Month: September 2012

Taliban may attack Pakistan nuclear facility

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Pakistani authorities have deployed large contingents of soldiers and policemen at one of the country’s largest nuclear facilities in Dera Ghazi Khan following “serious” threats from the local Taliban, a media report said on Thursday.

Besides the deployment inside and around the nuclear installation, three Army divisions in the southern part of Punjab have been asked to launch a crackdown against banned groups, The Express Tribune reported, quoting its sources.

SBI says no quick solution to Kingfisher woes

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Sounding pessimistic about the fate of its exposure to Kingfisher Airlines, State Bank of India chairman Pratip Chaudhuri on Wednesday said solution to the airline’s problems was unlikely to come anytime soon.

“I think this is a difficult case, so nobody should expect a quick solution,” said Chaudhuri, whose bank has the largest (Rs 1,500 crore) exposure in the Rs 8,000 crore bank loans of the airline promoted by Vijay Mallya.

Kashmir stay is fulfillment of a family dream: SRK

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Hoping that his stay would encourage others to makes films in Kashmir, Shah Rukh Khan Thursday said he had never felt “this kind of happiness in life before”.

Addressing a crowded press conference here, Shah Rukh, who ended his shooting in Kashmir for Yash Chopra’s untitled directorial venture, said: “Naturally, people who hear me would like to come here either to make a movie or to simply see the beauty of the place. I never felt this kind of happiness in life before. I do not know what exactly it was.”

Air India to take delivery of first Dreamliner on Saturday

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Air India’s long wait for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is finally over, with the first of these long-haul planes set to arrive here on Saturday, sources said on Thursday.

The national carrier, which had placed orders for 27 of these aircraft six years ago, would get its first Dreamliner on Saturday, which is to be followed by the delivery of two more within the next few weeks.

However, the fate of the Delay Compensation Agreement, which was cleared by the Union Cabinet in August and is being fine-tuned by the Union Law Ministry, is still not clear, the sources said.

Recognition, job is what Girisha wants after winning silver

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Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda has dedicated his silver medal winning feat at the London Paralympic to the disabled community in the country and asserted that their hard work and sacrifice was no less than the medal winners at the Olympics.

Girisha, who has an impairment in his left leg, sailed over a height of 1.74m in the Men`s High Jump F42 event in London finishing second.

SC reserves order on CBI’s plea to cancel Amit Shah’s bail

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The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on CBI’s plea for cancellation of former Gujarat minister Amit Shah’s bail in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case and for shifting the trial of the case outside the state.

“We are going to pass a very brief order,” said a bench of Justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai.

It added it would also consider Mr. Shah’s plea for permission to enter the state in view of the upcoming Assembly elections there.

US Open 2012: Roger Federer crashes out in quarters

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Tomas Berdych knocked world number one Roger Federer out of the US Open on Thursday to set up a semi-final clash against Olympic Gold medalist Andy Murray.

The sixth seed handed Federer a 7-6 (7/1) 6-4 3-6 6-3 defeat, his earliest exit at Flushing Meadows since 2003.

Berdych had beaten Federer in their last grand slam meeting at Wimbledon two years ago.

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Shabbeer Nakshabandi greets Nirodapatya Judge

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Maulana Shabbeer Nakhshbandi in a message congratulated Dr. Jyotsana Yagnik for pronouncing the fearless and frank judgment against the culprits of Nirodapatya Killings case. The history of this great country would stand witness that a lady decorating the chair of justice pronounced a fair judgment against a woman culprit for her brutal killings in Nirodapatya, whereas the most tragic aspect of Indian judiciary is that it pronounced an impracticable judgment in Babri Masjid-Ram Mandir case of Ayodhya.

Teachers’ obligation to constitute a cultured society-Prof Sunaina Singh’s Teachers’ Day lecture in Urdu University

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In good olden days, people used to search for good teachers. Now the time has changed. People, these days, search for good schools or institutions. In such a case, the ability or the competence of the teachers is not at all considered whereas a good teacher can only lay the foundation for a fearless cultured and sophisticated Society.
Prof. Sunaina Singh, Vice Chancellor of English and Foreign Languages University expressed these thoughts. She was delivering Teachers’ Day lecture on “Teacher and Society” at Maulana Azad National Urdu University yesterday.

Hackers post Apple data online after hacking FBI laptop

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A hacking group today said it has obtained a million identification numbers for Apple mobile devices after breaking into the laptop of an FBI agent, a claim which the federal probe agency said has “no evidence”.

Anonymous affiliate – AntiSec – released a file on the internet which allegedly contained a million identification numbers for the Apple devices.

The group said they obtained the data by hacking into the computer of an FBI agent in March.

Anti-Muslim officials & Politicians are irritated on Nirodapatya judgment’

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Mr. Mohammed Amanullah Khan and Mr. Mujahid Hashmi leaders of Awami Majlis-e-Amal in a press statement issued yesterday told that the law of the land and the constitution is to protect the life and property of the people and for achieving the goals of justice and welfare. They are exploiting law according to their whims and fancies and for the activities hostile to Muslim Community.

Potential habitable exoplanet found around a red dwarf

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Astronomers have discovered a new super-earth in the habitable zone around the red dwarf star Gliese 163.

The exoplanet ‘Gliese 163c’ has a mass of 6.9 times that of Earth and an orbital period of 26 days.

Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory HARPS telescope (or High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher) found it orbitting a red dwarf star 49 light years away in the Dorado constellation, the Daily Mail reported.

“Gliese 163c could have a size between 1.8 to 2.4 Earth radii, depending if it is composed mostly of rock or water, respectively,” researchers said.

T.V.Cables to be removed-GHMC starts campaign for international conference

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GHMC invited the attention of the cable operators in the city to remove TV cables hanging on electric poles but they didn’t pay heed to it. Thanks to the International Bio-Diversity Conference, GHMC has started to remove all such TV cables at least from two major roads, namely; Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital to International Convention Center, Madhapur which covers road No.1, to road No.36, Banjara Hills and the main road from Afzal Gunj to Sanatnagar which covers Assembly, Khairtabad, Punjagutta, Ameerpet, Sanjeeva Redy nagar & Erragadda.

Rare Vietnamese box turtle born in British zoo

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One of the world’s rarest species of turtle has hatched at a British zoo.

The tiny seven-week-old Vietnamese box turtle is so precious that it is being kept in a climate-controlled room at Bristol Zoo Gardens and is hand-fed chopped worms to give it the best possible start in life, a newspaper reported.

It is the first time a British zoo has ever bred this critically endangered species and is only the second in Europe, after a zoo in Germany, to have done so.

The youngster, which keepers have named Vernon, weighs just 28 g and measures around 5 cm long.

Jagan’s strategy to grab power

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Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy, President of YSR Congress Party is in prison in connection with disproportionate assets case but he is concerned about stabilization of his party. He is formulating strategies. He has been issuing instructions to party cadre from jail.

In this way, Mr. Jagonmohan Reddy is being treated as the busiest person in jail. Party sources indicated that during his meeting with his mother and wife in jail, he talked to them about strengthening the party’s cadre in the districts. He devised strategies & finalized policies to attract people towards his party.

For success in this world & in Hereafter, follow the Quran-Amer Ali Khan’s speech in Karimnagar

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Muslims have a complete code of life in the form of the Quran. It will be preserved till the Dooms Day. It is the duty of the Muslim Ummah to study the Quran in translation in order to understand its meaning and message and also to act upon its teachings. Only by following the Quran, the Muslims could be successful and prosperous in their lives.

I am done being an eye candy: Bipasha Basu

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Bipasha Basu does not mind being known for her sexy looks and seductive husky voice but the actress says she is done being just an eye candy and wants to do meatier roles.

The 33-year-old said that from now on she wants to star in films which will earn her the respect as an actor.

“I know I look good. The regular adjectives that come my way- sexy, hot, dusky, bong bombshell… I love them. It is going to stay with me.
But I am done looking pretty. Now, I want meaty roles. I want to do
entertaining films, where a woman gets the respect of being an actor.

Maoists numbers, military potential increasing: Shinde

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Stating that Maoist cadres in the country were gaining in strength, union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde warned Thursday that they were displaying the military potential to form new battalions.

“Naxalism continues to pose a significant challenge. There are indicators about increase in the number of trained and armed cadres, reorganisation of military potential for formation of new battalions,” Shinde said.

They were displaying potential for “the creation of well-developed indigenous capacity for accretions to their arsenal”, he added.

Serious crime against women on rise: Shinde

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Crimes of “serious” nature against women have increased in the last few years and appropriate measures need to be adopted for salutary punishment to those who commit them, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Thursday.

He also asked the country’s police brass to take stern steps to check child trafficking.

Heat-generating capsule jab can reduce belly fat

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Soon you can get rid of that beer belly with a single jab!

Researchers have developed an injection of a tiny capsule, containing heat-generating cells, which they claim can burn abdominal fat.

The mice injected with the capsule in the abdomen initially lost about 20 percent of belly fat.

Researchers were surprised to see that the injected cells even acted like “missionaries,” converting existing belly fat cells into so-called thermogenic cells, which use them to generate heat.

Man ends life after killing family

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A construction worker allegedly poisoned his wife and three children to death before setting himself afire Thursday, police said.

Parshuram Madiyappa Kalkanthi (30), was reportedly depressed over some superstitious beliefs following which he poisoned his wife Jamuna (25) and children – Payal (7), Manisha (5) and Karan (3).

He later set himself ablaze at their house in Lokmanya Nagar in Kothrud area of Pune, police said.

“We are investigating the case…Since nobody from the family is alive, it is difficult to ascertain the exact reason behind the incident,” a police official said.

Couple shot dead just after marriage in Pak

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A young man and a woman were gunned down while leaving a court in Pakistan’s Punjab province after getting married against the wishes of their families, officials said on Thursday.

The incident occurred on Wednesday at the district court complex in Sargodha district, 80 km from Lahore, the provincial capital.

Police said Yasmin, 19, had eloped with a relative, 21-year-old Nasir Awan, and appeared before a civil judge to get married.

They told the judge that their lives were in danger as their families were unhappy with their decision to get married.

Sleep disorders are early signs of Alzheimer`s

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A pattern of disturbed sleep could be an early warning sign of Alzheimer`s disease, suggest scientists.

Working on a mouse model, researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, found that when the first signs of Alzheimer`s plaques appear in the brain, the normal sleep-wake cycle is significantly disrupted.