[h=3]Not a single drop to spare from Punjab rivers: Parkash Singh Badal[/h] PUNJAB Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal patron-in-Chief Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday said that for SAD “no price is too high to safeguard every drop of Punjab’s waters”. The CM said “Punjab does not have a single drop of water to spare from its rivers and his party will fully ensure that there is no compromise on the inalienable rights of the state under the Riparian principle”. The water-sharing issue between Punjab and Haryana has taken centrestage once again as BJP-led Centre government took a pro-Haryana stance during a Supreme Court hearing on Monday.
[h=3]Slip sliding away, atop a Los Angeles skyscraper[/h] Don't look down! The owner of a 73-floor tower in Los Angeles that ranks as the tallest building in the United States west of the Mississippi River is building a glass slide to hang off the exterior of the structure, and it will invite visitors to ride the attraction. Starting in June, thrill seekers will be able to ride the "Skyslide" at the U.S. Bank Tower, getting on at the 70th floor and looking down at the pavement nearly 1,000 feet (305 meters) below as they sit down and slide for 45 feet (14 meters) to an outdoor platform at the 69th floor, according to the building's owner, Singapore-based OUE Ltd. The glass on the fully enclosed slide will be only 1 1/4 inches (3.2 cm) thick, the company said. The builders of Wilshire Grand Center, a skyscraper under construction in downtown Los Angeles, say their 73-story structure once completed, including a spire at its top, will become the tallest building west of the Mississippi.
[h=3]Congress MLA alleges Rs 5,000-crore scam in western suburbs road works by BMC[/h] Senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar, a legislator from Chandrapur in Vidarbha, Wednesday alleged that there is a Rs 5,000-crore scam in the road works undertaken by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over the past five years. Providing specific details of road works in Bandra, Khar and Andheri West, Wadettiwar alleged that the contractors did not carry out the work but submitted inflated bills.
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[h=3]Akshay Kumar Unveils 'Rustom' Poster![/h] In the poster that Akshay revealed on his page, we can see Akshay in his Navy uniform with his female lead Ileana D'Cruz being hugged by another man in the background. For those who do not know this, KM Nanavati, a Parsi Naval officer was charged with the murder of his wife's lover and the sensational trial by jury that followed, shook the country.
