Month: January 2013

Leading an active, extrovert life like that of a thrill seeker might lead to a life beyond 90s, a new study has found.

A variation of a much-studied gene involved in transmission of dopamine, a key component of the brain’s reward-and-learning system, was found to be far more frequent among the very old, News.com.au reported.

Professor Robert Moyzis of the University of California, Irvine, said that the variant might not extend lifespan directly.

Instead, it appears to predispose those who bear it to a more vigorous lifestyle.

Scientists have claimed that a pill containing a chemical found in tomato skin could cut the risk of stroke and slow the progression of cancer.

The pill, called Ateronon, contains a chemical known as lycopene which had previously been shown to help unclog blocked arteries, and which is thought to be one of the main health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, the Telegraph reported.

Now a further trial has shown the natural remedy also made patients’ blood vessels more efficient, boosted their blood flow and softened arteries which had hardened with age.

Amid weak global cues and profit booking in some sectors, a benchmark index for Indian equities markets closed flat Monday. Heavy selling led to decline in capital goods, bank and consumer durables stocks.

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 19,820.56 points, closed at 19,691.42 points — down 92.66 points or 0.47 percent from its previous close at 19,784.08 points.

A capsule derived from lycopene, which gives tomato its distinctive red colour, could ward off strokes and heart attacks, says a Cambridge University study.

The study found that taking the capsule boosted blood flow and improved the lining of vessels in patients with pre-existing heart conditions. It also increased the flexibility of their arteries by 50 percent.

Researchers believe it could limit the damage caused by heart disease and help cut drastically deaths from strokes.

Chinese firm Lenovo has unveiled a home tabletop touch-screen computer and people can now enjoy different photos, music and video on the same screen.

The 17.8-pound, 27-inch Windows 8 Pro machine, christened the IdeaCenter Horizon Table PC, should be available “beginning in early summer” at a starting price of $1,699, the company said.

“Horizon makes personal computing interpersonal computing with shared, collaborative experiences among several people,” said Peter Hortensius, president of Lenovo’s product group, according to the Daily Mail.

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday criticised the State Government for not arresting MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi after he returned from London to the city.

Addressing a press conference here, BJP senior leader M Venkaiah Naidu said that Akbaruddin Owaisi should have been arrested after he landed at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad. He said although Akbaruddin has cited ill-health as the reason for his inability to appear before the Nirmal police station, he looked fresh and healthy when he landed at the airport.

MIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday claimed that his younger brother and party floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi returned from London by leaving his treatment incomplete.

Addressing a meeting of office bearers of party’s primary units, Asaduddin Owaisi said that Akbar had appointments with senior doctors in London. However, due to the pressure created by the BJP, media and Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, he returned immediately without getting treatment.

A Delhi court on Monday ordered in-camera proceedings in the December 16 gang-rape case following the “unprecedented situation” in the courtroom with crowds of reporters, lawyers, security personnel and onlookers. The court also restrained the media from reporting any news related to the case without its permission.

Metropolitan Magistrate Namrita Aggarwal said: “An unprecedented situation arises when members of bar and public persons not connected with the case also have started converging the courtroom No. 207 where the present matter is going on since 12 noon.”

Women constantly face sexual harassment in public, but the gravest danger could be closer to home than they imagine.

This is particularly true of Tamil Nadu where, crime records reveal, more than 99% of victims of rape were acquainted with their assailants in some way. In many cases, the culprit was a family member, a close relative that the victim would normally have no reason to fear.

Seven CRPF personnel were killed and at least nine others injured in a fierce gun battle with Maoist guerrillas in Latehar district Monday.

Jharkhand Director General of Police G S Rath told PTI that nine/ten other personnel from both CRPF and Jharkhand Jaguar were injured in the gun battle with the Maoists near Katila locality of Amuatikar village of the district.

The CRPF had rushed to the spot after police got information that several Maoist guerrillas, including those from outside the state, had assembled near the place.

Erstwhile royal families have closely guarded culinary secrets of their kitchens like treasures down the ages. But the struggle to keep the estates sustainable is forcing the descendents to open up.

Nearly six decades after independence, the hosts of the royal palace resorts are opening their recipe books to contribute to the experimental culinary wave sweeping through the kitchens of urban India.

A delegation of YSRCP MLAs on Monday called on Governor ESL Narasimhan complaining about the irregularities in the enrollment of voters list for the ensuing elections to cooperative bodies in the State.

A 90-year-old Saudi man’s marriage to a 15-year-old girl in exchange for a fat dowry has sparked widespread condemnation from human rights and social media activists in the kingdom.

The frightened girl locked out her husband refusing him entry to the bedroom for two successive days before fleeing back to her parents’ home, the Al-Arabia reported.

But the groom insisted that his marriage was “legal and correct”, and that he paid USD 17,500 dowry to marry the girl, who is the daughter of a Yemeni father and Saudi mother.

Hyderbad Police are being targeted for not arresting All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi returned early on Monday morning from London to a rousing reception by his supporters at the airport and told the police that he would surrender later as he was not well.

Owaisi, who has been booked for delivering alleged hate speeches, filed a writ petition in the Andhra Pradesh High Court asking for a stay on arrest and filing of more FIRs on similar grounds. The High Court is likely to take up the writ petition on January 9.

Two police constables in the Andamans have been arrested for misbehaving and insulting the modesty of a woman computer instructor, official sources said on Monday.

The two constables undergoing computer training at PTS Prothrapur were arrested under Section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) and section 34 (common intention) of IPC on January 01, the day the complaint was lodged by the instructor, the sources said.

Popular painkiller drug morphine comes with a devastating side-effect, inflicting greater pain on users rather than easing their agony. But this could hopefully be a thing of the past, says a study that found new ways to make the drug more effective.

“Our research identifies a molecular pathway by which morphine can increase pain, and suggests potential new ways to make morphine effective for more patients,” says senior author Yves De Koninck, professor at Universite Laval in Quebec City, Canada.

Hitting out at the Andhra Pradesh government for allegedly failing to take prompt action over the “hate speech” of MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, the BJP on Monday accused the Congress of going soft on him as both are still alliance partners in Hyderabad.

A major fire broke out at a hotel near Aarey colony in Goregaon on Monday afternoon, fire officials said.

The blaze erupted in the hotel at around 1.10 pm, they said.

Eight fire engines, four water tankers and two ambulances have been rushed to the spot.

No casualties or injuries have been reported yet.

–PTI

An astounding 44,364 couples with at least one partner hailing from Chinese business hub Shanghai were divorced last year, a Shanghai government bureau said.

The number was up more than 5,100 from the figure in 2011, the Shanghai Daily cited the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau as saying.

This was also the largest increase in recent years — 13 percent. The number in 2011 rose only four percent from that of 2010.

Among the divorces in 2012, at least one partner was an expatriate in 400 marriages.

Every man wishes to lead a prosperous life in his own house, a vehicle for transportation and clothes to cover the body.

He spends all his life in order to get these facilities. If he gets his own house, he won’t lag behind to work hard.
One such family is that of Mr.Nizamuddin(40) and Ms. Fouzia Begum. They sell the sticks that are used in banners and flags.

They work hard to make their life prosperous. There is a series of huts adjoining Ajanta Gate of Exhibition. One of the huts is of Mr.Nizamuddin.

The election of Mr. Akberuddin Owaisi should be cancelled. He should be arrested and a ban should be imposed on his taking part in elections. TDP MLA, Mr. Revantha Reddy told it while talking to journalists yesterday while condemning strongly the violent and inciting speech made by Mr.Akberuddin Owaisi at Nirmal and Adilabad. Such political leaders are proving dangerous for maintaining communal harmony.

The irregularities of Majlis leaders have turned the old city of Hyderabad into a slum area. For this, Congress is also equally responsible.

Spiritual Guru Asaram Bapu has landed himself in a controversy over his remark that the December 16 Delhi gang rape victim is as guilty as those responsible for the barbaric sexual assault on her. “Only 5-6 people are not the culprits.

The victim daughter is as guilty as her rapists… She should have called the culprits brothers and begged before them to stop… This could have saved her dignity and life. Can one hand clap? I don’t think so,” Media reports quoted Asaram Bapu, as saying.

Tamim ad-Dari radhiallahu ‘anhusaid, “The Prophet sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, (three times), “The Religion is nasihah (sincerity and sincere advice).” We said, “To whom?” He said, “To Allah, His Book, His Messenger, and to the leaders of the Muslims and the general people.” [Related by Muslim (no. 55)]Commentary
Imam An-Nawawi (d. 676H) – rahimahullah – said:

Lady employee raped, employer arrested
(Siasat News): Police has arrested a man who had illegally captivated his lady employee and kept on raping her.

As per the details, the owner of a packers and movers company in Balanagar Krishnam Raju, captivated his employee for three days and raped her.

He also threatened her of dire consequences if she revealed this to any one. The said employee was missing from December 30.

Medical and cancer awareness camp was organized by Minority Development Forum with the cooperation of Siasat Urdu Daily and American Oncology Institute at Sana Garden Function Hall, near Charminar yesterday. Nearly 1500 patients registered their names for the camp.