A column of beauty is OMG totally PHAT for ever (The Funny Side)
September 14th, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
TEE Hee Hee. My children were sniggering over a text message. My brother-in-law had ended it with "LOL", thinking it stood for "lots of love" rather than "laugh out loud". ... Read more...
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Giving others better than receiving, says study
August 13th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS) "We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give," former British prime minister Winston Churchill is known to have ... Read more...
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O.M.G., it’s almost 100 years old!
August 7th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) It's one of the most common phrases among British and US teenagers today, but it seems O.M.G. (Oh! My! God!) was first used almost 100 years ... Read more...
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Brush up your British history, prospective immigrants told
July 2nd, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 2 (IANS) Prospective immigrants to Britain will now be expected to be first familiarise themselves with the country's basic history.A handbook for foreigners taking the immigration test puts ... Read more...
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Cuban makes statues using tobacco leaves
February 6th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Feb 6 (IANS) A Cuban sculptor uses tobacco leaves to create wonderful pieces of art, and has made life-size as well as miniature sculptures of Winston Churchill, Che ... Read more...
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Churchill named Britain’s greatest gentleman of last century
December 10th, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 9 (IANS) Known for his leadership of Britain during World War II, the two-time prime minister Sir Winston Churchill has been in a poll named as the ... Read more...
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Churchill inspired me to be soft but firm: Gilani
October 15th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 15 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said he drew inspiration from great British statesman Winston Churchill to be "soft but firm"."One should be firm ... Read more...
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Poll reveals that Princess Diana is the favorite royal in UK
August 31st, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Almost 14 years after passing away following a fatal auto crash, Princess Diana still holds a special place in the hearts of Brits. A new poll suggests ... Read more...
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Brand willing to shave his head to play Churchill
April 22nd, 2011 - 7:12 am ICT by IANS
London, April 22 (IANS) Comedian Russell Brand is willing to shave his head if he gets to play Sir Winston Churchill in a film alongside wife Katy Perry.Brand - ... Read more...
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‘The Great Gatsby’ house being pulled down
April 19th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, April 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) City officials in New York have started pulling down the mansion that is often associated with “The Great Gatsby” so that new properties could be built ... Read more...
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Winston Churchill’s first painting after WW2 up for grabs
April 18th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 18 (ANI): First painting made by Sir Winston Churchill after the end of the Second World War is set to go under hammer in London for the first time.He created ... Read more...
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Painting by Churchill up for sale
April 18th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 18 (IANS) A rare painting by former British prime minister Winston Churchill while holidaying in France has been put up for auction.The "Villa on the Nivelle" was drawn ... Read more...
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Jewish extremist hatched plan to assassinate Winston Churchill in 1944: MI5
April 4th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 4 (ANI): A Jewish extremist who had murdered a British government minister during the Second World War had hatched a plan to assassinate former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, MI5 ... Read more...
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Secrets of the Queen Mother’s record collection revealed
March 14th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 14 (ANI): Caribbean steel bands, Rodgers and Hammerstein showtunes, Canadian yodelling and Paul Simon's pop hit You Can Call Me Al-all of them were the Queen Mother's favourites, it has ... Read more...
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UK radio series to highlight Churchill’s unknown skills
March 14th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 14 (ANI): Winston Churchill was not only one of England's longest serving prime ministers', but also had many other attributes and skills.Widely regarded as a great wartime leader, Churchill was ... Read more...
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AV voting system will be profoundly un-British: Historians
March 12th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 12 (ANI): Historians have warned that introduction of an Alternative Vote system in Britain, which will be put to a national referendum on May 5, would be 'profoundly un-British' and ... Read more...
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Saying Obama grew up in Kenya lands GOP leader Huckabee in a fix
March 2nd, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington/Seattle, Mar. 2 (ANI): Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has landed in a fix by saying that President Barack Obama grew up in Kenya and not in Indonesia.But a spokesman for ... Read more...
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Churchill’s relationship with royalty in ‘King’s Speech’ at odds with history
January 18th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 18 (ANI): Claims have emerged that former UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill's relationship with George VI and the future Queen Mother had not been as cordial as portrayed in the ... Read more...
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Awards liberate creativity from economic, social handicaps: PM
January 6th, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 6 (IANS) Scholarships and prizes liberate creative minds from the constraints of economic and social handicaps, besides recognizing the contribution of individuals in different walks of life, Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Anglo-Indian heroine of Churchill’s spy squad to be honoured
January 4th, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.4 (ANI): Noor Inayat Khan, who joined former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's sabotage force, the Special Operations Executive (SOE), at the height of the second World War, and was the ... Read more...
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Churchill’s policies led to Bengal famine: Writer
December 20th, 2010 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Britain rose as an economic giant in the early 20th century at the cost of millions in the 1942-43 Bengal famine as, instead of sending ... Read more...
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UK Home Secretary says police could use water cannon to tackle rioters
December 13th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 13 (ANI): UK Home Secretary Theresa May has reportedly signalled that police could use water cannons to tackle violent protests like the recent one over tuition fees.May said that while ... Read more...
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Churchill’s last cigar to be auctioned
November 18th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 18 (IANS) Britain's wartime prime minister Winston Churchill's last ever cigar is to be auctioned along with a crocodile-skin case.Churchill was given the four-chamber Cartier pouch stamped with the ... Read more...
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Winston Churchill’s last ever cigar to go under the hammer
November 18th, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 18 (ANI): A cigar that once belonged to late British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is to be auctioned off along with the crocodile-skin case it was found in after he ... Read more...
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‘Waterboarding’ of terror suspects warded off attacks on Britain, claims Bush
November 9th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 9 (ANI): Former US President George W Bush has claimed that the "waterboarding" of terror suspects by the CIA saved British lives by stopping Islamist attacks on Heathrow and Canary ... Read more...
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Queen Elizabeth II found movies dreadful
November 7th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 7 (IANS) In the early years of her reign, Queen Elizabeth II found the movies so dreadful that she complained to then prime minister Winston Churchill during an audience at ... Read more...
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Bush once ‘heard the echo of Winston Churchill in Blair’s voice’
November 7th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 7 (ANI): Former US President George W Bush has finally lifted the self-imposed purdah he had donned after retirement from the office, in his new memoir 'Decision Points'.The book ... Read more...
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Obama visit to India: past as reminder for future (Comment)
November 1st, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
By C. Uday Bhaskar
US President Barack Obama embarks on his India 'yatra' in Mumbai Nov 6 to leave his impress on a complex, contradictory and asymmetric bilateral relationship between the world's ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh pays tributes to Pakistani scientist Abdus Salam
October 19th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday paid tributes to Pakistani Nobel laureate Abdus Salam and recalled his association with him at Cambridge during his student days.Inaugurating the 21st ... Read more...
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Former PM Winston Churchill makes it to UK pop charts
October 4th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 4 (ANI): Winston Churchill whose rousing speeches feature in 'Reach For The Skies', a hit album by the Central Band Of The RAF has become the first ever British ... Read more...
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Churchill becomes first ever British PM to enter UK pop charts
October 3rd, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 3 (ANI): Winston Churchill has made pop music history from beyond the grave.He has become the first ever British Prime Minister to enter the UK pop charts.Churchill who inspired ... Read more...
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How MI6 became one of the most respected spy agencies
September 22nd, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 22 (ANI): MI6 has launched a new book about its official history, 'History Of The Secret Intelligence Service (1909-1949)'.The Secret Intelligence Service could have gone further, but the historian delving ... Read more...
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Winston Churchill joins Facebook, Twitter from beyond the grave
September 18th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 18 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is set to enter the virtual world with his own iPhone app, Facebook and Twitter.The Estate of Churchill has apparently launched ... Read more...
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Hindus ask for Britain’s apology for millions of starvation deaths of 1943 famine
September 10th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Sept 10 (ANI): Hindus want Britain to tender a formal apology to India and relatives of affected families for reportedly about three million starvation deaths in the great famine of ... Read more...
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Rare color footage of the London Blitz found
September 8th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Sep 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A rare colored footage of when Britain came under siege from the Nazi Germany has been shown by the Westminster City Council to commemorate the 70th anniversary ... Read more...
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