Thousands protest in Israel over house prices and low salaries.Over 150,000 protesters took to the streets in cities across Isreal on last Saturday night in the biggest demonstrations the country has seen in decades to demand action on rising house prices and rents, low salaries, the high cost of raising children and other social issues.
The Karnak temple is the largest ancient religious site in the World. This is because every pharaoh contributed to it as it was probably the most important temple in Egypt.Every pharaoh raced to show his respect to the supreme gods and also earn the appreciation of the clergymen. So every pharaoh built a pylon or obelisk or sphinx or an entire complex within the temple.
Sphinx at the Luxor Temple.
Obelisk in the Luxor Temple.
Entrance to the Karnak Temple.
Part of the Sphinx Avenue.
People Walking Down Sphinx Avenue.
The Hypostyle Hall 1.
The Hypostyle Hall 2.
The Hypostyle Hall 3.
Calendar of the Temple’s Festivals.
Beautiful Inscriptions in One of the Shrines in the Karnak Temple.
Obelisk in the Karnak Temple 1.
Obelisk in the Karnak Temple 2.
Tut Ankh Amun’s Contribution to the Karnak Temple.
Many of you must have seen Anna Hazare and his struggle to fight against corruption and implementation of Jan Lokpal Bill. Here's a video of Anna Hazare himself explaining about himself, his achievements and the importance of Jan Lokpal Bill. A must watch for all Indians :)
The Kingdom Tower coming up in Saudi Arabia will displace the Burj Khalifa to take top spot in the list of tallest buildings in the world. But now let's take a quick look at the top 12 tallest building in the World.
1. Burj Khalifa: Dubai's Burj Dubai is currently the tallest building in the world. Height: 2,716 ft.
2. Taipei 101: The Taipei 101 in Taiwan is the second tallest. Height: 1,671 ft.
3. Shanghai World Financial Center: The Shanghai World Financial Center is third. Height: 1,614 ft.
4. Hong Kong's International Commerce Center: Hong Kong's International Commerce Center is fourth. Height: 1,588 ft.
5/6. Petronas Twin Towers: The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur are tied for fifth and sixth tallest. Height: 1,483 ft.
7. Nanjing Greenland Center: The Nanjing Greenland Center in China is the seventh tallest. Height: 1,476 ft.
8. Chicago Willis Towers: Chicago's Willis Tower, formerly the Sears Tower, is the eighth tallest. Height: 1,451 ft.
9. Guangzhou West Tower: The Ghuangzhou West Tower is the ninth tallest. Height: 1,435 feet.
10. Shanghai's Jinmao Tower: Shanghai's Jinmao Tower is the tenth tallest. Height: 1,380 ft.
11. Hong Kong's Two International Financial Center: Hong Kong's Two International Financial Center is the eleventh tallest. Height: 1,362 feet.
12. Chicago's Trump International Hotel and Tower: Chicago's Trump International Hotel & Tower is the twelfth tallest. Height: 1,326 ft.
Here's the national anthem of India sang by Lata Mangeshkar, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Kavita krishnamurthy, Hariharan, S.P. balasubrahmanyam, Asha Bhonsle, Saddiq Khan Langa, Jagjit Singh, Dr. Balamuralikrishna, D.K.Pattamal, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Jasraaj and Bhupen Hazarika.
An angry man named Mark Hemier from a small town of Colorado went on a rampage to destroy buildings and vehicles with his bulldozer. His main targets - a bank, a hardward store, a concrete factory, town hall , police department and home of former mayor.
Hemier was a skilled welder and had armoured his bulldozer with half inch thick dual iron sheets and concrete in between them.
After destroying property worth US $7,000,000, his bulldozer got stucked under a steel structure and he committed suicide before the police could catch him.
