1. The document discusses a book X written by journalist Y that formed the basis for the Bollywood film Shootout at Wadala. It describes X as the best book on the Indian mafia. Y is a veteran Mumbai journalist who has authored several bestselling books on crime and terrorism. 2. The document discusses a playable Google Doodle launched in 2010 that allowed users to play an 8-bit game. While many enjoyed it, some US companies reported a loss in productivity from employees playing the game. 3. The document discusses a gangster named Manohar AKA X who was active in the Mumbai underworld in the 1940s and was involved in several robberies and encounters with police before

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ID X and Y
X is a novel by Y. X forms the basis for the movie Shootout at
Wadala. Y was actively involved in writing the script for Shootout
at Wadala.
Anil Kapoor described X as the best book on Indian Mafia, by far.
Sanjay Gupta said that there would’ve been no Shootout at
Wadala if it was not for this book.
Y is a Mumbai based journalist, a veteran of investigative, crime
and terror reporting in Mumbai media. He has worked for the
Asian Age, the Mumbai Mirror, Mid-day, and the Indian Express.
His previous books include bestsellers like Black Friday and the
Mafia Queens of Mumbai. He also collaborated with Rahul Bhatt
for the novel Headley and I.

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• On 21st May, 2010, Google launched its first “Playable
Doodle,” about a cute story of pizza-shaped character
gobbling dots in a maze, colorful characters, friendly design,
very little violence and everlasting fun. All one had to do was
press the “Insert Coin” button or just wait for a few seconds.
However, a lot of American companies banned its use, since
employees wasted a lot of time playing this 8 bit game. Us
companies reported a major loss of productivity during the
period.

4. 3.
• Manohar AKA X was an infamous Indian urban dacoit and
gangster in the Mumbai Underworld, who, in 1944, moved to
Mumbai with his mother and stepfather.
• He was a B.A. graduate from Kirti College and formed a gang
of students during his years there, and also won "Mumbai
Shri" title in body building.
• X’s first robbery was taken straight out of a James Headley
Chase novel, in which he decided to loot money from the
government milk scheme in a bid to gain recognition from the
leaders of the Mumbai underworld.
• His death in 1982 during an encounter with the Maharashtra
Police became known as the city's first recorded encounter
killing.
• ID X.

5. 4.
• Born on 28 September 1929, X is an Indian singer, and
occasional music-composer, and is the second vocalist to have
ever been awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian
honour.
• X was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records from
1974 to 1991 for having made the most recordings in the
world. The claim was that she had recorded approximately
25,000 solo, duet, and chorus-backed songs in 20 Indian
languages between 1948 to 1974, though this was often
marred by controversies. In 2011 Guinness officially
acknowledged X’s sister Y as the most recorded artist in music
history.
• X and Y were brought together after years of rivalry, by their
brother, Hridaynath, on 31st March, 2013.
• ID X and Y

6. 5.
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7. 6.
What am I talking about?
• Situated in the heart of New Delhi, X was designed by Sir
Edwin Lutyens, and is the national monument of India.
• Built in 1931, the monument was inspired by the Arc de
Triomphe in Paris, which in turn was inspired by the
Roman Arch of Titus.
• X is a prominent landmark in Delhi and commemorates the
90,000 soldiers of the British Indian Army who lost their lives
in World War I and the Third Anglo-Afghan War. It is
composed of red and pale sandstone and granite.
• Following India's independence, X became the site of
the Indian Army's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, known
as Amar Jawan Jyoti ("the flame of the immortal soldier").

8. 7.
• X, colloquially known in the United Kingdom as “________", is
the headquarters of Her Majesty's Government and the
official residence and office of the First Lord of the Treasury.
• Situated in _________ in the City of Westminster, London, X is
one of the most famous addresses in the world. Over three
hundred years old, the building contains about one hundred
rooms. Adjacent to St. James's Park, X is near to Buckingham
Palace, and the Palace of Westminster, the meeting place of
both houses of parliament.
• Originally three houses, ______ was offered to Sir Robert
Walpole by George II in 1732. Walpole accepted on the
condition that they be a gift to the office of First Lord of the
Treasury rather than to him personally. Thus, the three houses
were joined together. It is this larger house that is known
today as “X".

9. 8.
• X, is the largest complex of prisons in South Asia. It is located
in __________, approximately 7 km from Chanakya Puri, to
the west of New Delhi, India. The surrounding area is
called Hari Nagar.
• Its main objective is to convert its inmates into ordinary
members of society by providing them with useful skills,
education, and respect for the law. It aims to improve the
inmates' self-esteem and strengthen their desire to improve.
• To engage, rehabilitate, and reform its inmates, X uses music
therapy, which involves music training sessions
and concerts. There is also a prison industry within the walls,
manned wholly by inmates, which bears the brand Y. As of
November 2006, X had almost 12,000 inmates against the
sanctioned capacity of 5,200.
• X was recently in the news for its campus placements, in
which inmates were offered up to 3.6 Lakhs.

10. 9.
• Born in 1915 in Khushab in Pakistani Punjab, X is a prolific
Indian novelist and journalist. His weekly column, ‘With
Malice Towards One and All” is carried by many Indian dailies.
• From 1980 through 1986, X was a member of the Rajya Sabha,
and was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974 for service to
his country. However, he returned the award in protest
against the siege of the Golden Temple in 1984. In 2007, the
Indian government awarded him the Padma Vibhushan.
• X celebrated his 98th birthday on 2nd February 2013, when he
presented his latest book Y to the Prime Minister’s wife
Gursharan Kaur.
• Give me X and Y.

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12. 11.
• After the 1994 Football World Cup, the engine
of the plane carrying the Dutch team
developed a snag, thus delaying the flight. The
plane was further delayed after a journalist
joked about having a bomb in his bag.
• After this incident, X developed a fear of flying
and famously misses out several matches as a
result, earning the sobriquet, “The Non Flying
Dutchman.”
• Who is X?

13. 12.
• Born in 1955 in Amritsar, X held an electrical engineer’s
degree from _______. During his college days, he was famous
for his street plays like Nonsense Club.
• X was known for his acid satire on corruption and acid,
showcased in his shows Flop Show, Ulta Pulta and Full
Tension. X was given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the
firstg Golden Kela Wards.
• X also acted in a number of regional movies like Dharti and Jija
Ji.
• X died 25 October 2012 while returning from a promo of his
latest film, Power Cut. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan
posthumously.
• ID X.

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• Never obey anyone's command unless it is coming from
within you also.
• There is no God other than life itself.
• Truth is within you, do not search for it elsewhere.
• Love is prayer.
• To become a nothingness is the door to truth. Nothingness
itself is the means, the goal and attainment.
• Life is now and here.
• Live wakefully.
• Do not swim—float.
• Die each moment so that you can be new each moment.
• Do not search. That which is, is. Stop and see.

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• The Golden Star Thali restaurant in Mumbai is
one of the more famous restaurants in the
city.
Recently, after a particular person in the
cyberspace went viral in India, people started
looking up his Indian connection and found it
with relation to this restaurant.
Who is the person in question?

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