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Bangalore gets its Metro



Longest bridges in all over the world

The world's longest cross-sea bridge, spanning 36.48 kilometers across the mouth of the Jiaozhou Bay in China's eastern Shandong province, opened to traffic four years after construction started. Here's a peek into some of the world's longest bridges.

 Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Located in Louisiana, United States, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, consists of two parallel bridges that run parallel to each other. The bridges are supported by 9,500 concrete pilings and spans over 38.35 kilometres. The southern terminus of the Causeway is in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. The northern terminus is at Mandeville, Louisiana.

 Donghai Bridge
Completed on December 10, 2005, the Donghai Bridge has a total length of 32.5 kilometres and connects Shanghai to the Yangshan port in China. The 'Donghai Bridge' is popularly known as 'The stone'.

 Chesapeake Bay Bridge
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is a four lane bridge that connects the Delmarva Peninsula's Eastern Shore of Virginia with Virginia Beach and the metropolitan area of Hampton Roads, Virginia. The bridge has a total length of 37 kilometres.

 Vasco da Gama Bridge
The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a cable bridge with a total length of 17.2 kilometres. The bridge was opened to traffic on 29 March, 1998. The bridge spans across the Tagus River near Lisbon, Portugal.

 Penang Bridge
The Penang Bridge opened to traffic on September 14, 1985 and connects Gelugor in Penang island and Seberang Prai to mainland Malaysia. The total length of the bridge is 13.5 kilometres.

 Rio-Niteroi Bridge
The Rio-Niteroi Bridge is a box girder bridge that connects the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niteroi. The bridge opened on March 4, 1974 and the total length of the bridge is 13 kilometres.

 Confederation Bridge
The 12.9 kilometre long bridge opened on 31 May 1997, connecting the Prince Edward Island with New Brunswick, Canada. The Confederation bridge is a two-lane highway toll bridge.

 San Mateo-Hayward Bridge
Commonly known as the San Mateo Bridge, the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge connects San Francisco Peninsula with the East Bay. The total length of the bridge is 11.265408 kilometres.

 Seven Mile Bridge
The Seven Mile Bridge is is located between the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Strait. Finished in 1982 at a cost of $45 million, the Seven Mile Bridge connects city of Marathon in the Middle Keys of Florida to Little Duck Key in the Lower Keys of Florida.

The 26 miles long Sea Bridge of China

They own a team in IPL Cricket

Mumbai Indians

The team is owned by Reliance Industries Limited. Mukesh Ambani heads the company and wife Nita Ambani takes active part in the workings of the team.

Kolkata Knight Riders

The KKR owner hardly needs an introduction. However, the other equally important owner of KKR is not talked about much. SRK's partner is Jay Mehta. He is Juhi Chawla's husband and is a British origin industrialist.

Kings XI Punjab

Apart from the much talked about Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia, the team is co-owned by Karan Paul, chairman of Apeejay Surrendra group and Mohit Burman of Dabur.

Chennai Super Kings

The team is owned by India Cements which is headed by N. Srinivasan. He is also involved in the BCCI and AICF i.e. the All India Carrom and Chess Federations.

Deccan Chargers

The team is owned by the Deccan Chronicle corporation. Gayatri Reddy, daughter of media baron T Venkattaram Reddy, heads the workings of the team and is very impressive at her job.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Another team owner that needs no introduction is liquor baron Vijay Mallya. He placed the second highest bid at the IPL auction, next only to Mukesh Ambani.

Rajasthan Royals

Though the majority of limelight is hogged by Shilpa Shetty and husband Raj Kundra, the actual owner of the team is Manoj Badale, the co-founder of Blenheim Chalcot. Other investors in the team include Lachlan Murdoch, Aditya S Chellaram and Suresh Chellaram.

Delhi Daredevils

The fiery team is owned by GMR Group. The business group's core area lies in airports, highways, agriculture and energy. The corporation is owned by G. M. Rao.

Kochi Tuskers

The newest team to be initiated into IPL is owned by Rendezvous Sports World. It is a consortium made up of multiple companies. The group bought the team for an exorbitant amount of $333 million.

Pune Warriors

Last but not the least, Pune Warriors was bought by Subrata Roy of Sahara Group for $378.2 million, which is the highest amount ever paid for a team in IPL. Subrata Roy has also written books on philosophy of life and is well-known for his philanthropic works.

Sakshi in IPL

Sakshi has been a regular in the stands during the ongoing IPL season. And this time around she sports an yellow CSK jersy. Have a look

 

 

Manao back in Susmita's life



The year was 2006, Sushmita Sen was dating Manav Menon, the ad film maker. It was no secret. It was a fairy tale love story – with a small glitch.
Manav could not really understand why Sushmita was keeping in touch with all her old boyfriends. Adding to the troubles was Renee, Susmita's daughter who did not get along well with Manav. Even though the chemistry between Sushmita and Manav led to speculations that marriage may be on cards, they broke up.
So, why are we bringing this up all over again? Well, here is the latest. Sush has been seen with Manav; and that too very often. The Times Of India quotes "Manav is suddenly back in Sush's life, although one is not sure if he is just there as a friend, or more."
The source also adds that Manav has gone out of his way to make up with Renee and the two share a good friendship. Is this an indication that Manav wants to make it work with Sushmita this time around?
Let's wait and see what happens.

All India CBSE Topper (Drvyansh Sharma) is an SRK fan



Drvyansh Sharma, the all India CBSE topper in the class XII boards, is a small town boy, with great aspirations. Sharma who studied at Delhi Public School (DPS) Ghaziabad has scored an aggregate of 98.6 per cent. "I was just surprised when my school told me that I have topped the country," said Drvyansh. With a modest family background, all the celebrations and attention has left him a little jaded.

"My parents were just in disbelief. All my relatives and friends were elated. Nobody had expected that I would reach the pinnacle," added Drvyansh. An avid SRK fan, Drvyansh points out that his favourite star was also a small screen actor, but he made it to the top and has stayed there for decades. When asked about his success mantra, Drvyansh said, "Focus on whatever you do and you will achieve success."

Though his ambition is to become a computer engineer, Drvyansh enjoys reading novels, partying on and off and playing badminton. Among the people who are celebrating his success, he thinks his girlfriend is the happiest, though she didn't do as well him. Drvyansh's father is a civil engineer in Agra, while his mother is a homemaker. 

Urmi Uppal, who secured the highest percentage in CBSE 12th board exams from the Capital, says her ambition is to become an investment banker.

Urmi says she was more shocked than elated on receiving a call from her brother while she was out yesterday when CBSE declared the results of class XII board exams. She was told she had got the highest overall percentage of marks, not only in her school, DPS Mathura Road, but also in the Capital.

Always aspiring to be a businesswoman, Urmi says she had no idea what Monday had in store for her. Having hit 97.6 per cent she has stood out in the results from the commerce stream. After all, scoring a 100 in Mathematics, 98 in Accounts and Business Studies, 97 in Economics and 95 in English is no mean feat.

"I never expected I will make it to the top. Honestly, when my brother gave me the news, I snapped at him for pulling my leg. I really still can't believe it," said Urmi. Though a Commerce student, she always wanted to take up Science as she believed in the cliché that all good students move into that stream. Later, she realised, that she wanted to become an investment banker. With the idea of doing an MBA, she took up Commerce. She had also topped her class in the class X boards.

Urmi says she has no plans of leaving Delhi; her immediate aim is to secure a seat in either of the Capital's two best colleges - St Stephen's and Sri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC).

For Sunil Uppal, her father, a Chartered Accountant by profession, it is a dream come true. "She has always been a focused and brilliant student. But I didn't expect she would do so well. It came to us as a pleasant surprise," he said.

Apart from studies, Uppal debates, loves partying and follows music and movies. "Aamir Khan is my favourite actor. He is really hot and makes meaningful cinema. I am a big fan of Beatles and Eric Clapton," she said. Among movies she is loves Hangover and the Pursuit of Happyness.

Aditya Grover, the CBSE class XII Science stream topper in the Capital, has seen it all before. But his excitement was palpable. "I can't believe I got lucky for a second time," said Aditya. He came to know about his achievement only after a call from his school. Aditya has scored 97.4 per cent overall with 99 in both Maths and Computer Science, 98 in Physics, 96 in Chemistry and 95 in English.

A proud VK Grover, his father, who is an automobile engineer in a leading MNC, couldn't hide his joy. "We always knew he was good at studies, but we had never thought he would do so well," he said. Aditya's mother, a homemaker and an M Phil in Economics, was busy answering calls for congratulations. "Aditya has made us proud once again. We want him to study and work in India only," she said. Being asked how he managed to study so hard, Aditya told us that he had not watched Television or movies for two years. "I like movies and love playing table tennis and swimming. I knew I will have ample time to do all of it, so I had kept these two years only for my studies," he said.

Aditya, who wants to crack the IITs this year, has had no time for love or a girlfriend. Both he and his parents want him to become a Computer Engineer and contribute something towards building his country.