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Margaret Thatcher hospitalised, but stable

Former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher is in hospital.Lady Thatcher has suffered previous bouts of ill health in a series of strokes in 2005. She was then advised by doctors to...

BBC sacks Margaret Thatcher's daughter

Carol Thatcher, daughter of former British Premier Margaret Thatcher, has been sacked by the BBC after she refused to apologise for likening a tennis star to a 'golliwog', a racist term for blacks....

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...

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...

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...

Reagan, CMP and privatisation

"Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem. The best social program is a job" -- Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)That we are today debating issues like privatisation is...

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...

Pay hike for govt staff: What about output?

Any increase in the emoluments for government servants raises the hackles of the aam aadmi. Conversely, any strong action against them and their unions such as what Margaret Thatcher, as the...

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...

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...

Juhi or Shabana? Vote for your fave Lady Politician in Bollywood!

Take a look at the most talked-about lady politicians of Bollywood. Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country, said...

Scoop: Was Prince Andrew Really Guilty?

Scoop seems like they conclude he is, but Vaihayasi Pande Daniel recommends that you watch the film to find out for yourselves. IMAGE: Keeley Hawes, left, plays Amanda Thirsk, Prince Andrew's...

IMAGES from the Golden Globes 2021

It was a very, very different Golden Globes this year. Unrecognisable, really, from its previous glamorous years. The 78th edition of Hollywood's prestigious awards ceremony saw just a sprinkling...

Will Perth Pounding Force England To Ditch Bazball Blueprint?

Many pundits are unconvinced and argue that the extra pace and bounce of the wickets, as well as the hosts' discipline, will expose England's high-wire act over five Tests. IMAGE: England skipper...

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