Asian News International South African prosecutors have revealed that they are going to appeal against Paralympics sprinter Oscar Pistorius’ conviction and the sentence given to the double amputee athlete for killing his girlfriend.
Pistorius began serving a five-year prison sentence last week for the culpable homicide of Reeva Steenkamp, although the South African athlete might be out in 10 months. He was cleared of murder.
In the wake of the terror attack that killed more than 30 soldiers last week in the Sinai Peninsula, Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has reportedly enacted new laws that have authorized the military to protect state facilities.
The new decree allows state infrastructure like, power plants, main roads and bridges, to be defined as “military facilities” for two years and permits the army to work with the police to secure such facilities. It will also give the military the right to try civilians who it suspects of launching attacks on these sites, reported the BBC.
Nagaland government on Monday formed a High Power Committee (HPC) to inquire into the alleged irregularities, lapses and loopholes into the process for conduct of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and selection of candidates for various technical courses through Common Selection Board (CSB).
The five-member committee headed by Additional Chief Secretary, C J Ponraj, would suggest measures for streamlining the whole process and submit its report to the government within a period of one month.
“Polio virus doesn’t need any visa to cross border,” UNICEF on Monday warned polio-free India as the number of cases of the paralysing disease reached an alarming high in Pakistan.
The UN agency’s warning came months after World Health Organisation (WHO) declared India polio-free and Pakistan recently recorded its 200th case of polio, the highest case count in that country in more than a decade.
Honda Cars India (HCIL) is recalling 2,338 units of its hatchback Brio, compact sedan Amaze and sports utility vehicle CR-V manufactured between September 2011 and July 2014 to replace a faulty part related to airbags.
As part of a global recall by its parent Honda, the company said it would carry out preventive replacement of driver side air bag inflator of 1,040 units of Honda Brio, 1,235 units of Honda Amaze and 63 units of Honda CR-V.
Realty firm Emaar MGF has tied up with payment gateway firm PayU India for providing an online payment facility to its customers.
“Emaar MGF customers can now pay EMIs for their properties through PayUMoney,” the developer said in a statement today.
PayUMoney would help customers to pay anytime and any amount with no restrictions of NEFT or RTGS, it added.
PayU is one of the world’s largest consumer payment processors. PayUMoney is a payment solution developed by PayU India.
India’s GDP is likely to expand by 5.6 per cent this fiscal as reforms gain momentum and the growth is expected to accelerate as proposed measures such as GST will give a boost to manufacturing sector, a World Bank report said on Monday.
In the following years, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is likely to rise further to 6.4 per cent and 7 per cent in FY16 and FY17 respectively, it said.
Age-related memory decline can be reversed with a little alteration in your diet, specifically the inclusion of cocoa flavanols, showed a research.
Flavanols are naturally occurring antioxidants and are also found in tea leaves and in certain fruits and vegetables.
The study provides the first direct evidence that one component of age-related memory decline in humans is caused by changes in a specific region of the brain – the dentate gyrusa – and that this form of memory decline can be improved by a dietary intervention.
In a move that is likely to irk China, India and Vietnam will sign an agreement today here for oil exploration in South China Sea with the visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung declaring that Indian ships would be allowed into the area despite Chinese protestations.
According to sources, India has decided to accept 2-3 Vietnamese oil blocks in the South China Sea based on the techno-commercial feasibility report by the ONGC Videsh Limited and an agreement in this regard would be inked tomorrow after the talks.
Upcoming Tamil thriller ‘Kutram Kadithal’, which has been selected for three popular film festivals, is a movie that will “communicate to the masses” and has something for everybody in the audience, says actress Radhika Prasidhha.
‘Kutram Kadithal’, which was screened recently at Mumbai Film Festival, has also been selected in the Indian Panorama section of International Film Festival of India and Zimbabwe International Film Festival.
Horror flick ‘Annabelle’ has topped the international box office charts with a collection of $200 million.
The film, which opened in the US and Canada the first weekend of October, has collected $206.2 million worldwide. The grossings outside of the US and Canada are an estimated $126.7 million to date, making it the top film overseas, reports variety.com.
Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt’s short film “Going Home”, based on women’s safety, has been the talk of the town for a while. And now, Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher has praised it too.
The “Two and a Half Men” star shared the link of the video directed by Vikas Bahl on his official Facebook page Monday and wrote: “Wow. Just wow.”
The post has been already liked by 20,444 people.
Put on YouTube Oct 17, the video visualises a utopia for women, where, unlike today, mistrust and fear don’t dictate actions and decisions.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader to have his party membership renewed through a mobile text message, a first of its kind of measure introduced by the organisation, as it launches its membership drive from November 1.
Party general secretary JP Nadda said BJP aims to ‘break all records’ in enrolling new members in the six-month long drive as the party seeks to strengthen its base following its unprecedented victories in Lok Sabha elections as well as recent assembly polls in Maharashtra and Haryana.
Ingredients
1. 900 g orange pumpkin halved and deseeded
2. 1 lg red onion thinly sliced
3. 1 Tbsp olive oil
4. 1 c grated gouda cheese
5. 450 g fresh wholewheat pizza dough
6. 5 c baby spinach leaves
7.2 Tbsp pine nuts, toasted
Method:
1. Heat oven to 180 degrees, coat baking sheet with cooking spray. Put pumpkin flesh side down on prepared pan and roast for 30 minutes. Turn flesh side up and roast until very tender for 25 minutes. When cooled, scrape flesh into bowl and mash.
2. Place pizza stone on rack in centre of oven and increase heat to 280 degrees.
Ingredients
1. 1 cup Atta with Multigrains,
2. 2 Tbsp oil/ghee,
3. 2 Tbsp sugar,
4. 1/2 cup warm water,
5. 1/2 cup grated carrot,
6. 1/4 cup grated tender coconut, mashed dates, almonds, walnuts, raisins and dried melon seeds each,
7. 1/4cup milk,
8. 1/2tsp cardamom and nutmeg powder
Method:
1. For dimsums, add 1 Tbsp oil and sugar to Atta with Multigrains.
2. Knead into soft dough with warm water. Set aside.
3. For filling, put 1 Tbsp oil in a pan, add grated coconut and carrot. Saute.
Bollywood’s ravishing beauty Raveena Tandon, who has turned 40, says there’s still so much more that she has on her to-do list in life.
Raveena, who turned a year older Sunday, feels 40 is just a number, “and a very attractive one at that”.
“I don’t know if life begins at 40. But I definitely feel I’ve many many things to do. And they’re all happening in a bunch,” she said.
Raveena spent her birthday playing cards, but there was no partying. While the card-playing went on in her house since Diwali, the birthday bash didn’t happen because of a death in the family.
Anne Hathaway has recently revealed in a show that she had nearly acquired ‘ Hypothermia’ while shooting for ‘Interstellar.’
According to the Hollywood reporter, the 31-year-old actress has admitted that, things had started getting ”hazy” in front of her as she had been wearing a leaking space suit and spent hours submerged in cold water.
The ‘Princess Diaries’ star has also added that as soon as ”Chris” Christopher Nolan, director the film came to know of the situation, he asked to roll up the shoot and they were done shortly thereafter.
Lenovo makes its way into the wearable fray unveiling the new ‘Smartband SW-B100’, which will allow users to track daily exercise, sleep and heart rate.
The manufacturer has quietly added the new device to its webpage, describing it as device for young people who take care of their personal health, and are interested in new tech trend products.
The Smartband is compatible with iOS, Android and Windows Phone devices. It is also capable of making voice-calls, text messages, and it can auto-lock or unlock PC without forcing users to manually enter a password.
A revolutionary leukaemia drug has given hope to patients as it kills nearly 90 per cent of their cancer in the first dose.
Gazyva, which so powerful it can send patients into shock, comes with a whopping 42,000 dollar bill, News.com.au reported.
Though the drug has been approved for use in Australia but not yet subsidised by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and has some serious side effects including increased risk of infections, including lower white blood cell counts and reduce the ability of the blood to clot, fever, cough, and muscle and joint pain.
A new study has revealed that by pressing snooze button on the alarm clocks everyday Britons lose more than two days of sleep a year.
The survey showed that eight in 10 people hit snooze every morning, the Daily Express reported.
Dr Nerina Ramlakhan, sleep therapist, said that snoozing, which appears incredibly tempting, was a bad habit as it reduces the quality of sleep.
The research, commissioned by bed giant Silentnight, also found 43 per cent of people regularly wake up in the night and one in seven is left so tired, he or she has to have a daytime nap. (ANI)
Scientists have named the cluster of boulders, Cheops, as they reminded the scientists of the pyramids of Giza; the boulder has been named ‘Cheops’ after the largest pyramid within the Giza Necropolis.
The scientific imaging system OSIRIS on board ESA’s spacecraft Rosetta has caught a spectacular glimpse of one of the many boulders that cover the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
China, accused by rights groups of carrying out world’s largest number of executions every year, now plans to cut down death penalty for nine crimes including smuggling weapons and nuclear materials.
The draft amendment to the Criminal Law was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the Chinese Parliament, on Monday for the first reading during the legislature’s bi-monthly session, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Indian medium-pacer Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka starting November 2 due to an injury.
Maharashtra medium-pacer Dhawal Kulkarni has replaced Shami in the 15-member Indian squad to be led by Virat Kohli, which has been announced for the first three ODIs, said a BCCI release.
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It is learnt that the Bengal medium-pacer has been advised 10 days of rest following his injury in the right toe.
Injured Mohammed Shami out of Sri Lanka ODIs, replaced by Dhawal Kulkarni
India are all set to drop a rung to sixth in the ICC Test rankings, replaced by arch-rivals Pakistan in the fifth position after Misbah-ul-Haq’s men took a 1-0 lead in the ongoing series against Australia here.
“Pakistan’s victory in the Dubai Test has not only ensured that it will move ahead of India in fifth position irrespective of how the Abu Dhabi Test ends, it has dashed Australia hopes of regaining the number-one Test ranking,” the ICC said in a statement.
Guns may fall silent when the SAARC meet takes place in November, but it would only imply respite rather than a long-term solution to the ongoing crisis between India and Pakistan, an editorial said Monday.
The 18th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit will be held in Nepal Nov 26-27, the Dawn online said in its editorial.