Pretoria, Dec 6: South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday, was an icon for ending the much-reviled apartheid system, a colossus who strode over world politics and a staunch Gandhian. Mandela, who spent three decades in jail and went on to lead a life that was an inspiration, died at his home in a suburb of Johannesburg, at the age of 95. He was a believer in...
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For most TV news consumers, Arnab Goswami is both a name and a phenomenon. But there are still large parts of the world to be conquered by Times Now's bulldog of an inquisitor. B.V. Rao, editor of Governance Now, explains the name and the phenomenon to a childhood friend who lives in Canada. Dear Sharada Sometime ago during a Googlegroup discussion you innocently asked: “But who is Arnab?”. In...
Once again the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh [RSS] has urged Hindus that more children should be produced, in order to check the demographic imbalance. Did anyone call it fatwa or a diktat? How many TV channels found RSS joint secretary Dattatreya Hosbale's comments as controversial? Has there been strong criticism on editorial pages in mainstream newspapers? This is not the first time that RSS...
After unveiling their all new motorcycles, Street 500 and 750 at the EICMA in Milan earlier this week, Harley Davidson has revealed that they might not stop here, as far as building entry level motorcycles is concerned. Even though the two new Street"s are the smallest ever road-going Harley"s till date, the American motorcycle manufacturer is planning to go even smaller, in the 250-300 cc range...
Nov 8: Height about 5' 5''; exceptionally thin; noticeably fair; age about 33 years; has practically no hair on his face though he does not shave; long sharp face with prominent nose. This is the “official” description of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the golden boy of the Independence struggle. With his confidence, charm and sincerity, Azad impressed people of his age group with his sharp and swift...
London, Nov 6: Mahatma Gandhi's over eight-decade old 'charkha', one of his most prized possessions that he used in Yerwada Jail during the 'Quit India Movement', was today auctioned in the UK for a whopping 110,000 pounds, nearly double the expected price. Gandhi's last will also sold for 20,000 pounds at the specialist sale of historical documents and artefacts by the Mullock's Auction house in...
How did you land in this case? I hail from Melapalyam district of Tamil Nadu. I have lived in Bengaluru for the past seven years and sell tealeaves at Tannery Road area of the city. I was arrested from Chennai on 18 April, the day after the blast. I was shopping for my sister's marriage when policemen in plain clothes arrested my brother-in-law Basheer and me. We were grilled till late midnight...
Washington, Oct 26: The first-ever Diwali celebrations will be held at the US Capitol this year, with the US lawmakers announcing to hold a Congressional reception for the festival of lights. Cutting across party lines, a number of Senators and members of US House of Representatives are expected to attend the "first-ever Congressional Diwali" reception, lawmakers said yesterday. "Diwali is a...
Mangalore, Oct 24: Mangalore Nephro-urology Charitable Trust in association with Mangalore Kidney stone and prostate clinic will conduct a free kidney stone and urine related problems Check up camp from October 20 to 26 at Aogya multispecialty clinic, Falnir Mangalore. Dr Muhammed Saleem MBBS,MS (Gen.Surgery),MRCS(U.K), DNB(Urology) will be available for free consultation from 9am to 1pm...
New Delhi, Oct 16: People in India are increasingly shying away from taking bank loans on account of economic slowdown and scepticism arising out of job uncertainty, a survey by industry body Assocham said. "In the wake of slowdown, while industrial growth and services are getting impacted, job uncertainty among the young spenders is working as a big dampener," the survey said. Individual...