When I worked in Mrs Indira Gandhi's Secretariat from 1966 to 1971, the entire officer component was less than ten. Today, the PMO seems to resemble a mini public meeting. When numbers increase, excellence suffers.
According to a survey carried out in Britain, many believe that Mahatma Gandhi and Churchill are just mythical figures like Florence Nightingale, popularly known as the 'Lady with the Lamp'. In fact, almost a quarter of the population has the popular notion that Churchill, who has often been hailed as "the greatest Briton of all time", was made up.
In a damning article, the Vatican's official newspaper L'Osservatore Romano has condemned the popular teenage boy wizard for promoting witchcraft and occult.
Milan are still looking for their first league win at the San Siro this season and after eight games they are 11th with 10 points.
In a rare gesture, touching tributes were paid to 5,782 Indian soldiers who laid down their lives during the World War II, fighting for Italy against fascist forces.
Francesco Valiani scored a stunning goal as promoted Bologna beat AC Milan 2-1 at the San Siro on Sunday to spoil Ronaldinho's Serie A debut.
Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero and Sampdoria forward Antonio Cassano have been included in Italy's provisional 24-man squad for Euro 2008, coach Roberto Donadoni said on Tuesday. Del Piero, 33, has not played for the world champions in eight months but was expected to be included after finishing as Serie A's top scorer for the first time with 21 goals this term.
Second-half goals by Mauro Camoranesi and David Trezeguet gave Juventus a 2-1 win at Serie A leaders Inter Milan on Saturday, while second-placed AS Roma beat Empoli 2-1 to move within four points of the champions.
Italy defender Fabio Grosso has been ruled out of Saturday's European Championship qualifier against Ukraine due to a thigh strain.
The controversial author has said that his experience of living with fundamentalism has relevance for all people now.
Fans of the three top soccer clubs found guilty in Italy's match-fixing scandal took to the streets to protest the decision.
A summary of the tribunal's findings and the punishments for the four Italian clubs.
Individuals who lent money on interest have played a major role in structuring our current banking system.
Valentino Rossi made it five MotoGP wins in a row at the Italian Grand Prix
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The last time Germany won against a top team was when they beat England 1-0 on October 7, 2000
Greetings and gift products company, Archies Ltd on Tuesday said it would launch a new chain of retail stores
Italian watch-maker Panerai is eyeing the Indian market and has contacted few a celebrities from India to be a part of its adventure 'Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge' in Mediterranean scheduled for June next year.
Justice Carol Berkman of the State Supreme Court who apparently agreed with the prosecution's description of Sinha, said that Sinha's privileged background did make "all the more culpable."
Policeman Filippo Reciti's death could be a turning point in Italy.
The couple -- 105-year-old Percy Arrowsmith and 100-year-old Florence -- already hold the Guinness World Records for the longest marriage and the oldest aggregate age of a married couple.
The three team were relegated to Serie B after being found guilty of influencing match officials during the 2004/05 Serie A season.
Jose Mourinho is on his way to London to become the new Chelsea boss, and Porto's three best players - Deco, Costinha and Paulo Ferreira - want to come with him.
The late Florence Griffith Joyner topped the list of 10 inductees into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame.
Dr Sreenivasan was one of the 72 new members, whose election was announced by NAS.
In the seven intervening years since his "dream" Budget of 1997, the only thing that doesn't seem to have changed about him is his name.
Real Madrid beat Barcelona 4-2 to cut their arch-rivals' lead at the top of the Spanish League to six points with seven matches to play.
The 22 year old luge athlete was India's sole representative in the previous two editions of the Games.
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