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From Radhakr here were interesting statistics on India Today two weeks ago. 136 - is the no of MPs with criminal records in the current Lok Sabha. It was none in the first Lok Sabha 334 - the no of airports in India compared to 14,883 in US 40 - is the % age of doctors who are absent from their Govt health centres at any given time 43 - is the % age of child-births in India attended by skilled doctors compared to 98 % in Canada 52 % of Indian Americans have high skill jobs, compared to just 21 % of white Americans This is a ripper -- Believe it or not : 86 % of Indians have access to clean water. I thought the converse is true. Comparatively it is only 77 % in China. Some more 72.583 Kg is the weight of the world's longest sari, measuring 1,585 feet. 270 Kg is what an elephant can hold in it trunk Quotes It is ball tampering all the way I am not here to answer that question-- Darrel Hair Australian umpire to Inzamam 's query regarding the ball change The ICC must be stuoid or b...

Facts 342 US $ is what Steven Spielberg earns a minute ! 1 billion people in the world are obese 172,960 ofBritain's estimated 376,000 millionaires are female 7,000 crore INR is the combines annual turnover of PepsiCo and Coco - Cola in India Quotes I don't lust after Women. I am too sexy to lust. Call me pansy, if you may-- Shah Rukh Khan Actor If he needs a job, I will get him one-- As Terminator 4-- Arnold Schwarzenegger Actot on British Prime Minister tony Blair I want to write to the Guiness book of World records that Manmohan Singh is the only Indian PM who has not even won a municpal election-- Natwar Singh, Former external Affairs Minister I am only a toddler-- Amar Singh SJP leader denying his hands in Natwar Singh's outburst against Manmohan Singh Information Bihar Ever heard of mothers feeding their children with arrack instead of milk ? In poverty stricken Saharsa district, where milk is a luxurt, mothers just do that. they need no longer sing lullabies and spen...

Facts 638 is the number of attempts on Fidel Castro's life 0 is the number of jails in Arunachal Pradesh 14 Billion bullets are made globally every year 12 Billion USD is the annual sale of Lipitor, the largest selling drug in the US Quotes Bring on the money. There is no limit to how much money i can make. I always look for more -- Maria Sharapova Russian Tennis Player Our little neighbours to the north should not fear. I am not planning to be in office at that age- Fidel Castro on a survey showing that more Cubans are living beyond 1oo years What crime has poor Natwar Singh committed ? has he drunk all the oil ? Amar Singh SJP leader. Three things stike straightaway. First, he has that bit of spunk about him. Second, he loves bowling and third, he is astute at reading situations-- Shane Warne on Monty Panesar Info Snuffed Friendship Sacrificing a minor pleasure to gain a major goal is a habit with politicians, snooty or snotty. Former civil aviation minister C.M.Ibrahim who is kn...

Facts 7 inches is the height of the shortest monkey found in the Amazon forest 3,30,000 GBP is the amount for which Paul McCartney's first acoustic guitar was auctioned in London 12,338 Bangaldeshi's who entered India in 2005 are missing now ( wonder where they went ! ) 139 Million Dollars is the price of the most expensive house in the world in Updown Court,Windiesham Quotes No one knows whn Fidel Castro moves on. In my judgement that's the work of the Almighty-- George Bush US President We believe in secular India-- Rahil Abdul Rehman Sheik , Prime suspect in the Mumbai blasts I have always look after the players. It is like a religion for me-- Jagmohan Dalmia , After being re- elected as the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal I don't think I am competent to handle such a complex canvas-- Naryana Moorthy , asked if he would venture in to Politics Information Uttar Pradesh Doctors in Agra will soon weild guns as they use scalpels-- this time to save their o...