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What Obama has common with these Presidents

Thirteen other American Presidents have won a second term; Frankin D Roosevelt served for 12 years! George Washington1789-1797 The only President to have been elected without any official......

US envoy Powell to bring Eleanor Roosevelt's bust to India

Nancy Powell, the new United States envoy to India, will be bring a bust of Eleanor Roosevelt -- the first lady of the US from 1933 to 1945 with her when she will leave for New Delhi next week. The......

With Eleanor Roosevelt in hand, America's first lady envoy will make history in India

The US's first lady ambassador to India wants to set a new tone for the India-US relationship. Aziz Haniffa reports from Washington, DC. On the eve of her departure to New Delhi as the United......

Pak minister didn't invite me for tea: Krishna

Surprised over reports that Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had invited him for tea at the Roosevelt Hotel, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has said that he never received any......

Novelist David Rubin dead

David Rubin, novelist, translator, and an authority on the literature of India, died on February 2 from a stroke at Roosevelt Hospital. He was 83.His first novel The Greater Darkness, a novel of......

Indians' fuzzy outlook on citizenship

During World War II, in 1942 to be precise, US President Franklin D Roosevelt signed an executive order forcing some 116,000 Japanese Americans (of which over 60 per cent were US citizens) to......

Obama win should be bullish for world equity markets

Since Obama took office in Jan 2009, US shares have given annualised returns of 19%, writesSunil Kewalramani. President Obama's dramatic re-election could be described as a victory for the aam......

IIT alumnus named Dean of Cornell's business school

IIT-Delhi alumnus Soumitra Dutta has been named the new Dean of the Ivy league Cornell University's business school, joining a growing list of noted Indian-origin academicians assuming leaderships......

Obama to extend higher taxes for the rich

US President Barack Obama has defended his administration's push for extension of a payroll tax break package, which has run into a Republican roadblock in Congress, emphasising the widening......

Indians' spending on FMCG at malls set to skyrocket

Indian consumers' spending on FMCG items at modern retail stores is set to nearly triple to $5 billion by 2015 from $1.8 billion at present, according to market research firm, the Nielsen Company.......

Women's Day Special: Iconic On-screen ladies

'Women are like teabags. We don't know our true strength until we are in hot water.' -- Eleanor Roosevelt. Gentle as a bird, fiercer than a storm, a woman can be a whole lot of extremes and yet a......

An event worthy of a pioneer

The venue for the New York press conference for Amelia was surprising: A small airport in New Jersey, an hour's drive from New York City. But the unusual venue was a natural choice. As......

Night At the Museum 2 is boring

The only good thing one can say about a movie like Night At the Museum: Battle of The Smithsonian is that it provided gainful employment for a few hundred behind-the-scenes people. Since a lot of......

Hollywood says goodbye to Spoony Singh

Almost the first thing surviving family members said, while discussing the funeral of Spoony Singh Sundher, was that they would prefer attendees not bring flowers. If you must pay tribute, the......

'I expect there will be another Superman movie'

Paul Levitz, President, DC Comics, has a mission. He wants to build a new generation of people who love Superman. And going by the reviews, he's been successful.Part 1 of the interview: Why is......

Who really snubbed Jesse Owens?

Every four years, when the Summer Olympics hit the headlines, some media outlet or the other mentions the great Jesse Owens and his victories at the 1936 Berlin Games. Inevitably, the story of his......

People speak for roosevelt

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Q. Besides Theodore Roosevelt and Jimmy Carter who is the only other US Politician to have the noble peace prize?
Lalit Mahata: A. more

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Q. who makes you feel good about yourself ?
Divya Kulkarni: A. u will also go today more

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In times of crisis, sharing work can be a win-win for firms, staff and society

Sharing work in times of economic crisis can help in not only preserving existing jobs during a downturn, but also allow businesses to retain... ...

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Extending a hand abroad, Barack Obama often finds a cold shoulder

Washington: Over porterhouse steak and cherry pie at a desert estate in California earlier this month, President Barack Obama delivered a stern... ...

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India's Normandy connection

Presently Americans are learning the art of War from Indians. Apart from many joint naval exercises in recent times, in Garo Hills, Indian Jungle... ...

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12 shocking secrets behind the White House in Washington D.C.

The White House in Washington D.C. is an abode of the President of America. One of the most powerful buildings in the world, it harbors well hidden... ...

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WICB president meets regional dignitaries

St. John's (Antigua), June 18 (IANS/CMC) The president of the (WICB) Dave Cameron has described a series of meetings he has been having with... ...

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