Tata Memorial Centre, a premier cancer treatment institute in the country, today announced that its researchers have found an inexpensive way to screen for cervical cancer — the most common cancer among Indian women — which can prevent 72,600 deaths worldwide each year.
The procedure, involving use of vinegar, curbed the deaths caused by the cancer by 31 percent in a group of 1.5 lakh women, it said.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit met Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde over the possibility of withdrawing the FIR against those booked for allegedly resorting to a violent protest at Karbala burial ground in January 2012.
“We met Shinde over the Karbala issue today (Monday). The FIR (First Information Report) filed against people who indulged in violence was discussed,” Dikshit told IANS.
Indian cricket board interim chief Jagmohan Dalmiya Monday did not rule out representing the board in International Cricket Council deliberations, and said banning after-match parties of the Indian Premier League could be a possible solution to cleaning up cricket.
New York, June 3 (ANI): Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, Nina Agdal, has refused to let any footage of her with her ex – The Wanted’s Max George – to be shown on television.
Sources told the New York Post that Agdal’s relationship with George developed while cameras rolled for the British boy band’s new E! reality show, “The Wanted Life,” in which she also makes several appearances.
But she won’t sign release forms to allow the footage of her with George to air, fearing that her new boyfriend will dump her when he sees it, the New York Post reported
Kolkata, June 3 (ANI): Days after the spot-fixing scandal took the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) by storm, the Indian cricket board”s interim boss Jagmohan Dalmiya on Monday said that the image of cricket had certainly taken a beating in light of the recent spot-fixing controversy but added that “we can either cry over spilt milk or do something about it”. When asked on how can the tarnished image be cured he Dalmiya said, “Wait and see what powers I have.” “I will leave no stone unturned to clean up cricket.
Surat,Zakia Jafri, the wife of 2002 post-Godhra riots victim and former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, on Monday accused the Narendra Modi-led Gujarat Government of playing ”dirty tricks” to divert attention from the case. “The case was interrupted in- between because of the transfer and relocation of the judges, now that things are in order the case has reopened,” said Jafri, when asked to comment on the reason for the delay in this case ” Now, they (Narendra Modi”s Government) want to push the case further to benefit during the elections.
Actress Asin is likely to team up with Abhishek Bachchan for a comedy film directed by ‘Oh My God’ fame director Umesh Shukla.
“We did speak to her about it (film). But it is at an early stage. Nothing is finalised yet,” Shukla told PTI.
Abhishek and Asin earlier featured together playing brother-sister in Rohit Shetty’s comedy film ‘Bol Bachchan’.
If all goes well, this time they will be paired romantically opposite each other.
“We are reworking on our script. And then accordingly we will decide things. As of now we have not signed any heroine,” Shukla said.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today received the ICC Shield for finishing as the No. 1 ODI team in the Championship table on the April 1, 2013 cut-off date.
In a simple ceremony at the Swalec Stadium here, former ICC president David Morgan presented Dhoni a silver salver and a cheque for USD 175,000.
The brief ceremony took place a few metres away from where the Indians were training ahead of tomorrow’s warm-up match against Australia here.
Cheered by a couple of players and members of the team management, Dhoni looked happy to receive the award from the former ICC boss.
Tamil Nadu Police have rescued a kidnapped British couple. Chennai Police Commissioner S. George, speaking to reporters Monday, said the May 29 kidnap has been cracked and eight of the nine involved in it have been arrested.
One member of the nine-strong gang, comprising Indian nationals and Sri Lankan refugees, is on the run. Of the eight arrested, one is a woman teacher who had been suspended from her job.
Cracking a hit-and-run case within hours, city police today nabbed a youth for allegedly killing a 19-year-old boy by ramming his SUV into an autorickshaw.
22-year-old Rajesh, son of a realtor, was driving the Audi sports utility vehicle, when it rammed the autorickshaw last night, killing Deepak on the spot and seriously injuring another occupant.
The youth was arrested this morning, Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) M A Saleem said.
The accused has been charged under IPC section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and was in police custody, he said.
Setting a new bench mark in transparency in politics, the Central Information Commission today held political parties are answerable under the Right to Information Act.
A Full Bench of the Commission comprising Chief Information Commissioner Satyananda Mishra and Information Commissioner M L Sharma and Annapurna Dixit held six parties–Congress, BJP, CPI-M, CPI, NCP and BSP–to whom RTI queries were directed, fulfill the criteria of being public authorities under the Right to Information Act.
Days after L K Advani appeared to have preferred Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over Narendra Modi in the race for BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, party president Rajnath Singh today said the Gujarat heavyweight was the “most popular leader” in the country.
True to his reputation for humility, Chouhan himself described Modi as his “senior and elder brother” and sought to rule himself out of race for being projected as BJP’s prime ministerial face.
Banning after match parties during the Indian Premier League could be one of the solutions to cleanse cricket, according to BCCI’s Working Group chief Jagmohan Dalmiya who today promised to leave no stone unturned to restore the credibility of the game.
Addressing his first press conference since taking over charge from N Srinivasan who stepped aside, Dalmiya said that he will make all efforts to achieve the ultimate goal so that “the good name of cricket is retained”.
The distraught family of Preeti Rathi, the girl who succumbed to her injuries after an unidentified man threw acid on her face, has refused to cremate her until a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is launched in the case. Preeti”s father, Amar Singh Rathi, remained a muted figure after Preeti”s body was brought inside a coffin to their residence. Stating three demands, Amar Singh Rathi said that the decision to not cremate her body was taken after discussions with other family members. “Our first demand is that there should be an enquiry by the CBI.
Taking a jibe at the Congress Party over the May 25 Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh”s Bastar District, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday alleged that it wants to take advantage of the incident.
BJP leader Sanjay Srivastava said that his party would wait for the report of the National Investigating Agency (NIA).
Taking a jibe at the Congress Party over the May 25 Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh”s Bastar District, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday alleged that it wants to take advantage of the incident.
BJP leader Sanjay Srivastava said that his party would wait for the report of the National Investigating Agency (NIA).
The culture of harmony and amity among different communities has been kept alive over centuries by many individuals and institutions.
The Parivartan Sewa Sansthan of Udhamsingh Nagar, a small town in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand, is one such institution. It is located in Gadarpur area of the town and Hindu and Muslim students have been learning Urdu here for the past nine years.
The organisation portrays an example of communal harmony at its best.
The under-recovery, or revenue loss, applicable on diesel for the second fortnight effective June 1 has been pegged sharply upwards at Rs.4.87 per litre, the petroleum ministry said Monday.
This compares to the under-recovery of Rs.3.73 per litre during the second fortnight of May 2013, effective May 16.
“In the case of PDS kerosene and domestic LPG, under-recoveries for the month of June 2013 fell to Rs.27.75 per litre (from Rs.27.93 per litre) and Rs.335.14 per cylinder (from Rs.378.38 per cylinder), respectively,” the ministry said in a statement.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to explain if 73 percent females in Maharajganj district were marrying below the age of 18 years.
The commission also expressed its concern over the 28 percent female literacy rate reported by the media in the district.
According to a report, one can find a child bride in almost every second home in villages of the district and adjoining areas of the Indo-Nepal border.
Former cricketer Kirti Azad on Monday again suggested that Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni could be guilty of conflict of interest, as was the case with Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N.Srinivasan.
A mother has defied odds of 500,000 to 1 by giving birth to her third set of twins.
Karen Rodger, 41, and husband Colin, 44, from Langbank in Renfrewshire were “over the moon” at the new addition to their family on May 29 at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow.
The baby girls, who are not identical, were delivered by caesarean section with Rowan arriving first weighing 5lbs 8oz and two minutes later Isla weighing 6lbs, Sky News reported.
The couple already has four boys – 14-year-olds Lewis and Kyle and Finn and Jude who are both 12.
Scientists from Australia are researching the movements of schools of mosquitofish to investigate if the members of larger groups conform more than the ones in a smaller setting.
The researchers have been scrutinising the movements of schools of mosquitofish that are able to tolerate extreme salinity and temperature.
The fish known Gambusia holbrooki was introduced into Australia in 1925 and live in areas where survival of other fish is difficult.
Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar have said that Pakistan has a realistic chance of winning the ICC Champions Trophy in England, and that the key to success in English conditions would be a collective effort from the Pakistan team.
The Nation quoted Akhtar, as saying that Pakistan’s opening match against the West Indies will be the most crucial one for them, as the result will either set the momentum for the team or pull their morale down.
The fast bowler said that the fact that many of the West Indian players had appeared in the Indian Premier League should not be a concern for Pakistan.
Egypt”s highest court has declared that the Islamist dominated legislature and constitutional panel were illegally elected. The Supreme Constitutional Court said that the legislature”s upper house can not be dissolved till the lower chamber is re-elected later this year or in 2014. News 24 reports that the ruling has contributed more to the nation”s political instability since the overthrow of authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak two years ago. The constitution has already dissolved after completing the charter.
The BJP Monday accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of mishandling the economy, causing all round hardship to the people.
Party general secretary Rajiv Pratap Rudy said the economy was on a downslide though the government was led by an economist.
He said GDP growth was hovering around 4.8 percent, industrial production growth was down to one percent, and growth in mining sector had slid to 3.1 percent.
“India’s soverign rating is under threat, private spending has hit an all-time low. Foreign direct investment has gone down by 38 percent.”