated Thursday a new research and development (R&D) facility in Bangalore, India, that can house up to 1,000 staff. The new facility is in line with Dell’s plans to make India a hub for the development of enterprise products such as servers, storage, and software.
Its manufacturing plant in Chennai in south India is [...]

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You will find most high rise or tallest building in the commercial capital Mumbai – a city of west-central India on coastal Mumbai Island. It is India’s main port and commercial center. No wonder both commercial and residenical space is a premium.
Remember a building above 24 metres is classified as a high-rise.
List of tallest [...]

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Gudi Padwa is celebrated on the first day of the Chaitra month (6th April 2008), and is celebrated as New Year’s Day by Maharashtrians and Hindu Konkanis. This is also first day of my Marathi Calendar.
This festival indicates the beginning of spring. According to the Brahma Purana, this is the day on which Brahma [...]

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Recently someone forwarded me nice and sweet pics:
Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan made his debut as a child artist in Karan Johar’s Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham in 2001.
Update: Another pic

Update: Another pic (thanks to sweta)

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