Qayam Ali A new study has found that fast-changing genes help malaria parasites hide in the human body.
The study from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute revealed that parasites can rapidly change the proteins on the surface of their host cells during the course of a single infection in order to hide from the immune system.
The terrorist attack on a school in Peshawar that shocked the entire world is unlikely to change Pakistan’s policy of strategic ties with terrorist outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), an American expert on South Asia has said.
“This attack on a school, as horrible as it is, doesn’t necessarily change the Pakistani strategic calculation about the value of its continued relationship with some of these other groups,” said Daniel Markey, senior fellow for India, Pakistan and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
Pulling no punches in her attack against BJP for allegedly pursuing “political vendetta” against TMC, West Bengal Chief Minister today charged that CBI was being used as a “political tool” by the NDA government and was functioning as “a department of the PMO”.
“We are the only party fighting a battle against BJP, who are trying to bulldoze TMC. That (arrest of WB transport minister Madan Mitra) is political vendetta. BJP… are jealous of us (but) democracy cannot be bulldozed or imposed.
A bank official allegedly raped a woman on the pretext of arranging a job for her son, filmed the act and threatened to post it on the internet if she informed the police, police said here today.
According to a complaint lodged yesterday at the Civil Lines police station, the woman had approached the bank official while he was posted at Ram Nagar in Uttarakhand, police said.
Later the official was transfered to Rampur and he called up the woman and demanded Rs 8 lakh for the job. The woman paid him Rs 6 lakh, but he did nothing about the job, they said.
A caller kept the Gurgaon police on its toes for the second day Thursday with a call about a bomb planted at a shopping complex here which later turned out to be a hoax.
The Arcadia shopping complex in South City on Sohna road was evacuated after the police received the bomb hoax call. The police confirmed the call was a hoax after a five-hour search.
Police received a similar call about a bomb being planted at a Delhi Metro station and a market in Gurgaon Wednesday which too was found to be a hoax after a four-hour search.
Both the calls were made from the same number.
Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL) Director Amol A Gokhale inaugurated a three-day workshop on ‘Advances in computer simulation of solidification processes’ at National Institute of Technology in Warangal.
Explaining the significance of computer simulation in solidification process for high-tech components, the NIT director Prof T Srinivasa Rao asked the participants to make use of workshop and gain experience.
Ganta Chakra pani , Minister of State Public Service Commission said that “ state will soon scheduled the various examination to fill the 1 lakh vacant jobs in Telangana State”.
Speaking to media here on Thursday Chakrapani said that a employment calendar will be issue by government, which will provide details for various examination that to be conducted under TSPSC .A major change will come in the working scheduled of Commission, he said.
Three students of class VII were today arrested for allegedly killing their school teacher in Tungri Mohalla area in West Singhbhum district, police said.
The three students of St Xavier Boys School allegedly axed their teacher Jasline Topno to death on Tuesday because he had warned them to give up smoking and drinking or he else would complain to their parents, Circle Inspector (sadar) Sudhir Kumar told reporters.
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India is taking counter steps to deal with the growing influence of China in neighbouring countries, particularly in their seas, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said in Lok Sabha, noting that modernisation of Navy was going on “quite well”.
“We are responding. India is taking counter measures along maritime areas,” he said during Question Hour.
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Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif has reportedly approved the death warrants of six terrorists, pending execution.
The terrorists were convicted by a Field General Court Martial ( FGCM). Sources said that they are expected to be hanged in the next 48 hours, reported the Dawn.
Inter-Services Public Relations ( ISPR) DG Asim Bajwa announced the decision on Twitter.
It turns out that personality traits are more important than intelligence when it comes to success in education, according to a new study.
Dr Arthur Poropat at the Griffith University conducted the largest ever reviews of personality and academic performance. He based these reviews on the fundamental personality factors (Conscientiousness, Openness, Agreeableness, Emotional Stability, and Extraversion) and found Conscientiousness and Openness have the biggest influence on academic success.
A Sri Lankan court has extened the remand of 38 Tamil Nadu fishermen to December 31.
They were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy a few months ago.
The Oorkavalthurai Magistrate extended the remand, according to the president of the Rameswaram Fishermen Organization.
The fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on different occasions for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and entering into Sri Lankan waters for poaching near Katchatheevu Island, reports the Lanka Page.
Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor, who recently unveiled the cover page of Filmfare’s latest issue in New Delhi, said that he is looking forward to do more romantic movies.
Speaking at the event, the 29-year-old actor said, “I would like to do romantic film because I really enjoyed doing ‘2 States’. It can be either serious romantic or romantic comedy but romance is the genre I am looking forward to in the coming year.”
Kapoor will be soon seen in his upcoming movie ‘Tevar’ opposite Sonakshi Sinha.
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Honda has launched the new CB Unicorn 163cc in the Indian market for a starting price of Rs. 69,350 (ex-showroom, Delhi).
Keita Muramatsu, President and CEO, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd., said that the New CB Unicorn 160 is Honda’s fourth launch of 2014 after Activa 125, CD110 and Gold Wing and with this launch, Honda is further strengthening its portfolio in 150cc-180cc motorcycle segment, designed to woo the youth.
Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Thursday said the biggest challenge today is to create ‘skillers’ or those who can impart skill development training to the people.
“We need out-of-the-box ideas to channelize this great desire in the entire system to work on skill development,” he said while addressing the Valedictory Session of the 11th India Health Summit organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry here.
For example, he said, we can create a National Nursing University to bridge the shortage of nurses in the health sector.
As Chief Minister of AP planned to set Vijayawada as a smart city on the banks of the river Krishna, fear grips citizens over firearms makes their presence in the city.
Gun culture has at once made its presence felt in the city. Mercenaries from Delhi were deployed to kill father and three sons, who hailed from Chinaparimi village in West Godavari by their rivals. Both the accused and the families of the deceased belong to a family of astrologers and they are said to have vast resources at their command.
The BJP leader Nagam Janardhan Reddy has a war of word at Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and TRS government for giving cabinet posts to newcomers. Nagam Janardhan Reddy, who came to Karimnagar on Wednesday to attend a marriage, asked TRS president whether his party MLAs are capable of handling Cabinet portfolios?
After Maharashtra and Haryana show, RSS has decided to actively help the BJP strengthen its base in West Bengal to accomplish ‘Mission 2016’ and win the state Assembly polls.
Not only Amith Shah will hit the road for the party’s campaign for the upcoming election in west Bengal but also the RSS members going to start a door to door campaigns across the state, highlighting the issue of infiltration and Islamic terror.
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If you have a kid that throws tantrums all the time, identify if he/she has aggressive tendencies. The next step is to begin early intervention to stop them from turning into violent criminals or psychologically-troubled adults.
“We can prevent serious violence and psycho-pathology among the group of children who are at the highest risk,” said Kenneth Dodge from the Duke University who was involved in a large study based on over two decades of research.
The government on Tuesday said it has no plans to roll-back the recent hike in excise duty on diesel and petrol.
“No, Sir,” minister of state for finance Jayant Sinha said in a written reply when asked whether the government would review and withdraw the increase in central excise duties.
The government recently hiked excise duty in two tranches on diesel as well as petrol in order to garner about Rs 10,500 crore in the current financial year.
New punishments await New Zealand players who are found doping from New Year, as the country has agreed to changes that include longer bans and new rules in order to keep their anti-doping rules in line with the World Anti-Doping Agency’s updated code for 2015.
Cold wave conditions and foggy weather disrupted normal life in central and northern India on Tuesday. After New Delhi and Kanpur witnessed light rain showers, the temperature went down, adding to the woes of daily wage labourers and homeless people as they have no alternative to fight the chill.
A resident of Kanpur, Kishan, said due to rains the cold has become unbearable. People of New Delhi also had a tough time dealing with the cold as mercury dipped to 10 degrees Celsius.