Before sending their kids outside to play most parents covered them with sunscreen to protect their skin from too much of the sun`s UVA and UVB rays.
But they should also do something to protect their children`s eyes, says an expert.
A 17-year-old girl was allegedly set on fire by a jilted lover after she rejected his marriage proposal, police said today.
The minor girl was allegedly burnt by Ashu Ahirwar (19) yesterday in Chanderi town when she refused to marry him.
She suffered 95 per cent burns and was admitted in the district hospital for treatment where she died last night,
police said.
A case under section 302 of the IPC (relating to murder) has been registered against Ahirwar, who is yet to be
arrested.
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Action has been taken against 126 students for their involvement in violence at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology on April 4, officials said today.
Varying punitive actions have been taken against the students like fines ranging from Rs 2,000 to Rs 15,000,
expulsion from hostel and monitoring of their activity for up to one year, the university’s media in-charge said.
The university had formed a 22-member committee to probe the incident and on the basis of video footages and other
evidences 126 students were identified, he said.
Even though magic tricks are merely illusions, what differentiates one magic trick from the other is the way it`s done. Likewise, films too are like magic tricks, and what differentiates a good film from a bad one is the way it`s presented, says Tamil actor Suriya Sivakumar.
Turkey’s government apologised today to protesters hurt in clashes with police during days of demonstrations and called for an immediate end to the protests.
Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc moved to calm tensions after days of street clashes that have left at least two
people dead, saying the government had “learnt its lesson” from the disturbances.
Responsible citizens will stop today,” he told a televised news conference in Ankara after meeting with
President Abdullah Gul.
GHMC Commissioner MT Krishna Babu has appealed the citizens of GHMC to lodge their complaints regarding dilapidated buildings and compound walls of their area through GHMC 24/7 toll free call centre i.e., 155304 in order to avoid mishaps during ensuing monsoon season.
AppThoughtz, a Hyderabad based IT software start-up company, has launched an innovation tablet “iTopper” for the Intermediate students (M.P.C & Bi.P.C) which helps students develop deep insights into various subjects like mathematics, biology, physics and chemistry.
GHMC Mayor Mohammed Majid Hussain has directed the officials of MEPMA to take up development of Infrastructure and Housing in Athapur, Shivarampally, Addagutta and Ismail Nagar slums on priority basis.
High heels may cause permanent injury, with most women suffering pain in just over an hour of wearing height-enhancing footwear, a new study has found.
Wearing the ill-fitted shoes can cause long-term damage including arthritis, stress fractures, and trapped nerves, which may even require surgery or steroid injections, consultant podiatrist Mike O`Neill warned.
Researchers at The College of Podiatry, UK, found that almost half of women have suffered foot problems after wearing an uncomfortable pair of shoes, but 43 percent will suffer in the name of fashion.
With Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed warning the political leadership of Islamabad not to renew friendly ties with New Delhi, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said India would like to engage with elected governments in Pakistan rather than respond to statements made by non-state actors.
“He has made a statement of that nature, I”m not sure he has won any elections. Pakistan has just had a democratic election and they have elected Nawaz Sharif”s party and I believe he will soon be elected as Prime Minister,” said Khurshid.
Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of Islamabad High Court has recused himself from the bench hearing the appeal challenging the cancellation of Pervez Musharraf”s bail in the judges” detention following a “smear campaign” against him on social networking websites. Justice Siddiqui dissociated himself from the IHC”s divisional bench, comprising himself and Justice Riaz Ahmed Khan, at the start of today”s hearing of the appeal, reports The Dawn. The appeal was filed against the rejection of the former military ruler”s post-arrest bail petition by the Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) of Islamabad.
There are “reasonable grounds” to believe that chemical agents have been used as weapons in Syria, the report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Syria said Tuesday.
“In four attacks, there are reasonable grounds to believe that limited quantities of toxic chemicals were used,” said the report, presented by the commission chair Paulo Pinheiro to the Human Rights Council’s 23rd session.
Hafiz Saeed, the founder of the terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayeba (LeT) has once again warned the political leadership of Pakistan not to renew friendly ties with India. Saeed”s warning comes on the eve of the oath taking ceremony of new prime minister of the country. Saeed said that Pakistan cannot hold out its hand of friendship unless the Kashmir issue is resolved. Saeed, who now heads the banned charity, Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), warned Prime Minister elect Nawaz Sharif that those who voted him to power would not want him to extend the hand of friendship to India.
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UK Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged fresh action “to drain the swamp” that is creating British Islamic extremism, as he gave his first report on his taskforce set up after the killing Woolwich murder. The cabinet-level taskforce met for the first time on Tuesday and resolved to counter not just violent extremist views, but also extremism in all its forms, reports the Guardian.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) suspended ex-cricket captain Mohammad Ashraful after he confessed to fixing matches in the Bangladesh Premier League.
Ashraful confessed before the International Cricket Council”s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU).
Ashraful”s suspension comes days after the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that it is probing allegations of match-fixing in Bangladeshi cricket, and even went so far as to name Ashraful as among those cricketers being questioned.
Two soldiers of the NATO-led coalition forces were killed in a suicide bombing earlier Monday in eastern Afghan province of Paktia which also claimed the lives of 10 children and an Afghan cop and injured 16 others, the coalition confirmed.
“Two International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) service members were killed during a vehicle borne improvised explosive device attack in eastern Afghanistan today. The attack also killed and wounded several Afghan civilians,” the NATO-led ISAF said in a press statement.
Delhi”s Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Lokesh Kumar on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of former Test fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and 22 others till June 18 in connection with their respective roles in the T20 spot-fixing case.
The extension of judicial custody was effected after Delhi Police informed Kumar that it has invoked provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA) against all of them, as they were allegedly facilitating the illegal acts of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and his aide Chhota Shakeel.
It should be the desire of every Muslim to draw nearer and closer to Almighty Allah the most compassionate and the most merciful. By drawing closer and near to Allah we gain his help in every aspect of our lives in this world and to be merciful to us so that we may gain mercy in the hereafter in order to enter Jannah in the next world.
When we call upon him he would answer our calls and when we ask of him for anything he would give it to us and when we draw nearer to him then our sincerity and intentions will enable us to become closer to him.
Andhra Pradesh Police has arrested a suspected Naxal leader identified as Savita alias Madhvi in Khammam district of the state.
According to a CNN-IBN television channel report, police suspect that Savita was involved in the May 25 attack on a Congress convoy at Darbha Ghati in Chhattisgarh.
They says she was injured during the cross firing.
The channel said that Andhra Police picked up Savita from a car during a routine check.
Savita is allegedly a member of CPI-Maoist Bastar Regional Committee and wife of Central Committee member Chandranana.
Researchers in Spain have taken a step closer to finding a blood test to help in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.
With approximately 75 percent of the estimated 36 million Alzheimer’s sufferers worldwide yet to receive a reliable diagnosis, the potential impact on the lives of possible sufferers, present and future, could be huge.
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease most frequently affecting the elderly.
Pervez Musharraf will soon leave for either Dubai or Saudi Arabia as a secret deal has been finalised between the former president and incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif, according to Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain. Shujaat said that this is the first and the last chance for Sharif to resolve the problems faced by the country, warning that the party may not get such a chance in the future, reports the Daily Times.
An analysis of the train accidents on SCR in the last Six-years shows that passenger casualties occurred in only two cases of fire accidents – One in August 2008 in Gouthami Express near Kesamudram station and the other one in July 2012 in Tamil Nadu Express near Nellore station.
Suspended Minister DL Ravindra Reddy said that he has no knowledge as to why he was dropped from the cabinet.
“Democratic values have been on the slide in the country,” he told reporters in the assembly premises after he was denied permission to hold a press meet at the Congress Legislature Party.
The government cannot run by an individual, he said and reiterated that there is no clarity on why he was dropped from the cabinet.
On several occasions the style of functioning of Chief Minister has baffled me, he said. (INN)
A court on Tuesday extended till June 18 judicial custody of pacer S Sreesanth and 22 others in the IPL spot-fixing case after Delhi Police informed it has invoked MCOCA provisions against them.
Police told the court that the provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA) have been invoked against all the 26 accused as they were allegedly facilitating the illegal acts of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and his aide Chhota Shakeel.