Month: February 2012

Gay sex: Centre pulled up for contradictory stands

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The Centre on Tuesday favoured decriminalisation of gay sex in Supreme Court, contradicting its earlier stand and drawing the court’s ire, prompting it to remark that the government must not make a “mockery” of the system.

As the proceedings began in the controversial case, Additional Solicitor-General Mohan Jain told the bench that as per the government decision there is no legal error in the Delhi High Court verdict which had decriminalised gay sex in 2009.

Warning over sleeping pills ‘risk’

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Sleeping pills commonly prescribed in the UK may increase the risk of death more than four-fold, according to new research.

The higher the dose, the greater the risk of dying, while people on higher doses also had an increased risk of cancer, experts found.

A wide range of drugs was analysed for the study of more than 10,500 people taking sleeping pills. They included drugs used in the UK, such as benzodiazepines (including temazepam and diazepam), non-benzodiazepines (including zolpidem, zopiclone and zaleplon), barbiturates and sedative antihistamines.

Israeli warplanes again intrude into Gaza’s airspace

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This is the third time the Israeli jets have intruded into Gaza’s airspace over the past week.

On Sunday, Israeli warplanes fired two missiles at a site on the outskirts of southern Gaza town of Rafah, causing serious damage to a cement factory.

Earlier on Friday, Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike against northern part of the impoverished territory, injuring two Palestinian residents.

More than 1,400 Palestinians were killed during Israel’s December 2008-January 2009 war on the people of Gaza.

Hitting out a senior person is something I wouldn’t dream of: Saif Ali Khan

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With his most ambitious project slated for release soon and news of his impending wedding with ladylove Kareena Kapoor doing the rounds, the newly anointed Nawab of Pataudi, Saif Ali Khan couldn’t have expected a nightmarish episode to come his way.

The actor had earlier rebuffed rumours about his midnight brawl with an NRI businessman as a publicity stunt and now maintains the same stance.

‘Heroine’: Resonances of Manisha Koirala’s life?

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Madhur Bhandarkar’s upcoming ‘Heroine’ has made a lot of headlines right since its inception. First the issue of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan quitting the film left Bhandarkar in an abyss, and then the incident of the film’s dialogues getting stolen. Hurdles and handicaps that the movie has had to dodge apart, reliable sources have come up with an interesting observation. Rumour has it that Bhandarkar’s brainchild is based on the life of the beauty of yesteryears, Manisha Koirala.

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Veena Malik, Bobby Darling lock lips at birthday bash

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Here’s an eyebrow raising news for you. On the occasion of Veena Malik’s birthday, Bobby Darling planted a kiss on the Pakistani starlet’s pout to wish her a great day!

Bobby happens to be Veena Malik’s ‘Daal Mein Kucch Kaala Hai’ co-star and hence the comfort level, we guess!

Talking to a daily, Bobby explained her equation with Veena and said, “Veena and I share a very good relationship. I love her. We greet each other like this every time. Why do people have a problem with our way of greeting each other?”

Russia ‘thwarts plot’ to kill Putin

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A plot to kill Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been thwarted less than a week before the Russian presidential election on Sunday, officials said yesterday. Two suspects linked to a Chechen rebel leader were nabbed after an accidental explosion, state TV reported. State television in Russia said that special forces had seized two conspirators in Odessa, southern Ukraine, after an explosion in an apartment in January.

Seven die in Afghanistan blast

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Seven civilians, including three children, were killed in a blast in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, authorities said Tuesday.

“Seven civilians were killed when a powerful blast occurred at around 4 p.m. Monday in a compound in Naw Zad district of Helmand province,” spokesperson for provincial government Daud Ahmadi told Xinhua.

He said four women and three children were killed in the explosion that happened in a house in Sarkhdaz area of the district.

Ahmadi said it was not clear how the explosion happened.

Recipe: Badam Phirni

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Try out this delightful recipe.Ingredients:

4 cups Milk
2 tbsp Rice
3 tbsp Sugar
1/4th Cup Blanched Almonds (sliced)
1 tsp Green Cardamom (crushed)
1/2 tsp Kewra Essence
Silver or Gold Foil Paper

Procedure:

Soak rice in water for a few hours, then drain the water and grind rice into a smooth paste.

In a non-stick saucepan, boil milk. After it comes to a boil, reduce the heat to simmer.

Over a moderately low heat, add rice, sugar and cardamom to the milk and stir constantly, till it turns thick.

Recipe: Gosht Badami

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Enjoy this delicious treat with an easy to make recipe.

Ingredients:

6 tbsp Vegetable Oil
2 Cinnamon sticks
6 Garlic Cloves
1 tbsp Cardamom Seeds
1 large Onion (chopped)
2 Garlic Cloves (crushed)
1 1/2 inch Fresh Ginger (peeled and chopped)
1 1/2 lb Lean Lamb (cubed)
1 1/4 cup Yogurt (plain)
1 tsp Saffron Threads, soaked in 2 Tbsp boiling water
1/2 tsp Chili Powder
1/2 cup Ground Almonds
1 tsp Salt
1 1/2 cup Coconut Milk
2 dried Red Chilies

Procedure:

Delhi records five rapes in three days

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In west Delhi’s Kirti Nagar area, a 6-year-old girl was abducted and raped by a neighbour Friday. The girl was found next morning at a nearby temple. She was taken to the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital where the doctors confirmed rape. Her alleged attacker is missing and on the run.

In another incident in west Delhi, another 6-year-old was abducted and raped Saturday in Mundka area. The rapist, allegedly a security guard of a residential building, also is missing.

Recipe: Mughlai Paratha

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Try out this easy to make and yummy paratha.

Ingredients:

• 250 g Keema
• 250 g Maida
• 150 g Chana Dal
• 2 tsp Garlic Paste
• 2 tsp Red Chilly Powder
• 2 Green Chillies (chopped)
• Salt to taste
• 250 ml Oil
• 2 tsp Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp Pepper Powder
• 3 Eggs (white portion)
• Coriander Leaves (chopped)

Procedure:

• Boil the keema and chana dal in some water and let it cool.
• With hands, mix all the ingredients except maida and egg whites.
• Keep aside the mixture.
• Next, make a soft dough using maida and egg whites.

Salman feels fantastic to work with Katrina

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Actor Salman Khan, who is currently rolling up his sleeves for the shooting of Dabangg 2, speaks about his former girlfriend Katrina Kaif. Salman, who recently got back from Cuba, where he was shooting for Ek Tha Tiger with Katrina, feels fantastic to work with her after a long hiatus.

Salman and Katrina parted ways a year back after a long term relationship. The couple have been hogging the limelight for their break up gossips. But now when Sallu and Kats have bonded again to pair up together in Ek Tha Tiger, the news is not only stunned many, but also left many tongues wagging.

Man jailed for stabbing friend who had sex with his wife

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A 62-year-old Briton has been jailed for six years for stabbing a man who taunted him for years about having sex with his wife 30 years ago.

Retired hotelier Kenneth Jenkins could not stand any more when Anthony Friendship pinched his 60-year-old wife’s bottom, the Daily Mail reported. Friendship allegedly pinched the woman’s bottom at a pub in Woodcroft in March last year.

Jenkins followed Friendship into the washroom and stabbed him with a knife in the back and then in his abdomen, rupturing his spleen.

—IANS

New technique jumpstarts immune system`s killer cells

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Researchers have described a promising new technique that potentially could turn immune system killer T cells into more effective weapons against infections and possibly cancer.

The technique involves delivering DNA into the immune system’s instructor cells. The DNA directs these cells to overproduce a specific protein that jumpstarts important killer T cells.

Turkish Bath – Eradicates many diseases

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It is an acclaimed fact that no system of medicine can flourish without the patronage of the Govt. if the authorities pay attention for the promotion of Unani System of medicine, it can also flourish.

It this system is encouraged by providing good standard medicines and modern methods of diagnosis, many patients could be benefited.

Pak shamed over Oscar win movie content

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The documentary that won Pakistan’s first Oscar is a matter of national pride, but its “content is a matter of national shame”, said a daily.

The Oscar that went to Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy in Los Angeles is a first for Pakistan. Chinoy, who dedicated the award to the women of Pakistan, has been internationally recognised in the past.

An editorial in the News International Tuesday said the subjects of her work are often challenging and “her winning documentary is certainly so”.

Osama’s home shouldn’t have been razed: Daily

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Osama bin Laden’s house should have been left intact so that “present and future generations can view them as a past that should not be repeated”, said a leading daily after authorities razed the Al Qaeda chief’s hideout in Abbottabad.

In an operation that began Saturday night, authorities Monday finished demolishing the three-storey house in Abbottabad where Osama bin Laden was found and killed by American commandos May 2 last year.

Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project still on, Pakistani information minister says

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Despite all the odds, the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project will be implemented, Pakistani Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan said at a public gathering in the Head Marla district of Lahore on Sunday.

Washington recently stepped-up its efforts to pressure Islamabad to cancel the project, even though Pakistan has been struggling to meet its energy needs, which have risen dramatically in recent years.

Why is Shah Rukh Khan sad?

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Perhaps, by the death of great movie plot lines! Yes, you heard it right. The Badshah of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan posted on his microblogging site: “Saddened at the demise of great movie plot lines.

Defiant Yeddyurappa expresses determination to regain Karnataka CM’s post

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Former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S Yeddyurappa on Monday remained defiant to regain his former position, and said that he had ensured the state treads on the path of development.

“The amount of work I have done for the people as the chief minister, no one has done it. Not just me, others say it. I, along with my supporters have done everything to put Karnataka on the path of development,” Yeddyurappa told media outside a temple where he had arrived to seek blessings on the occasion of his 69th birthday today.

Airflow obstruction and reduced lung function up risk of heart failure

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Reduced lung function and obstructive airway diseases can strongly and independently increase risk of heart failure, scientists including one of an Indian origin have said.

Importantly, say the investigators, this association was even evident in never-smokers and was still evident after adjustment for smoking status and number of years smoking. This, they add, indicates “that our results are not primarily confounded by smoking”.

Gunmen kill 18 bus passengers in Pakistan

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Police say gunmen have killed 18 passengers travelling on a bus in northwestern Pakistan.

The incident occurred on Tuesday in the remote mountainous village of Harban Nala in Kohistan district.

Police officer Mohammad Azhar says the bus was travelling to Gilgit when the gunmen attacked it and shot the passengers.

It was unclear what the motive for the attack was, but in the past Sunni extremists have killed Shias in that part of Pakistan.

Kohistan is some 350 km northwest of the capital, Islamabad.

—Agencies

Illegal occupation on Feroze Shah Baba Dargah in Chatri Naka area

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Near the police station Chatri Naka, there is and old shrine of Hazrath Feroze Shah Baba. The Wakf land surrounding the shrine has illegally been occupied by miscreants years ago. There is only two feet passage left out. Even this being closed. A person called Krishan has erected the door closing the passage. This has resulted in the closure of the passage to reach the shrine from all the four sides.