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Winston Churchill

The Churchill question

From the 1920s onwards, Churchill was firm - even quixotic - in opposing any proposal resembling genuine self-rule for India

Updated On: 22 Feb 2023 | 10:59 PM IST

Boris Johnson gives Churchill Leadership Award to Ukraine's Zelenskyy

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson presented Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with the Sir Winston Churchill Leadership Award, drawing comparisons between the two leaders in times of crises.

Updated On: 27 Jul 2022 | 8:16 AM IST

Are we really smarter than our peers?

We don't always know what we think we know

Updated On: 15 Jun 2022 | 12:27 AM IST

Winston Churchill as villain

Mr Ali's occasional colourful language might thrill a section of readers; but he sometimes trivialises his otherwise competitive position on a number of issues

Updated On: 19 May 2022 | 2:47 AM IST

The Beeb turns 100

The audience was fed a fibrous diet of plays and concerts and talks and lectures; sports included Derby Day and Wimbledon

Updated On: 10 Apr 2022 | 11:53 PM IST

Farm laws: Modi cites this Churchill anecdote to underline need for change

Modi on Wednesday underlined that change is essential and cited the case of CCA, a British era post in Tamil Nadu for supplying cigars to then UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill

Updated On: 10 Feb 2021 | 9:08 PM IST

Making a meal out of food and drink

Pubs and restaurants in Tier 3 - the highest level, including Manchester, Hull, Newcastle and Bristol - can now offer only takeaway meals. London pubs can serve drinks but only with "substantial meal"

Updated On: 10 Dec 2020 | 11:53 PM IST

US, UK and the unbalance of power

Book review of THE CHURCHILL COMPLEX: The Curse of Being Special, From Winston and FDR to Trump and Brexit

Updated On: 30 Aug 2020 | 11:02 PM IST

Churchill's statue vandalised in London during Black Lives Matter protests

Activists surrounded the monument and jeered "Churchill was a racist", despite others intervening to protect it from further defacement

Updated On: 09 Jun 2020 | 6:18 AM IST

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In pics: Protesters scrawled "was a racist" on the statue of Churchill

The same statue was also defaced with green graffiti during a huge anti-racism rally on Saturday, the 76th anniversary of D-Day

Updated On: 08 Jun 2020 | 7:20 PM IST

"There is a divinity that shapes our ends..."

The complete denial of luck or coincidence in leadership success/failure seems misplaced

Updated On: 07 May 2020 | 10:52 PM IST

RBI raises limit on ways and means advances, but states aren't impressed

Ways and means advances (WMAs) are short-term advances the central bank gives to help states tide over temporary mismatches in their cash flow.

Updated On: 18 Apr 2020 | 1:58 AM IST

Life after BBC Hindi service shutdown

Shutting down of BBC Hindi service by the end of this month is a jolt to the revered British tradition

Updated On: 22 Jan 2020 | 9:37 PM IST

The world of permanent interests

This phenomenon of shifting allegiances is common even in the 21st century, says the author

Updated On: 14 Sep 2019 | 12:36 AM IST

For past British colonies like India, Churchill will remain a war criminal

To Indians like myself, it will always be a mystery why a few bombastic speeches have been enough to wash the bloodstains off Churchill's hands

Updated On: 16 Feb 2019 | 11:22 AM IST

Winston Churchill wrote of alien life in a lost essay

Churchill's interest in science stemmed from his early years as an army man in British-ruled India

Updated On: 17 Feb 2017 | 3:52 AM IST

Churchill's essay on aliens remind us of dangers facing life on earth

Churchill's 11-page article was buried within the archives of US National Churchill Museum archives

Updated On: 16 Feb 2017 | 1:21 PM IST