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Is this what my country has come to?

'We have,' says Anvar Alikhan, 'proved right Winston Churchill, when he warned in 1947 that 'Power will go to rascals, rogues, freebooters...'Illustration: Uttam Ghosh The best of times, the worst......

A fallen legend: Winston Churchill's dark side exposed

Madhusree Mukerjee's book on Winston Churchill bares his dark side, reports Arthur J Pais Could a man applauded for his courage in standing up to Adolf Hitler have had such contempt for another......

When Winston Churchill won the Nobel Prize in Literature

Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa has won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2010 Alfred Nobel, the man responsible for the prestigious awards that recognise excellence in various categories, had......

Winston Churchill owes Rs 13 to Bangalore Club

Former prime minister of Britain Winston Churchill has unfinished business at the Bangalore Club. A ledger entry, which is part of the Club World Book, which was released as part of the 125th......

Gandhi is 'myth', Churchill 'made up'

Mahatma Gandhi never existed while Britain's wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill was a fictional character. Don't fret. This is only what most Britons think about these great......

Swatch gets Rs 1 crore wristwatch to India

Napoleon Bonaparte wore one, as did Queen Victoria and Winston Churchill. Now, Indians, too, can carve a piece of history for themselves, with the Swatch Group launching the Breguet brand of......

Good things from bad motives?

Today we use statistical methods for purposes as computing GDP & planning healthcare & education, but statistical methods originated with much darker motives, says Ajit BalakrishnanIf you ever......

What and how to teach teenagers about money?

An Assumption on behalf of the reader: we all know that children need to know the ways of money and it should not be left to destiny or to be learnt by trial and error later on in life. "What......

Ratan Tata among American Academy Fellows

One of India's leading industrialist and two Indian American researchers have been elected as members of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata......

How India can be a successful economy

India has a habit of surprising its critics and sceptics - which may be why, a few years ago, Edward Luce titled his readable book In Spite of the Gods: the Strange Rise of Modern India. At the......

Iron Maiden storms Mumbai

Veteran heavy metal band Iron Maiden left the MMRDA Grounds in Mumbai with a taste of hardcore live action on February 1. The first stop on their 'Somewhere Back in Time' World Tour 2008 saw......

Why SRK favours smoking ban

Shah Rukh Khan seems to be one of the fewfilm personalities who favour the ban on smoking in films. And this despite him being a chain smoker."I feel it (the ban) would be hard to implement.......

The day art went up in smoke

When I read George Orwell's seminal 1984 and the concept of thoughtcrime -- musings for which the State can throw you in prison -- I shuddered. When I heard from a senior colleague how she had been......

Beatles' words best ever!

Lyrics of the Beatles song All you needis lovehavebeen voted as the greatest words ever inan Internetpoll, and will adorn the walls of the arrivalswalkway atLondon'sLuton airport.The poll was......

Happy and glorious, London signs off in style

A celebration of British music, recognition of those who have contributed to the success of the Olympics Games and the resurrection of influential figures in British history were at the centre of a......

PHOTOS: Colourful party brings curtain down on Games

London said farewell to the Olympic Games on Sunday with a high-octane romp through British pop music, bringing the curtain down on more than two weeks of action at the end of which the United......

Roebuck not the only cricket writer to end his own life

Howsoever intelligent and mentally strong, man is said to be helpless against pressing and unavoidable circumstances. In other words, he becomes a poor victim of them and sometimes even thinks of......

Transfer mayhem underlines great English divide

English soccer's polarisation into a competition between a few clubs with massive transfer funds and the willingness to spend them whatever the wider economic picture was underlined again by......

Russia and Qatar to host 2018 and 2022 World Cups

Russia won the right to put on the 2018 World Cup and Qatar will stage the 2022 finals, both first-time hosts, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Thursday. FIFA's executive committee voted for the......

People speak for winston churchill

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Q. Can we Compare Rahul Gandhi with Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln, Washington, King Akbara The great or Mahatma Gandhi ? He is turning out to be such a great Leader !
Ghost Singh: A. more

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Q. After Sixty Six years of Independence both women and children are R*aped daily and Non Stop while Men have TV Debates only. What does this prove of our country ?
Ghan Chakkar: A. Please do not make fun of the poor boy. It is not his fault that he is in politics more

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Q. Which British PM is/was the recipient of Nobel Prize in Literature?
Whizkid: A. Paper tigers proved what Winston Churchill said reg India 's independenceWhat would be the reason for five year old girl harassment ?Is it an activity of any human being ? more

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Q. Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that tend to ask you for----------.
Sarojini Mody: A. Winston Churchill more

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Q. Which British politician won a Nobel Prize in Literature?
Whizkid: A. Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions. Winston Churchill more

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Web results for Winston Churchill

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London: Mahatma Gandhis personal effects and documents, including his prayer beads, blood sample, leather chappals and the iconic leaders last will... ...

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Leading Your Business Through the Great Economic Power Shift

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'Drunk' Czech president blames illness for stumbling during event

Sydney, May 15 (ANI): New Czech Republic President Milos Zeman has insisted he was not drunk when he stumbled, tripped and slurred his way through... ...

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00AM EDT to Discuss GAMCO's Activist Investment in Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

Interview Will Feature Mario Gabelli From GAMCO and Ryan Morris, GAMCO's Nominee for Election to the TDS Board NEW YORK, May 14, 2013 (GLOBE... ...

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