January 2011: Challenger disaster remembered 25 years later and Steve Jobs medical absence tests Apple's bench strength. Some particularly sad news to me as Liverpool sells Fernando Torres to Chelsea for record £50 million and astronomers find a new star sign! I wasted 25 years of my life reading the wrong horoscope!!!
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February 2011: Egyptian Revolution causes turmoil in the largest and most stable Arab state in the Middle East as the U.S. Congressional Republicans pander to the idiocy of Sarah Palin's and Glen Beck's doomsday rhetoric. King Danglish reigns supreme at Stamford Bridge as Liverpool fans quickly forget Torres. Elsewhere in the Premiership, Rooney hits the Goal of the Season, may be even year. Last but not the least, Sourav Ganguly retires and as during his playing days so in his retirement, no one divides cricket fans like Dada, The Magnificent Bastard.
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March 2011: Cricket World Cup 2011 consumes India and the cricketing world and with a high-scoring tie & a thrilling upset, Chinnaswamy sets it up perfectly for the grand finale! On the more somber note, an 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit off the east coast of Japan creating unprecedented mayhem and the US Presidential Election 2012 kicks off. In the absurd, Charlie Sheen reveals his off the hook crazy life and India media goes crazy for mega-bucks wedding.
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April 2011: India wins the Cricket World Cup 2011 and the Royal Wedding captures the imagination of the entire world!
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May 2011: Navy Seals kill Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan as the Arab Spring gathers steam and spreads across the entire Middle East Region. In the tech world, Google launches Chromebook and Apple reveals iOS5 and iCloud.
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June 2011: The Space Shuttle program retires and an absolute classic "KODAK" moment to capture it in time. As iPhone celebrates 4 years, Nokia is just about catching on the game with new hot N9.
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July 2011: Last Potter movie releases and puts the Potter Mania in overdrive. London 2012 reveals the Olympic Stadium view shop and staggering riches are discovered hidden beneath South Indian temple.
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August 2011: India rejoices in success of Anna Hazare's hunger strike, London burns in the 2011 riots and Manhattan gets evacuated due to hurricane warning.
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September 2011: Mansur Ali Khan, Tiger Pataudi, passes away and in a fitting tribute Rahul Dravid creates a lasting impression on his last tour of England playing for the Pautadi Trophy. New York and the world remembers the attacks of September 11th 2001 on it's 10th anniversary as the Occupy Wall Street movement takes over downtown Manhattan.
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October 2011: Steve Jobs, The Minister of Magic, and Jagit Singh, The Sultan of Ghazal, pass away! Elsewhere, Libyan rebels put down Muhammad Gadhafi and inaugural Indian Grand Prix is hailed has a huge success.
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November 2011: Republican Primary rolls on giving plenty of fodder to late-night shows & 7th Billionth person is born!
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December 2011: The legendary Dev Anand passes away leaving an unparalleled legacy in Indian Cinema! Rahul Dravid gives a memorable speech at Bradman's oration and Virendar Sehwag breaks ODI 200 runs barrier and then some more. Finally, Lokpal Bill has a date with the Parliament and last US troops leave Iraq.
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