देश में पहली बार 8 दिसम्बर से दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय में ‘ई-कोर्ट’ शुरु होने वाला है। इस अदालत में कागज का कोई काम नहीं होगा और पूरी अदालती प्रक्रिया कम्प्यूटर के जरिए होगी। मतलब केस फाइल करने से लेकर उसके निपटारे तक कोई कागज इस्तेमाल नहीं किया जाएगा।
अब अदालतों में लगे कागजों के ढेर जल्द ही इतिहास बन जाएंगे। क्योंकी देश की पहली ‘ई-कोर्ट’ में वकील...
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Saturday, December 12, 2009
Miss Universe
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Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest run by the Miss Universe Organization. Along with its rival contests — Miss World and Miss Earth — this pageant is one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world.
The contest was founded...
Miss World
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The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's wife, Julia Morley, co-chairs the pageant.
Alongside its rival Miss...
Hero Honda to sponsor 2010 CWG
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Commenwealth games 2010
With 296 days to go, there is optimism all around for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. This confidence was given another boost on Friday when Suresh Kalmadi, Chairman of the Organising Committee of the Games, announced Hero Honda Motors Limited as the sponsor of India’s showpiece sporting event. The company will also sponsor the national leg of the Queen’s...
Miss World 2009, Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra appointed judge
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Former Miss World and Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has been appointed as judge for the 59th Miss World 2009 pageant which will be held on Dec 12, 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Priyanka Chopra studied in the US in Newton South High School in Newton, Massachusetts then in John F. Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The “Fashion”...
Toronto to host Bollywood's global awards in 2011
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The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards will be held in Toronto from June 16-19, 2011.
Bollywood actors Vivek Oberoi and Celina Jaitely, in the presence of Ontario's Premier Dalton McGuinty, made the announcement here.
"To win this privilege to host the 2011 IIFA awards...you need to know that Bollywood is in Ontario, especially Toronto....
UP too huge to handle: Mayawati
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Telangana
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday declared her outright preference for further partition of UP and creation of independent states of Bundelkhand and Harit Pradesh.
"I have written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, urging him to give clearance for carving out independent states of Bundelkhand and Harit Pradesh out of a giant...
Industry not bothered who gets Hyderabad
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Telangana
Will the city of Hyderabad become the capital of the proposed state of Telangana or get the status of union territory? The business community and industry are not bothered.
But business and industry leaders are concerned over the shutdowns and violence...
Friday, December 11, 2009
Deserts
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LARGEST DESERTS OF THE WORLD
(SUBTROPICAL)
Sahara, North Africa 3,320,000 sq. miles
Arabian, Middle East 900,000 sq. miles
Kalahari, Southern Africa 360,000 sq. miles
Great Victoria, Australia 250,000 sq. miles
Syrian, Syria, Jordan, Iraq...
Hottest , dryest places
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Hottest,Coldest,Driest,Wettest
Hottest Place Dalol, Denakil Depression, Ethiopia, annual average temperature (93.2°F, 34°C)
Coldest Place Plateau Station, Antarctica, annual average temperature (-56.7°C)
Wettest Place Mawsynram, Assam, India,...
LARGEST CITIES
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LARGEST CITIES ON THE PLANET!
Shanghai, China 13.3 million
Mumbai (Bombay), India 12.6 million
Buenos Aires, Argentina 11.92 million
Moscow, Russia 11.3 million
Karachi, Pakistan 10.9 million
Delhi, India 10.4 million
Manila,...
LARGEST USA CITIES
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(10) LARGEST USA CITIES!
(By Population) Numbers shown are the population within the recognized city limits, and do not include people living in the immediate surrounding area outside of the established border of the city (often called the...
Country Figure
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COUNTRIES (Highest Density)
(people per square km)
Monaco 16,205
Singapore 6,386
Malta 1,261
Maldives 1,164
Bahrain 1,035
Bangladesh 1,002
Vatican City 920
Barbados 648
Nauru 621
Mauritius 603
COUNTRIES (Lowest Density)
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USA States
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US Special
USA States (Two-Letter Abbreviations)
Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)...
LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD
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LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD
Languages spoken by the most people
(Native speakers only)
Chinese Mandarin 1 billion +
English 512 million
Hindi 501 million
Spanish 399 million
Russian 285 million
Arabic 265 million
Bengali 245 million...
Mountains
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TOP 10 TALLEST MOUNTAINS
Mount Everest 8850m (29035ft) Nepal/China
Qogir (K2) 8611m (28250ft) Pakistan
Kangchenjunga 8586m (28169ft) Nepal
Lhotse 8501m (27920ft) Nepal
Makalu I 8462m (27765ft) Nepal
Cho Oyu 8201m (26906ft) Nepal...
New math: 37% Indians live below poverty line
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Economy
Every third Indian is living below poverty line, says an expert group, putting the incidence of poverty in india at a high 37 % of
population, 10 percentage points more than estimated earlier.
Among the states, Orissa and Bihar are at the bottom, while Nagaland, Delhi and J&K have the least number of poor, says a report by the expert group...
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