Quizzically Yours
September 6: Eight-year old Neha is the happiest girl in India. Her father has just won a huge amount of money at a popular …
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World news
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Rags-to-Riches: The Café Route
Where: London, UK December 10, 2008 :Question: Name an impoverished British woman writer who wrote her first novel in sitting in …
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Coaching, Anyone?
October 21: Open any newspaper and chances are that you will find yourself staring at a full page advertisement of some coaching …
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The Common Man's Film-maker
September 23: From the rollicking ‘Chupke Chupke’ and ‘Golmaal’ to the shades of jealousy in …
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Boys' cancer unites warring people
August 5: Thirteen-year-old Kemal Saracoglu does not have much longer to live. He suffers from leukaemia or what is commonly known …
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Mending Fences
August 19: South Africa is all set to sign an important agreement with its two neighbours – Zimbabwe and Mozambique. If all goes …
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French President Calls For Ban on Burqas For Muslim Women
Where: Paris, France June 23, 2009 : A small but growing group of French women wear burqas and niqabs, while many more wear the …
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Villagers go Online
October 28: The internet is quietly transforming the lives of over 20,000 people in six villages around the South Indian state of …
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Report cards
October 21: The two news reports appeared almost at once and said a lot about the state of affairs in education in the world. One …
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US Navy Rescue Mission Recaptures Ship, Frees Captain From Somali Pirates
Where: Mogadishu, Somalia April 13, 2009 : Somalian pirates captured the MV Maersk Alabama, an American cargo ship which was …
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Swine flu flies to all corners of the earth
Where: Worldwide! April 30, 2009 : Swine Flu has claimed the life of its first victim in the United States of America, a small …
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Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana Steps Down
Where: Antananarivo, Madagascar March 17, 2009 : President Marc Ravalomanana of Madagascar stepped down as troops seized control …
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