Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech are all in readiness on the eve of their big day. The duo are set to tie the knot in a grand ceremony on Wednesday. With the Indian team winning the third Test inside four days, the Yuvraj-Hazel wedding is expected to be a starry affair now.
Virat Kohli, Parthiv Patel,Mohammed Shami,Ajinkya RahaneandIshant Sharmahave arrived for the ‘Cocktail’. Among the latest entrants are Yuvraj’s mother Shabnam and brother Zoravar. Also in attendance are former India captain Kapil Dev and commentator Gautam Bhimani.
Ahead of the ‘Cocktail party ‘ in a plush city hotel, the couple was clicked holding hands in the lobby area. While Yuvraj looked dashing in a black Kurta, Hazel looked gorgeous in her attire. Mohammad Kaif and Ashish Nehra were spotted making their way to the ceremony and more faces from the cricketing world, and film fraternity are expected to grace the ceremonies in Chandigarh. India skipper Kohli too seemed excited to attend the ceremonies, and felt the team can unwind without tension.
PHOTOS: Yuvraj-Hazel ‘Cocktail’ ceremony
“There’s a gathering at the hotel. The whole team is invited. We will all go there and it is a nice coincidence (that we have won). We have a chance to celebrate in the evening. So I think the guys will be relaxed attending the function and chill for a bit longer,” he concluded.
Yuvraj’s father Yograj arrived for the ceremony dressed in a black attire.
Yuvraj has also invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his wedding and it remains to be seen whether the PM graces the occasion.
India is known for its diverse culture. Every place has its story to tell. But here we have the 10 must visit destinations in India so that you may not struggle to decide where to visit.
We have the coldest place Kashmir. We have the wettest place on earth- Cherapunji. We have the driest place the Desert. Also the the Himalayas. Not forgetting to mention we also have one of the 7 wonders of the world.
Here we present the places to visit. Let us know if you agree with us or if you have some other suggestions.
AGRA
One of the seven wonders. This is a place you must visit in India to view this outstanding piece of history, the symbol of love. The view at full moon is the best possible moment.
JAIPUR/ UDAIPUR
Jaipur, the PINK CITY of India. It is the capital of the state RAJASTHAN. It is one of the education hub of India and it has a lot of beautiful historical monument that are worth visiting.
AS DECLARED YESTERDAY NIGHT BY NARENDRA MODI, THE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA. RS. 500 AND RS. 1000 NOTES WILL NO LONGER BE CONSIDERED AS LEGAL TENDER. HE ALSO DECLARED THAT TWO NEW NOTES WILL BE ISSUED WHICH WILL BE VALUED AT RS. 500 AND RS. 2000. HAVE A LOOK HOW THE NEW NOTES WILL LOOK LIKE. I AM SURE YOU WILL HAVE THEM IN YOUR HANDS PRETTY SOON.
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India is a nation with various colour. It's a place of variety. In terms of wealth you will come across the poorest of the poor and richest of the rich. Let us see the top 10 richest people in the India.
NO. 1 MUKESH AMBANI NET WORTH: $22.7 B Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani is an Indian business magnate who is the chairman, managing director and largest shareholder of Reliance Industries Limited, a Fortune Global 500 company and India's second-most valuable company by market value. Born: April 19, 1957, Aden, Yemen.
NO. 2 DILIP SHANGHVI NET WORTH: $16.9 B Dilip Shanghvi is an Indian businessman and one of the richest persons in India. He founded Sun Pharmaceuticals with a partner, Pradeep Ghosh. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2016.Born: October 1, 1955, Amreli, India.
NO. 3 HINDUJA FAMILY NET WORTH: $15.2 B Srichand Parmanand Hinduja is an Indian-born British business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the primary shareholder and chairman of Hinduja Group of companies.Born: November 28, 1935 (age 80), Shikarpur, Pakistan
NO. 4 AZIM PREMJI NET WORTH: $15.0 B
Azim Hashim Premji is an Indian business tycoon, investor, and philanthropist. who is the chairman of Wipro Limited. He is informally known as the Czar of the Indian IT Industry.
Born: July 24, 1945, Mumbai, India
NO. 5 PALLONJI MISTRY NET WORTH: $13.9 B Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry is an Irish Indian construction tycoon and chairman of Shapoorji Pallonji Group. According to Forbes, his wealth is estimated to be US$16.9 billion as of September 2016. Born: 1929, India
NO. 6 LAKSHMI MITTAL NET WORTH: $12.5 B Lakshmi Niwas Mittal; is an Indian steel magnate, based in the United Kingdom. He is the chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaking company. Mittal owns 38% of ArcelorMittal and holds a 34% stake in Queens Park Rangers Born: June 15, 1950, Rajgarh, India
NO. 7 GODREJ FAMILY NET WORTH: $12.4 B Adi Burjorji Godrej, is an Indian industrialist and businessman, head of the Godrej family, and chairman of the Godrej Group. As of 2015, he is the 405th richest person in the world with a net worth of US$4.0 billion. His total family takes him up to India's top richest list. Born: April 3, 1942, Mumbai, India
NO. 8 SHIV NADAR NET WORTH: $11.4 B Shiv Nadar is an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of HCL and the Shiv Nadar Foundation. Born: July 14, 1945, Thiruchendur, India
NO. 9 KUMAR BIRLA NET WORTH: $8.8 B Kumar Mangalam Birla is an Indian industrialist and the Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, one of the largest conglomerate corporations in India. The group is India's third largest business group. Born: June 14, 1967, India
NO. 10 CYRUS POONAWALLA NET WORTH: $8.6 B Cyrus S. Poonawalla is an Indian businessman, the chairman of Poonawalla Group, which includes Serum Institute of India, the Indian biotech company that manufactures paediatric vaccines. Born: 1945, Pune
We all have a rough idea about how strong our country is and at times we see a lot of people who just cooks up a number with no real knowledge about the subject and people tend to believe it. Here at THE UNHEARD INDIANwe bring you the data that will certainly give you an idea that currently who has the largest army in the world. In this post I am covering the ARMY details and will share about the AIR FORCE and THE NAVY as well in the future. Talking about the ARMY we have several contradicting sources but we chose to share the current active number of ARMY serving at a time. In this post i am covering the number of armies in the top ten that are serving. So let us see the data and consider who is at the top of this race.
ACCORDING TO NUMBER OF PEOPLE CURRENTLY SERVING ........................................................................................................................
RANK COUNTRY ACTIVE ARMY ........................................................................................................................ 1CHINA 2,333,000 ===========================================================
2 USA 1,492,200 ====================================================== 3INDIA 1,325,000 ====================================================== 4 NORTH KOREA 1,190,000 ====================================================== 5 RUSSIA 845,000 ======================================================
6 PAKISTAN 643,800 ====================================================== 7 SOUTH KOREA 630,000 ====================================================== 8 IRAN 523,000 ====================================================== 9 TURKEY 510,600 ====================================================== 10 VIETNAM 482,000 ======================================================
Before considering any country as weak or strong do consider some basic things like it doesn't always depend on the number of people working under you. Here France is not in the list as they don't have that much number of people working in the country but their annual budget $63.2 billion. They are strong as they have the technological advantage but the population of the country also affects the data. We here are just presenting the data to the readers and you are to consider this factors. This post is about the world's largest army and not the world's strongest army.
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DO LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANY MISTAKE MADE BY ME AND I WILL TRY TO FIX IT.
"India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition. Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only."
These are not our words. These are the words of the great Mark Twain. And here are 25 Indians facts to support his statement:
1. A floating post office
India has the largest postal network in the world with over 1, 55,015 post offices. A single post office on an average serves a population of 7,175 people. The floating post office in Dal Lake, Srinagar, was inaugurated in August 2011.
The 2011 Kumbh Mela was the largest gathering of people with over 75 million pilgrims. The gathering was so huge that the crowd was visible from space.
Mawsynram, a village on the Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, receives the highest recorded average rainfall in the world. Cherrapunji, also a part of Meghalaya, holds the record for the most rainfall in the calendar year of 1861.
4. Bandra Worli Sealink has steel wires equal to the earth's circumference
It took a total of 2,57,00,000 man hours for completion and also weighs as much as 50,000 African elephants. A true engineering and architectural marvel.
At an altitude of 2,444 meters, the Chail Cricket Ground in Chail, Himachal Pradesh, is the highest in the world. It was built in 1893 and is a part of the Chail Military School.
Shampoo was invented in India, not the commercial liquid ones but the method by use of herbs. The word 'shampoo' itself has been derived from the Sanskrit word champu, which means to massage.
7. The Indian national Kabaddi team has won all World Cups
India has won all 5 men's Kabaddi World Cups held till now and have been undefeated throughout these tournaments. The Indian women's team has also won all Kabaddi World Cups held till date.
10. India's first President only took 50% of his salary
When Dr Rajendra Prasad was appointed the President of India, he only took 50% of his salary, claiming he did not require more than that. Towards the end of his 12-year tenure he only took 25% of his salary. The salary of the President was Rs 10,000 back then.
Elephants receive baths, massages and even food at the Punnathoor Cotta Elephant Yard Rejuvenation Centre in Kerala. Now that's a BIG step for the country.
13. India is the world's second-largest English speaking country
India is second only to the USA when it comes to speaking English with around 125 million people speaking the language, which is only 10% of our population. This is expected to grow by quite a margin in the coming years.
Be it because of religious reasons or personal choices or both, around 20-40% of Indians are vegetarians, making it the largest vegetarian-friendly country in the world.
India was the first country to develop extraction and purifying techniques of sugar. Many visitors from abroad learnt the refining and cultivation of sugar from us.
Shakuntla Devi was given this title after she demonstrated the calculation of two 13 digit numbers: 7,686,369,774,870 × 2,465,099,745,779 which were picked at random. She answered correctly within 28 seconds.
18. Rabindranath Tagore also wrote the national anthem for Bangladesh
Rabindranath Tagore is credited not only for writing the Indian national anthem,Jana Gana Mana, but the Bangladeshi national anthem, Amar Sonar Bangla, as well. He was also offered knighthood by the British but refused the honour after the Jalianwala Bagh massacre.
After defeating Germany 8-1 in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Major Dhyan Chand, the wizard of hockey, was summoned by Hitler. He was promised German citizenship, a high post in the German military and the chance to play for the German national side. Dhyan Chand however declined the offer.
20. Freddie Mercury and Ben Kingsley are both of Indian descent
Freddie Mercury, the legendary singer of the rock band 'Queen' was born a Parsi with the name Farrokh Bulsara while the famous Oscar winning Hollywood star Ben Kingsley was born Krishna Pandit Bhanji.
21. Astronaut Rakesh Sharma said India lookssaare jahaan se achcha from space
Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi asked the first Indian in space, Rakesh Sharma, about how India looked from space. His response was our famous patriotic song, "Saare Jahaan Se Achcha."
22. Havell's is purely an Indian brand & named after its first owner
Though the company was bought for just 10 lakh Rupees a long time ago and is now a multi-billion electrical goods company, it's an Indian company and is still named after its original owner, Haveli Ram Gupta.
Initially, diamonds were only found in the alluvial deposits in Guntur and Krishna District of the Krishna River Delta. Until diamonds were found in Brazil during the 18th century, India led the world in diamond production.
24. A special polling station is set up for a lone voter in the middle of Gir Forest
Mahant Bharatdas Darshandas has been voting since 2004 and during every election since then, a special polling booth is set up exclusively for him as he is the only voter from Banej in Gir forest.
Earlier known as Moksha Patamu, the game was initially invented as a moral lesson about karma to be taught to children. It was later commercialized and has become one of the most popular board games in the world.
Man single handedly constructs Island using trash plastic bottles and recycled materials.
Richard Sowa ,a British man living in Cancun is trying to get his Island a legal recognition. The Island built almost entirely out of recycled materials was created in 2007 out of reclaimed wood which keeps on floating atop millions of plastic wastes.
He says it is ''a way of turning the trash of the world into paradise''.
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