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This dialogue is from the 2006 film 'Khosla Ka Ghosla', a comedy about a middle-class man fighting to reclaim his land from a property grabber. The line is delivered by the character Khosla in a frustrated conversation.

Both Buddhism and Jainism emerged as reform movements emphasizing ahimsa (non-violence) as a core principle. They rejected Vedic ritual sacrifices and promoted peaceful living, compassion toward all beings, and ethical conduct as the path to liberation.

China is building the world's largest radio telescope called FAST (Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope) in Guizhou province, completed in 2016. It surpasses the previous largest at Arecibo Observatory (Puerto Rico, now collapsed).

An Albert chain (also called a watch chain or T-bar chain) was a type of chain used to secure a pocket watch to a waistcoat button hole in Victorian England. Named after Prince Albert, it consisted of a bar that passed through a buttonhole with chains attached to the watch, preventing it from being lost or stolen. A padlock would not be connected to such a chain, and while some chains had decorative fobs like balls or anchors, the primary purpose was always to connect to a watch.

Bank of India was the first Indian bank to open a branch outside India, establishing its international branch in London in 1946. This was a significant milestone in Indian banking history, occurring before the country's independence and demonstrating early international ambitions. State Bank of India (SBI) expanded internationally later, while RBI is India's central bank and doesn't operate commercial branches abroad.

The Treaty of Lisbon (signed in 2007, effective 2009) is a fundamental treaty of the European Union that reformed EU institutions and decision-making processes. It amended the two previous treaties (Maastricht and Rome) to create a more unified and efficient EU structure. NATO is a military alliance, SAARC is a South Asian regional cooperation organization, and NSG is the Nuclear Suppliers Group - none of these adopt treaties called the Lisbon Treaty.

The Tripitakas (meaning 'three baskets') are the primary sacred texts of Buddhism, containing the teachings of Gautama Buddha. They consist of three collections: Vinaya Pitaka (monastic rules), Sutta Pitaka (discourses of Buddha), and Abhidhamma Pitaka (philosophical analysis). Jainism has sacred texts called Agamas, while Hinduism has the Vedas, Upanishads, and other scriptures. Shaivism is a Hindu tradition, not a separate religion with Tripitakas.

Mohamed ElBaradei received the 2008 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for his work as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), where he promoted nuclear non-proliferation and peaceful uses of nuclear energy. He later shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. The other names listed are world leaders (Wen Jiabao of China, Taro Aso of Japan, Nicolas Sarkozy of France) who did not receive this specific prize.

Tony Blackburn was the first DJ to broadcast from the pirate radio ship Radio Caroline in 1964, famously saying 'This is Radio Caroline on 199, your all-night music station.' Pirate radio ships operated in international waters to bypass BBC restrictions and play popular music. Jimmy Saville was a later BBC DJ, while David Hamilton and Simon Dee were also DJs but not the first on Caroline.