Asian News International It’s important to find clothing which suits one’s body shape, but what about sunglasses that complement the face shape? Many people opt for wrong shades, thereby creating a fashion disaster. Be wary!
Experts from sunglasses-shop.co.uk, an online platform to get the right shades, have listed a guide for the best frames according to one’s face cut, which may be square, round, heart and long in shape, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Researchers have said that patients with pancreatic cancer have a different and distinct profile of specific bacteria in their saliva compared to healthy controls and even patients with other cancers or pancreatic diseases.
Pedro Torres of San Diego State University who presented the research said their studies suggest that ratios of particular types of bacteria found in saliva may be indicative of pancreatic cancer.
The Lok Sabha election has been a god-sent opportunity for a bruised BJP in Karnataka to bounce back a year after it was dumped, thanks to a “Modi wave” under which the Congress wilted during peak summer.
Winning 17 of the 28 parliamentary seats in the state Friday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) recorded a hat-trick at the hustings albeit two less than the 19 of 2009 and one less than the 18 in 2004. The ruling Congress won nine seats as against six in 2009, while the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) bagged two as against three in 2009.
Researchers have shown that the same bacteria that cause gum disease also promotes heart disease.
In the study, the researchers infected mice with four specific bacteria ( Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola, Tannerella forsythia, Fusobacterium nucleatum) that cause gum disease and tracked their spread.
Once the bacteria were detected in the mouse gums, heart and aorta, researchers saw an increase in risk factors, including cholesterol and inflammation, associated with heart disease.
A new study has revealed that sildenafil, the erectile dysfunction drug sold as Viagra and now under consideration as a treatment for heart failure, affects males and females very differently.
According to the cardiovascular researchers of Johns Hopkins University, in female mice modeling human heart failure, the benefits of sildenafil ranged from robust to practically nonexistent, depending on the animals’ levels of the hormone estrogen.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa today said that Narendra Modi and BJP leadership would take a call on the issue of inducting him into the new Union cabinet.
“It is left to Narendra Modi and all India party leadership,” Yeddyurappa told reporters here when asked whether he would be inducted in the Cabinet.
He was speaking after calling on top RSS leadership here.
Attributing BJP’s massive victory in the Lok Sabha polls to Modi and party cadres, he also underscored the failure of the Congress party.
Researchers have suggested that supplemental vitamin C taken by pregnant smokers improved measures of lung function for newborns and decreased the incidence of wheezing for infants through 1 year.
Cindy T. McEvoy, M.D., M.C.R., of Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, and colleagues randomly assigned pregnant smokers to receive vitamin C (500 mg/d) (n = 89) or placebo (n = 90).
If your sperm is in bad shape, it may cut your lifespan by several years, a study indicates.
“It could be that men with sperm abnormalities tend to have undetected health problems that result in a higher risk of death,” said Michael Eisenberg, an assistant professor of urology at California-based Stanford University.
The study found that young and middle-aged men who had problems with their sperm – such as low sperm count and impaired sperm movement – were twice as likely to die over an eight-year period compared to men with normal sperm.
Not a daily alcohol lover but love to binge drink over weekends? Threat this as a statutory warning, especially if you are a woman.
Even one night of heavy drinking can cause bacteria to leak from the gut – causing an increased level of toxins to build-up in the blood, researchers warn.
This occasional indulgence could cause permanent damage to their health.
“We found that a single alcohol binge can elicit an immune response, potentially impacting the health of an otherwise healthy individual,” said Gyongyi Szabo, a professor of medicine at University of Massachusetts.
Continuing its upward journey, the benchmark BSE Sensex spurted by nearly 276 points in opening trade today on sustained fund inflows on hopes of a stable government at the Centre after the BJP-led NDA’s victory in the Lok Sabha elections.
Sectoral indices led by realty, PSUs, capital goods and bankings stocks continued to trade in the positive territory with gains up to 2.54 per cent.
The 50-share NSE Nifty also gained 65.40 points, or 0.91 per cent, to 7,268.40.
Extending its rising streak for the fourth straight session, the rupee today jumped by another 32 paise to trade at a fresh 11-month high of 58.47 against the US dollar in early trade on sustained foreign capital inflows after the BJP-led NDA swept the Lok Sabha elections.
Increased selling of the dollar by banks and exporters amid sustained foreign capital inflows supported the rupee, dealers said.
Besides, a strong rally in domestic equity market in opening trade and the euro’s gain against the dollar overseas also helped the rupee, they added.
The Modi-led BJP and NDA wave may have swept large parts of the country; however there were some geographical barriers that the wave could not break.
They include Tamil Nadu, Odisha, West Bengal and Kerala, where the regional parties further reinforced their positions
Jayalalitha-led AIADMK in Tamil Nadu was leading in 37 of 39 seats, while BJP was leading in one. The State, where the BJP had cobblestone a rainbow alliance with several small parties, stood with the Chief Minister.
He steered the Telangana movement, gains support of Telangana people, earned the vehemence of Seemandhra natives, won elections and is at the present time all set to head the new Telangana state.
TRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s 14-year journey at last reach the road of victory as he gets ready to lead the 29th state of Telangana.
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Partner, Rare Enterprises, caught up by the Econonmics Times for his take on the poll verdict, current market scenario and his expectations from the new government.
Triumphant of a non-Congress party with a majority in Parliament in the Lok Sabha is the first time in the history of Independent India. This by itself is a very historical event which has happened in India.
Subsequently, it is the indication of the maturity of Indian democracy. The BJP has performed splendidly in the seats in which the Muslims have got very large voting in Uttar Pradesh.
‘Gujarati-for-PM’ was the slogan of the BJP’s Lok Sabha campaign in Gujarat, Narendra Modi’s home state given a resounding 100 per cent mandate in his good turn.
The message was clear-cut: Modi should now replicate the success of the ‘Gujarat model’ on the wider canvas of India.
The coalition between TDP-BJP seems to have worked well in Greater Hyderabad as the combine secured 14 of the 24 Assembly constituencies, while the MIM bagged seven and TRS three.
Winning support from city voters, specifically settlers from the Seemandhra region, and an alliance with BJP, the TDP secured nine Assembly constituencies emerging as the largest party in the city.
It is interesting to know that, of the total seats the party secured in Telangana, the majority came from Hyderabad.
A little known pollster going by the name of Chanakya got it bang on.
Most exit polls had forecast a win for the BJP-led NDA, the one that came closest to predicting the sweep was Today’s Chanakya, supported by RMB Research.
The minimum number of seats which was predicted by Chanakya team for the BJP-led NDA was 326, which was higher than the maximum number of seats predicted by other pollsters.
Riding on the “Modi wave”, a 2.2 percent swing in its favour has propelled BJP to outperform the ruling Congress in Karnataka and secure 17 seats.
The Congress has secured 40.8 per cent of the votes as against BJP’s 43 per cent, up from 41.63 per cent in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls, an analysis of the voting percentage showed.
In the last Lok Sabha elections, BJP had secured 19 seats, Congress six and JDS 3.
It is a remarkable turnaround for BJP which had polled 19.9 per cent of the votes in the May 2013 Assembly polls that brought down the party’s first ever government in the South.
Noted historian S. Settar has appealed to the Centre and the Karnataka government to take immediate steps to stop the auction of a ring belonging to 18 th century warrior king Tipu Sultan by a London firm on May 22.
Prof. Settar, Emeritus Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), has written to Union Minister of Culture Chandresh Kumari Katoch and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to “make use of all available avenues, legal and diplomatic, to recover the ring.”
All India Reem Dawat Al-Quran Al-Kareem in association with Jumma Masjid Trust Board, will be organizing a Quran Recitation programme here on May 17 at Khuddus Saheb Eidgah, Millers Road.
Moulana Mufti Mohammed Ashraf Ali will preside over the function. The programme will be held between 5.30 P.M. and 11.30 P.M., there will be separate seating arrangement for women.Courtesy:Karnataka Muslims
http://karnatakamuslims.com/portal/international-holy-quran-recitation-programme/
Second Pre-University (II PU) results are out and now it is time to choose a dream career for the students with more opportunities than before. The Hindu EducationPlus will be conducting its annual career counseling session for three weekends in 15 centres starting from May 18.
The initial round of the event will be held in Bangalore, Hassan, Hubli and Shimoga. It will further travel to KGF, Davangere, Belgaum, Bidar and Mysore on May 31 and conclude in Bellary, Udupi, Tumkur, Bijapur, Gulbarga and Mangalore on June 1.
In the wake of Narendra Modi’s massive victory and people’s support in the Indian Lok Sabha elections, a Pakistani analyst has said that Modi can bring real changes in ties between the two countries, provided, he is genuine in pursuing the peace process.
Pak General defence analyst Lt. General Talat Masood says that Modi’s election could work either way.
Meanwhile, Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif was prompt in calling up Modi and congratulating him for his win in the Lok Sabha elections.
He was the action star. He is the action star and he will remain the action star.
Fit as a fiddle, action titan Akshay Kumar has embarked on a new exciting journey with his forthcoming thriller “Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty”, in which he will try AKIRU, a form of martial art.
“Action will be taken to a new level with ‘Holiday’, in which Akshay’s physicality will be put on full display,” said an insider.
The Censor Board Of Film Certification (CBFC), which has so far been very liberal about display of cleavage, has suddenly decided to clamp down heavily on such scenes.
The first casualty of the censor board’s new-found regard for a woman’s modesty is new actress Rupali Krishnarao, who plays a prostitute in Asshu Trikha’s “Koyelaanchal”. Her cleavage has been blurred by the censors at several places in the film where the board members found the display of flesh too ample.
The question where does cancer originate have long occupied the attention of scientists and the answer may well be found in cancer stem cells, a study confirmed.
The gene mutations driving cancer were tracked for the first time in patients back to cancer stem cells, according to the study.
“We have identified a subset of cancer cells, shown that these rare cells are invariably the cells in which the cancer originates, and also are the only cancer-propagating cells in the patients,” said Petter Woll from Oxford University.