Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) Celebrated British author Jeffrey Archer said on Friday the "toughest" job on earth now is being the transport minister of India and he would want to be in-charge of that ministry if given a life again.
"I think the toughest job on earth today would be the minister of transport for India and if I had a life again that is the job I would want, that or captaining the England cricket team," Archer told the audience here on his 11th visit to India.
"If I hadn't been prime minister, I would have been the minister of transport for India," he said during the launch of his book "Mightier Than The Sword", the fifth in the Clifton Chronicle series of books.
The 'Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less' and 'Kane and Abel' writer was answering questions thrown at him by wannabe writers, enthusiasts as well as students and his comment about being India's transport minister came in response to a poser by a 19-year-old on where would Archer be if he weren't prime minister.
At a book-signing in Hyderabad on Thursday, Archer had joked: "If my second book had failed, I would have been Prime Minister by now."
He elaborated: "You are the only country on earth where drivers are taught that the white line should go down the middle of the car. I have never seen that in any other country on earth. You are the only country on earth where the lorries stay on the outside lane at 10 miles an hour.
"You are the only country on earth where rickshaws go backward and forward without bothering what anyone else is doing."
Knack Packaging IPO GMP Jumps After 7x Subscription; Last Day to Apply, Check Expected Listing Gains
The Knack Packaging IPO closes for subscription today, July 3, after witnessing strong investor d
New corona cases have decreased for the fourth consecutive day in the country. On Monday, 2,55,87
A R Rahman is the owner of immense wealth, how much alimony will his ex-wife Saira get?
The country's famous singer and music composer AR Rahman has recently surprised everyone by annou
AAP's National Executive hijacked by Kejriwal camp: Yadav
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Founding AAP members Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan, after bein
Crude oil prices continue to fall amid concerns about a global economic slowdown. In the internat
IRDAI directs insurance companies to decide on Covid-19 claim in one hour
Insurance regulator IRDAI has directed insurance companies to decide on a cashless claim for trea
Raunak disappeared from the markets that were buzzing till late night
In the market of the Nawabs, Lucknow, which used to stay in the market till late night, now there
Saint Premanand Maharaj will no longer give darshan to the devotees while doing padayatra at nigh
It is extremely cold in many parts of North India. According to the India Meteorological Departme
UP: liquor shops open in Noida-Ghaziabad, crowds of people gathered to break the lockdown
The second wave of corona continues to wreak havoc across the country including UP and the state
