kaluhut

1. FRANCE- With 79.1 million tourists in 2006, the land of fashion, wine and cheese.-the Mona Lisa and the Eiffel lures them right in. Oh, and let’snotforgef,Pigal1ei 2. SPAlN -— 58.5 million 3. US - 51.1 million 4. CHINA — 49.6 million 5.11ALY — 41.1 million (Source: World Tourism Organisation)

the expression is slang for a timid person who is easily upset and is hesitant to act.originally it was used of high-strung racehorces

most bats cannot see well.but they do not catch in your hair.they always avoid any obstacle in their way

airbus a 380 ,the world's largest passenger aircraft ,arrived at the begumpet airport in hyderabad on oct 16,for the india aviation 2008,the 4-day mega air show in hyderabad.

the federal court of india ,which preceded the supreme court,had its inagural sitting in the chamber of princess in 1937.the suprme court of india came into being ,two days after india became a democratic republic,in 1958 the court moved to the present building.

india produces 1.46 lakh tonnes of e-waste annually,maharastra generates over 20,000 tonnes of e-waste.mumbai itself is responsible for 11,000 tonnes per annum.

india is the only country in the civilised world where narcoanalysis or truth -serum test is being used by investigative agencies.other countries have tested,tried and discarded narcoanalysis.

it is the 31-nation asian cooperation dialogue,which met in astana in oct.08.formed in 2002 in thailand,acd began with 18 nations.the latest is kyrgystan.india is a founding member of this organisation.

N.korean officials denounced a conspiracy the news in sept.08,that kim jong II was seriously ill.he had missed the celebrations of the 60th year of the country's founding.

a study says by 2010,india will carry 60 p.c of the worlds heart disease burden

if a staff member smokes in the office ,the organisation will be fined,say a new rule issued by Union Health Ministry.

enrolment in english -medium schols in india has gone up from 4.3% to 6.3% in two years ending 2005-06.

voluntary euthanasia is promoted by the voluntary euthanasia society or exit.voluntary euthanasia includes active steps for taking life and the with holding of life-supporting treatment.this practice was decriminalised in the netherlands in 1993.a law in 2001 made it fully legal undeer certain conditions.

thaksi shinawatra,former thai prime minister ,who lives in self exile in londo own the soccer team manchester city.he was deposed in a military coup while he was abroad in 2006.

millvina dean,96,is the remaining survicor of the titanic disaster.she has auctioned the momentoes from the trip to pay her nursing home expenses.

thailand's constitutional court ruled in sept.08 that the prime minister samak sundaravej must resign for having breached the constitution by doing paid work as a television chef.

singer bhupen hazarika was awarded the asom ratna for his contribution to music on his 83rd birthday.the highest honour in assam,it consists of a citation and cash award of Rs.20 lakh.

cambridge university launches nehru professorship to celebrate contenary of javaharlal nehru's arrival at trinity college.

according to a survey ,more than a fourth of the 100 best IT and BPO providers across the globe are headquartered in india.

the president of india's salary has been raised to Rs 1,50,000 a month and that of the vice president to Rs 1,25,000 .the governor's salary is rs 1,10,000 now.