Month: July 2012

Modi interview fallout: SP disowns Shahid Siddiqui

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The Samajwadi Party today distanced itself from Shahid Siddiqui, saying he is no longer a part of the party two days after his interview with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi made waves.

“The party wants to clarify that Siddiqui had left SP long back and joined BSP on whose ticket he contested Lok Sabha election from Bijnor,” party’s national general secretary and spokesman Ram Gopal Yadav said in a statement issued here.

He said that later Siddiqui joined the Rashtriya Lok Dal.

4 soldiers killed, 2 injured in Thailand

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Suspected Muslim insurgents in Thailand’s violence hit south killed four soldiers and wounded two others early Saturday, an Army spokesman said, as a surge in militant violence in the area continued since start of Ramadan.

The soldiers were returning to their base from patrol on motorcycles in Pattani province when 20 armed militants in three pickup trucks opened fire on the soldiers.

More than 5,000 people have been killed in Buddhist Thailand’s three southernmost Muslim dominated provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat – since an Islamist insurgency erupted in 2004.

Russia launches cluster of four satellites

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Russia Saturday launched a rocket with a Cosmos class military satellite and three civilian satellites on board, spokesperson Col. Alexey Zolotukhin said.

The rocket blasted off from the Plesetsk space centre in northern Russia at 5.35 a.m.

The civilian payload includes two Gonets-M telecoms satellites and a MiR scientific microsatellite.

The satellites were put into designated orbits at 7.21 a.m., as scheduled.

The classified military satellite will join a Russian network of about 70 military reconnaissance satellites.

IANS

Skin bacteria can protect against infections: Study

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The millions of bacteria that live on skin can boost immunity and protect the body from infections, a new research has claimed.

Researchers from National Institutes of Health in US found that millions of naturally occurring commensal bacteria in the skin collectively known as the skin microbiota contribute to protective immunity by interacting with the immune cells in the skin.

The study was published in journal Science.

`Stress can cause breast cancer to spread to bone`

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Stress or depression following primary treatment in breast cancer patients can make it more favourable for cancer cells to spread to the bone.

The study published in PLoS Biology journal found that both stress and depression activate the sympathetic nervous system, which increases bone levels of a signalling molecule called RANKL.

The researchers from Vanderbilt Centre for Bone Biology found that breast cancer cell migration to the bone depends on RANKL, which is known to promote the formation of osteoclasts, bone cells that break down bone tissue.

Mamata takes on centre, Left over fuel price hike

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After a few days of truce with the central government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has revived her crusade against the Congress-led UPA over its decision to hike petrol and diesel prices.

Banerjee’s patch-up with the United Progressive Alliance government, after her U-turn to support presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee, ended after the centre decided to implement a policy, adopted in 2003, prompting a steep hike in petrol and diesel prices following re-adjustments the oil companies based on local levies.

Blame your brain for dessert cravings even after a meal: Study

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Is your sweet tooth ever ready for desserts, even after a sumptuous meal?

Researchers claim that our junk food culture has led the brain`s pleasure centre overpower the chemicals in the stomach which satiate the hunger pangs, the `Daily Mail` reported.

Throughout human evolution, these two systems have co-existed to control fullness and maintain a healthy lifestyle but now that we are surrounded by sugary desserts and junk food, the balance is disturbed.

New therapy to prevent retina damage in diabetes

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Scientists have developed a new method that they claim can regulate blood vessel leakage in the eye, a condition caused by long-term diabetes.

Researchers at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Centre have identified a compound that could interrupt the chain of events that cause damage to the retina in diabetic retinopathy, paving the way to a novel therapy that targets two mechanisms at the root of the disease, inflammation and the weakening of the blood barrier that protects the retina.

Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness among working-age Americans.

Justin Bieber forced to apologise

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Teen sensation Justin Bieber was reportedly forced to apologise to a fellow passenger on an Air New Zealand flight after he allegedly caused a disturbance by cursing loudly in the first class section.

The 18-year-old was travelling back to Los Angeles following a promotional trip to Australia and New Zealand earlier this month, when his antics with his entourage began to get loud, reports a website.

Bieber and his pals were approached by a woman passenger, who urged the singer to stop swearing and keep the noise down.

PM’s helicopter returns to Guwahati due to technical problem

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s helicopter returned midway from a flight to strife-torn Kokrajhar district today due to a technical problem.

The Prime Minister’s helicopter returned 15 minutes after take off from the Lokopriyo Bordoloi International Airport here, official sources said.

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Govt not breaking Team Anna’s unity: Narayanasamy

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Slamming Team Anna, Union Minister V Narayanasamy on Saturday said there was lack of unity among members of Anna Hazare’s team and dismissed the charge that government was trying to break it.

“There is already no unity among the members of Anna Hazare’s team. So, there is no need for us to break their unity, as someone alleged,” the Minister of state in the PMO told reporters at the airport here.

Narayanasamy’s remarks come in the wake of charge by Hazare in the backdrop of his meeting with Law Minister Salman Khurshid that the government was conspiring to split his team.

Apex court declines govt.’s plea on VIP quota for Hajj

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The Supreme Court declined the government’s plea to restore the VIP quota for Hajj for this year. On July 23 the supreme court had ordered to slash dignitaries’ quota of Hajj pilgrims from 2,500 to 300. The central government pleaded to defer the order till next year. But a bench presided over by Justice Aftab Alam rejected attorney general G. E. Vahanvati’s request.

Girl complains against her classmates

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(Siasat News)Intermediate College student lodge a complain against her two classmates over
Eve-teasing with LB Nagar police station.

Girl in her statement to police said “Two boys of my college seek her friendship, after a week they started harassing me and threatened me to fall in love, when I started ignoring them, they started passing comments every day before and after college”.

On Friday when she disclosed the matter with her parents, they took her to police station to lodge a complaint against eve-teaser.

Rakhi special train for Lucknow

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To clear extra rush of passengers during ‘Raksha Bandhan’, Northern Railway has decided to run a special train from Lucknow to Delhi.

The special train will depart from Lucknow at 9.15 PM on August 5 to reach Old Delhi station at 6.25 AM next day. On its return journey, the train will depart from Old Delhi at 9.15 AM on August 6 to reach Lucknow at 6.15 PM the same day.

The train will consist of one second AC class, two third AC class, 10 Sleeper Class, five General Class and Two Second Class cum Luggage Van coaches.

London Olympics 2012: Indian contingent greeted with huge cheers

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Huge cheers welcomed the colourful Indian delegation into the Olympic Park Friday night during the opening ceremony of the London Games.

The 81-strong Indian contingent, the biggest ever, was led by wrestler Sushil Kumar, a bronze medallist in the 2008 Beijing Games.

It was a smartly dressed Indian contingent. The men wore yellow safas, navy blue blazers, cream-coloured trousers, off-white shirts and ties, and the women were dressed in elegant sarees.

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) secretary-general Randhir Singh waved at the contingent from the VIP box.

Kayani’s aide appointed as Pak’s new Defence Sec

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Lt Gen (retired) Asif Yasin Malik, a close aide of Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, has been appointed as Pakistan’s new Defence Secretary.

Malik is a former commander of the Peshawar-based XI Corps and did a stint in the Inter-Services Intelligence when the spy agency was headed by Kayani.

He replaces top bureaucrat Nargis Sethi, who was given additional charge as Defence Secretary in January after former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani sacked the previous incumbent, Lt Gen (retired) Khalid Naeem Lodhi, during a standoff with the Army.

5-year-old Russian girl found living with cows

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Social workers in Russia’s western Urals region have taken into their care a five-year-old girl who spent most of her life in a cowshed.

The girl’s mother and stepfather, both farmers in Perm region, did not take her to kindergarten and forced her to stay with the farm animals to keep her off their hands, the Uralinform.ru website reported.

The girl had cigarette butts for toys.

She was also frequently locked in a cupboard when she got in the way of her alcoholic parents, the Moskovsky Komsomolets said. The father also frequently beat her up.

Egyptian qurra to participate in 23rd World Quranic Campaign

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Khadim ul Quran Peer Syed Shabbir Naqshbandi Ifteqari President, All India Religious Leaders Association told that relation with Quran and love for the bearer of Quran is inevitable for Muslims to get salvation. On the occasion of the beginning of 23rd World Quranic and Spiritual Campaign Peer Naqshbandi urged the Muslims to make the new generation Hafiz and Qari.

He expressed happiness that this time a noted personality of Qirrat world, Shaikh Qari Mansoor is arriving for Quranic campaign. Apart from him young Qari Shaikh Hashsham Abdul Hameed will also participate in the campaign.

Construct Aneesul Ghuraba orphanage building instead of extravaganza on Iftaar party-Muslim leaders of Congress advised C.M

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(Siasat News)Muslim leaders of Congress met the C.M. and advised him to reduce the expenditure on Iftaar party and utilize the same amount for the construction of Aneesul Ghuraba Orphanage in Nampally in Hyderabad.

They also demanded the C.M to enhance the budget of Makkha Masjid and Shahi Masjid, Public Garden to Rs. 5 crore to facilitate the purchase of generators and Janimaz for these mosques.

Crime In Hyderabad (28.7.2012)

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Money stolen from Zakat Trust Office, one held

(Siasat News): Dabeerpura police has arrested a man involved in stealing a big amount from the office of the Zakat Trust.

According to details, some unidentified thieves had stolen a sum of Rs, 20,00,000 from the said office situated at Noorkhan Bazar on the night of July 23. Police had started investigation after the case was registered.

Security of Muslims in Assam is Govt’s responsibility-Dismissal of Gogoi essential- TDP leaders

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(Siasat News)Whenever Congress got power, country faced destabilization. Congress has made an attempt to stabilize its governance by shedding the blood of the Muslims. Muslim leaders of TDP targeted Congress that it diverts the attention of the public. In Congress regime, there is a long history of communal riots in which many Muslims were killed. Congress wears the pseudo mask of secularism to cover up such communal riots.

Minorities’ Scholarship is meager – Secretary

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(Siasat News)The amount of Scholarship that is being given to the students belonging to Minority Communities is very meager. There is a need to consider it seriously and to take steps for its enhancement. Principal Secretary of Dept. of Minorities Affairs, Mr Dana Kishore admitted this fact in a meeting convened yesterday at Haj House.

Mr. Syed Ali Murtuza Rizvi is appointed as Collector, Hyderabad

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(Siasat News)District Collector of Hyderabad, Mr. Natarajan Gulzar is proceeding to America for higher studies and in his place Mr. Syed Ali Murtuza Rizvi (1999 batch of IAS) has been appointed as Collector of Hyderabad District. Mr. Rizvi worked as Joint Collector of Ranga Reddy District earlier. It is expected that Mr. Rizvi will take charge as Collector next week.

Bad weather prevents PM from visiting Kokrajhar

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Bad weather forced Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s chopper that was heading to Assam’s riot-hit Kokrajhar district to return to Guwahati on Saturday. The prime minister is expected to hold ameeting in Guwahati before leaving for Kokrajhar later in the day. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday arrived at an airport in Guwahati and immediately left for Assam’s restive district of Kokrajhar to take stock of the situation.

A week of violence in Bodo areas has claimed 45 lives and left an estimated 2.5 lakh people homeless, according to officials.