Qayam Ali

Uber has reportedly warned its drivers against participating in taxi protests in the city of Hangzhou in east China or risk having their contracts cancelled.

The taxi-hailing service, in a message sent to its drivers, said that it will use GPS coordinates to check if the drivers are attending the protests, staged by taxi drivers against the rise of illegal competition in China, reported The Verge.

Uber said that the harsh stance was aimed at maintaining social order.

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Emphasising that yoga does not discriminate, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said he discovered the “simple sense of satisfaction” it brings when he tried his first “asana” during his visit to India.

In his message for the first International Day of Yoga to be observed on June 21, Ban recalled that it took him a while to gain his balance when he tried yoga for the first time in New Delhi during his visit in January but soon realised it can be done by anyone.

Adding to the benefits of avocados, scientists have found that the nutritious fruit may hold the key to beating deadly leukemia.

University of Waterloo Professor Paul Spagnuolo has discovered a lipid in avocados that combats acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by targeting the root of the disease – leukemia stem cells. Worldwide, there are few drug treatments available to patients that target leukemia stem cells.

AML is a devastating disease and proves fatal within five years for 90 per cent of seniors over age 65.

People who love to eat eggs will now have to shell out more money, the sudden surge of prices of eggs started pinching the consumers who love to have them in all seasons. Around 50 lakh chickens have died due to the extreme heat conditions prevailing in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states within a short span of time.

Both hovering heat and Swine Flu were the main reasons for death of birds in large scale, experts in the poultry industries opined, which in turn resulted in the prices hike.

In a new study, scientist have claimed that air pollution could cut down the white matter in our brains.

For the study, a research team took brain MRIs of 1403 women who were 71 to 89 years old and used residential histories and air monitoring data to estimate their exposure to air pollution in the previous 6 to 7 years.

Older women who lived in places with higher air pollution had significantly reduced white matter in the brain.

The findings suggest that ambient particulate air pollutants may have a deleterious effect on brain aging.

In a new study, scientists have found that omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil may restore nerve damage in patients suffering from Diabetic neuropathy.

Study’s lead investigator, Mark Yorek of the VA Medical Center in Iowa City said that Diiabetic neuropathy is a very costly and debilitating complication of diabetes and is the leading cause of foot ulcers and nontrauma-related amputations.

The leader of Al Qaeda’s Yemen affiliate, Nasser Al Wuhayshi, has reportedly been killed in a U.S. drone strike.

Al Wuhayshi, who is supposed to have been killed in an attack in Yemen’s Hadramawt province last Friday, was the second-in-command and had served as slain leader Osama Bin Laden’s private secretary.

At least 3,000 people living close to a volcano in Indonesia were forced to evacuate after it started erupting violently.

Mount Sinabung, located on the island of Sumatra, became active again in 2010 but a sharp increase in activity has been noticed since June 2. Hot ashes and gas gushed down the side of the mountain at high speed at least 28 times on Monday, reported the BBC.

Before 2010, the volcano had been dormant for more than 400 years.

Scientists have expressed concern that the volcano could pose more dangers in the coming weeks.

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One evening after dinner in 1991, Satish Karekar, then 42, a Mumbai businessman, experienced a dull pain and heaviness in the chest and lightness in the head. When the feeling persisted well into the night, his brother, who’s a doctor, whisked him off to hospital.

“There, I was diagnosed as having suffered a heart attack, and promptly put on medication,” recalled Karekar.

Unlike Karekar, many heart attack victims don’t get a second chance. About 1.7 million Indian hearts stop beating every year, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Former boxing champion Anthony Small, who held light middleweight championships in Great Britain, was one of three London men who is on trial for allegedly trying to sneak off to Syria to join IS.

According to reports, the prosecution’s case is they intended to travel to Syria to join and support the IS, TMZ.com reported prosecutor Richard Whittam as saying.

Prolific striker Sunil Chhetri has been named as the skipper of the India team which will take on hosts Guam in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Hagatna, the capital of the Western Pacific island nation.

While India went down 1-2 after a spirited fight to higher-ranked Oman in their previous preliminary joint qualification round 2, Guam created history by winning against Turkmenistan by a solitary goal.

As the entire city is suffering from water scarcity, VIPs enjoy getting free water tankers from the Hyderabad Water Board. The free tanker services which were introduced to benefit the need of the city’s poorer sections are now enjoyed by the VIP’s.

European football’s governing body (UEFA) has begun disciplinary action proceedings against the Croatian Football Federation after a swastika symbol was marked on the ground before their match against Italy in Euro CUP 2016 qualifiers.

UEFA said it was acting after incidents of ‘racist behaviour’ at Friday’s match, the BBC reported.

The swastika, which is widely recognised as the symbol of Nazi Germany, was seen during the first half of the match and the ground staff was not successful in covering it up.

If your are on the verge of applying for a new job, doing so on a Tuesday would garner more positive results, claims a new survey.

A new research by SmartRecruiters analysed data from over 270,000 job postings and found that Tuesday was the most popular day to apply for companies to post job listings, reported Business Insider.

The study showed that nearly 58 percent of all jobs being posted Monday through Wednesday, and Tuesday being the day with the most action.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday flagged off the first batch of Kailash Mansarovar Yatris from the Nathu La pass route and assured that the elderly people will also be able have a glimpse of Lord Shiva without facing problems.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday began his 10-kilometre ‘padyatra’ (foot march) in Chhattisgarh’s Janjgir-Champa district to reach out to farmers and tribals affected by land acquisition for various projects.

He kicked off his foot march from Saradih village at around 9.45 AM along with a large number of party workers and senior leaders in the last leg of his two-day visit to the state.

The padyatra will pass through 10-12 villages and will conclude at Dabhra where the Congress leader will address a public rally this afternoon.

The price of petrol has been hiked across the country by 64 paise per litre, while the price of diesel has been lowered by Rs 1.35 per litre.

A statement by the Indian Oil Corporation stated that the cost of petrol was increased in lieu of the increase in crude prices in the international market, while the cost of diesel has been decreased due to the downward revision in the price of the fuel.

With this latest revision, the price of petrol will be Rs 66.93 a litre in Delhi, while diesel will cost Rs 50.93 per litre.

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Maharashtra government will soon appoint a regulatory body to safeguard interests of home buyers after the Centre gave a go ahead to the state to frame rules to implement the Housing Regulatory Bill passed by the legislature and approved by the President.

“The process of framing of rules is in progress and the delay was because the Centre had framed a similar law “Real Estate” (Regulation and Development Bill) and wanted the state to adopt it.

Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh on Tuesday opined that the controversy surrounding External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj providing support to former IPL chairman Lalit Modi is a ‘conspiracy’, adding that the matter needs to be properly investigated.

“There could be conspiracy to target Sushma Swaraj as there is intense competition among the top leaders of the BJP. The matter needs to be investigated properly before coming to any conclusion,” Ashutosh told ANI.

Swaraj on Sunday had said she had taken a humanitarian view of Lalit Modi’s case since his wife was suffering from cancer.

Environment rights NGO Greenpeace India could be in for more trouble as an ex-staffer has gone public with allegations of rape and sexual harassment by her colleagues.

The organization’s inaction against the perpetrators has spurred more female ex-employees to come out with similar accusations. Now, the NGO is at the receiving end with activists lambasting the organization’s irresponsible handling of the cases.

An all-girls school in the UK has banned senior students from wearing short skirts, instructing them to wear “sober” suits and minimal makeup in bid to keep the pupils “committed to learning”.

St Margaret’s School, a 28,500 pounds-a-year boarding school in Bushey, Hertfordshire, has banned A-level students from wearing short skirts.

Rose Hardy, headmistress of the school, has insisted on a strict new dress code of “sober” suits and minimal makeup because, she says, “a smart presentation reflects a professional and focused attitude”.

Days after various state governments launched a crack down on popular Maggi noodles, and other such ready-to-eat food items, the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Monday raided an Amway sales outlet in Somajiguda following allegations that “baby foods and drinks which were banned by the undivided AP” were being sold there.

Zephine Beno has become the first-ever 100 per cent blind women to enter South Block (Union foreign ministry) as an IFS officer. It was a tough few years of work for her, but Beno, 24, never give up and has secured an all-India rank of 343 in UPSC exam.

“My disability never stops me from gaining success, though it would probably have been, if I considered it so. Both my parents were a constant source of support.

In a technology that can bring down costs significantly of launching satellites, India will test reusable launch vehicle next month, the government today said.

The Indian Space Research (ISRO) will also launch Astrosat, India’s first dedicated satellite for astronomy by September this year.

“This is in its initial stages. There are multiple experiments which need to be completed. The first launch is in July and this will help improve cost effectiveness. It will reduce the cost by one-tenth.”

Nestle India today said stocks of Maggi noodles worth Rs. 210 crore were being withdrawn from the market and destroyed even as another Rs. 110 crore worth of finished and related material stocks remained at its factories and distribution centres.

“These are broad estimates because it is impossible to calculate the final figure while the withdrawal is taking place,” the company said in a filing with stock exchanges.