Even though he was not a jew, the reel life 'Great Dictator'-- Charlie Chaplin-- was on the hit list of the real life Nazi tyrant-- Adolf Hitler, reports UNI from London. According to a book 'Juden Sehen Dich An' (The Jews are Watching You), written by an anti-Jew propagandist Dr Johann von Leers listed the Hollywood great among renowned Jewish personalities who were ''forming an international network aimed at world domination'', and called for their extermination.
Albert Einstein was also on the hit list along with economists, journalists, scientists and entertainers.
The book which would go under the hammer in Shropshire next month was published in Berlin in the 1930's.
It is claimed that the book inspired 'The Great Dictator' directed by Charlie Chaplin in which he also starred. Chaplin played Adenoid Hynkel, dictator of Tomainia, in the 1940 film. Film historian Kevin Brownlow said Chaplin made The Great Dictator in response to seeing himself on the book's hit list.
UK patient wins suit over Indian doctor
Nearly 23 years after an Indian surgeon in the National Health Service performed a "negligent" operation, a patient has won a case against the public health system and is expected to be awarded damages worth millions of pounds, reports PTI from London.
In a case described as “one of the greatest scandals in the history of NHS”, the operation to boost oxygen levels of an infant was performed by Dr Janardan Dhasmana in May 1985. Dhasmana, who qualified from the Lucknow University in 1964, is believed to be practising in India currently.
Telles’ family claimed that her problems with communication and mobility stemmed from May 1985, after she underwent a shunt operation as a two day-old infant to try to improve her oxygen levels at the Bristol Royal Infirmary.
Bangla ferry accident claims 27 lives
At least 27 people were confirmed dead in Bangladesh after a ferry with around 150 passengers collided with another vessel and sank on Thursday, a police official said.
The ferry capsized in the Buriganga river just south of Dhaka, said police official Nazmul Hossen, adding that 22 bodies had so far been recovered, reports AFP from Dhaka. “The passenger ferry was on its way out of Dhaka when a sand-laden barge hit it from behind, causing it to sink,” added another police officer.
