shameen A key component found in broccoli sprouts can help fight breast cancer, a new study has claimed.
Researchers from the Oregon State University in the US have found that a key component of broccoli sprouts -sulforaphane- can help suppress breast cancer proliferation and growth, an Australian daily reported.
Sulforaphane acts through DNA methylation, a biochemical process that is important for normal development in higher organisms.
Ingredients:
1 kg mutton, boneless
2 pyaj
oil (tel) for frying
6 green chilies finely cut
2 1/2 tblsp besan roasted
salt (namak) to taste
1 egg
1 tsp red chili powder
2 inch piece ginger (adrak) finely cut
for the curry
2 tsps. coriander leaves (dhania patta)
1 tsp haldi powder
3 pyaj
1 tsp garam masala
3-5 garlic (lasan)
1 cup. tomatoes, boiled & skinned
salt (namak) to taste
1 1/2″ ginger (adrak)
1 tsp red chili powder
How to make kofta curry:
To make the koftas, grind the meat with all the other ingredients.
Make small balls with this mixture.
External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Tuesday said he had spoken to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and conveyed to her India’s concerns over the killing of six people in a gurdwara in Wisconsin. He also told her that the US needed to assure the Indian community that it will be safe.
Krishna spoke to Clinton late on Monday.
“I had a chance to talk to Secretary Clinton who is touring South Africa. I have conveyed our concerns about the attack and loss of very precious life in this heinous crime against place of religious worship,” Krishna told reporters.
Launching a new attack against his Republican rival Mitt Romney, US President Barack Obama has termed his tax plan as “Robin Hood in reverse”, saying it would take money from the poor to help the rich.
“It’s like Robin Hood in reverse. It’s Romney Hood,” Obama said at a campaign event in Connecticut, amidst a round of applause from the crowd.
Obama argued that the entire centerpiece of Romney’s economic plan is a new USD 5 trillion tax cut.
“We have known for a while that a lot of this tax cut would go to the wealthiest 1 per cent of all households,” he said.
A day after the tragic shooting incident at a Gurdwara, a mosque in the US was burned to the ground for the second time in little more than a month in a suspected arson attack.
The FBI said the Islamic Centre of Joplin in Missouri was gutted down to the ground yesterday. The center was vacant at the time of the fire and no individuals sustained any injuries.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the deal reached by the governments of Sudan and South Sudan overn oil and financial arrangements, Xinhua reported.
The oil dispute between Sudan and South Sudan began five months after South Sudan separated from Sudan last July, as Sudan decided to deduct its oil fees in arrears on the part of South Sudan in the form of crude oil.
While most of the oil wells are located in South Sudan, the pipelines and ports to export the oil are in Sudan.
A state-run Chinese daily Tuesday criticised America for the deadly shooting at a gurdwara, saying that despite having the most advanced defence ability, “the US government cannot prevent its citizens from falling victim to domestic gun crime”.
An article in the Op-Ed section of the Global times stressed that repeated incidents also offer lessons to developing countries, which tend to model their social governance on developed states.
The holding of free and fair elections to strengthen Parliament is the only way forward to overcome the challenges facing Pakistan, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said against the backdrop of a standoff between his government and the judiciary.
“The media and judiciary have become independent and now it is time to give the same status to parliament. I strongly believe that the next general election to be held under a fully independent election commission will strengthen democracy,” Ashraf said.
United Nation’s body FAO has revised global paddy production forecast downwards by 7.8 million tonnes to 724.5 million tonnes for 2012 mainly on account of poor monsoon rains in India.
Earlier in April, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) had pegged global paddy production at 732.3 million tonnes for the current year. World paddy production in 2011 is pegged at 713 million tonnes (about 476 million tonnes on milled basis).
The Empowered Group of Ministers on telecom on Tuesday decided to approach the Supreme Court to seek the extension of August 31 deadline to complete auction of 2G airwaves.
“Auctioneer has given us schedule…We will approach the Supreme Court to place before them the fact what government has done. Also, place before them that in terms of this schedule, it is not possible to conduct auction by August 31,” Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal told reporters after EGoM meet.
Star boxer M.C. Mary Kom was jubilant after ensuring fourth medal for India from the London Olympic Games and said she wants to keep up the momentum for a bigger medal.
The 29-year-old Mary Kom, a mother of twins, is now assured of a medal after she booked a place in the semi-final, beating Tunisian Maroua Rahali 15-6 in a one-sided quarter-final at the ExCel Arena.
Losing semi-finalists are assured of bronze medals. But Mary Kom has her eyes fixed on the Olympic gold.
The Environment Ministry has constituted a new advisory panel to vet proposals related to forest clearances, according to a government official.
The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), which has been formed after two months of expiry of the last panel on May 28, will soon hold its first meeting to clear 30-35 pending cases.
“The FAC has been set up with seven members. The minister has approved the names of three independent members,” a senior Environment Ministry official told PTI.
Russia’s Proton-M carrier rocket failed to put into orbit two telecommunications satellites due to problems in its booster stage, federal space agency Roscosmos said Tuesday.
Russia Monday night launched Telkom 3 and Express MD2 aboard the Proton-M from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Xinhua reported.
Russia Monday night launched Telkom 3 and Express MD2 aboard the Proton-M from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Xinhua reported.
Actress-filmmaker Pooja Bhatt, who is elated over the success of her recently released movie ‘Jism 2’, has plans to take the franchise ahead with the third and fourth installment.
She is considering having Nathalia Kaur in ‘Jism 3’. Ram Gopal Varma launched the Brazilian model-turned-actress in Bollywood with item number `Dan Dan` in his film “Department”.
Model-turned-actress Esha Gupta, who will be seen sharing screen space with Emraan Hashmi for the second time in Vikram Bhatt`s ‘Raaz 3’, is full of praise for the actor and looks up to him as a mentor.
The 23-year-old made her acting debut in ‘Jannat 2’ opposite Emraan.
It`s all in the family? According to a new research, fainting has a strong genetic predisposition.
Researchers from American Academy of Neurology found that fainting has a strong genetic component and it could be inherited but not usually by a single gene.
Fainting, also called vasovagal syncope, is a brief loss of consciousness when your body reacts to certain triggers, such as emotional distress or the sight of blood.
Do men need another reason to hit the gym? Researchers from Harvard University can give them one.
According to a new study by the University, a toned body can significantly reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes in men.
The research found that regular weight training can cut chances of developing the most common form of diabetes by up to 34 per cent, the Daily Mail reported.
Adding aerobic exercise, such as brisk walking or running, can lead to even greater benefits, the research showed.
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Monday welcomed the decision of Team Anna to form a new political outfit and wondered what brought about this “miracle”.
“Some intellectuals say politics is the last resort of scoundrels. Team Anna is welcome here…But how did this miracle happen?,” the 86-year-old Sena patriarch said in an edit in party mouthpiece “Saamana”.
Thackeray said he was expecting some kind of turnaround from Team Anna after its “fast” agitation did not excite people.
As the American Presidential elections entered its most heated phase, a senior White House adviser, who managed Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, was found to have accepted a USD 100,000 speaking fee in 2010 from an affiliate of a company doing business with Iran.
David Plouffe was paid for two speeches he made in Nigeria in December 2010, about a month before he joined the White House staff, by a subsidiary of MTN Group, a South Africa-based telecommunications company, The Washington Post reported.
A staggering 40 million of Pakistan’s 84.3 million voters are aged between 18 and 35 and have the “potential to change the country’s political landscape”, said a leading daily.
An editorial in the Dawn Monday cited Election Commission’s data that showed in the upcoming elections, “the votes of the young will matter and will have the potential to change the country’s political landscape”.
That is, of course, if the youth go out and vote, it added.
The Pakistan government has decided to file petitions in the Supreme Court seeking a review of the annulment of a new law aimed at preventing the premier’s disqualification and another order on reopening graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar confirmed that the government will file a petition seeking a review of the apex court’s order that struck down the Contempt of Court Act of 2012.
“We will file a review petition in the court against this decision,” he said.
RIL shares surged about 6 percent on Monday to over 4-month high, pushing up the Sensex by over 223 points amid reports that a government panel has convened a meeting on clearing the company’s KG-D6 annual investment plans that have been pending for two years.
RIL’s counter opened on a bullish note and as the trade progressed it rallied 5.66 percent to an over 4-month high of Rs 785 on the BSE.
At the NSE, the stock soared 5.85 percent to Rs 786.
In terms of volume, 6.94 lakh shares of RIL were traded on the BSE, while more than 43 lakh shares changed hands on the NSE.
Money generated through illegal means is laundered through various means, including real estate and election campaigns, in India, a report of the US State Department has said.
“High-level corruption both generates and conceals criminal proceeds. Illicit funds are often laundered through real estate, educational programs, charities, and election campaigns. Companies use trade-based money laundering to evade capital controls,” the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2012 has said.
Indian boxers M.C. Mary Kom and Vijender Singh will be in action Monday with a win in their respective quarterfinal bouts assuring them of at least a bronze medal.
Mary Kom Sunday overcame a tough battle against Poland`s Karolina Michalczuk in the opening round of the women`s boxing, which is making its Olympic debut in London. The Indian faces Maroua Rahali of Tunisia in the 51 kg class later in the day.
Vijender will repeat his bronze medal show from Beijing if he gets the better of Uzbekistan`s Abbos Atoev in the 75 kg quarterfinals. Atoev is a former world champion.
A string of tweets on behalf of US space agency Nasa’s rover Curiosity tracks the tense moments before the spacecraft landed on Mars.
“I’m safely on the surface of Mars. GALE CRATER I AM IN YOU!!!,” said an ecstatic tweet after the rover landed safely on Mars.
Moments earlier, another tweet said: “Backshell separation. It’s just you & me now, descent stage. Engage all retrorockets!”
The critical tweets began with the one saying: “Guided entry is begun. Here I go!”.