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When Winston Churchill won the Nobel Prize in Literature

Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa has won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2010 Alfred Nobel, the man responsible for the prestigious awards that recognise excellence in various categories, had......

Was Mother Teresa's Nobel Peace Prize illegal?

Over half the Nobel Peace Prizes awarded since 1946 are illegitimate because they are in breach of the terms of Alfred Nobel's will, claims a Norwegian peace activist.Fredrik Heffermehl, who is......

Soon, world's highest ski village in India

Alfred B Ford, chairman of a proposed $500 million Himalayan ski village at Manali, on Thursday said a memorandum of understanding was signed with the state government to soon start the......

Sociologist Shiv Visvanathan: Youth were not protesting against rape but indifference

'Anyone of them could have been the girl. So in a way it had what I call the 'rakhi effect'. Everyone felt the rape victim could have been my sister and everyone felt that could have been......

Obama, Romney's fun night: 'Biden will laugh at anything'

Two nights after they clashed at a fierce presidential debate, United States President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney shared the stage again at a high-profile charity dinner in......

Steve Jobs: The role model CEO

Like Alfred Hitchcock, the 'micro-manager' of film-making, auteur CEO Steve Jobs lifted the modern firm out of the Industrial Age and brought it into the Information Age, says Ajit Balakrishnan.......

2 Americans, 1 Brit share 2010 Economics Nobel

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2010 to Peter A. Diamond (Massachusetts Institute of Technology,......

The art of stretching employees

"What, me worry?", asked the cheerfully gap-toothed and freckle-faced Alfred E. Neumann from the front cover of Mad magazine all through my youth. I wonder how long his outlook would last if he......

Alfred Ford, DLF plan luxury homes

Henry Ford's great-grandson Alfred Ford, entrepreneur Amit Judge and the country's largest realty firm DLF have one thing in common (besides their wealth, of course). They have realised that there......

Alfred Ford romances the Himalayas

When the name Ford is associated with a project, it is bound to be big. And the Himlayan Ski Village - a dream of Alfred Ford, the great grand son of the legendary Henry Ford - is a big project,......

What Gandhi, Alfred Hitchcock Have In Common

Sometimes the thin line between existing and imagined transcends to become one. Playing real-life personalities fascinates Hollywood no end. From historical characters to sportsmen, onscreen......

Karan Johar's obsession with red

Every filmmaker has his own style, signature and quirk. While some like to make fleeting appearances in their movies, (Alfred Hitchcock), others are known to provide a wild twist-in-the-climax (M......

What are the Oscar odds: The Best Actress nominees

Alfred Hitchcock had once famously called actors 'cattle.' Being far kinder (yet perhaps even more exploitative) this Oscar season, we look on them as racehorses. Here, then, is the form-book for......

What are the Oscar odds: The Best Actor nominees

Raja Sen lays his bets on the actors most likely to win the Oscar in the Best Actor category this year. Alfred Hitchcock had once famously called actors 'cattle.' Being far kinder (yet perhaps......

Hitchcock's brilliance shines all over again!

Here's a look at the Blu-ray versions of Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca, Spellbound and Notorious. In the haunting movie classic Rebecca which has just been released in Blu-ray, the suspense is......

Laxman, Absolem give Hyderabad big lead

A composed half-century by skipper VVS Laxman followed by another destructive spell of seam bowling by Alfred Absolem put Hyderabad in box seat in the Ranji Trophy Elite Division cricket league......

Absolem sends Punjab crashing

Young seamer Alfred Absolem's wrecked Punjab with a seven-wicket haul to put Hyderabad in a strong position on the opening day of the four-day Super League Group 'B' Ranji Trophy match in Hyderabad......

MS Dhoni launches his own line of fragrances

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni joined the likes of Roger Federer and David Beckham when he launched his own signature brand of international perfumes at an event in Dubai. Dhoni became the......

Proteas fuming after new book- The Art Of Losing

South African players are infuriated at being branded losers and chokers by one of their staff in a book that could shake their Australian tour. The Art Of Losing (Why the Proteas choke at......

Drogba promises 'interesting' move but mum on China

Outgoing Chelsea striker Didier Drogba promised an imminent announcement of his "interesting" move to a new club but would not confirm heading for the big-spending Chinese team Shanghai Shenhua.......

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Nicole Kidman striving for a convincing evocation of Grace Kelly

Entertainment News: CANNES, France, Nicole Kidman does a convincing Grace Kelly, but she doesn't exactly disappear into the role. It seems she's... ...

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Rs 5.4 crore worth of jewels stolen in Cannes

Jewellery worth more than $1 million (Rs 5.4 crore) due to be loaned to stars treading the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival was stolen in a... ...

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First-Ever Guide Brings Together Mobile Experts on How to Make, Monetize and Market Mobile Apps

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Investor tries to rise after bankruptcy, divorce and a coma

On Wall Street, the wheel of fortune can spin around and around, from enormous cash bonuses and luxurious perks one year to the unemployment line... ...

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South Florida Jazz Presents the Incomparable Kurt Elling in Concert, June 8th, 2013 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Season Finale Concert - South Florida Jazz presents the incomparable Kurt Elling, the Grammy-awarded, voted Best Male Jazz Vocalist in all industry... ...

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