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London halts for Margaret Thatcher's funeral

Margaret Thatcher's funeral procession brought London to a standstill on Wednesday morning as military personnel and members of the public lined the streets amid a light drizzle to pay their......

Gandhi and Thatcher: Were two 'Iron Ladies' too many?

Equally admired and loathed, both Indira Gandhi and Margaret Thatcher have been so often memorialised in biography, novels and film that it's difficult to separate fact from fiction, says Sunil......

Thatcher body removed from Ritz, funeral on April 17

The funeral of former British Premier Margaret Thatcher will be held on April 17, the UK government announced on Tuesday, while undertakers removed the body of the 'Iron Lady' from the Ritz Hotel,......

Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher: Life in pictures

Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was the country's only female premier. She was a towering figure in post-war British and world politics. Rediff.com takes a look at the legacy of......

World leaders mourn Margaret Thatcher's death

Britain's first woman Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher may have divided opinion during her lifetime but her death i8n London on Friday attracted a unanimous outpouring of tributes across the globe......

Why India needs politicians like Margaret Thatcher

We need politicians like Margaret Thatcher, who can articulate economic solutions for the country rather than concentrating on politics alone. Margaret Thatcher lent herself easily to hatred and......

Column: Lessons from the NTPC fiasco

There can be no forgetting the Margaret Thatcher principle of leaving something on the table for the small investor, writes Subir Roy.The government has come in for severe criticism for the poor......

These hotels have a story to tell

Besides being well-known global citizens, what is common between George Bernard Shaw, Irving Stone, Barbara Cartland, Margaret Thatcher, Prince Charles and Jacqueline Onassis? They have all stayed......

Has political advertising matured?

'Labour isn't working. Britain's better off with the Tories' -- Saatchi and Saatchi's advertisement for Margaret Thatcher in 1978, not only made Saatchis famous, but also opened the doors for the......

Queen Victoria's bloomers sell for 360 pounds at auction

A pair of Queen Victoria's 38 inch linen bloomers have fetched 360 pounds in an auction of royal memorabilia in Essex.The item, among 150 lots which were on sale in Colchester, was sold to a......

Review: The Iron Lady works because of Meryl Streep

The Iron Lady is much too lethargic to create the complexity of Margaret Thatcher's supremacy or match the aura of Meryl Streep's ambitions, writes Sukanya Verma. It was in a Linda Goodman book......

Meryl Streep has a winner in The Iron Lady

Meryl Streep wows critics with her performance as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady.If anyone in the United Kingdom had doubts about an American actress playing a person who dominated British......

Jaya Bachchan turns 65!

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Actress Jaya Bachchan, who is often remembered for her performances in films like Guddi, Sholay, Mili, Uphaar, celebrated......

The Best Oscar 2013 Speech? VOTE!

Most of them can act surprised. But that isn't enough to craft -- or to spontaneously come up with -- a genuinely touching, clever or beautiful acceptance speech. Whose acceptance speech......

Lincoln leads BAFTA 2013 nominees

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln dominates the 2013 nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). The American historical drama film earned 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Actor for......

Serena's 50th rounds up the 'top 10'

At the Madrid Open, Serena Williams became only the 10th woman to win 50 career titles. Bikash Mohapatra takes a look at players who preceded her at the elusive club. Serena Williams had a......

Australian duo win mixed doubles title

Jarmila Gajdosova and Matthew Ebden became the first locals to win a main draw Australian Open title since 2005 when they clinched the mixed doubles on Sunday. The Australian duo, both aged 25,......

Tomic, Stosur carry Australian hopes in Melbourne

Take a walk around the Grand Slam Oval at Melbourne Park and it is easy to see why Australia has such high expectations of tennis success. A long semi-circle of bronze busts of the likes of Rod......

Ramaala among top-class field for Mumbai Marathon

Defending men's champion Laban Moiben of Kenya, last year's runner-up Raji Assefa of Ethiopia and third-placed John Kyui of Kenya have all confirmed to run in the US $3,50,000 10th Standard......

British PM Cameron apologises for 1989 stadium disaster

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday he is "profoundly sorry" for failures and cover-ups in the wake of the 1989 Hillsborough soccer disaster in which 96 spectators died after a......

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Q. Which Indian politician is the founder president of the NGO 'Karuna'?
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Q. Who was the first British Prime Minister to win for three consecutive terms?
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Q. I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.Margaret Thatcher -comment
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Q. who was the first woman prime minister
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