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Facts 138 year old Habib Miyan of Jaipur is the oldest person in India according to the Limca book of records 345 trees will be felled at Delhi's Siri Fort forest to build news badminton and squash courts for the 2010 commonwealth games 11,000 is the number of people who contract HIV virus every day around the world Quotable Quotes Agriculture remains a sort of gateway issue. We know where the trade offs are in agriculture now.. The only question is how much ? Pascal Lamy Director General WTO The key to that is reconciliation ensuring the needs of Iraqis of different communities are properly taken care and a lasting political accommodation is reached between them- Tony Blair on how to push for greater political reconciliation. If the diplomacy and military efforts we have taken do no bring calm , we will have to escalate our response-- Ehud Olmert-- Israeli PM threatening tougher action against Hamas Snippets Delhi Life had been tough for Badam and Daisy, two street dogs in East of...

Facts 7095 INR is charged for a evening tour in Royal Time Machine , the heritage tourism bus in Delhi 15 million red blood cells are created and killed every second in the human body. 10 million US dollars was the amount for which America Ferrera , star of a US television show insured her smile. Quotable Quotes It's time for a new life. Time to relax and play with my dogs-- Kim Clisters Belgian Tennis Star on her retirement ( Clisters retired two weeks back and is aged 24 ) I feel sad that my leader has suspected me. Someone has.. Misled him with misinformation-- Dayanidhi Maran Former Union Communication Minister The only way you can conquer the pull of power is to set it down-- Tony Blair British PM on his resignation on June 27 US energy secretary asked about the Iran - Pakistan - India pipeline and we explained our position.. It is none of their business-- Murali Deora Petroleum and natural gas minister Snippets Kerla The nursing staff at the Institute of child health at the K...

Facts Rank of Mumbai and Delhi among 219 cities worldwide in terms of quality of life--- 119 and 125 Estimate amount in bribes doled out by India's truck drivers every year to ensure hassle free movement in RS crore 22,200 Amount the world owed to USA in 1980 in trillion US $ 1: Amount the USA owes to the world in trillion US $ 3 !! 15,000 KM is the maximum range of Airbus A380 , sufficient to fly non - stop from Chicago to Sydney 5 billion US $ is the price Rupert Murdoch's News corporation has offered for The Wall Street Journal's parent organisation Dow Jones Quotable Quotes Anyone in India who is being offered the opportunity to serve as the first servant of the nation will regard it as the greatest honour-- Somnath Chatterji Lok Sabha speaker on his chances of becoming the President The Ambassador car represents all that was once right and wrong in India -- Dilip Chabbria - Automobile designer It is a great feeling to go to Iraq- I just wanted to go out there and do it...

Facts 10,908 crore rupee is the net profit of Reliance Industries in 2006-07 15.10 Crore was paid by actor Hrithik Roshan as income tax in 2006-07 170 bullets were fired by Virginia tech killer Seoung Hui Cho ( it was lick that lesser number of people were killed ) 611 Crore rupees is the amount for which Mumbai based Hotel Leelaventure has bought 3 acres in south Delhi Quotes Amar Singhiji is not a friend , he's a member of my family. If people believe my association with him disgraces me, then I am proud to be disgraced- Amitabh Bacchan in his relationship with Amar Singh of the Samjadwadi Party If the emergency had not been imposed, I would have never been a political leader. It was necessary for curbing indiscipline in the country - Lalu Prasad Yadav Railway Minister If eight or nine players sign a contract with a XYZ company, the company wants the players to be always in the team. It is not an official complaint but looks like one- Sharad Pawar BCCI President Snippets Bihar Wh...

Facts 14,000 freshers are being hired by Wipro during 2008 Financial year 500 Indian students at Virginia Tech University form the largest number of foreigners on a US campaign 45,000 children go missing in India every year says a National Human Rights Commission report 4.1 Million pounds was the earning of steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal in 2006 Quotes The number of SEZs is not important but it is the number of units in a Zone that matters. It is not possible to acquire large tracts of land for SEZs because of density of population-- Kamal Nath Minster for Commerce and industry The dividing line between judicial approach and activism may at times become a case of overreach-- Manmohan Singh PM If Gopi is going to get the guy from the village to fly, great. Once he flies and prospers , he will come to me , in any case -- Vijay Mallaya Chief Kingfisher Airlines on Air Deccan's G.R. Gopinath I ask myself if I want the momentary joy of eating biryani or a lifetime of bliss - I choose life-...