Monday, February 28, 2011

“Top 10 places to visit in Asia” plus 5 more

“Top 10 places to visit in Asia” plus 5 more

Top 10 places to visit in Asia

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:38 AM PST


JAPAN-The snow festival

The Sapporo Snow Festival, which lasts for seven days in February is one of Japan’s largest winter events in Odori Park. The Snow Festival is considered to be a festival of international-caliber.

Malaysia-Perhentian Islands

The Perhentian Islands are a small group of beautiful, coral-fringed islands off the coast of northeastern.

Singapore-The Orchard Road

The Orchard Road is one the most important tourist attraction and the hub of the city for retail shopping and entertainment hub of the city. It also happens to be one of the prominent Singapore tourist attractions.

Indonesia-Bali

It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. It was awarded the world’s best island by the International Travel Magazine.

India for the Taj Mahal, Agra


It is one of the most famous structures in the world It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is symbol of love.

India-Goa

Goa is a famous for it beaches, it has more than 7-8 good beaches. It is famous for its ancient churches.

Philippines-The Beaches

Philippine islands is blessed with an extensive coastline, the Philippines has unspoiled beaches. Its beaches have deep-blue, crystal-clear waters and a wide variety of marine life.

Srilanka-Colombo

It is famous for its ancient monuments, beaches, art galleries and museums.

Thailand, Bangkok

Bangkok means the” City of Angels” .Its attractions are the Cultural Heritage,Islands like Phuket.

China,Taiwan

It has large chain of mountains and coastal areas. The night market for shopping are staple to Taiwanese economy.

Sri Lanka vs Kenya, (SL vs Ken) World Cup 2011, Live Cricket Score, Streaming, Highlights

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:35 AM PST


Sri Lanka will take on Kenya in the 14th game of the World Cup 2011 to be played on March 1, 2011. The game is a day-night match and will see the sides battle it out at the R Premadasa in Colombo. Watch Live score.

Sri Lanka go into the game after having won their first match against Canada but having lost to Pakistan in the second match. On the other hand, Kenya have been so miserable in the field that they have lost both their games – and by humongous margins. Watch Live Streaming.

Sri Lanka will look to make sure that the side can get going with the bat, unlike what happened in their previous game against Pakistan. On the other hand, Kenya need a much improved performance to even come close.

The highlights videos will be uploaded here after the match is over.

A.R Rahman misses the Oscars for ‘If I Rise’

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 11:50 PM PST


Indian music maestro A R Rahman wasn't lucky enough at this year's Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Rahman missed the award for the best song on Sunday night.

The two time Oscar winner had also performed the song 'If I Rise' at the event at Kodak Theatre. The other nominees for the award –  Mandy Moore's and Zachary Levi's 'I See The Light', Gwyneth Paltrow's 'Coming Home' and Randy Newman's 'We Belong Together'-  had also performed at the event.

The team of Danny Boyle and Rahman did wonders for the movie 'Slumdog Millionaire', which gained popularity all over the world. The movie made the music director earn numerous awards, including Oscars, Golden Globe and Grammys.

Danny and Rahman this time worked on critically acclaimed film '127 Hours' starring James Franco. Rahman for the song 'If I Rise' had teamed up with the British lyricist Dido. Bollywood couple Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan were present at the event to support Rahman.

National Science Day observed in Bengaluru

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 11:30 PM PST


The 27th of February was observed in Bengaluru in the state of Karnataka, India as National Science Day . The Day is observed to celebrate the day when the great scientist Sir CV Raman was conferred the Nobel Prize for his discovery of Raman effect.

Exhibitions, demonstrations and special lectures for people interested in science, were organized across the city to observe the National Science Day. An exhibition of telescopes was also organized by the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium between 10 am and 5 am.

Members of the Association of Bangalore Amateur Astronomers were available to enlighten and explain the telescopes displayed in the exhibition. Students and public were invited by the Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants to visit the farms and laboratories of the institute in the morning hours.

Programs were also organized by Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum and the Institution of Engineers to observe the National Science Day.

RTMNU BE winter 2010 results announced

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 11:20 PM PST


The results of the Bachelor of Engineering (BE) 3rd semester winter for the year 2010 have been declared by the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University in Nagpur. Candidates can access their results from the official website at http://www.nagpuruniversity.org/.

Nagpur University is one of the prominent universities in Nagpur in the state of Maharashtra, India. The RTMNU was established in the year 1923 and was named after the saint Tukdoji Maharaj.

The university is also known as Nagpur University and promotes the teachings of the Indian languages like, Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit and Urdu. In the year 1983, the university was divided when some of its facilities were re-directed to the University of Amravati in Maharashtra.

The RTMNU started providing medical courses from the year 1947 and since then it has been known for its quality medical education. The university has been accredited with 'A' grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. It is now known as one of the toughest universities in Maharashtra for its strict assessment.

WI vs Net World Cup 2011, Cricket Live Score, Streaming, Highlights

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 06:27 AM PST


West Indies play the Netherlands in the World Cup 2011 at Delhi on February 28, 2011. The day/night match will begin at 2:30 pm India time. 09:00 GMT. Live score.Both these teams have lost their opening encounters, West Indies lost to South Africa, while Netherlands lost to England.

Both these teams have played just one ODI and West Indies crushed Netherlands by 10 wickets in that game. West Indies have to win this match to qualify for the next round. Live Streaming.

Currently West Indies is in very bad form with loosing all the five games they have played last.

The probable teams are as follows :

Netherlands 1 Alexei Kervezee, 2 Wesley Barresi (wk), 3 Tom Cooper, 4 Ryan ten Doeschate, 5 Bas Zuiderent, 6 Tom de Grooth, 7 Peter Borren (capt), 8 Mudassar Bukhari, 9 Pieter Seelaar, 10 Bernard Loots, 11 Berend Westdijk

West Indies 1 Chris Gayle, 2 Devon Smith, 3 Darren Bravo, 4 Ramnaresh Sarwan, 5 Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 6 Kieron Pollard, 7 Devon Thomas (wk), 8 Darren Sammy (capt), 9 Sulieman Benn, 10 Nikita Miller, 11 Kemar Roach.
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