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Facts 32 honorary doctorates have been conferred on A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 4340 pages is the copy of judgement in the Mumbai blasts case given to Sanjay Dutt . 102,621 crore rupees is the estimated tax losses from SEZ Quotable Quotes He threatens humanity with World War III, this time using atomic weapons-- Fidel Castro about US President George Bush He is more Bengali than anyone I know. I am not saying that because he has a Bengali wife. There's more of Tagore's legend in him than anyone else- Rekha on Amitabh Bacchan Given the very nature of competitive politics and the very fractured mandate given to governments , it has at times become difficult for us to do what is manifestly obvious -- Manmohan Singh For too long the advanced economies have told the developing economies that this is right and this is wrong-- P.Chidambaram During the annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank Snippets Kerla A resort in Trivandrum celebrated world food day by making a 50 ft tall sandwich. The to...

Facts 41% of married women in India face abuse at home according to the third national family and health survey 13 minutes is the time required by the Tsunami warning centre to alert authorities 15 crore is what Hollywood actor Akshay Kumar has demanded for his new film Quotes I was asking him what the time was- Andrew Symonds Australian all rounder clarifying his joust with Irfan Pathan during the Nagpur ODI For the time being all I can say is that we are together- Saif Ali Khan about his relationship with Kareena Kapoor My book is the intellectual equivalent of a Hollywood weepy- Anne enright Winner of the booker prize for her novel The gathering Frankly, I am amused with these reports. I never thought of myself in these terms- Mukesh Ambani Chairman Reliance Industries on reports about his astonishing wealth You are a later winner but a real winner - Christian prudhome tour de France director to Oscar Pereira who was adjudged winner of the 2006 event after more than a year's wai...

Facts 1,6060 million litres is the estimated volume of the Indian beer market in 2007, second only to China in Asia ( we are happy to be part of this market ! ) 10 % of the entrepreneurs in India are women 40 lakh rupees is being added to Mukesh Ambani's wealth every minute 99 billion dollars is the bid from a consortium led by the Royal Bank of Scotland to take over Dutch bank ABNAMRO Quotable Quotes This was a lie , your honour-- Marion Jones Three time Olympic Champion to the IS Federal Court about her earlier statement to a Federal investigation on using performance enhancing drugs I did this to drive home the message to the Chief Minster that Blue line buses are being run by inexperienced people like me-- Vijay Goel BJP leader after being arrested for driving a Blue lie bus near Delhi CM's residence It will be the event of our century if, as a universal rule, death penalty is abolished globally-- VR Krishna Iyer former Supreme Court judge who wrote to the PM requesting for...

Facts 4 new 5 rupee stamps were released on Oct 2nd commemorating Mahatma Gandhi's birthday ( his 138th ) 5 % of all green house gas emissions, blamed for Global warming are caused by Tourism 5 television Channels Aaj tak Quotable quotes Sometimes a great deal is made in public domain of the opinions expressed by our friends,, but this should not alarm you-- Sonia Gandhi UPA chairperson on the left's opposition to the nuclear deal We have a lot of epics and books to oppose Lord Ram and there is no need for us to oppose Ram for the Sethusamudram project-- M.Karunanidhi TN CM As and when Anand becomes a world champion he will be the nicest world chess champion in history--Ian Rogers Australian Grand Master , before Anand was crowned the World Champion Gandhi inspired me to be a better person. An eye for eye turns the whole world blind. You must be the change you want to see the world. If I'm mad , I count to 10. I 'm a much calmer person now-- Monica Guidvada student at t...

Not sure how many missed the weekly update but I did -- writing them Here is a update for the last fortnight Facts 65 Indian cities are being connected by Air Deccan which has a new booking policy for children below the age of 2, who now will be charged just for the passenger service 50,000 Buddhist monks and as many civilians swarmed the streets of Yangon on Sept 25 , in one of he largest protests in Myanmar defying the ruling military junta 160,000 requests have been made online for the pieces of a cassock worn by Pope John Paul II after reports that the relics were on sale. The Diocese of Rome denied the reports Quotable Quotes It could be used for weight lifting -- Fidel Castro President of Cuba on Former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's book " Age of Turbulence " Take it as a challenge, break my records and take my place -- Sunita Williams Astronaut to the students of the Gujarat University It is certainly flattering if people find me attractive, but it i...