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Current Indian team is better in handling pressure: Sourav Ganguly

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Defending Team India’s often-criticised character of crumbling under pressure, former captain Sourav Ganguly said that the current side is better adept in responding to difficult situations than before.

“In 2003, we lost to the best Australian side under Ricky Ponting. But today, the Indian team won’t buckle under pressure,” Ganguly said on Saturday.

Addressing a large gathering, Ganguly remembered the loss against Australia in a one-sided final in 2003, saying it was very difficult to captain the Indian cricket team because of the expectations surrounding the sport in the country.

Tata Motors’ Jaguar Land Rover plans factory in US

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Tata Motors’ owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is working on an ambitious plan to set up a factory in the US, in a first for a British carmaker in the world’s second-biggest automobile market.

The West Midlands-based luxury carmaker is reportedly talking to several southern states of America, including South Carolina, about building a plant in the US, The Sunday Times claimed today.

JLR is capitalising on a turnaround in its fortunes after Tata acquired the struggling brand for around 1.3 billion pounds back in 2008.

For first time 13 women set to enter Haryana Assembly

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For the first time in Haryana, known for its skewed sex ratio, 13 women will enter the state Assembly out of 116 women candidates who contested the polls.

BJP, which got the majority, has given the maximum eight women candidates to the 90-member Haryana Assembly.

Congress has three women candidates declared as winners while INLD and HJC have one each.

Among the sitting women MLAs who were re-elected include Congress ministers Geeta Bhukkal and Kiran Choudhary, Renuka Bishnoi (HJC-BL), Shakuntla Khatak (Cong) and Kavita Jain (BJP).

NRIs set up firm to promote Indian events in UK

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A group of NRIs have come together to set up a company with the purpose of planning and promoting India-related events in UK, with the two-day Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas being their first assignment.

The company, NRI UK Limited, is set up under charitable status and is looking forward to organize more NRI related functions after successfully organizing the Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (RPBD) alongwith the Indian high commission here and ministry of external affairs in New Delhi.

Thane: 40-Year-Old man sexually abuses 15-month-old baby

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A man here allegedly sexually abused a minor baby girl following which police has launched a manhunt today.

The 40-year-old man who allegedly sexually abused a 15-month old girl in Ambernath here is said to be living in the neighbourhood of the victim’s, API S D Jadhav of Shivaji Nagar police station said today.

The accused picked up the child yesterday morning and allegedly sexually assaulted the child, he said, adding that the parents came to know about it when the child was bleeding profusely from the private parts.

Ajinkya Rahane seeks consistency to secure India team spot

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Cricketer Ajinkya Rahane has said he is working towards attaining greater consistency and is looking to convert starts into big scores to secure his place in the Indian squad.

Opener Rahane scored a stroke-filled half century and was looking good for a hundred until his dismissal for 68 in the fourth One-Day International (ODI) against the West Indies here Friday, paving the way for India’s 59-run win.

Birth season affects your mood in later life

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People born in spring and summer may be great optimists and those born in autumn are less likely to be depressed than winter-borns, a new study suggests.

Birth season has a significant impact on your risk of developing mood disorders, scientists have found.

People born at certain times of year may have a greater chance of developing certain types of affective temperaments, which in turn can lead to mood disorders (affective disorders).

Researchers from Budapest, Hungary, found that birth season is linked with temperament.

Reheat your pasta to avoid fat

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Love pasta but hate to add those extra kilos around your waist? Cool it down and reheat it again.

By doing so, it will change the structure of the pasta into resistant starch which means less fat, says a new study.

“Once starchy foods such as pasta and potatoes are cooked and cooled, they become resistant to the normal enzymes in the gut that break carbohydrates down and release glucose,” said Chris van Tulleken who conducted the experiment on the BBC show “Trust Me, I’m A Doctor”.

Doctors fed freshly cooked and reheated pasta separately to volunteers.

Aadi Pudipeddi to be seen in ‘full-length action’ avatar

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Actor Aadi Pudipeddi, who has so far been seen mostly in romantic roles, says he has donned his first full-length action avatar in the upcoming Telugu film “Rough”, for which he also had to rigorously work on his body.

“All my films have had action, but it was limited to a few scenes. ‘Rough’ is the first full-length action film of my career,” Aadi told IANS.

“I was required to build my body for the role. I worked rigorously to sport a six-pack abs. Never was I needed to work so hard for a character,” he added.

Richest, poorest candidates defeated in Maharashtra polls

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The richest and poorest candidates who contested the Maharashtra assembly elections were defeated.

However, the second richest candidate among a total of 1,356 contestants, BJP’s Mangal Prabhat Lodha (58), won from the Malabar Hill constituency.

Shiv Sena’s Sunil Prabhu emerged triumphant from the Dindoshi assembly constituency in Mumbai, defeating Maharashtra’s richest candidate and BJP nominee Mohit Kamboj.

Pakistan violates ceasefire in Pargwal sectors

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In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistani Rangers on Sunday resorted to small arms firing on forward Border Outposts (BoPs) along the international border in Jammu district.

“Pakistani Rangers resorted to small arms firing at BoPs along IB in Pargwal sectors of Jammu district around 1030 hours this morning,” District Magistrate of Jammu Ajeet Kumar Sahu said.

“Their aim was to prevent farmers from harvesting their crops,” he claimed.

BJP high command to decide on coalition with Shiv Sena: Piyush Goyal

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Minister of State for Power Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) high command will decide on whether they will form a coalition government in Maharashtra with the Shiv Sena.

“The final result is yet to come, once we get that the high command will sit together and decide,” Goyal said when asked whether the BJP will form a coalition government with the Shiv Sena.

As per latest trends, the BJP is the single largest party in the state but is falling short of a majority to form the government.

Haryana Elections: Congress candidate from Rai constituency wins by margin of 3 votes

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Ruling Congress’ sitting MLA from Rai Assembly segment in Sonepat district, Jai Tirath Dahiya won by a thin margin of three votes defeating his nearest rival of the Indian National Lok Dal. As per the result declared by the Election Department, 62-year-old Jai Tirath polled 36,703 votes as against his 68-year-old INLD rival Inderjeet Dahiya’s 36,700.

Maharashtra polls: Former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan wins from South Karad by 65,000 votes

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Former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Sunday won the South Karad seat in Maharashtra by over 65,000 votes defeating independent candidate Vilasrao Patil-Undalkar and BJP’s Atul Bhosale.

Meanwhile, Chavan’s supporters danced to the drum beats and played colours as they celebrated his victory.

“We are very happy he is a minister of our district, Maharashtra and this country. And we have selected him. So, now we are very happy over his victory. It was a very tough fight, but our supporters have selected him,” said a supporter.

Jamiat Ahle Hadees launches ambulance in Sedam

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On the day of Eid-ul-Azha, October 6, Jamiat Ahle Hadees, Sedam launched an ambulance. It will be for the service of poor and needy patients, from 6 am to 6 pm. Those who want to avail the ambulance service may contact at: 8548880888.

Courtesy:Karnataka mUslims

http://www.karnatakamuslims.com/portal/jamiat-ahle-hadees-launches-ambulance-in-sedam/

Flipkart leases office space from Embassy in largest deal

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In the largest office leasing deal, homegrown e-commerce giant Flipkart on Saturday agreed to take 3 million sq ft of prime office space in Bangalore from realty firm Embassy group at an annual rent of Rs 300 crore.

The lease contract is part of Flipkart’s expansion plans as it will hire 12,000 people this year to beef up support and technology operations.

The Bangalore-based firm has chalked out an ambitious expansion plan as it aims to take on rivals like Snapdeal and Amazon to grab a lion’s share of the estimated over USD 3 billion e-commerce market in India.

NSE to auction government bonds worth Rs 646 cr on Tuesday

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Leading bourse, National Stock Exchange (NSE) will auction government debt securities worth Rs 646 crore for overseas investors on Tuesday, whose total investment has crossed 99% of permitted limit.

The auction would be conducted for overseas investors at ‘nse-ebid’ platform for government debt securities, as per information provided by the bourse.

The total overseas investments in government debt securities through auction route has touched Rs 1,23,786 crore as on October 17, which is which is 99.48 percent of total permitted limit of Rs 1,24,432 crore.

Vatican synod rejects openness towards homosexuality in final report

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The proposal for wider acceptance of homosexuals has reportedly failed to win a two-thirds majority at the Vatican synod convened by Pope Francis.

A draft report that was issued midway through the meeting had urged the Church to soften its stance towards homosexuals and divorced Catholics who have remarried. However, the text was watered down in the final report approved by the council. The revised document only said that discrimination against gay people “is to be avoided,” reported the BBC.

Nicole Kidman feels ‘raw’ post father’s death

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Nicole Kidman recently admitted that she feels “raw and shattered” after the death of her father Antony David Kidman in Singapore.

The 47-year-old star said that it was awful and it’s been a pretty rocky road for her family since September, after her father died of heart attack, Stuff.co.nz reported.

With husband Keith Urban and daughters Sunday Rose and Faith in tow, the ‘Grace of Monaco’ actress came home to Sydney for the funeral at St Francis Xavier Church in Lavender Bay on September 19.

Apple lowers iPad Mini’s prices to lure customers, increase tablet sale: Report

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Tech giant Apple unveiled on Thursday new designs of its tablets – the iPad Air 2 and the iPad Mini 3, and now the company is ‘low budget’ iPad Mini to draw customers into the stores.

The company also said it would continue to sell its first iPad Mini for 50 dollars less than before. The 7.9-inch device, introduced in late 2012, now becomes the cheapest tablet Apple has ever offered, at 249 dollars with 16 gigabytes of storage.

Mahesh Babu may work with Srikant Addala again

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Superstar Mahesh Babu is likely to team up with director Srikant Addala for an as yet-untitled Telugu film next year.

Mahesh and Srikant previously worked together in last year’s Telugu blockbuster “Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu”. And the duo may collaborate again.

“Mahesh really liked Srikant’s new story. He even expressed his interest to work with him after he completes all the projects in hand. If all goes well, we can expect this film to go on floors next year,” a source close to Srikant told IANS.

Sartaj Aziz speaks to UN chief; raises Kashmir issue

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Continuing its attempts to internationalise the Kashmir issue, Pakistan has raised the matter with the UN chief, saying the world body’s engagement would add to its credibility in managing crisis situations.
Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz spoke to UN chief Ban Ki-moon on phone last night and discussed the situation along the LoC and the International Border with India, the Foreign Office said here today in a statement.

Dalai Lama says Nobel Peace Prize to an Indian and a Pakistani will help resolve border conflict

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Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has said that the joint conferring of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on Indian Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistani teen Malala Yousafzai can help resolve the border conflict between the two neighbours.

Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, shot in the head by the Taliban two years ago for advocating girls’ right to education, and Indian children’s right advocate Kailash Satyarthi won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday (October 10).