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'For the UPA government, 2011 was annus horribilis'

Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the Lokpal fiasco in Rajya Sabha, alleging that he had chosen "conspiratorial silence and......

How one man rattled the ruling alliance

As Annus Horribilis ends with a whimper, the tantalising question is: In its 100th anniversary as the capital of colonial India, will Delhi become the graveyard of yet another dynasty, asks......

India in 2012: Another 2011 coming up

Rajeev Srinivasan predicts grim prospects for the year based on poor economic leadership and the worsening security environment. I think there will be little disagreement if I say that 2011 CE was......

2011, the year of hedging in foreign policy

Hedging has become inevitable in the emerging global scenario and we too should have our share of hedging. But it has to be combined with firm positions and sturdy alliances wherever necessary,......

Sex and the CD: Sanjay Joshi's rise and fall

Sanjay Joshi, who is in the spotlight for the sex CD controversy that has hit the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Bharatiya Janata Party in the midst of the latter's silver jubilee......

2012: Another annus horribilis, like the one before

Despite what the World Bank and IMF trained gnomes in North Block, South Block and Yojana Bhavan say, the numbers of the poor is rising alarmingly, says Mohan Guruswamy.A year ago, at about this......

Can Anil Ambani pull his firms back from the brink?

In her Christmas speech of 1992, Queen Elizabeth used an old, Latin phrase to describe the year: annus horribilis. It was a horrible year: three of her children separated from their spouses and a......

Will DLF survive its growing debt problem?

With a huge debt burden of Rs 22,758 crore (Rs 227.58 billion), DLF is scrambling to sell non-core assets to give itself some breathing room. Will it work? To say that it has been an annus......

Indian pharma firms swallow bitter pill in US, EU

Last week, Lupin, Matrix Laboratories and Unichem Laboratories' UK subsidiary Niche Generics figured in the list of companies under investigation by the European Commission for "knowingly delaying"......

Lonely recovery road for giant-killing Kazakh

Injured, lonely and without a coach, Yaroslava Shvedova climbed a psychological mountain to oust the defending champion from the French Open on Monday. Ranked 142nd in the world, the Kazakh came......

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Q. What does the phrase, `annus horribilis' mean?
Whizkid: A. more

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Q. 2011 so far to you isa) Annus Horribilis orb) Annus Mirabilis ??
Whizkid: A. A more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/2011-so-far-to-you-isa-annus-horribilis-orb-annus-mirabilis-/22887019/answers/20119979

Q. Do you think the year 2010 is an " Annus Horribilis "- in terms of scams ??
SriniVenkat: A. yes more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/do-you-think-the-year-2010-is-an--annus-horribilis---in-term/20119972/answers/18586552

Q. How was the year 2008 for you?
SriniVenkat: A. Annus Horribilis.(horrible year) as Queen Elizabeth said of her year in 1992. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-was-the-year-2008-for-you/18586540/answers/12457199

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The Moral Meltdown Year

With the Supreme Court ruling on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, matters of sexual identity captured public imagination once again Malavika... ...

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Australia revels in release of Ashes frustration

MELBOURNE: Group-hugs and beery celebrations for the retrieval of the Ashes were splashed all over Australian newspapers on Wednesday, as the... ...

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A NAKED NATION

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Monty Panesar poised to complete Ashes comeback from 'Weegate shame'

England bowler Monty Panesar has put his hand up for a shock Test recall, just months after a late night brush with the law. According to the... ...

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Tejpal's Bill Clinton moment

Truly, for the news-consuming middle classes, to see their idols fall is painful. As someone who knows Latin, when asked how the passing year... ...

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Annus Horribilis

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'For the UPA government, 2011 was annus horribilis'

How one man rattled the ruling alliance

India in 2012: Another 2011 coming up

2011, the year of hedging in foreign policy

Sex and the CD: Sanjay Joshi's rise and fall

2012: Another annus horribilis, like the one before

Can Anil Ambani pull his firms back from the brink?

Will DLF survive its growing debt problem?

Indian pharma firms swallow bitter pill in US, EU

Lonely recovery road for giant-killing Kazakh

People speak for annus horribilis

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