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April 23rd

Facts : 40 new channels are waiting for licence from the ministry of Information and Broadcasting ( aiyo … ) 1.98 million people subscribed to BSNL in March, recording the highest ever net add by an operator in a single month 2333 is Halle Berry's number on the Hollywood Walk of fame Quotable Quotes of the week Law and order is very bad as the government is patronising criminals. But we have dealt with criminals before.. Mayawati BSP Leader You cannot complain of high interest rates as well as high inflation rate. The former is increased to bring down the latter. We are following a consistent policy- P.Chidambaram Finance Minister of India People ask me how I can be Chief Minister and still write poems but I ask them " Am I not human " ? - Narendra Modi Gujarat CM It is an unpardonable offence. There is no need for Narayanamoorthy to make a statement that instrumental version of the National Anthem had to be played to avoid embarrassment to Foreigners-- M.P. Prakash karna

April16th weekly updates

Facts 1.4 Billion euros is the projected European revenue for Infosys in 2008 7% of the world's population are lefties 2 animals can see behind themselves without turning their heads-- rabbits and parrots 418,000 Knee replacement surgeries are performed in the US every year 30 year old Ramazan Kadyrov of Chechnya is the world's youngest president Quotable quotes Rahul Gandhi is just a kid-- Mulyam Singh Yadav UP CM Samjadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party are not political parties in the real sense . They are instead private companies-- Rajnath Singh BJP President I am trying to teach them to play football not wrestling-- Jose Mourinho- Chelsea Manager on complaints that his players commit lots of fouls I have gambled 60 years of my life-- Girija Prasad Koirala Nepal PM If I were to do a film in Hollywood, it has to be about a 40 year old who is brown, short has lots of hair and is an Indian-- Shah Rukh Khan Actor Snippets Bihar Nothing is impossible in Bihar. Even the dead and re

April 9th

Facts 361 homemakers committed suicide in Mumbai 2005 4 to 12 per cent is the rape conviction rate in India 257 female pilots are working in civil airliners in India 148 is the rank of Delhi in quality of living survey by mercer Human resource consulting 36 million dollars has been raised by Hillary Clinton for her presidential election campaign Quotable quotes I don't speed on the roads, neither do I get impatient… But like everyone else in India I want to tear my hair when I'm stuck in traffic-- Narain Karthikeyan Formula one driver My approach has been, I admit careful. I admit I've not been willing to try for the big bang. I don't think that's where we are-- Condoleezza Rice Nowhere else in the world is there competition to assert backwardness and then claim we are more backward than you-- A Supreme Court bench staying the 27 % reservation for OBC's in higher educational instructions Snippets Kerla Do not drink and drive. Do not use mobile phones when behind

April 2nd

Facts 1 million tourists are expected to visit India during the commonwealth games in 2010 5.5 million people are short of drinking water because of drought in south western china 1,000 billion rupees will be the size of the media and entertainment industry in the next four years in India according to a report by FICCI and PWC. Quotable Quotes The biggest regret of my life is not having an MBA degree. I wanted to go to a B school after my graduation , but involvement in family business denied me that _ lakshmi Mittal President and CEO Arcelor Mittal There is some response ( From the PM ), but pleasantries are not a substitute for substantial steps-- Mufti Mohammed Sayeed PDP Chairman on his talks with the PM I have no brothers and men generally seemed like mysterious creatures to me. I always have to ask myself would a man think this or do that-- Jhumpa Lahiri Writer on writing from the male point of view Snippets Tamilnadu The world cup might have been a cup of woes for Team India. Bu