Month: November 2013

Punj counters Sibal, says ‘BJP doesn’t take non-serious players of Congress seriously’

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Vice-President Balbir Punj on Friday hit back at Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal for challenging his party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to a debate, and said the opposition does not take challenges put by non-serious players of the Congress seriously.

Punj said Sibal’s challenge is a non-serious offer because only Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son party’s Vice-President Rahul Gandhi are of importance in the ruling party.

‘It will be difficult for Congress to survive’: Modi

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Friday charged the ruling Congress Party of making false promises to the nation to stay in power.

“Those who make false promises have no right to stay in power. They had promised to control prices in 100 days – did prices come down? They went up,” said Modi, while addressing a rally here.

“Those who went back on their promises must be taught a lesson,” he added.
Modi said the winds of change are blowing across India, and added that it will be difficult for the Congress to survive.

UPA’s record of commemorating Sardar Patel better than NDA’s: Tewari

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Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Friday took on BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, saying the Congress-led UPA Government’s record of commemorating India’s first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is better than the NDA.

Tewari said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has alleged that the UPA Government released ads only after pressure created by them, but the truth is totally opposite of this.

Israel secretly provided arms to India in 1971: Book

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Israel secretly provided India weapons and instructors in 1971 as it prepared for the war with Pakistan that led to the emergence of Bangladesh even though the two countries did not have diplomatic relations,according to a new book by an American journalist.

The Blood Telegram” by Gary Bass, which focusses on the manner in which US President Richard Nixon turned a blind eye to the repression of then East Pakistan by military ruler Yahya Khan, offers a tantalising glimpse of what was probably the first instance of military cooperation between India and Israel.

Long-term use of painkillers can led to depression

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Researchers have found that people who have been using pain-relieving medications, like Opioid analgesics, for a longtime are at higher risk of developing depression.

The study analyzed medical record data of about 50,000 veterans, who had no history of opioid use or depression, and were subsequently prescribed opioid pain killers.

Patna blasts accused dies of injury

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One of the main accused in the Patna serial blasts targeting BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s rally at the Gandhi Maidan here earlier on Sunday has died of his injuries.

The accused, who was injured in the Patna blasts, breathed his last at the city”s Indira Gandhi Medical Institute where he had been in a comatose position for the last five days.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had earlier on Wednesday said that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been asked to assist his state police to probe the Patna serial blasts.

‘RSS adopting Israeli trend and not tolerating anything against it’: Farooqi

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Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Kamaal Farooqi on Friday charged the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of adopting the Israeli trend, and not tolerating anything that goes against it.

“The RSS does not tolerate anything which goes against it. As per the Israeli trend, they first of all try to control the media and if they are not successful in that they begin threatening them,” he said, while asserting that the article written is factual and has a journalistic view.

Sibal takes on Modi, says ‘BJP’s PM candidate has no vision’

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Launching a frontal attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial Narendra Modi, Communications and Information Technology (IT) Minister said the former has no vision and unnecessarily accuses the Congress Party of destroying India.

Sibal said a man aspiring to become the country’s Prime Minister must give an alternative vision.

Prime suspect in Patna blasts dead, another sent to police custody

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A prime suspect in Patna serial blasts succumbed to head injuries at a hospital here while another accused was today remanded to seven-day police custody.

Ainul alias Tarique, who was on life support system, died late last night at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical
Sciences hospital here, hospital Director Arun Kumar Singh said.

He had splinters, suspectedly hard iron pieces, in his brain and it was not possible to operate on him in that
condition,” he said.

Ainul was caught while he was running away from a toilet at platform number 10 of Patna railway junction after the

Special screening of Hrithik Roshan starrer `Krrish 3` held in Mumbai

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A special screening of Hrithik Roshan’s movie ‘Krrish 3’ was recently organized by director Rakesh Roshan and the lead cast in Mumbai.

Speaking on the occasion, the 39-year-old actor claimed that he was overwhelmed by the response the movie has received.

“I am very happy, the reactions which we have got are astounding,” he said.

Many Tinsel town celebs, including Shahrukh Khan and Javed Akhtar, were in attendance at the event to show their support for the film.

Khan wished Hrithik the best for his film and called him an inspiration for everyone.

Why morning coffee is not the best way to start your day

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A health expert has claimed that even though coffee helps many people get out of bed early in the morning, one is better off without it.

According to News.com.au, morning coffee gives people an adrenalin rush, but after the hormones subside, the high is followed by a crash and leaves you feeling stressed the rest of the day.

Award winning trainer Paul Nichols believes that morning exercise is a great replacement for coffee, as it releases mood-boosting hormones and kick starts the body’s energy-burning engines.

SC refuses to stop media from doing stories on Asaram

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The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu seeking a direction restraining media from broadcasting stories allegedly projecting him in bad light after he was charged with sexual assault of a minor.

Why should we restrain them? How can we stop them if they get information from police and other people. Can we say
them not to publish?,” a bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam said as it summarily refused the plea of Asaram who
alleged that he was being victimised by “frivolous” reporting against him.

Now, charge your mobile just by walking!

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A new power generating device, called Genneo, has been developed that can charge electronic devices with human movement.

According to Mashable, the product turns human movement into power through a standard USB port for charging electronic devices, like smartphones, cameras and tablets.

Co-founder Blake Isaacs re-invented linear generators, which were earlier used in shaker flashlights, to produce enough energy for charging a mobile device.

The device comes with a pre-charging cable and with a standard USB connection on the other side.

Pass marks enough for minority students to get scholarship

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The Uttarakhand government today extended scholarship to all minority community students who secure pass marks, removing the earlier criterion of 50 per cent marks for availing the benefits.

All students from the minority community will now get a scholarship, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said, presiding
over a review meeting of the Minority Welfare Department here.

Over 1.60 lakh students will benefit from this measure, Bahuguna said, adding Rs 12 crore will be provided to meet the
additional expenses.

Pak court postpones Musharraf’s bail hearing to Nov 4 in Lal Masjid case

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A Pakistani court has adjourned the hearing of the bail plea filed by former president retired General Pervez Musharraf to November 4 in the case related to the killing of cleric Ghazi Abdul Rasheed.

Meanwhile, Musharraf ”s trial in the Lal Masjid raid case has also been postponed to November 11 following a request from the counsel for more time to present other important evidences, Dawn News reports.

Orlando Bloom opens up about split with Miranda Kerr

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Orlando Bloom has opened up about his amicable split with former wife, Miranda Kerr, saying that that they love each other, and they are a family.

In an interview with Katie Couric, the 36-year-old actor said that they were going to stay in each other’s lives forever, People magazine reported.

The ‘Troy’ star added that for the sake of their son and everything else, they were going to support one another and love each other as parents to their son Flynn.

Google launches online store for Glass accessories

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Google has launched an accessory store for its latest device Google Glass.

According to Mashable, the store is presently accessible only to early buyers of the Google Glass, such as Nick Starr.

The store carries an extra cable and charger, a microfiber pouch, a new Clear Shield, which is compatible with the latest variant of Glass, and an extra Mono Earbud, the report added.

However, the prices quoted by the company are above 50 dollars per accessory. (ANI)

Katy Perry wants to have `normal relationship` with beau John Mayer

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Katy Perry has revealed that she wants a normal relationship with her boyfriend John Mayer.

The ‘Roar’ hitmaker told Entertainment Weekly that she doesn’t want to be forced to hang out in a hotel room all the time, People Magazine reported.

Perry said that she doesn’t want to reveal everything about her life with Mayer, and that she keeps enough to herself.

The 29-year-old singer said that when she goes on dates and movies, and dinners its not for publicity, rather it’s an inevitable byproduct of her life.

Kim K wanted to silence critics with swimsuit selfie

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Kim Kardashian has confessed that she had shared her swimsuit picture on Instagram because she was determined to show the results of her post-baby slim down to silence her critics.

On ‘The Tonight Show’ with Jay Leno, the 33-year-old reality TV star admitted that it was very hard to read stories about her weight-gain, which changed the way she was in public, even though she was only gaining weight because she was pregnant, Contactmusic reported.

Apple’s share of worldwide tablet market slides to lowest level in Q3

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Apple’s share of the worldwide tablet market has reportedly sunk to its lowest point of 29.6 percent, as it continues to battle it out against rival tablet makers.

Research firm IDC revealed that iPad shipments for the third quarter were 14.1 million units, up less than one percent from the same period a year earlier, but the company’s share of the tablet market fell to 29.6 percent from 40.2 percent a year earlier

Pakistan ranked in bottom tier of `least prosperous` free countries

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Pakistan has been ranked 132 in a total of 142 countries in the global prosperity index by Legatum Institute.

The Legatum Prosperity Index that assesses global wealth and wellbeing, in its 2013 report has ranked Pakistan near the bottom of the least prosperous countries based on parameters like economy, education, entrepreneurship & opportunity, governance, health, personal freedom , safety & security and social capital.

According to the Express Tribune, Pakistan is facing stagnation in terms of prosperity even as the global propensity has risen over the past five years.

India ranks lower than Bangladesh in world prosperity index

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India has scored lower than Bangladesh in Legatum Prosperity Index that assessed global wealth and well being in 142 countries.

India has been ranked 106th, while Bangladesh stands ahead at 103rd position.

According to the LPI report, India dropped 15 places in overall prosperity and in the personal freedom sub index, scored100th, due to a drop in the tolerance of immigrants and a drop in civic choice variables.

UPA’s record of commemorating Sardar Patel better than NDA’s: Tewari

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Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Friday took on BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, saying the Congress-led UPA Government’s record of commemorating India’s first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is better than the NDA.

Tewari said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has alleged that the UPA Government released ads only after pressure created by them, but the truth is totally opposite of this.

Punj counters Sibal, says ‘BJP doesn’t take non-serious players of Congress seriously’

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Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP) Vice-President Balbir Punj on Friday hit back at Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal for challenging his party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to a debate, and said the opposition does not take challenges put by non-serious players of the Congress seriously.

Punj said Sibal’s challenge is a non-serious offer because only Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son party’s Vice-President Rahul Gandhi are of importance in the ruling party.