Comebacks are for those who get married and have kids, says actress Ameesha Patel, insisting that she had never left the industry and “Race 2” does not signal a return.
“Comebacks are for the actresses who get married and have kids and then plan to come back. I never left this industry. I have always been here. My last film was ‘Chatur Singh 2 Stars’ (2011). The film didn’t do well; so maybe people didn’t know about it,” Ameesha told IANS.
Poor diet may not be the only factor for acute malnutrition in kids, even bacteria living in the intestine may be to blame, according to a new study.
Scientists have long puzzled over why some children are afflicted by malnutrition but not others, even those in the same household who eat the same foods.
The study of young twins in Malawi, in sub-Saharan Africa, led by Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis found that dysfunctional communities of gut microbes conspire with a poor diet to trigger malnutrition.
If you love tangy flavour, then do try out Imli Chutney.
Ingredients:
200gms Tamarind (Imli)
300gms Jaggery (Gud) grated
2 tsp Roasted cumin (Jeera) Powder
2 tsp Red chili powder
Salt To Taste
1 tsp Black salt
1 tsp Garam masala
Procedure:
Add 5 cups of water to tamarind and bring to er the flame and cook for 10 minutes.
Strain it and add the jaggery, chilli powder, cumin powder, salt, garam masala and mix well.
Cook again on medium flame till jaggery dissolves completely and the chutney gets semi thick(not too thick)
Scientists have used pigs` brains to develop a `promising` new drug which they claim improves concentration, memory processing and mood in patients with a certain kind of dementia.
The new drug – called cerebrolysin – shows promise in treating patients with a certain kind of dementia known as vascular dementia, according to the results of a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library.
The drug is licensed in some countries for dementia, stroke and traumatic brain injury – although not yet in UK or US, the `Daily Mail` reported.
Tech giant Apple’s share of the tablet market declined again in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Apple, however, still dominates the market with the iPad, which accounted for 43.6 per cent of tablet shipments, according to market analysts IDC.
According to IDC, Apple”s share fell from 46.4 per cent in the preceding quarter, but it still had almost three times the share of rival firm Samsung, the Telegraph reports.
Samsung shipped almost eight million Android and Windows 8 tablets in the last three months of 2012, to take 15.1 per cent of the market, the IDC report said.
The best way to conserve energy and reach your destination on time is to alternate between walking and running, says a study.
Researchers found that when people have neither too much time nor too little time to reach their destination, they alternate walking and running, which turns out to be the best strategy for saving energy.
Soft drinks could be hard on your teeth, and cause dental decay, say researchers who looked at the consumption of sugary beverages and fluoridated water.
“There is growing scrutiny of sweet drinks, especially soft drinks, because of a range of detrimental health effects on adults and children,” says Jason Armfield from the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, University of Adelaide’s School of Dentistry, who led the study, involving 16,800 children.
Silibinin, an extract from the milk thistle, protects against skin cancer and aging caused by ultraviolet (UV) radiation, especially for those who are fond of tanning, says a new study.
“When you have a cell affected by UV radiation, you either want to repair it or kill it, so that it cannot go on to cause cancer. We show that silibinin does both,” said Rajesh Agarwal, co-programme leader of Cancer Prevention and Control at the Colorado University Cancer Centre.
Khaja Bilal Ahmed, the MIM corporator from Rein Bazaar division, surrendered on Thursday before the 14th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Nampally, in connection with five communal cases that were registered against him in November last year. As the court sent him to 14-day judicial remand he was immediately shifted to Cherlapally jail.
Bilal Ahmed was named as the accused number one in cases that
were reported during the dispute that erupted over the reported expansion of the Bhagyalakshmi temple abutting Charminar.
Snakes may have finally met their match in a lizard species which can fight back if their eggs are threatened, researchers say.
The researchers from the James Cook University (JCU) found that females of the Asian long-tailed skink aggressively defend their eggs from egg-eating snakes.
Siasat daily has always been trying, to bring to light the public and social issues and to resolve them; and the efforts are bearing fruits.
On December 30, Siasat had published the heartrending story of Shaikh Bibijaan occurred at Tenali, Guntur district of coastal Andhra a brutal man cut off her both hands and left her in the lurch. This is the story of 21 year old who suffered the violent behavior of her drunkard husband so much so that she is unable to perform basic requirements of living. She cannot console her crying children nor can she feed them with her hands.
Majlis Bachao Tahreek will hold its 21st Jalsa-e-Rahmatul Lil-alameen on Saturday, February 2at Moghalpura playground. Foreign scholars, clerics and poets besides local scholars will participate in the grand annual meeting.
Addressing a press conference here Mr. Amjadullah Khan Khalid told this. He told that MBT’s Jalsa-e-Rahmatul Lil-alameen has become a symbol of unity and struggle against oppression.
He slammed government saying that despite repeated representations state government has not banned Kamal Haasan’s controversial film ‘Vishwaroopam’.
Siasat news
Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan is on Friday likely to meet leaders of the 24 Muslim organisations who opposed the release of his mega-budget multilingual Vishwaroopam to work out a solution and decide on the fate of the film.
Kamal Haasan and Muslim leaders will meet to decide what cuts should be made to the film so that theatres could screen it in Tamil Nadu, said Chandra Haasan, the actor-filmmaker’s brother and partner in Raj Kamal Films International, which produced Vishwaroopam.
Considered pariahs by the Indian Premier League since 2008, Pakistani cricketers were once again left out of the list of players to be auctioned for the event’s sixth edition in April-May.
The 101-strong list of players, to be auctioned on Sunday, does not feature a single Pakistani player despite the resumption of bilateral cricket ties between the two neighbours in December last year.
A South Korean woman, who was allegedly raped at a hotel in Madhya Pradesh on January 14, has filed a complaint with police in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra.
In her complaint filed here yesterday, the 23-year-old tourist alleged that she was raped by a waiter of a hotel in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, located in Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh, on January 14, Kranti Chowk police said.
The woman mentioned that she landed in Bandhavgarh after visiting a few tourist places in MP. At a hotel there, she asked the waiter to serve her beer in her room.
Bike thief arrested
(Siasat News): Bahadurpura police has arrested a motorbike thief and seized 5 bikes from his possession.
The name of the arrested person is Mohsin Bin Hussain Sayeedi, 26, who is the resident of Najam Nagar, Kishan Baug.
He had stolen three bikes from Bahadurpura police station limits and other bikes from Nampally and Bhavani Nagar police station limits.
He wanted to sell these bikes and make easy money but police nabbed him on time and foiled his attempt.
14 Muslim bodies including the body of a woman were buried in Kukatpally graveyard, in the light of letters received by Mr. Amer Ali Khan, news editor Siasat from Afzalgunj police, Mangalhat PS, Habeebnagar PS, Shah Inayatgunj PS, Charminar PS, Husaini Alam PS, railway police Nampally, and superintendent Osmania hospital.
Allah, the Exalted, says:
“As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him, and believes in Al-Husna. We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).” (92:5-7)
“And Al-Muttaqun (the pious and righteous) will be far removed from it (Hell). He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification. And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back. Except to seek the Countenance of his Rubb, the Most High. He surely, will be pleased (when he will enter Jannah).” (92:17-21)
Nizamabad police is all set to shift MIM politburo member Akbaruddin Owaisi to Nizamabad. A Nizamabad court has ordered to give Akbar Owaisi into police custody for interrogation. Town CI Syed Lav led by DSP Nizamabad Mr. Ram Mohan Rao will shift Akbaruddin from Adilabad jail to Nizamabad in the morning.
On February 1, Nizamabad police will interrogate Akbaruddin Owaisi at police headquarter or guest house in the presence of advocate. He will be provided standby medical services in view of his ill health.
Maulana Azad National Urdu University, H.K.Sherwani Centre for Deccan Studies & Spic Macay (Hyderabad Chapter) in association with Australia – India Council is organizing a talk by John Zubrzycki titled ‘Weaving Together History and Biography of the Nizams’ at the Central Library Auditorium, University Campus, on 1st February 2013 at 11.30 am.
Majlis corporator Rain Bazaar division, Khaja Bilal Ahmed surrendered before Nampally criminal court in connection with 5 cases that were registered against him in November last year in Bhagya Laxmi Mandir controversy case. According to details Rain Bazaar police had registered 5 different cases against Khaja Bilal after communal violence in November 2012. The cases had been handed over to Special Investigation Team (SIT).
A Maharashtra Police constable in Jalgaon has been arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 65 lakh.
The constable, Bipin Jagannath Tiwari, was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe from the official of a private company for not registering a complaint against the firm, Superintendent (ACB), Shashikant Mahavarkar said.
The constable has been sent to remand in police custody till February 1.
The Supreme Court will on Friday hear sociologist Ashis Nandy”s petition seeking protection from arrest for an alleged anti-Dalit remark he made at the Jaipur Literary Festival (JLF).
Nandy has requested the apex court to quash all the FIRs registered against him.
“We are moving the Supreme Court for quashing of the FIR as well as laying down the guidelines in terms of something which constitutes an offence against SC/ST Act and something which is said in ”freedom of speech”,” Nandy”s lawyer Gaurav Kanth told the media yesterday.
Barack Obama is looking to further strengthen Indo-American ties in his second term as the President of US, the White House said on Thursday.
“India is an incredibly important country in the world, not just the region. And the (US) President looks forward to continuing to enhance the depth of our relationship, to work together on common goals in the region and around the world,” White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters.
Even as key UPA ally NCP raised pitch for separate Telangana, the government on Thursday counselled patience over the issue, saying it was being addressed.
“The issue is being addressed. We need to be patient. We need to be engaged and need forbearance,” Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari said at a press conference here.
He was responding when asked to comment on NCP leader Sharad Pawar raising the pitch for separate Telangana and telling Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that delay would not be helpful.