First Look at the New Indian Coin

Indian History..

Just read what INDIA was as per LORD MACAULAY on his statement on 2nd february 1835 , in the last snap. That would really shock us
Old Photographs from Indian History

The daughter of an Indian maharajah seated on a panther she shot, sometime during 1920s.  

A British man gets a pedicure from an Indian servant .

The Grand Trunk Road , built by Sher Shah Suri, was the main trade route from Calcutta to Kabul .

A rare view of the President's palace and the Parliament building in New Delhi .

Women gather at a party in Mumbai ( Bombay ) in 1910 .

A group from Vaishnava, a sect founded by a Hindu mystic. His followers are called Gosvami-maharajahs 

An aerial view of Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi , built between 1650 and 1658. 

The Imperial Airways 'Hanno' Hadley Page passenger airplane carries the England to India air mail, stopping in Sharjah to refuel .

Pictures of Leh flood

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Swimming on 55th Floor. Pool 3x Olympic size!!!!

Don't look down: A guest swims in the infinity pool of the Skypark that tops the Marina Bay Sands hotel towers - 55 stories over the city of Singapore yesterday To infinity... and beyond! The pool stretches 150 metres, three times the length of an Olympic swimming pool The view over the side: An artist's impression shows the Skypark that tops the Marina Bay Sands hotel towers, including the infinity pool Infinity pools are designed to make it seem as though the water extends to the horizon. In reality, the edge of the pool is usually about an inch below the water level. The water therefore spills over the edge into a catchment below, and is then pumped back into the pool. The concept is said to have been inspired by the terraced rice paddies in Bali, Indonesia. They are often seen in luxury resorts such as the Marina Bay Sands.  'In Singapore, Marina Bay Sands will be the pivot point in which tourism here is going to explode,' gaming tycoon Sheldon Adelson, chairman of Las Vegas Sands Corp, the parent company of the resort, said at its opening celebration yesterday. The resort from across the bay. The three towers were based on a deck of cards, according to designer Moshe Safdie The resort from across the bay. The three towers were based on a deck of cards, according to designer Moshe Safdie

 

A skydiver parachutes pass the Singapore Flyer and Marina Bay Sands casino resort as part of the venue's opening celebrations yesterday

 

Extreme: Left, relay teams scale one of the towers in a race commemorating the opening yesterday. Right, a newly-wed couple enjoy a canal ride inside the resort's shopping centre

 

The enormous hotel, which dominates the Singapore skyline, has 2,560 rooms and suites, a fleet of celebrity chef restaurants, shopping areas, theatres, a museum, a casino and a crystal pavilion.
The resort is set to employ 10,000 people directly and generate up to £48million each year. Entrance to the casino alone is nearly £50 a day - but an average of 25,000 people have visited the casino daily since its initial phased opening two months ago.

Thomas Arasi, president and chief executive officer of the resort, said he expects to attract an astonishing 70,000 visitors a day, 18 million a year.
The resort was designed by Moshe Safdie, who said he based it on a deck of cards.

 

Money-maker: Left, the entrance to the casino, which costs nearly £50 to get in and is attracting 25,000 visitors each day. Right, a man looks through a steel web art structure in one of the towers

It was due to open in 2009, but was delayed thanks to labour and material shortages, and funding problems due to the global financial crisis.

 

Last night, singing legend Diana Ross performed for 2,500 VIPs in the resort's Grand Ballroom. Singer Kelly Rowland also headlined an outdoor concert there yesterday.
The opening celebrations also featured a death-defying relay. Seven teams of three participants each scaled the three towers in succession before sprinting across the 340-metre long Sands SkyPark, where the infinity pool is located, to the finish line.

 

Just enjoying the sun: Models pose in the pool for journalists at the grand opening few days back.

Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi

Indira Gandhi International Airport is  the sixth largest  among the most modern in the world

Tribute to Murali

FLASHBACK 1991... The big moment - Muttiah Muralitharan of St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota (left) receives the Observer Trophy from Chief Guest Mr. Sirisena Cooray watched by then Observer Editor Mr. H. L. D. Mahindapala.

Muralitharan broke Courtney Walsh's record for most Test wickets in 2004

Virender Sehwag (right) congratulates Murali after the Sri lankan took his 502nd ODI) wicket