A S Kashyap

Kidney stones may increase bone fracture risk

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People, especially women, who develop kidney stones may be at increased risk of experiencing bone fractures, finds a research.

Those who form stones in the kidneys and urinary tract – a condition called urolithiasis – may have reduced bone mineral density and be at an increased risk of bone fractures, the findings showed.

“The significantly higher risk at certain ages in males and females has profound public health implications,” said Michelle Denburg from the University of Pennsylvania in the US.

TDP seeks governor’s intervention on farmers’ issues

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The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Friday sought the Telangana governor’s intervention to address the problems faced by farmers.

Blaming the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government for the suicides of farmers, the TDP sought immediate steps to help the distressed farmers.

A delegation of TDP leaders led by L. Ramana met Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan here Friday and submitted a memorandum.

Ramana, who is heading the TDP in Telangana, said the government’s failure to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply to farmers is leading to their suicides.

17th Karmapa Lama attends hospital anniversary celebration in Dharamsala

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The 17th Karmapa Lama, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, attended the 43rd founding anniversary celebrations of the Tibetan Delek Hospital here on Thursday.

Speaker of Tibetan parliament in-exile, lawmakers and ministers in-exile also participated in the event.

Addressing the gathering, the Karmapa Lama said, “This whole year is being celebrated in honour of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and this is the 43rd founding anniversary of Delek Hospital, which is an allopathic hospital which serves not just the Tibetans but also local Indians.”

Hockey India announces team for Australia tour

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Asian Games champions India will play a four-match hockey Test series against Australia to prepare for the FIH Champions Trophy 2014 slated in Bhubaneswar Dec 6-14, Hockey India (HI) announced Friday.

The 21-member India squad will depart for Australia Oct 29 and the series starts Nov 4, followed by matches on Nov 5, 8, 9 at the Perth Hockey Stadium. India will also play one training game against Australia A, Nov 1.

Protective of my happiness: Taylor Swift on dating

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Singer Taylor Swift says she is “protective of her happiness” and she has “love in her life”, but doesn’t have a “relationship”.

The 24-year-old, who is looking forward to her new album “1989”, clarified the statements she made about her love life.

“It’s not that (I’ve sworn off dating) as much as I’m just very protective of my happiness,” Swift told eonline.com.

Venkaiah Naidu adopts Cyclone Hudhud-hit village

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Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday adopted ‘ChepalaUppada’ village of Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam district for the rehabilitation and development in the aftermath of recent Cyclone ‘Hudhud’.

Naidu, who extensively toured the cyclone-affected areas for an assessment of the ongoing rehabilitation efforts, has decided to donate his one month salary besides a contribution of Rs. 25 lakhs from the MPLADS funds for rebuilding of ‘ChepalaUppada’ village and adjoining hamlets.

PM Modi conveys greetings on United Nations Day

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed his greetings on the occasion of United Nations Day.

“I convey my greetings on @UN Day. It is a day to celebrate the achievements of the UN and look at a roadmap for the future,” Prime Minister Modi tweeted.

“Need of the hour is for all @UN member nations to work together and further the cause of world peace and prosperity in the years to come,” he added.

United Nations Day, which is celebrated on 24 October, marks the Charter of the United Nations anniversary. (ANI)

Indian mission warns Malaysian employers against abuse of Indians

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The Indian high commission in Malaysia has warned employers against physical abuse and ill-treatment of Indian manpower in Malaysia.

The high hommission had been working very closely with the Malaysian ministry of human resources to try and address grievances of Indian workers so that such cases of abuse were curtailed and remedial action taken, a statement issued by the commission said Friday.

The statement says that the high commission is still getting information of cases of physical abuse and ill-treatment of Indian manpower in Malaysia.

Congress facing a coup, claims BJP

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said that comments on black money made by former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram point towards an impending coup in the Congress.

Earlier in the day, Chidambaram, in an interview with a media organisation, had said that the disclosure of the names of account holders having black money stashed abroad would not affect the Congress party as a whole, it would only embarrass the individuals who are named.

UN Day to look at roadmap for future: Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday greeted the United Nations on the occasion of UN Day, the day in 1945 when the Charter of the United Nations was brought into force, and said it was also a day to “look at a roadmap for the future”.

In tweets, the Prime Minister’s Office said: “It is a day to celebrate the achievements of the UN & look at a roadmap for the future.

“Need of the hour is for all @UN member nations to work together & further the cause of world peace & prosperity in the years to come,” he said.

Time to end Occupy Central movement: Ex-Hong Kong leader

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The Occupy Central movement will tear Hong Hong’s community apart and severely affect the city’s economy and livelihood, Hong Kong’s former chief executive Tung Chee-hwa said here Friday, calling on protesters to end the protest.

Tung, who is also vice-chairman of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, made the remarks at a press conference held in the former chief executive’s official mansion, Xinhua reported.

Tung expressed concern over the harm caused by the nearly month-long protests over constitutional development.

Delhi gets 293 Diwali fire calls

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The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) received 293 calls on Diwali — a five-year record — but only 55 related to firecrackers, an official said Friday.

“This is the highest figure in the past five years,” a senior fire official told IANS. “From the midnight of Oct 22-23 till 7 a.m. Oct 24, we got 293 calls of fire incidents from the city.

“Of these, 55 were related to fire caused by crackers. In most cases, the reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained,” he added.

Murali Lanka is Wal-Mart India’s operations chief

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Wal-Mart India Pvt. Ltd Friday announced that Murali Lanka has been appointed its new chief operations officer (COO) to lead store operations and business development.

Wal-Mart India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of the United States.

The company in a statement said the appointment of Murali will be effective from Dec 1.

We are human, we seek humaneness: Big B on stardom

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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has been given the tag of ‘Shahenshah’ of Bollywood by his fans from across the globe, is humbled by the love and respect he received, but says stars are just human, “not some divinity … we seek humaneness”.

The 72-year-old took to his blog srbachchan.tumblr.com Friday to talk about celebrity deification where he also ponders “why this does occur”.

Harsh Vardhan offers cooperation to Pak to end polio

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Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has offered Pakistan full cooperation in helping eradicate polio from that country.

Pakistan today accounts for 85 percent of the world’s polio cases today, a cause for concern for India, her immediate neighbour to the east.

On the occasion of the World Polio Day, Dr. Vardhan welcomed Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s recent declaration of adoption of a ” National Emergency Action Plan-2014″. The programme will be fully state funded till 2018.

1 D slammed for using ‘chained chimpanzee’ in new music video

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One Direction has been blasted by a UK-based charity called Wild Futures, for using a chained up chimpanzee in their video of ‘Steal My Girl.’

The charity was disgusted at the behind the scenes photos that showed the members of the boy band playing with a monkey actor, who they held on a chain lead, and have asked the band to pull the new music video, the Mirror reported.

Even after a spokesperson for the band has said that no animals were hurt in the making of the video and all the rules were followed, the charity has written to the band, which would soon be made public.

Scientists shed new light on how hormone works in weight loss

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Scientists have found the how the hormone, which is a popular target to develop weight-loss drugs, works in our body.

Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center tracked down fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) hormone, and discovered that it acts directly on the brain, activating another hormone called corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF). CRF then stimulates the nervous system, activating brown adipose tissue, which generates body heat by burning fat.

NYC doctor tests positive for Ebola after returning from treating Guinea patients

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A doctor in New York has tested positive for Ebola virus after he returned from treating the patients in Guinea on Thursday.

It has sparked off a search for anyone who might have come into contact with him, reported the New York Times.

At least three people he had contact with in recent days have been placed in remote areas.

Craig Spencer was rushed to Bellevue Hospital Center as investigators sought to retrace every step he had taken over the past several days. (ANI)

Mary Kom participates in ‘Swacch Bharat Abhiyan’

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Champion pugilist M.C. Mary Kom on Friday wielded a broom and participated in the ‘Swacch Bharat Abhiyan’ launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 2.

“Our Prime Minister has organized ‘Swacch Bharat Abhiyan’ everywhere, it is a good cause. It is a happy feeling that I am cleaning everything,” said Kom.

The ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ was launched nationwide to focus on sanitation, hygiene and waste management.

It encourages people to sweep, remove garbage, debris and unauthorized encroachments from roads, markets and residential places.

Shiv Sena ready to form Maharashtra Govt. with BJP: Athawale

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Republican Party of India chief Ramdas Athawale, who met Uddhav Thackeray here on Friday, said the Shiv Sena is ready to form an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for government formation in Maharashtra.

“No talks took place regarding the chief minister’s post. The BJP will hold talks after two days,” Athawale told media here after the meeting.

“He confirmed to me that his party is willing to form an alliance with the BJP, as they do not have any other alternative,” he added.

Pak’s motive is to increase infiltration and destabilize Kashmir: Security Expert

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Security expert Qamar Agha on Friday said the ‘anti-India’ resolution passed by Pakistan’s Parliament has no meaning, and added the international community understands that Islamabad’s main motive is to increase infiltration and destabilize Kashmir.

“This type of resolution has no meaning; they are violating the ceasefire and accusing India of doing so. The international community understands this, they know that their motive is to increase infiltration and destabilize Kashmir,” Agha told ANI.

Keira Knightley makes it to Broadway

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Actress Keira Knightley will make her Broadway debut 2015 in a stage adaptation of Emile Zola’s novel “Therese Raquin”.

The 29-year-old actress will lead the cast in director Evan Cabnet’s production about a woman who has an affair with her husband’s friend, reports contactmusic.com.

The story is based on the 1867 novel penned by French writer Zola, who turned it into a play in 1873.

Three union ministers increase assets in five months

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The assets of at least three union ministers have increased since they assumed office five months ago, a joint statement by the National Election Watch and Association of Democratic Reforms said Friday.

The highest increase in assets in five months was shown by Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda.

“His assets have shown an increase of Rs.10.46 crores, from Rs.9.88 crores as declared in Lok Sabha 2014 elections to Rs.20.35 crores in the 2014 declarations of the Union Council of Ministers to the PMO,” the statement said.

Google doodle celebrates one month of India’s Mars mission

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Google Friday celebrated one month of India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), the Mangalyaan, by putting up a special doodle on its home page for India.

The recently launched Mangalyaan by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has completed one month in the Martian Orbit.

In its very first attempt, India’s Mars Orbiter Mission traversed over 650 million km through deep space for over nine months to successfully reach the planet’s orbit.