Current Affairs' CartOOns
Liquor baron Vijaya Mallya successfully bid for Gandhiji´s belongings in an
auction and bringing them back to India
While Maryl Streep asked Slumdog kids for autograph, Bollywood stars Anil
Kapoor and Irffan Khan became kids when they met Angelia Jolie and Julia Roberts!
Sri Lankan cricketers were attacked in Lahore by terrorists while they were on
the way to Gaddafi Stadium
Sri Lankan cricket team bus attacked by rickshaw terrorists as it was driven to
Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan.
Taare Zameen Par starkid Darsheel Safary demanded Rs 1.25 crore for a new
movie!
Kareena Kapoor´s blouse came off during Filmfare award function. Saif Ali Khan
came to her rescue leading to speculation that this malfunction could be a
publicity stunt!
Opener Brendon McCullum (69 not out) guided New Zealand to a five-wicket
victory over India in the final Twenty20 International in Wellington. Kiwis win
series 2-0.
Indian cricketers are changing the fortunes of host cricket board wherever they
travel, with New Zealand cricket board earning a windfall of $25 million
through TV rights!
Slumdog Millionaire has a great fanfollowing among Indian slumkids as 2 Indian
slum kids´ walked the red carpet at Oscars Awards ceremony.
Keen to be part of the euphoric `Slumdog´ bandwagon, Congress has counted the
eight Oscars as part of the UPA´s achievements.
Salman Khan again went shirtless at a TV show proving that old habits die hard!
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11 phenomenal images of earth
11 phenomenal images of earth
Below are 11 incredible photos taken from space which illustrate just a few of earth’s fascinating geographical features and nature’s frightening unpredictability.
1. sri lankan coast, 26th december 2004
(above) the ocean rapidly retreats 400 metres on the south-western coast of sri lanka, just 5 minutes prior to the arrival of a devastating tsunami.
(above) the swirling waters continue to batter the coast just moments after the main wall of water has hit.
2. an alluvial fan, xinjiang province, china
(above) covering an area 56.6 x 61.3 km and taken on may 2nd, 2002, this photo shows an alluvial fan that formed on the southern border of the taklimakan desert in china. an alluvial fan usually forms as water leaves a canyon, each new stream eventually closing up due to sediment - the result being a triangle of active and inactive channels. the blue ones on the left are currently active.
3. retreating glaciers in the bhutan-himalaya
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(above) a beautiful but clear sign that glaciers are slowly melting due to global warming. easily visible are the ends of most of these glacial valleys’ surfaces turning to water to form lakes, a trend which has been noticed only in the last few decades.
4. Hurricane isabel, 2003
(above) this terrifying photo of hurricane isabel was taken on the international space station in 2003 and illustrates the immense size of the hurricane’s eye. this particular hurricane was the deadliest of 2003 and winds reached 165 mph at its peak.
5. greenland’s eastern coast, august 21st, 2003
(above) the fractal coastline of greenland and its numerous fjords as seen from space.
‘little spots of white in the water seem to be ice originating from the deeper fjords that reach all the way to the icecap covering most of the island.’ link
6. aurora borealis
(above) an astounding and spooky photo of the natural phenomenon known as aurora borealis, taken on-board space shuttle atlantis during the sts-117 mission.
7. a total solar eclipse from space, 1999
(above) the shadow of the moon covers part of earth on august 11th, 1999 in this photo taken from mir space station. this shadow raced across earth at 2000 km/h, all areas under the centre of it plunged into darkness during a total solar eclipse. this was apparently one the final photos taken from mir.
8. egmont national park, new Zealand
(above) mt. egmont volcano last erupted in 1755 and is now situated at the centre of egmont national park. park regulations have ensured the survival of a forest which extends at a 9.5 km radius from the summit of the volcano, the result of which can be seen from space in the form of huge dark green disc. this photo was taken during the sts-110 mission, april 2002.
9. mt. etna eruption, october 2001
(above) taken from the international space station in 2001, this is a photo of a particularly violent eruption on the island of sicily which produced a cloud of ash that travelled as far as libya. on the humongous version of the photo lighter coloured smoke can be seen near the volcano - this was caused by lava igniting nearby forests.
10. richat structure, mauritania
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