Month: February 2010

Pakistani scientist guilty in US servicemen attacks

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New York, Februay 04: A US-educated Pakistani woman was found guilty on Wednesday of trying to kill American servicemen in Afghanistan.

Aafia Siddiqui, 37, a neuroscientist trained at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was found guilty on all charges by a jury in federal court.

A family lawyer immediately announced an appeal, citing “prejudice and bias”.

Siddiqui was accused of grabbing a rifle at an Afghan police station where she was being interrogated in July 2008 and trying to gun down a group of US servicemen.

Iran urged to submit ‘updated’ nuclear swap proposal

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Tehran, February 04: The West has urged Iran to submit a formal offer to the UN nuclear watchdog after the Iranian president said his government was ready to negotiate over a fuel swap deal.

Under a deal backed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Tehran would send most of its domestically-produced low enriched uranium (LEU) abroad for further enrichment.

The 20 percent enriched uranium then would be used to fuel the Tehran research reactor that produces medical isotopes for cancer patients.

Follow simple preventive steps

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New Delhi, February 04: Advocating the need for awareness on early diagnosis for prevention of cancer on the eve of World Cancer Day, leading health experts feel over 30 per cent of such cases can be prevented by simple measures like regular exercise and quitting smoking.

According to National Cancer Control Programme, around nine lakh people die due to cancer every year in India, while WHO says that annual global deaths due to the disease would jump to 17 million by 2030 from a projected 7.6 million this year if people do not take urgent action to avoid risk factors.

China claims breakthrough in acupuncture therapy

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Beijing, February 04: Scientists in China claimed to have found a breakthrough in acupuncture therapy which would help detect cancer and brain tumours in patients at an early stage through a super powerful X-ray beam.

The researchers working on synchrotron have detected evidence that acupuncture points differ from other parts of the body.

T-fight REDDY VS BC

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Hyderabad,february 04:THE UPA government has announced the mechanism for resolving the Telangana crisis, but it has already led to caste conflict among Telangana Congress leaders.

The conflict is between the powerful Reddy community on one side and the backward classes on the other. Both the groups are trying to outwit each other and gain the upper hand in the ongoing Telangana agitation, so that they could stake claim for power in the event of the formation of a separate state.

Dubai coast sinking ?

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Dubai,February 04 :This is how the world looks like according to ambitious engineers in Dubai, but it is starting to look ragged around the edges.

The stunning image of the man- made archipelago was taken by an astronaut far above our Earth on the International Space Station.

It shows the World Islands development sitting in shallow waters just off Dubai’s coast.

Women take low calorie food to attract men

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London, February 04: To attract men, women order low calorie food when dining in mixed gender groups, a new study has found.

The research suggests that young women use their food to send a signal to men. Just like clothing and accessories, they pick meals to enhance their desirability to the opposite sex.

“The salad leaves are meant to say, ‘I’m pretty; I’m attractive; I take care of myself’,” said Psychologist Meredith Young, lead researcher of the study.

Beebo-Shahid doing film ?

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Mumbai,February 04: Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapur coming together again to shoot a song for the much- delayed Milenge Milenge.

Rumours are rife that producers Boney Kapoor and Satish Kaushik have decided to finish the project and are shooting a new beginning for the film.

Well, it will be interesting if the makers can bring together the nowestranged couple Shahid and Kareena.

Boney has reportedly already contacted the two.He believes they will say yes because Himesh Reshammiya has come up with a wonderful tune for the song.

Iran launches satellite rocket

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Tehran, February 04: Iran said on Wednesday it had launched a Kavoshgar-3 rocket capable of carrying a satellite, a move Washington described as a “provocative act”.

Western powers fear Iran is trying to build nuclear bombs and that the long-range ballistic technology used to put satellites into orbit can also be used to launch warheads. Iran says its nuclear programme is solely to generate electricity.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the launch was a huge breakthrough which would help break “the global domineering system” — a reference to Iran’s Western foes.

Netanyahu hopes for talks with Palestinians in weeks

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Jerusalem, February 04: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday he had reason to hope stalled peace talks with the Palestinians could resume within weeks.

“I have a basis to hope, in a realistic way, that in the coming weeks we will renew the peace process with the Palestinians,” Netanyahu said at a keynote national security conference in Herzilya, near Tel Aviv.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, asked in Washington about the prospect of talks, said the United States hoped to relaunch talks as soon as possible.

SRK ‘sad’ at furore over his IPL statement

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New Delhi, February 04: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is facing the Shiv Sena’s ire for saying that he favoured Pakistani players’ inclusion in the Indian Premier League (IPL), says he is ‘sad’ his comments are being misconstrued as being against a group.

‘Sad my statements are seen as a stand against a group instead of a stand for myself and my individuality,’ Shah Rukh tweeted Wednesday evening.

‘Differences in ideology should be grounds for debates and discussion. A must for freedom of thought. To see it any other way is so unfortunate,’ he added.

A super pill to help people live past 100!

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London, February 04: Coming soon: A pill that will help you live past 100, say scientists.

An international team is on track to develop what it claims is the “long life” super pill which could help people live a long and healthy life well above 100 years.

And, the scientists say that the drug, designed to mimic the actions of three genes which aid longevity, could be ready for testing within three years, British newspaper ‘The Daily Telegraph’ reported.

Never too late to quit smoking: Research

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Washington, February 04: It’s never too late to quit smoking. Research shows saying no to cigarettes, even after a heart attack, can have a positive effect.

A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU), the largest and most comprehensive of its kind, found that quitting smoking after a heart attack has about the same positive effect as other major interventions such as lipid-lowering agents like statins or more invasive procedures.

“It’s really the most broad and eye-opening study of its kind,” says Yariv Gerber of TAU’s Sackler School of Medicine.

10 million suffer from epilepsy in India

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New Delhi, February 04: Around 10 million people in India – every 10 out of 1,000 people – have epilepsy, but most do not have access to proper treatment, especially in rural areas, which portrays the “dismal state of affairs” concerning the health condition in India, according to a health expert.

Pregnancy ‘not linked to memory loss’

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London, February 04: Forgetful moms-to-be may no longer be able to blame it on “the bump”, for a new study has claimed the “baby brain” idea, that bearing a child affects one’s mind power, is only a myth.

Previous studies suggested that women’s brains decline in size by up to 4 per cent while they are pregnant, leading to worse performance on tests of memory and verbal skills.

Scientists make new discovery in heart failure

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Toronto, February 04: Canadian and Brazilian scientists have revealed an unknown mechanism that contributes to heart failure.

In their joint study, the scientists have found that the decreased release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine – a chemical messenger which slows cardiac activity – contributes to heart failure.

Sudden infant deaths linked to low serotonin levels

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Washington, February 04: The brains of infants who die of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) produce low levels of serotonin, a brain chemical that conveys messages between cells and plays a vital role in regulating breathing, heart rate and sleep, says a new research.

SIDS is the death of an infant before his or her first birthday that cannot be explained after a complete autopsy, an investigation of the scene and circumstances of the death, and a review of the medical history of the infant and of his or her family.

BJP needs to rethink on Sena alliance

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Lucknow, January 04: BJP national general secretary Vinay Katiyar on Wednesday said that he would launch an agitation against Shiv Sena in Mumbai if the party fails to stop discrimination against north Indians and added that the party will now have to rethink on its alliance with the Sena in Maharashtra.

“The BJP will certainly not tolerate any discrimination with the north Indians,” said Katiyar

The Rajya Sabha MP also accused the Congress government in Maharashtra for failing to provide security to the north Indians, especially those from UP and Bihar.

Reality check: Sena-run BMC shut 27 Marathi schools

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Mumbai, February 04: While the Shiv Sena drums up a feverish pitch on its Mumbai-for-Maharashtrians campaign and aggressively pushes the cause of Marathi, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) ruled by the party is struggling to run Marathi-medium schools in the financial capital and ended up closing 27 such schools last year.

On the other hand, the country’s richest civic body is witnessing a steady rise in the number of students wanting to study in its Hindi medium and English medium civic schools or go to private schools.

Bill Clinton to coordinate Haiti aid efforts

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Washington, February 04: The United Nations on Wednesday assigned former U.S. President Bill Clinton, now U.N. special envoy to Haiti, to coordinate international relief efforts in the earthquake-devastated country.

Clinton will seek to organize a mass of aid initiatives and offers that have poured in since the magnitude 7.0 earthquake killed up to 200,000 Haitians and made up to 1 million homeless on Jan. 12, U.N. officials said.

Double tragedy: Vaishnavi’s father dies of shock

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Vijayawada, February 03: The family members of eight-yearold Naga Vaishnavi suffered another blow on Tuesday when her father Palagani Prabhakar Rao died of a cardiac arrest. The shocking death of the little girl at the hands of her abductors proved too much for the businessman.

He had suffered a mild heart attack on Monday night itself and was hospitalised.

S Bhanu Prakash, chest specialist at the Help Hospital where Prabhakar Rao was admitted, said, ‘‘as soon as he was brought here on Monday night, we had to fix artificial respiration to restore his heart beat.

5 young Good Samaritans lead the rescue act

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Hyderabad, February 03: He aspired to become a reel hero but turned into a real hero on Tuesday. U Narasimha was among the five who dared against all odds to rescue several patients and staff from the fire-engulfed Park Super Speciality Hospital at Somajiguda.

A youngster who played different characters in movies like Bommarillu, Hyderabad Nawabs and Om Shanti, Narasimha played a crucial role in rescuing several persons trapped in the hospital. A resident of the locality, he rushed into the hospital the moment he came to know about the mishap.

Fire norms for public utility buildings

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Hyderabad, February 03: In the light of fire the accident that took place at the Park Super Specialty Hospital, the State Government is contemplating to make it mandatory for all public congregation buildings to instal fire safety equipment, irrespective of their height.

The buildings of public congregation include educational institutions, shopping malls, theatres, hospitals, multiplexes and function halls.

Hut of a hospital gutted; one dead

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Hyderabad, February 03: About 40 patients, their attendants and hundreds of staff of a super speciality hospital at Somajiguda found themselves in the jaws of death after a major fire broke out in the building on Tuesday. A 75-year-old man, who was undergoing treatment in the hosptial, died later.

Lack of fire safety mechanisms in the hospital and delay on the part of the AP Fire Services Department forced panic-stricken people trapped inside the Park Super Speciality Hospital to run from one floor to the other in a desperate bid to save themselves.