Month: June 2013

Sonam finds good friends thanks to ‘Raanjhanaa’

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Working with actors like Dhanush, Zeeshan Ayyub and Swara Bhaskar in “Raanjhanaa” has left Sonam Kapoor with good friendships to cherish.

“I made good friends, very good relationships. The kind of friends I made in Zeeshan, Swara and Dhanush, Himanshu (writer Himanshu Sharma), I don’t think I’ll be able to make such good friends again. The chemistry shows in the film,” Sonam said here Wednesday in an interview.

Sonam says as much as the audience enjoyed the witty one-liners by by Dhanush, Zeeshan and Swara in the movie, she also loved them.

Zeenat Aman in gay love story

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Veteran actress Zeenat Aman is back, this time in the sequel to the gay film “Dunno Y…Na Jaane Kyun”. She will play a Pakistani woman in the movie.

The film’s main lead Kapil Sharma confirms Zeenat’s presence in the sequel to the controversial 2010 film, but he is tightlipped about the film and the part that Zeenat plays.

“Zeenatji plays Nazneen, a beautiful, dignified and liberal Pakistani lady. Her character binds the story together,” said Sharma, who will be seen with Yuvraj Parasher in the movie.

Saina gains a place to be World No.3

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Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal gained a place to be World No.3 in women’s singles in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released Thursday.

Apart from Saina two other Indian shuttlers figure in the top 50. While P.V. Sindhu remains at 12, Nagpur girl Arundhati Pantawane broke into the top-50 for the first time as she made a remarkable jump of 10 places to be ranked 49th.

In the men’s singles, Parupalli Kashyap remained India’s top-ranked men’s player despite dropping two places to be 13th.

Sinha obliquely targets Modi

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BJP leader Yashwant Sinha made a veiled criticism of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday over reports of his rescuing Gujaratis in Uttarakhand, saying a “national leader” should be concerned about everyone and not just people from his state.

Sinha, an MP from Hazaribagh in Jharkhand, told TimesNow news channel that one should not introduce parochialism in the rescue of people stranded after a natural disaster.

“If one is a national leader, then he should be concerned about everyone from any part of the country,” Sinha said in an apparent dig at Modi.

Forbes list of top Indian business leaders in UAE out

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Forbes Middle East has come out with its first ever list of top 100 Indian business leaders in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Yusuffali M.A, head of the Abu Dhabi-headquartered Emke Group that owns the Lulu retail conglomerate, tops the list.

He is followed Micky Jagtiani of the Landmark retail group and B.R. Shetty of the UAE Exchange and NMC Healthcare, local media reported Thursday.

According to a press statement, these rankings are based on the information collated on some of the most influential Indian business leaders residing or operating in the UAE.

Apple co-founder backs NSA whistleblower while criticizing US govt. ‘snooping’

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Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak has expressed his support for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden who leaked sensitive data about US surveillance programme, and has criticized the government for giving itself the permission to do what it wants. Wozniak who invented the Apple I and II computers said that freedom in US is ‘just a joke’, reports New York Daily News.

World’s fastest ever LTE 4G network launched in South Korea

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LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) network has reportedly launched most advanced and fastest ever 4G network to consumers in South Korea. The LTE-A network allows users to download data up to a speed of 150 megabits per second which is twice as before and 10 times the speed of 3G service, BBC reports. According to the report, SK Telecom said that its LTE-A network will be fast enough to start offering a full-HD1080p video streaming service from July.

Unnamed Middle Easterner bids $ 2.1 billion for Empire State Building

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An unnamed Middle Eastern buyer has reportedly offered 2.1 billion dollars for the iconic Empire State Building in New York. The world’s most famous skyscraper made by Woolworth Building part-owner, Rubin Schron is in the process of rolling into a multi-office building IPO by Malkin Holdings, which expects its partner in the operating company, the Helmsley Estate, to sell its shares to the public, New York Post reports.

Terrorists changing communication methods following NSA ‘net snooping’ leaks

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The Al-Qaeda and other terrorist are reportedly changing their communication methods in light of the revelations by whistleblower Edward Snowden about US led NSA ‘surveillance programme’. Adam Raisman of the SITE Intelligence Group, a private analysis firm said that after the revelations by Snowden, terrorists and jihadists are recommending fellow jihadists to be very cautious and not give their real phone number and other such information when registering for a website, New York Post reports.

Helping numerous people could boost your social standing

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Helping a larger number of people helps you build a more positive reputation than helping a few people many times, a University of Missouri anthropologist has claimed.

Shane Macfarlan, post-doctoral anthropology researcher in MU’s College of Arts and Science, said good reputations are good business.

He said that beyond the realm of commerce, the power of a positive reputation could influence the evolution of language and cooperation in our species.

Christians tweet more happily than atheists

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Christians use more positive words, fewer negative words and engage in less analytical thinking than atheists, according to a computer analysis of almost 2 million text messages.

The researchers also found that the Christians were likelier than atheists to tweet about their social relationships.

The authors of the analysis wrote that whether religious people experience more or less happiness is an important question in itself, however, to understand how religion and happiness are related it must also be understood why the two are may be related.

Body language still important in dating among over 50s

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Post 50 women find it difficult to flirt because of poor body language, a dating expert has revealed.

Bobbi Palmer told the Huffington Post that she believes what has changed is the willingness to do it first of all.

She said that when people are in their 20s they just think of having fun but when they get into midlife they think flirting is childish and think that is beyond them.

Palmer said that body language is the easiest way to do flirt.

She explained that when a person is trying to attract a man – they want to use their body and their words for sure.

Prince Jackson testifies in MJ’s wrongful death suit

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Michael Jackson’s eldest son, Prince, testified in a case filed over his superstar father’s death four years ago, at a Los Angeles courtroom, on Wednesday.

The 16-year-old sported a dark suit and black tie as he arrived at the courtroom where a judge was hearing the negligence case against concert promoter AEG Live, People magazine reported.

Prince is the first member of his family to testify in the case, which is now in its ninth week.

His testimony painted the late singer as a loving and caring dad.

Sleep deprivation leads to excessive worrying

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Researchers at UC Berkeley have found that lack of sleep may play a key role in ramping up the brain regions that contribute to excessive worrying.

Neuroscientists have found that sleep deprivation amplifies anticipatory anxiety by firing up the brain’s amygdala and insular cortex, regions associated with emotional processing.

The resulting pattern mimics the abnormal neural activity seen in anxiety disorders.

Chilean woman weeps `bloody tears` several times a day

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A Chilean woman cries tears of blood several times a day and it happens without any warning.

Yaritza Oliva told a local news program that she started weeping bloody tears about a month ago and doctors in her hometown, Purranque, have not been able to pinpoint the cause of her condition, the New York Daily News reported.

The 20-year-old, who is desperately seeking doctor’s help, said that she is in “indescribable” pain, but has only been given eye drops to help.

Liz Taylor’s first wedding dress fetches 122K pounds at auction

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The iconic wedding dress, which late Elizabeth Taylor wore when she married her first husband Conrad Hilton, Jr., has been sold for nearly 122,000 pounds at an auction.

The final bid was more than four times its estimated 30,000-pound sale price, the Independent reported.

The cream-coloured, seed-pearl encrusted, cinched waist gown by legendary costume designer Helen Rose was worn by the late actress during her first wedding, when she was just 18. (ANI)

Rotting corpses spark fears of epidemic amid Uttarakhand floods

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Medical experts have warned that rotting corpses contaminating water sources and poor sanitation amid devastating floods in Uttarakhand could lead to a serious outbreak of diseases such as cholera and dysentery.

The floods, triggered by heavy monsoon rains more than 10 days ago, have killed at least 822 people in Uttarakhand and forced tens of thousands from their homes. Officials say the death toll may cross 1,000 and thousands are still reported missing.

”Not doing politics in flood-hit Uttarakhand”, says Hanumantha Rao

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A day after fighting with Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders, Congress MP V Hanumantha Rao on Thursday said he is not doing politics in Uttarakhand but is working honestly and added that people of all states must be safe and everyone must work together.

Rao claimed that TDP leaders were preventing the flood victims from boarding a flight arranged by the Andhra Pradesh government to Hyderabad.

IIMC to launch short duration course in Urdu journalism

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The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) will soon start a certificate course to impart necessary skills among Urdu journalists.

The initiative to launch the course has been taken after Minister for Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari had detailed discussions with working journalists and editors of Urdu language newspapers at the recently concluded All India Conference of Urdu Editors.

During the discussions, the representatives of the Urdu newspapers had requested the Minister to initiate skill and capacity building measures through short term courses in the medium.

Migrants push up England and Wales” birth rate to record high Home

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Migrants have pushed up the birth rate across England and Wales, which has witnessed a rise of more than 100,000 births, since 2001 when the rate had dipped to one of its lowest figures. According to the Office for National Statistics, the births, along with a combination of less deaths and rising immigration, have brought up the number of people living in England and Wales.

30 – 40 year-old-women at twice more risk of developing cancer than men

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Women, who are in their late 30s and early 40s, are twice as likely to suffer from cancer as their male counterparts, according to official data.

Cancer rates were higher than expected for both the sexes in the north of England.

According to experts, the high cases of cancer among the 35-44 year-old women is because of breast cancer, while common cancers in male tend to strike later.

Seven things not to be discussed with colleagues revealed

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n all probability, you count many of your colleagues as your friends and spend more time with them than you do with you loved ones.

But where should a person draw the line and at what point should they stop being pals with their co-workers and start a professional relation with them.

Indian-origin workplace law expert Joydeep Hor said that boundaries between work and private life are becoming blurred, which in turn is creating problems for workers both professionally and legally.

He has listed seven things that we should avoid talking or discussing about with our co-workers.

Salma Hayek had a pet tiger ‘Rambo’

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Actress Salma Hayek says she had a pet tiger at home when she was a child and named him Rambo after Sylvester Stallone’s character from the film ‘Rambo’.

Hayek, 46, also had two other pet tigers at home while she was a child and loved to play with them but was shattered with their death, reported Contactmusic.

“One (tiger), caught in the air conditioner, died. One sweet cub developed a temper and had to go. My third, Rambo, the tiger of my life, was a little baby doll. Three years we played inside our house. I can’t talk of how he died. It’s too upsetting,” Hayek said.

Kim Kardashian desperate to slim down

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Reality TV star Kim Kardashian is desperate to get back to her pre-pregnancy figure as soon as possible.

The 32-year-old, who delivered her first daughter, North West, on June 15, is reportedly on a strict diet and exercising with her personal trainer daily in a bid to lose as much weight as possible before she steps out in public for the first time since giving birth, reported Contactmusic.

Gold up Rs 120 on low level buying, firm global cues

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Snapping a three-day falling trend, gold prices today recovered by Rs 120 to Rs 26,800 per 10 grams in the national capital on buying at existing lower levels amid a rebound in global markets.

However, silver held steady at Rs 40,500 per kg in restricted buying from industrial units.

Traders said emergence of buying by stockists and retailers at prevailing lower levels mainly led a recovery move in gold.

They said a firming global trend where precious metals rose for the first time in four days as investors weighed the Federal Reserve’s stimulus plans also supported the uptrend.