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Knighthood for Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, India-born US citizen whose pioneering work in molecular biology won him the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry, has been honoured with a knighthood by the royal establishment......

Rushdie receives knighthood from British Queen

Controversial India-born British author Salman Rushdie was knighted by the Queen Elizabeth on Wednesday for his "services to literature."Muslims around the world had condemned the award when it was......

Britain justifies knighthood to Rushdie

Britain on Wednesday justified the award of knighthood to controversial author Salman Rushdie and asserted that it would not allow terrorist groups to undermine the British way of life.The......

Rushdie hasn't gone into hiding, says son

India-born controversial author Sir Salman Rushdie, knighted in the Queen's birthday honours, has not gone into hiding again, his son Zafar has said. 'We have taken extra security precautions, but......

Knighthood row: Straw 'no fan of Rushdie'

Jack Straw, the leader of Britain's House of Commons has joined the Salman Rushdie knighthood row saying he understood the concerns and sensitivity of the Muslim community, but added there was no......

Why ex-British PM blocked Steve Jobs' knighthood

Former British Premier Gordon Brown allegedly blocked an honorary knighthood for Apple's ailing founder Steve Jobs some two years back over personal grudge, a media report said.Brown had blocked......

Invest in India, former Vodaphone CEO to students

Arun Sarin, the newly minted honorary knight of the British Empire who delivered the ending keynote, urged the Berkeley students to invest in Asia and work there to learn valuable entrepreneurial......

To Sir, for dollars

Would you rather have$1 millionor a knighthood? One of India's better business schools recently asked hopefuls to write a 300-word essay on this subject. Given the format, there is no "right"......

The 1st Indian to get Dannebrog Knighthood

N Sankar, leading industrialist and honorary counsul general of Denmark for Southern India at Chennai, has been honoured with the order of'Dannebrog Knight first class' by the Queen of Denmark in......

Sir Gulam Noon and knighthood

One of Britain's best loved Indian entrepreneurs has revealed how he was addressed as Sir Gulam by Queen Elizabeth even before he was formally invested with a knighthood.Sir Gulam Noon, who is the......

Peter Jackson receives knighthood

Filmmaker Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) has officially become Sir Peter after being knighted in Wellington.He accepted his knighthood on behalf of "thousands of people".Jackson, along with 13......

Review: Johnny English Reborn isn't funny

Preeti Arora writes that Johnny English Reborn just isn't funny. Post YOUR reviews here!Johnny English has everything you'd find in a Bond film -- pricey cars, fancy gadgets, sharp suits and......

How Salman got Veer wrong

Wehad askedreaders to send us bloopers that they have spotted in Hindi films.ReaderMohammed Marouf shares with us a blooper that he spotted in the movieVeer.On his first day of college, Salman Khan......

Meet Sir Patrick Stewart

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of entertainment, right here! Veteran actor Sir Patrick Stewart, who recently received knighthood, has dedicated his achievement to his childhood......

The Jungle Book gets hi-tech avatar

Children's favourite jungle hero Mowgli, Baloo the bear and panther Bagheera will soon return to the small screen in a new hi-tech avatar. The BBC will broadcast the new adaptation of Rudyard......

Murray realistic about chances of knighthood

Andy Murray is coming off a season in which he became the first British man in 76 years to win a Grand Slam singles title and won Olympic gold at the London Games but the Scot does not think he has......

Faldo receives knighthood from Queen

Six-times major winner Nick Faldo received his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday, describing the honour as beyond his boyhood dreams."I was so delighted my family were there to see that,"......

'Sir' title is a joke, says Jadeja

Calling it a 'joke', 'Sir' Ravindra Jadeja says he has no problem with the prefix before his name as long as his Chennai Super Kings and India teammates are enjoying the all-rounder's......

Murray knows must do more to become 'Sir Andy'

'Sir Usain Bolt would sound very nice'

Jamaican Usain Bolt, who shattered the 200 metres world record to win gold at the world championships on Thursday, said he is closing in on his biggest aim of becoming a sprinter the world would......

People speak for knighthood

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Q. As a token of protest against Jallianwala Bagh massacre on 13 April 1919, who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government ? (A) Rabindranath Tagore(B) Tej Bahadur Sapru(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhle(D) Syed Ahmed Khan
Rajan: A. more

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Q. which India born nobel lautreate has been conferred a knighthood recently ?
Raju: A. Rabindranath Tagore more

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Q. which Cricketer,who captained the Indian team in 1936,renounced his Knighthood in 1947?
Amitava Duttamajumdar: A. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, more

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What Made Sir Alex Ferguson Football's Most Successful Manager

Sir Alex Ferguson, football's winningest manager, calls it a day Email Print Image: Michaela Rehle / Reuters Manchester United's coach Ferguson... ...

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Lahore college offers tribute to Rabindranath Tagore

Lahore: A leading college in Lahore has organised a tribute to Rabindranath Tagore to mark the centenary of his winning the Nobel Prize for... ...

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