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Charles Dicken's letter calling dad 'jackass' to fetch 3k

English writer Charles Dickens branded his own father a "jackass" for his recklessness with money, according to a newly discovered letter.The 172-year-old, unpublished letter is expected to sell......

Thank you for all the stories, Mr Dickens!

Folks, pick up a Charles Dickens' classic today. What better way to wish the Great Man on his 200th Birthday! Today is the 200th birth anniversary of one of the greatest storytellers of all......

Churchill 'pigheaded', Dickens 'arrogant'

Britain's prime minister during World War II, Winston Churchill, was "pigheaded", 19th century writer Charles Dickens was "arrogant" while noted philosopher Karl Marx was a "difficult" person who......

Rahul and Obama: A tale of two leaders

Rahul Gandhi began by plucking at the heartstrings of his party cohorts by referring at length to the sorrows and tragedies of his family. It was as if he was saying that these sacrifices......

Rushdie is a 'substandard' writer: Katju

Salman Rushdie is a "poor" and "sub-standard writer" who would have remained largely unknown but for his controversial book The Satanic Verses, according to Markandey Katju, till recently a judge......

Highs and lows mark 2010 India

It is difficult to describe India in 2010 without invoking Charles Dickens. The year that will be over this Friday has seen the best of times, as also the worst of times. If the economy revived......

A week of Dickensian paradoxes

The last week's headlines have captured the contrasts and contradictions within India in all their starkness, and sharpness. On the one hand, you have villagers protesting violently against the......

Now, poor nations too score at WEF

The debate on the global economic situation, at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting at Davos this year, is almost Dickensian: it is the best of times, it is the worst of times. But unlike the......

JLR to go cheaper down the road alongside German rivals

Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is mulling introduction of smaller luxury sedans and sports utility vehicles (SUVs) to strengthen and consolidate its presence in the luxury car market in......

Bhopal tragedy: Toxic waste continues to contaminate water

Oliver Twist would feel for the 350 million tonnes of toxic chemicals still sitting inside the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal. In 1984, an accident at the chemical company's plant......

Top 25 Bollywood Scenes That Made Us Cry

Cinema has the incredible power to dictate our emotions. Moreover, like the great Charles Dickens once said, 'We need never be ashamed of our tears.' And so when a viewer connects with a character......

Of Dickens, mice and kids

Cinekids, a touring film festival for kids, comprising a package of award-winning animation movies from the UK, will be held at IMAX Adlabs, Wadala, central Mumbai, from December 1-6.More on......

Hereafter makes the supernatural sound 'cool'

Shaikh Ayaz reviews Hereafter. Post YOUR reviews here!There's a line in this wonderful example of hyperlink cinema that, in a way, could characterise its creator Clint Eastwood's status as one of......

Hereafter: Clint Eastwood's pontential sleeper hit

Arthur J Pais reviews Clint Eastwood's Hereafter.The first few minutes of Clint Eastwood's deeply felt and intriguing meditation on the dangers of trying to connect with the dead family members......

Review: Potter gets real in Half-Blood Prince

I've said it before, and I say it again: The core of the Harry Potter books is closer to P G Wodehouse's school stories than to J R R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. The real magic of J K Rowling's......

Pakistan on firm footing

ScorecardSalman Butt uses his left hand in a vice-like grip on the bottom of the handle, very close to the splice, and uses that bottom hand and snappy wristwork to get punch into his shots -- a......

'On form pick Yuvi ahead of Sourav'

In the first of a series of weekly chats on cricket, Prem Panicker appeared on the rediff Chat at 1300 EDT/1000 PDT. Following is a transcript of the chat.Also see Prem's blog:......

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Q. Never break four things in our life TRUST RELATION -------. HEART because they break, they don;t make noise but ------a lot. Charles Dickens.
Sarojini Mody: A. more

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Q. Have you read GREAT EXPECTATION'S by Charles dickens ?:)P
Simon Waaras: A. promise,pain. more

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Q. a good english fiction by an British author?
Sufiya: A. yes most of his I have.. more

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Q. Which author had to take a job for wrapping shoe blacking bottles after his father was arrested for debt in 1824?
Lalit Mahata: A. great expectations by Charles dickens. more

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The Age of foolishness

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was... ...

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Dehradun girl Bhuvanya Vijay tops exams with 99 pc marks

Bhuvanya Vijay, a girl from Dehradun, has done Uttarakhand proud by emerging the all India topper this year in ICSE class XII board examinations... ...

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Stirling teacher's 'first-edition books' fetch 226K pounds at auction

London, May 17 (ANI): The literary editions collected by an English teacher from Stirling were sold for a total of 226,000 pounds at an auction in... ...

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Dream Logic

The bicentenary of Charles Dickens last year overshadowed that of at least one other contemporary who was born in 1812 and had an India connection.... ...

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Stolen US historical documents returned to owners

At a table in the library of the , an investigator with the National Archives pulls file folder after file folder from a cardboard box and hands... ...

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