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Queen Elizabeth was dear to many


Queen Elizabeth II will be remembered for many deeds, but profoundly remembered as the only female member of the British royal family to serve in WW-II at 18, when she joined the service. 

Further, she boldly drove the military truck and ambulances, replacing flat tyres on her own, when needed. Elizabeth II crowned at just 25 in 1952 was the longest reigning monarch in British history and ranked as the 4th longest reigning monarch in history. 

During her long reign, the Queen has seen 16 British prime ministers take office and has met with 14 American presidents. She is a deeply no frills, yet was a first class woman, don't think anyone in Britain has a work ethic like Her Majesty. 

Considering how influential Britain historically was and still is, both within its historical global context, as well as economic, political, legal, and most significantly though, she hardly spoke much in the public, which is odd, considering that she was the Queen. The name "Elizabeth" with always be remembered!


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Managing inflation is not a priority?

S KAMAT, Alto Santa Cruz
Published Sep 9, 2022, 11:58 PM IST
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Nirmala Sitharaman while speaking at the India Ideas Summit recently said that inflation is not a 'red letter priority' for her government, but also said that job creation and growth are priorities now. This is a surprising comment from her, since in many democracies, governments are known to fall if inflation is not contained.She also tried to pass the buck of managing inflation to the States claiming that they have also to contribute with measures to contain…

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