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Modi bag reaches PM home, before him; check out what he brought..

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Narendra Modi after meeting his mother Hiraben at her Gandhinagar home moved from Ahmedabad to Delhi on Thursday evening.

His baggage reached Gujarat Bhawan before him. Apart from clothes, watches and shoes his personal kit includes accessories needed for yoga and other exercise equiment, like a treadmill, electronic devices like an iPad and laptop too packed from him.

Badri,the cook, who has served Modi for over a decade, also moved to Delhi with him.

B-Town sees a star in Tiger Shroff

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Tiger Shroff’s debut film “Heropanti” hit the screens Friday, and Bollywood celebrities like Farah Khan, Subhash Ghai and Shilpa Shetty share a unanimous opinion that “a star is born”.

Actor Jackie Shroff’s son, Tiger, has gone out of his way to thrill the audience with his daring stunts in “Heropanti”.

Celebrities took to Twitter to wish him:

Subhash Ghai: Another star is born today (Friday). He is Tiger Shroff. Go and watch ‘Heropanti’ to believe it. He has everything plus blessings of everyone.

Kristen wants to keep Pattinson out of sight

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Actress Kristen Stewart reportedly decided to stay away from the Cannes International Film Festival till her ex-boyfriend and actor Robert Pattinson was in town.

The actress didn’t land in France until her former flame had left, and instead of flying in a few days in advance to attend the the Chanel dinner here May 2, she decided to stay away from the fest, reports contactmusic.com.

Tired of self-destructive behaviour? Learn to admit faults

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What do you do when you feel that you have just too little money to support your family when all others around you seem to have a plenty?

While some hit the bar every time such feelings crawl inside their skin, others quietly accept the reality and make a work plan to improve their conditions.

Practicing self-acceptance may be the best way to boost our self-worth and avoid self-deprecating behaviours and consequences, a study noted.

PepsiCo, Clinton Foundation to source cashew from India

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Global food and beverages firm PepsiCo has tied up with former US president Bill Clinton-run The Clinton Foundation to spur social and economic development in emerging markets like India.

The partnership’s inaugural project was launched in Maharashtra, India with an agriculture initiative to source vitamin-rich cashew fruit from smallholder farmers.

This arrangement is expected to create an important new ingredient supply for PepsiCo’s local juice business and also help get better prices for cashew growers.

Women with diabetes at higher heart disease risk: Study

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Women with diabetes are 44 percent more likely to develop coronary heart disease (CHD) than men with diabetes, a large global study has revealed.

“Taken together, these data provide convincing evidence that diabetes poses a greater relative risk for cardiovascular diseases in women than in men,” said professor Rachel Huxley from University of Queensland in Australia.

The data used stretches back almost 50 years, from 1966 to 2011, and includes 64 studies, 858,507 people and 28,203 CHD events.

When love outgrows hate on twitter

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Do you begin your day with a friendly, lovable tweet? You are among millions who are spreading the message of love on twitter – slowing the flow of hateful messages on the social media platform.

According to British researchers, positive tweets after any terror attack are far greater in number.

“Our findings show social media platforms, in particular Twitter, may self-regulate, slowing the flow of negative and hateful information following terrorist and similar events of national interest,” explained researchers from Cardiff University.

Crazy for skirts? Try the trendy one

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From a full-length skirt, tube ones to pleated designs – there are different styles of skirts to choose from. Which one is your pick?

Skirts are a versatile wardrobe item and can be worn for any occasion and during day or night.

Femalefirst.co.uk lists five designs that one can pick from both designer stores or the high street and the outfit will ensure that you’re following the trend:

Microsoft successfully challenged FBI’s gag order on notifying customer about info request

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Documents from a US federal court reveal that Microsoft has successfully challenged FBI’s request seeking information of one of its cloud customers.

According to CNET, the documents revealed that late last year, Microsoft received a National Security Letter which was with regard of one of its customers, seeking basic subscriber information.

The NSL received by the tech giant included a gag order, which prevented the company from notifying its customer about the request, which urged Microsoft to take legal action.

Isuzu Motors launches ‘D Max’ in Kerala

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Isuzu Motors today launched in Kerala its India-made range of ‘D-Max’, one of the largest selling pickup trucks.

The D-Max range comprises of three models – two cabin options and two deck options.

DMAX Single Cab will be priced at an introductory launch price of Rs 5.99 lakh and the DMAX Space Cab will be priced at Rs 6.19 lakh for the flat deck variant and Rs 7.09 lakh (all ex-showroom Kochi) for the arched deck variant, respectively.

SpiceJet close to selling some overseas slots to Qatar Airways

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Gulf carrier Qatar Airways is likely to invest in the debt-ridden SpiceJet by purchasing its parking slots overseas, sources said. Officials of the state-run Qatar Investment Promotion Authority are likely to meet the top brass of SpiceJet shortly, they added. The Kalanithi Maran-promoted domestic airline had earlier this week said it was in “advanced stage of discussions” with an overseas entity for capital infusion.

‘Heropanti’ – Tiger makes roaring start

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Film: “Heropanti”; Cast: Tiger Shroff, Kriti Sanon and Prakash Raj; Director: Sabbir Khan; Rating: ***1/2

There’s nothing honourable about honour killing. But by jove, it makes for a terrific story specially when the intention is to weave a genial love story around a serious issue.

When diamonds are not a girl’s best friend!

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Don’t buy this piece of diamond for your beloved as it has a tendency to disappear!

You read it right.

According to scientist from Rice University, some microscopic diamonds only last seconds before fading back into less-structured forms of carbon under the impact of an electron beam.

“The most ‘nano’ of the nanodiamonds were seen to fade away under the power of the electron beam in a succession of images taken over 30 seconds,” said Ed Billups from Rice University.

Sensex surges 206 points; capital goods, oil, gas stocks gain

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A benchmark index of Indian equities markets surged 206.39 points or 0.85 percent Friday as capital goods and oil and gas stocks gain.

Good buying was observed in capital goods, oil and gas, metal and IT sectors, while selling pressure was observed in consumer durables and banking sectors.

The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 24,535.14 points, was trading at 24,580.79 points in the pre-noon session, up 206.39 points or 0.85 percent from the previous day’s close at 24,374.40 points.

Indian-origin child in Britain killed over custody defeat?

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The loss in child custody battle was the prime reason behind a fire set out by the mother of an Indian-origin boy which killed both of them in Britain, the kid’s father has said.

Both Jamna Joshi, 40, and son Moksha Jai Joshi, died in the blaze in Moscow Drive, Liverpool city, May 8.

“It was a case of if she can’t have him, I can’t,” BBC quoted the deceased boy’s father Paresh Patel as saying Thursday.

Modi’s invitations to South Asian leaders a strong signal: US

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Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi’s invitations to the leaders of South Asian countries including Pakistan to attend his swearing-in ceremony on Monday sends a strong and positive signal, a top American diplomat has said.

“I certainly think that having the regional leaders come (for the swearing-in ceremony) is a strong and positive signal. Beyond that I think, it is really for India and its neighbours to react and respond to,” Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Nisha Desai Biswal, said.

Red wine can fight cavities too

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For red wine lovers, there is another bubbly news. According to new research, red wine, as well as grape seed extract, could potentially help prevent cavities – and your visit to the dentist’s chair too!

This discovery could lead to the development of natural products that ward off dental diseases with fewer side-effects.

To prove their point, researchers grew cultures of bacteria responsible for dental diseases as a biofilm.

Facebook tweaks default privacy setting for new users

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Bowing to users’ demands to change its default privacy setting, the popular social media site Facebook has announced that it would give a privacy checkup to its nearly 1.28 billion users worldwide.

Anyone joining Facebook now will only share posts with friends and family, unless they choose to make their information open to everyone online, according to a Facebook post.

Till date, the default setting led many users to accidentally share their posts with the entire world.

Indian-origin CEO on Forbes Middle-East list

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A poor cotton farmer’s son from Maharasthra’s Vidarbha region has been named in the Forbes list of top 40 CEOs in Middle-East countries, announced recently by Forbes.

The distinction-holder is Krishnakumar Taori, the group managing director of Hasan Juma Backer Trading & Contracting Co. Oman.

He hails from a remote village called in Ghuikhed in the backward Amravati district of Vidarbha.

New molecule can tackle antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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Joining the global fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Canadian scientists have identified a small molecule that prevents bacteria from forming into biofilms, a frequent cause of infections.

The anti-biofilm peptide works on a range of bacteria including many that cannot be treated by antibiotics.

“Currently there is a severe problem with antibiotic-resistant organisms. Our entire arsenal of antibiotics is gradually losing effectiveness,” said Bob Hancock, a professor from University of British Columbia.

25pc women constantly dieting to get Kelly Brook’s ‘ideal’ body

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A new survey has revealed that a quarter of women are constantly on a diet to get a body like Kelly Brook while a fifth are trying to shed at least two stone.

According to a survey, one in every four women admitted that they think the ideal weight is 9st but their ideal shape is softly feminine with the ample curves of model Kelly Brook or TV presenter Holly Willoughby, the Daily Express reported.

Russia, China veto UN proposal to refer Syrian crisis to International Criminal Court

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Russia and China have interdicted the UN proposal of referring the crisis in Syria to the International Criminal Court, discounting the support in favour of the resolution of 65 other countries.

Washington vehemently reviled this move of Moscow and Beijing, with Samantha Power, US ambassador, adding that the people of Syria would not see the lights of justice as the vetoes have prevented the victims of atrocities from testifying at The Hague.

Pain and itch blocking antibody discovered

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Scientists have discovered a new antibody that simultaneously blocks the sensations of pain and itching in studies with mice.

According to the researchers of Duke University, the new antibody works by targeting the voltage-sensitive sodium channels in the cell membrane of neurons.