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The humble tomato is more than a delicious fruit. A new study says that eating it daily could help lower cholesterol and blood pressure levels, thus keeping heart disease at bay.
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Lindsay Lohan and Tom Cruise ‘not’ dating
Lindsay Lohan has denied the rumors claiming that she was dating actor Tom Cruise.
The representatives for the 28-year-old troubled star, who had allegedly ran into the actor, 52, at the London nightspot Chiltern Firehouse and was believed to be “secretly going out with him”, have said that there was “no truth at all” to the talks, News.com.au reported.
BCCI demands $42 million settlement from WICB
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) will have to cough up nearly $42 million in order to stave off a lawsuit from the Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI), stemming from the abandoned tour of India last month.
Indian authorities Friday told the WICB that its losses as a result of the abandoned one-day and Test tour had been estimated at $41.97 million, and gave the regional board 15 days in which to come up with a plan of compensation, reports CMC.
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Uddhav’s presence during Maharashtra CM swearing-in ceremony ‘heartening’: BJP
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Uddhav Thackeray clarifies CM ambition
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday hailed Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray’s presence during the swearing-in ceremony of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, calling it a positive and heartening step.
“We had Uddhav Thackeray, his wife and the whole family on the stage. I think it is a very positive and a heartening step taken by Thackeray to be present on the stage in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” BJP general secretary Rajiv Pratap Rudy told the media.
“We will like take Shiv Sena along”: Nadda
As Devendra Fadnavis today took oath as the first BJP chief minister of Maharashtra, senior party leader J P Nadda said they would like to take their former ally Shiv Sena along.
“Discussions are on. We would like to take Shiv Sena along,” Nadda, BJP general secretary in-charge of Maharashtra, who was here to attend a party programme told PTI.
Nadda along with Union Home Mnister Rajnath Singh was present as central observer when Fadnavis was elected leader of BJP legislature party in Maharashtra.
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Retired Indian Army Officer Appointed to UN Peacekeeping Panel
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has appointed Abhijit Guha, a retired Indian Army Lieutenant General, to a high-level panel to assess UN peace operations.
Announcing the formation of the 14-member panel on Friday, Ban Ki-Moon said it would make a comprehensive assessment of UN peace operations. It would also assess the needs of the future and its recommendations would be sent to next year’s UN General Assembly (UNGA) session. Its mandate, he said, will include the changing nature of conflict, evolving mandates and capabilities for peacekeeping operations and performance.
Former world champion Aruna Mishra sorry for L Sarita Devi; all praise for Mary Kom
Former World Boxing champion Aruna Mishra today alleged that the adverse decision against Sarita Devi has robbed her off a gold in the Asian Games, but opined the boxer should have accepted the bronze medal as it was for the nation.
“The decision against her was atrocious. It was a clear bout in favour Sarita. But it was shown as a close affair before knocking her out of the gold medal contention,” Aruna told PTI here.
Mathrubhumi literary award for eminent Malayalam poet Sugathakumari
Eminent Malayalam poet and environmental campaigner Sugathakumari has been selected for the prestigious Mathrubhumi literary award.
The Mathrubhumi award, a prestigious literary prize in Malayalam, was announced on Friday by Mathrubhumi Managing Director M P Veerendrakumar and Managing Editor P V Chandran.
The award carries a prize of Rs two lakh, citation and memento.
Sugathakumari was chosen for the honour by a judging committee, comprising writers Vishnu Narayanan Namboodiri, Sachithanandan and M Leelavathi.
Don’t take people for granted, Shiv Sena advises new Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
Shiv Sena on Friday cautioned new Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis against taking the people for granted and asked him to fulfil the expectations of the common man.
“The new Government is like a newly-wed woman who initially pleases her mother-in-law. In this case the mother- in-law is the people of Maharashtra. You cannot take people for granted. They have the power to pull your ears when you err,” an editorial in Sena mouthpiece `Saamana’ said.
Burdwan blast: NIA announces cash reward for information on absconders
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has announced cash rewards for information leading to the arrest of 12 absconders in connection with the West Bengal’s Burdwan blast.
A cash reward of ten lakh rupees each against five absconders, five lakh rupees each for three accused and three lakh rupees for the remaining four suspects has been announced by the NIA.
All of them are alleged to be associated with banned terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). They were reportedly conspiring to target installations in Bangladesh.
Maruti Suzuki India sales dip 1.1% to 1,03,973 units in October
Country’s largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) today reported a 1.1% decline in total sales in October at 1,03,973 units as against 1,05,087 units in the same month last year.
The company said its domestic sales rose by 1% during the month to 97,069 units as against 96,062 units in October, 2013.
Sales of mini segment cars, including M800, Alto, A-Star and WagonR, declined by 9.2 % to 35,753 units compared to 39,379 units in the year-ago month, MSI said in a statement.
J.K. Rowling reveals details about story characters
British author Joanne Kathleen Rowling, the author of the “Harry Potter” series, has revealed previously undisclosed background details of the saga’s characters on her website, Pottermore, media reported.
The author is immersed in writing short stories relating to places and characters that appear in the Harry Potter series on her site.
Some pieces provide additional information about the Azkaban prison and the murky origins of Dolores Umbridge, the treacherous Ministry of Magic official portrayed on screen by Imelda Staunton, the Daily Telegraph reported Friday.
Gold prices plunge by Rs 600 to Rs 26,500 on weak global cues
Gold prices plunged by Rs 600 to Rs 26,500 per 10 grams in the national capital Friday after the precious metal slumped to the lowest level since 2010 in global markets as the strengthening dollar eroded demand for the commodity.
Besides, subdued demand from jewellers and retailers following end of festive season and shifting of funds towards soaring equity markets, weighed on prices of the precious metal.
Silver followed suit and recorded a sharp fall of Rs 1,700 to Rs 36,150 per kg on poor offtake by industrial units and coin makers.
PM Narendra Modi greets Karnataka on state formation day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the people of Karnataka on their state formation day or Kannada Rajyotsava, celebrated today.
“Greetings to people of Karnataka on Kannada Rajyotsava. May Karnataka scale new heights of progress in the years to come,” Prime Minister Modi said.
On this day in 1956, the Kannada speaking regions came together to form the state of Karnataka.
Every year the day is celebrated by organising literary and cultural fest. Those who contributed for the enrichment of Kannada language and culture are honoured by the Chief Minister.
Housing prices rise in 18 cities by up to 3.9%
Housing prices appreciated in 18 major cities by up to 3.9 percent in April-June over the preceding quarter while property rates fell in six cities including Delhi, according to National Housing Bank (NHB).
In the national capital, housing prices dropped by 3 percent during the first quarter of this fiscal compared with the January-March 2014.
Maximum price increase was witnessed in Pune by 3.9 percent, while Chandigarh saw highest fall of 4.4 percent, according to NHB’s ‘RESIDEX’.
ITC Q2 net profit at Rs 2,425.16 crore
Diversified conglomerate ITC Ltd Friday posted a standalone net profit to Rs 2,425.16 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2014.
The company had registered a net profit of Rs 2,230.53 crore in the July-September period of 2013-14.
Standalone total income of the company during the second quarter stood at Rs 9,023.74 crore. It was Rs 7,862.53 crore in the same period of the previous fiscal, ITC Ltd said in a statement.
India forex reserves up $495.5 mn to $314.77 bn
India’s foreign reserves shot up by USD 495.5 million to USD 314.177 billion in the week to October 24 due to rise in a key constituent of the assets, according to data released by RBI on Friday.
In the previous week, the reserves had increased by USD 945.6 million to USD 313.682 billion.
Foreign currency assets (FCAs), a major constituent of overall reserves, increased by USD 532.2 million to USD 288.332 billion, RBI said.
FCAs, expressed in dollar terms, include the effect of appreciation and depreciation of non-US currencies such as the euro, pound and yen held in reserves.
4 Indian students win Singapore version of Tata Crucible Quiz
Four Indian students representing two teams have won the eighth edition of the Tata Crucible Campus Quiz competition held here.
Rohan Naidu from Hyderbad and Shivam Bhardwaj from Patna, comprising the first team, won the first price of SGD 7,000 for National University of Singapore (NUS) yesterday.
Karan Prasad from Bangalore and Sainyam Gautam of Delhi, representing the second team from NUS, took the second prize of SGD 3,000 in the final round of the quiz.
More than 500 students attended the quiz final which saw eight teams from Singapore universities competing.
Pakistan police arrests 2 suspects involved in attack on Benazir Bhutto
Pakistan police on Friday said they have arrested two members of outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban allegedly involved in the deadly attack on slain former premier Benazir Bhutto’s convoy in 2007. The arrests were made during an operation in Karachi’s Garden area.
According to SP CID Usman Bajwa, the arrested suspects were involved in the deadly October 18 attack on Karsaz road. “We have also arrested a target killer who has confessed to killing 20 people,” he said.
The arrested persons have made some important disclosures about the attack on October 18, Bajwa said.
Devendra Fadnavis promises transparent government in Maharashtra
Promising a transparent administration, Maharashtra’s new Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said his government will bring in a legislation for better delivery of services to the people.
44-year-old Fadnavis, who was sworn in as Chief Minister of the first BJP government in the state, got down to work immediately and has instructed Chief Secretary Swadheen Kshatriya to have a draft of the Right to Service Bill ready within a month.
China to construct new rail line in Tibet close to Arunachal Pradesh
China approved construction of a new strategically important high altitude railway line in Tibet costing about US $6 billion that would come close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh.
China has approved the feasibility report for the construction of the railway linking Tibet’s capital Lhasa to Nyingchi, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
This high altitude railway will be the second rail link to be built in Tibet after the Qinghai-Tibet Railway connecting Xining in neighbouring Qinghai province with Lhasa which became operational in 2006.
14-kosi Parikrama begins in Ayodhya
The 14-kosi Parikrama started here today with lakhs of pilgrims undertaking a round of the periphery of the holy city to worship Lord Rama, even as tight security arrangements were made for the occasion. Around 12 lakh devotees undertook the ‘parikrama’, said SP (City) R A Gautam.
He said tight security arrangements have been made for the event as 10 companies of PAC and two companies of CRPF, besides 2,000 civil policemen have been deployed.
Nokia not to make handsets in India anymore
Nokia, once an iconic mobile handset maker, is shutting down its India plant Saturday at Sriperumbudur near here, a company spokesperson said.
“As announced earlier (October 7), we are stopping handset production at our Chennai plant from tomorrow (November 1) in the absence of orders from our new parent firm (Microsoft), which terminated the mobile purchase agreement,” a Nokia India official said on Friday.
Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun to tour South Africa with Mumbai club
Sachin Tendulkar’s Arjun will be leading a Mumbai club Worli CC’s U-18 side to South Africa for a pre-season exposure tour that starts on November 2.
This is Tendulkar junior’s second exposure tour to South Africa. The left-handed batsman was the top scorer during Worli CC’s last visit to South Africa, where he impressed one and all with some good knocks.
Worli CC are scheduled to play 10 limited overs matches of 45 overs-a-side against some top schools in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Potchefstroom.
Congress says PM Modi’s way of treating Indira Gandhi’s death anniversary disgusting, petty-minded
The Congress on Friday termed as “disgusting” and “petty-minded” the way the Narendra Modi government marked the death anniversary of Indira Gandhi while the ruling BJP wondered if that party prefers to see history through the “perspective” of Nehru-Gandhi family.
“It is petty-minded, it is partisan and disrespectful to those who gave their lives to their country, particularly Indira Gandhi who gave hers for the unity of this country,” Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma said, adding, it showed Modi and BJP for what they are.