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Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital

Former South African president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital on Saturday where he spent 10 days for pneumonia treatment. He has "been discharged from hospital......

Mandela is fine, getting better in hospital: Wife

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is "fine" and his condition is improving, his wife said, a week after the anti-apartheid icon was admitted in a hospital for pneumonia. "Madiba is......

Mandela 'much better', making 'steady progress'

Anti-apartheid icon and former South African President Nelson Mandela is responding "satisfactorily" to treatment and is "much better" after spending a week in a hospital for pneumonia, the......

Nelson Mandela's condition improves

South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela's family on Monday visited him at a hospital in Johannesburg, where he is being treated for a recurrence of pneumonia, the presidency said. There......

Mandela's health improves, breathes 'without difficulty'

Revered anti-apartheid icon and former South African president Nelson Mandela was "breathing without difficulty" after being treated for pneumonia, the presidency said on Saturday as the......

$16 mn retention award for Citi's Vikram Pandit

Citigroup on Thursday said it has rewarded chief executive officer Vikram Pandit with an over $16 million "retention award" for his "outstanding job" of steering the financial giant to......

Power, wealth not my main stakes: Ratan Tata

Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata has said that power and wealth are not his two main stakes and ruled out joining politics after his retirement in 2012. "I will certainly not join politics. I would......

SC slams Sibal, asks him to behave responsibly

The Supreme Court on Friday severely criticised Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal for making statements undermining the Comptroller and Auditor General of India's report on the 2G spectrum scam and......

Ducati to launch Diavel in India by April 2011

Italian racing motorcycle manufacturer Ducati said that it would be launching its latest Diavel model in India by April 2011. It would also be launching two more models of its super bike series......

Sanand now a home to crorepati farmers

Sanand, which shot to fame overnight as the home to the world's cheapest car -- Nano, has another reason to cheer. Rising land deals, thanks to Tatas' decision to shift the ultra-low-cost car......

Giselli: Zoa and I are best of friends

She caught everybody's attention as the shy Punjaban Harleen Kaur in Imtiaz Ali's Love Aaj Kal. Brazilian model Giselli Monteiro is back with her new film, Always Kabhi Kabhi, produced by Shah......

The best Bollywood soundtracks of 2010

2010 hasn't been the best year for music in Bollywood. Or musicians, for that matter, with AR Rahman, Vishal-Shekhar, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy all failing to make the grade. But don't lash out at......

Amitabh to campaign against AIDS

The Nelson Mandela Foundation has appointed Amitabh Bachchan as a 46664 Special Ambassador of India, to lead a worldwide campaign against AIDS.Mandela Foundation Chief Executive John Samuel......

Robben Island reminds of liberating power of WC

A small but much-prized soccer trophy on display in a cell of Robben Island prison is a reminder of how football touched the lives of the activists locked up there by the apartheid regime.Political......

FIFA to hold meeting on notorious Robben Island

World soccer's leaders meet this week on an island notorious for its once brutal prison but where the game offered relief and hope for hundreds of anti-apartheid activists. FIFA's executive......

FIFA bids for Zidane-Materazzi reunion

FIFA is considering South Africa's Robben Island as the stage for a reconciliation between Zinedine Zidane and Marco Materazzi, the defender he headbutted during the World Cup final.Sepp Blatter,......

Sportspersons who shaped the decade

As the decade draws to a close, a look at some memorable, defining moments and those who stamped their mark in sport. Cricket Player of the decade: By the end of the decade, Sachin......

World Cup winners to pocket $30 million

The winners of next year's World Cup final in South Africa will collect $30 million (18 million pounds) in prize money, FIFA said on Thursday after their Executive Committee meeting in the historic......

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Q. who was nelson mandela?
: A. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa on July 18, 1918. His father was Chief Henry Mandela of the Tembu Tribe. Mandela...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-was-nelson-mandela//answers/15896887

Q. WHICH FORMER HEAD OF A COUNTRY SPENT MANY YEARS AS A PRISONER AT ROBBEN ISLAND?
Soumya: A. Nelson Mandela more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-former-head-of-a-country-spent-many-years-as-a-prisone/15896802/answers/15377026

Q. Are you watching the Mandela Day Concert? Why did it start with the song " Gimme Hope Jo'anna"?
Dare Devil: A. No... busy with my news job...but in touch ll the time with reports emanating from the concert. Its all about celebrating the idea that 'EACH...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/are-you-watching-the-mandela-day-concert-why-did-it-start-wi/15377019/answers/15198143

Q. Which leader in the world was kept in prison for the longer period?
Nargis Bhambi: A. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.He spent 27 years in prison, much of it in a cell on Robben Island, on convictions for crimes that included sabotage...... more

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Nelson Mandela in an armchair looking grey-skinned and unsmiling

International News: Cape Town, The video shows Nelson Mandela in an armchair, his head propped up by a pillow, his legs on a footrest and covered... ...

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Jonty Rhodes

If you want to know the secrets of a country, the smartest thing to do is ask a native. And when the native is a celebrated name like Jonty Rhodes,... ...

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South African President criticised for broadcasting Mandela's video

Johannesburg: The public broadcast of a video showing South African President and African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma and other... ...

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/south-african-president-criticised-for-broadcasting-mandelas-video/388901-2.html

Nelson Mandela makes first TV appearance in a year

Johannesburg: Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has appeared on television for the first time in almost a year, with South African President Jacob... ...

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/south-africa-nelson-mandela-makes-first-tv-appearance-in-a-year/388741-2.html

Nelson Mandela appears an ailing man in video

Johannesburg: South African President Jacob Zuma said he found Nelson Mandela "in good shape and in good spirits" Monday but a video of his... ...

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