Month: March 2012

Cigarette Smoke Can Cause Lung Cancer to Non-Smokers

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Lung cancerIt is estimated that about 90% of the lung cancer deaths occur because of smoking. A cigarette smoke contains 69 harmful chemicals which can trigger lung cancer. There are various illness associated with smoking.

Heart disease, mouth cancer and lung cancer are few of those diseases which are caused by the ill habits of smoking. Smoke is not only harmful for smokers but also for the non-smokers who breathe in certain chemicals which may prove toxic for them.

My sexy moves, expressions enough to display oomph: Vidya

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She started as a small time TV actress almost a decade ago but now she is one of the most sought after actresses in Bollywood, perhaps the best in the Tinsel Town. Vidya Balan has come a long long way.

From the vulnerable girl in ‘Parineeta’ to a daredevil rustic woman in ‘Ishqiya’ to the bold and sexy ‘Silk’ in ‘The Dirty Picture’ Vidya has essayed a wide spectrum of characters. She will now appear on screen as a pregnant lady frantically in search of her missing husband in ‘Kahaani’.

Patch may not help pregnant women quit smoking

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Nicotine patches don`t help pregnant women quit smoking, suggests a new study from the UK — in part because so few women use them as prescribed.

While there`s evidence that the patch ups the chance most people will be able to kick the habit, researchers generally haven`t found the same benefit in pregnant women.

Cancer seen killing 1.3 mn EU citizens in 2012

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Almost 1.3 million people will die of cancer in the European Union this year, but death rates from the disease are on a steady decline, according to new research released on Wednesday.

A study of all types of cancer across the 27-country EU bloc found that more men than women are likely to die from the disease, and that “substantial reductions” in the number of deaths from breast cancer would lower death rates for women.

Pakistan moves Interpol for Red Corner Notice against Musharraf

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Pakistani authorities have sent a formal request to Interpol to issue a Red Corner Notice for former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, currently living outside the country in self-exile.

The move was taken so that he can be arrested and brought back to the country to face trial in connection with the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) yesterday sent the request to the Director of Interpol in Pakistan, official sources said today.

New asteroid could hit earth in 2040: NASA

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A new asteroid, identified by NASA, could potentially hit the earth on February 5, 2040, even though it is much smaller than the one – nine miles across – which wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

The UN Action Team on near-Earth objects, which has taken note of the 460-ft asteroid, placed the odds of its hitting the earth at one-in-625, though that could change nearer the time.

Lincoln Limousine For Dr. Taher Ul- Quadri grabs Public eyeballs

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A 30 foot-long Lincoln limousine attracted attention as it swished up the driveway at the Lake View guesthouse late on Tuesday afternoon.

Canada plates

Enquiries made showed that the car with Ontario (Canada) registration plates, was made available for pakistani writer Mohammed Tahir-ul Qadri. He is in the city on a week long visit for meetings with the ‘Ulemas’ (Islamic Scholars).

Two Tvs, a Refridgerator

Non-bailable warrant against Azharuddin in cheque bounce case

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A Delhi court on Friday issued a non-bailable warrant against Congress MP and former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin for his repeated failure to appear before it in connection with a cheque bounce case.

Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) Vikrant Vaid issued the warrant against former captain of the Indian cricket team for March 1 after rejecting his counsel’s submission that he was busy in the election campaigning in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.

How only four cops saved 1,200 Muslim lives during Gujarat riots

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When the Gujarat police are largely blamed for going slow on rioters or not acting against them during the height of 2002 riots, here is an incident where only a handful of officers had showed their determination and courage to save the life of as many as 1,200 Muslims.

Only four officers acted swiftly and stood between an angry Hindu mob and these vulnerable people, thereby averting a massacre that could have been much larger than Naroda Patia or Gulbarg.

Andhra Pradesh policemen caught on camera slapping teen repeatedly

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On camera, a policeman is seen slapping a young boy repeatedly. That footage – filmed by a local TV channel in Karminagar in Andhra Pradesh, has prompted an inquiry by the state’s human rights commission (NDTV did not film the incident; the footage used is courtesy TV9 channel).

“This incident appears to be barbaric and violates the human rights of the boy, who was dealt with unlawfully,” said a member of the commission, Kakumanu Peda Peri Reddy.

The boy who is assaulted repeatedly and with full force is 16 years old. The police has been asked to explain what happened by March 7.

Tibetans hold protests in Delhi against India-China border talks

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About a dozen Tibetans, including women, today staged a protest outside the Hyderabad House objecting to the border talks between India and China claiming that Beijing cannot discuss the issue before giving freedom to Tibet.

Draped in Tibetan flags and carrying anti-China placards, the protesters assembled in front of the Hyderabad House near India Gate in the morning where External Affairs Minister S M Krishna was holding bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi.

U.S. court dismisses case against Rajapaksa

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A U.S. court has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, noting he is immune from lawsuits as a sitting head of state.

Dismissing the case on Wednesday, the U.S. District Judge, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, said that Mr. Rajapaksa has immunity as head of state.

The U.S. State Department had entered a motion asking the case be dismissed because of the immunity precedent.

Mr. Rajapaksa was sued by families of alleged torture victims under the Torture Victim Protection Act passed by Congress in 1992.

11 Indian fishermen held by Maldivian Navy

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Eleven Indian fishermen have been taken into custody by the Maldivian Navy for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), officials said in Chennai on Thursday.

“All are from Kanyakumari district. We are looking into this issue,” District Collector S. Nagarajan told PTI.

The fishermen had ventured into to sea off the Kerala last week and were to return on February 25, 2012 official sources said.

—PTI

Fodder scam: CBI court frames charges against Lalu, 2 others

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A CBI court on Thursday framed charges against former Bihar Chief Ministers Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra and Janata Dal (United) MP Jagdish Sharma in connection with the multi-crore fodder scam.

Charges were also framed against former RJD MP R.K. Rana in connection with the case.

Designated CBI Judge V.K. Srivastava framed the charges against them in the case relating to fraudulent withdrawals of around Rs. 46 lakh by officials of State Animal Husbandry Department from Banka and Bhagalpur treasuries through fake enforced bills between 1994-96.

Iran’s parliamentary elections blow to enemies: Khamenei

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In Friday’s elections, Iran will serve another blow to the hegemonic powers, which would be even harder than that delivered Feb 11 during rallies marking the anniversary of the Islamic revolution, Xinhua quoted Khamenei as saying Wednesday.

On Wednesday, Khamenei said that Friday’s vote will be much more important than previous elections as enemies have invested all their remaining energy in the parliamentary elections.

On Feb 11, hundreds of thousands of Iranians had celebrated the anniversary of the Islamic revolution by chanting slogans against the US and Israel.

Mla,ex-Minister used Bhanwari,Bumped her after blackmail

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Political balckmail and power politics between Mla and minister costed Bhanwari devi life .The CBI’s second chargesheet on nurse Bhanwari Devi’s murder projects Congress MLA Malkhan Singh as her one-time partner who used her to upstage former minister Mahipal Maderna, but who then teamed up with Maderna to plot the murder.

Infant stolen from Mumbai hospital

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The baby boy, who was suffering from skin infection, was brought to the Cama and Albless Hospital this afternoon by his 20-year-old mother Durga Kale when the accused, suspected to be aged between 60-70 years, tricked her before taking away the boy, police said.

The incident occurred at the OPD premises when the boy’s mother, who hails from Chennai, went to collect a form required to complete hospital procedures for the treatment of the infant.

According to police, Kale, who resides at Churchage area, had taken her child to the hospital around 1 pm.

BJP scandals versus Congress scams in Karnataka bypoll

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Udupi is known for temples and Chikmagalur for enchanting coffee plantations, but over the next two weeks a battle of controversies will unfold in the two Karnataka districts. It will be the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) scandals against Congress scams in the byelection to the Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat.

The fight for the March 18 bypoll is mainly between the ruling BJP’s Sunil Kumar and the Congress’ Jayaprakash Hegde though the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) headed by former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda is also in the fray. The party candidate is Chikmagalur unit head Bhoje Gowda.

Yuvraj feeling weak after second cycle of chemo

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Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh, who is currently undergoing treatments for lung cancer in the USA, has informed that his conditions would be assessed on March 7, the day when a scan would take place.

Yuvraj also informed that his second chemo cycle has finished on Thursday and he was feeling week after that. He, however, hoped that tomorrow his condition would be better.

Yuvraj wrote on micro blogging site Twitter: “Second cycle has finished today ! Had a bleomycin shot feeling weak but I`m sure tom will be a better day ! My next scan dated on 7th march (sic).”

Rupee down 20 paise in early trade

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The rupee on Thursday depreciated by 20 paise to 49.21 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange market, due to fresh demand from importers for the American currency amid strong global cues.

Forex dealers said weakness in euro and other Asian currencies against the dollar overseas also weighed on the rupee’s value.

Weak opening in the equity market and fresh demand for the US currency from importers, put pressure on the rupee, they added.

Meanwhile, the BSE benchmark Sensex fell by 184.83 points, or 1.04 per cent, at 17,567.85 in early trade.

Bollywood eyes Mideast as its biggest moneyspinner

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‘London Paris New York’ world premiere sees its producers tap into the lucrative cinematic market that caters to Asians and the Arabs of the region.

It sounds odd that a film titled “London Paris New York” would host its world premiere in Dubai but that is the power of the penny spent here that has transformed this region into the largest overseas market for Bollywood today.

Emirati woman claims her housemaid is actually a ‘man’

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An Emirati woman who hired a Filipina housemaid through a recruitment office was shocked to discover that the maid is a man nearly a month later. But the hiring office maintained that the maid is a woman.

Umm Mirna said she had suspected the maid’s behavior since she started working for her family in Abu Dhabi as she was hugging all females at the house and getting exhausted easily when she did massaging for the girls.

Z.H. Javeed promises to cooperate in legal matters of the Muslims

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Mr. Z.H. Javeed who was elected to the Bar Council of A.P. met Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor, Siasat, yesterday and promised that he would extend all possible cooperation to solve the legal problems of the Muslims. Out of the 25 persons elected to the Bar Council, he is the only Muslim advocate who was elected to the Bar Council.

Hezbollah: Attacking Iran will set entire Middle East on fire

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Israel could start a war… but it does not know the scale of the consequences and it is incapable of controlling them.”

Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem has warned that a military offensive against Iran would set the entire Middle East on fire.

“America knows that if there is a war on Iran, this means that the whole region will be set alight, with no limit to the fires,” Qassem said in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday.

“Israel could start a war… but it does not know the scale of the consequences and it is incapable of controlling them,” he added.

India moving in right direction on Iran sanction:Clinton

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The US appeared to express satisfaction with the steps being taken by India to reduce its dependence on Iranian oil even as Washington said it was having “very intense and very blunt” conversations with New Delhi, China and Turkey to bolster American sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear programme.