World largest waterfalls

• Angel Falls, the world's highest at 979 metres (3212 feet), in Venezuela
• Bridalveil Fall, California - 189 m (620 ft) high: sheer drop when flowing
• Cascata delle Marmore in Italy is the tallest man-made waterfall in the world
• Cautley Spout at 175 m (580 ft) is the highest waterfall in England
• Eas a' Chual Aluinn, at 200 m (658 ft) is the highest waterfall in Scotland and also the United Kingdom
• Gocta, the fifth-highest in the world at 771 m (2533 ft), located in the province Chachapoyas, Peru
Kaieteur Falls, (Potaro River in central Guyana) located in the Kaieteur National Park. It is 226 m (741 ft)High Force on the River Tees is one of the tallest waterfalls in England
Huangguoshu Waterfall in Anshun, Guizhou, China, the largest waterfall in Asia.Iguazu Falls, a tall and extremely wide fall located in South America on the
• Argentina/Brazil border
• Jog Falls, India's eighth-highest (listed as 314 ranking on the World Waterfall Database), located in Karnataka state, India
• Jurong Falls in Singapore is the tallest artificial waterfall in the world
• Bambarakanda Falls Sri Lanka's tallest waterfall 263 meters
• St.Clairs Falls Sri Lanka's widest waterfall 265 ft high
• Multnomah Falls: 611 feet (186 m) high 30ft wide
• Niagara Falls is the most powerful falls in North America
• Pissing Mare Falls at 350 metres (1148 ft), is the highest in eastern North America
• Ramnefjellsfossen, the world's third-highest at 808 m (2685 ft), at Stryn, Nesdalen, Norway
• Rhine Falls, Europe's largest, located in Switzerland
• Tequendama Falls a 132m high waterfall on the Bogotá River, about 30 km southwest of Bogotá in Colombia
• Tugela Falls, the world's second-highest at 947 m (3110 ft), in KwaZulu-Natal province, Republic of South Africa
• Victoria Falls, the largest waterfall in the world, over a mile long and located on the Zambezi river on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia.
• Yosemite Falls, the second tallest in North America at 2,425 feet, is located in Yosemite National Park, United States
• Yumbilla falls, worlds 5th tallest waterfall, located in Peru
• Krimmler Falls, Austria's tallest waterfalls, height: 390 m, located in Krimml, Salzburg, Austria
• ShirAbad Waterfall, Iran, Golestan,Khanbebin,shirabad
• Waihilau Falls, the tallest waterfalls in the United States at 2,600 feet (792 meters), is located in the Waimanu Valley, Hawaii, United States
• Colonial Creek Falls, the tallest waterfalls in North America at 2,584 feet (788 meters), is located in the North Cascades National Park, Washington, United States
• Hannoki Falls, the tallest waterfall in Asia at 1,640 feet (500 meters), located in Tateyama, Japan

Tourist spot in banglore

Location : In the state of Karnataka.
Also Known as : Silicon Valley of India.
Prime Attractions : Palaces and Forts.
Temperature : Max : 37°C and Min 16°C
Population : 44,977 (1991 Census)
Altitude : 3,113 feet above sea

Bangalore is the capital city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is also known as the Garden City because of its many beautiful gardens and parks. Though the origin of Bangalore is ancient, the present-day city was founded in the 16th century and has since continued to be an important administrative center. Because of the high concentration of IT industry, it also called the Silicon Valley of India.

Major Attractions of Bangalore Tour Packages

The Bangalore Palace & Fort
Initially created by the Maghadi Chieftain Kempu Gowda and later modified by Tipu Sultan, the Magnificent Fort houses the 16th century Ganapati temple within its walls. The Palace and the Fort was created by the wodeyer king in the year 1887 on a 400 acres land inspired from the Windsor Castle. Built in a tudor style the fort is decorated with woods and a gallery of nearly thousand photographs of the viceroys, maharajas are of special mention.

Lal Bagh
The Lal Bagh Garden was created in the hands of Hyder Ali and his successors later added the horticulture wealth to the garden. In today's terms the garden preserves over 1000 species of rare collection of tropical plants, trees and a variety of herbs. The glass house within the garden is designed on the pattern of the Crystal house of London In winters it becomes the centre of attraction of the 240acre park. The Garden is at full bloom in the flowery season displaying all sorts of colour buds to the visitors.

Cubbon Park
Lavishly spread out in the cantonment area, the park can be watched blooming with the fountains,Lush green lawns, shady flowering trees and beautiful flowers. The charm of nature makes it an ideal park for the morning walkers and joggers. The evenings sees the colourful fountains light up and a restaurant in the centre of the park serving light refreshments to the park’s visitors.

Gangadhareshware Temple
The temple is renowned for its four monolithic pillars and a rare idol of Agni, the God of fire was built therein by the Chieftian Kempe Gowda. The rays of the sun enters the temple in the hot summer seasons passing through the horns of Nandi and the shrine of Shiva Lingam in an unusual manner as if a heavenly light has beckoned on the statue.

Government Museum
Counted among the oldest museums in India, it exhibits ancient antics from the period of Mohenjodaro which forms an interesting part of the museum to the visitors. The Venkatappa Art Gallery which brings to light the exhibition of the talented artists of the state.

Vidhana Soudha
The massive structure houses the state secretariat and is a wonder among modern architecture’s .It portrays a perfect unison of traditional architecture of Neo-Dravidian style with the touch of modernity . Built in the year 1954 the huge mansion is today the dwelling place to the state Legislature and is placed towards the northern boundary of the Cubbon Park. The doors of the buildings are created out of sandal wood and is extremely good looking in the evening when all the light are lit up.

Nearby Attractions in Bangalore Tour Packages

Bannerghata National Park
At a nearby distance of 22 km from Bangalore, the national park is abundant with exotic species of wild life. Established in the year 1971,the park preserves a variety of trees like the sandal, jalari, chujjulu, neem, tamarind and the Zizyphus among the best. It includes the Anekal range of the Bangalore forest division. The main attraction is the elephants coming from Kollegal a place nearby Tamil Nadu.

tourist spots in chennai

Mahabalipuram - This lovely seaside village was constructed during the reign of the Pallava Dynasty. Today, the Shore Temple, the largest bas-relief in the world called Arjuna's Penance, and the famous and beautiful mandapams have made this town world famous.

» Kanchipuram - This temple city forms one of the major tourists attractions and is counted among one of the seven sacred cities of India. The magnificent temples remind us of the wondrous Dravidian architecture. It is quite famous because of the wonderful craftsmanship of the kanchi weavers, the makers of perhaps the finest silk fabric in the world.
» Rameswaram -It lies 176 km from Madurai. This place is a holy spot for the Hindus. The magnificent Ramanathaswamy Temple is well known for its longest corridors in the country, extending over a length of 1,220 m long with its marvelous carved pillars. Those who visit here bathe in the sacred waters of Agaitheertam, a stretch of Clam Sea near the temple.

» Big Mosque- The Wallajah Mosque is also referred to as the "Big Mosque". The mosque is a renowned place of worship for the Muslims.

» Marina Beach - It is situated to the east of Chennai. This beach is said to be one of the longest beaches in India and Asia.
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» Parthasarathi Temple - This temple is one of the oldest temples in Chennai built by the Pallavas. The temple is dedicated to Lord Krishna. The place is enriched with colourful gopurams and several shrines with beautiful carvings.

» Guindy National Park - This park is an ideal spot for picnic. The park has a snake and children's park. The place has a wealth of trees. The main faunal attraction of this park is the occurrence of rare Indian Antelope popularly known as the "Black Buck", found nowhere in the world except India.

» Fort St. George -It is the first British fort built around 1653 by the British East India Company. This fort has a 20-feet-thick wall. The fort showcases a fine example of the British Architecture.
However, there are other places of interest too like the St. Mary's Church, Kapleshwar Temple, Fort Museum, Little Mount and Mount of St. Thomas.

Languges spoken in india

There are 18 major languages spoken in India and over 1600 regional dialects. Even though Hindi is the official language, many people in India do not speak it at all. Hindi is spoken by about half the population, mostly in North India. Most languages have their own script. Some of the major languages are Hindi, English, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.

English is the second major language spoken in India and is used for much of the official business. It is the official language of the judiciary. Many people prefer to use English as a common language over Hindi. English is the first language for many people, especially in the big cities. A large percentage of people in India can speak and read English.

Each state in the South has its own language—Tamil in Tamil Nadu; Telegu in Andhra Pradesh; Kanada in Karnataka; and Malayalam in Kerala.

Major Languages

Assamese About 60% of the population of Assam speaks Assamese.

Bengali It is the state language of West Bengal. Many people in Bengal only speak Bengali and do not speak Hindi or English.

Gujarati State language of Gujarat.

Hindi This is the first language of about 20% of India. It is the first language in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. It is the official language of the Indian government.

Kannada State language of Karnataka.

Kashmiri About 55% of the population of Jammu & Kashmir speak this language. It is written in an Arabic script.

Konkani It is the language spoken in Goa.

Malayalam State language of Kerala.

Manipuri Spoken in northeast India.

Marathi State language of Maharashtra. Also spoken in Mumbai.

Nepali This is the main language in Nepal and Sikkim.

Oriya State language of Orissa.

Punjabi State language of the Punjab.

Sanskrit It is the language that the Vedic scriptures are written in and it is one of the oldest languages in the world. Very few people speak this language now.

Sindhi This language is spoken in Pakistan or by people that were from this area.

Tamil State language of Tamil Nadu. 65 million people speak this language.

Telugu State language of Andhra Pradesh.

Urdu State language of Jammu & Kashmir. Urdu was developed in Delhi and is mainly spoken by the Muslim population. It is written in the Arabic script and includes many Persian words.

India us austalia third test

Double centuries from aggressive Gautam Gambhir and charismatic VVS Laxman took India to a mammoth total of 613(dec) at the loss of 7 wickets at the end of Day 2 of the third Test against Australia at Ferozshah Kotla in New Delhi. This is India's fourth highest first innings score against the visitors from Down Under.

The word - 'Bombardment' seems to be apt for the kind of run-flow India brought in their first innings total. In reply to which, Matthew Hayden (16*) and Simon Katich (29*) scored 50/0 by the end of second day's play.

Skipper Anil Kumble waited for 'Very Very Special' Laxman to complete his second double ton against Aussies and declared the innings as soon as he embraced the feat. Amidst the ongoing retirement debates, Laxman let his bat do the talking and hopefully answered in a better way to some of his critics.

His first double ton (281) also came against the world champions in the historic Eden Gardens Test in 2001. Laxman played a crucial role in the 278-run partnership with Gautam Gambhir for the fourth wicket before Shane Watson dismissed the latter for 206 runs.

When Kotla crowd looked charmed by the VVS-Gambhir's show, Australian all-rounder Shane Watson broke the duo's rhythm and gave his side a few moments to rejoice by picking two quick wickets of local boy Gambhir and vice-captain MS Dhoni.

Retiring veteran Sourav Ganguly soon walked back after adding just five runs to his team's score. His outing was cut short by part-time bowler Simon Katich as he holed one to Ponting at short cover.

Gambhir, who scored his first double hundred, slaughtered Australian bowling to register his second ton of the Border-Gavaskar series. Watson, who had a verbal war with the Indian opener on the first day, had the last laugh when Gambhir nicked his delivery that crashed into the stumps.

Dhoni's cameo of 27 runs was put to end by Watson. He edged a delivery that was going outside the off-stump and wicket-keeper Haddin took a diving catch.

Then came in Anil Kumble who played a fine supporting role to VVS Laxman. But, Oz pacer Mitchell Johnson interrupted the Kumble-Kotla love affair by dismissing the skipper on 45. India was then at the verge of crossing 600-run mark.

Zaheer Khan (28*) added some glitter to the Laxman's innings by flicking few balls out of the boundary rope.

India's run-riot definitely depicted the positivity in the batting department. Laxman and Gambhir were the show-stealers as they leave Australia beleaguered.

golmaal returns movie review

The trials of the most keenly awaited Diwali release, Golmaal Returns, have started in Mumbai.

On Sunday evening, the producers, Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision, and the worldwide distributors, Indian Films - Studio 18 had an in-house trial, at which the response to the film was absolutely exemplary.

The other big show on Sunday evening was at Fun Republic, which was attended by Ajay Devgan, Kajol, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Celina Jaitly, Rohit Shetty, Manish Malhotra and their families. According to sources, the celebrities and their folk were seen laughing and clapping unstoppably, during the myriad comic sequences in the film.

Some days back, a special trial of the film was held for Karisma and Kareena Kapoor, who were joined by the latter’s friend, director Lovely Singh (Kya Love Story Hai).

On Monday evening, the entire cast and crew of Golmaal Returns celebrated Diwali with select media in Mumbai. The dress code for the event was Indian.

Internet explorer-beta

Its browser was largely unchallenged in the early part of this decade, but since the arrival of the Firefox browser from Mozilla, Microsoft has accelerated development of new versions of Internet Explorer to stabilize its eroding market share and address the central role the Web has assumed in computing and daily life. As recently as 2004, Internet Explorer had more than 90 percent of the browser market.
In July, IE’s market share was 73 percent, Firefox had 19 percent and Apple’s Safari had 6 percent, according to Net Applications. The increased competition comes at a time when more people are using the Web for more sophisticated and sensitive activities, and demanding more from browsers. ”People are now more than ever participating in the Web,” said James Pratt, Internet Explorer product manager. “Everybody has their suite of sites and services that make the Web unique to them.”

Microsoft has added several features to the so-called beta 2 test release of IE8, which is available in English, German, Simplified Chinese and Japanese, and can be downloaded free by anyone at http://www.microsoft.com/ie8. A finished version of the browser is due by January, two years after the launch of IE7. IE8 includes new navigation features, tools to gather bits of content from around the Web and privacy enhancements that have caused concern among advertisers and Web publishers. To improve user privacy on the Internet, Microsoft is introducing “InPrivate Browsing.”

The feature allows a user to start a browsing session during which the history of sites they view, temporary Internet files and so-called cookies - small pieces of code added to a browser for tracking purposes - will not be recorded. ”An example might be you’re searching for a surprise gift for a loved one, you’re using a shared PC in an Internet cafe,” Pratt said. Some bloggers have nicknamed the feature “porn mode.” A complementary feature is “InPrivate Blocking.” It allows a user to see when a third-party content provider might be tracking their activities on the Web. Many sites include content, such as stock prices, advertisements or weather information, from third-parties.

“That’s the business model for the Web. That’s how the Web is funded today in many cases,” Pratt said. Those third parties, which commonly provide content to many different Web pages, can track and aggregate an individual’s browsing habits to better target advertising to them. The feature allows users to block that third-party content, and, by extension, the tracking. Online privacy advocates welcome the features, some of which are available in the Safari browser and as add-ons to Firefox.