Inter-state robbers gang unearthed
(Siasat News): The crime branch of Hyderabad city police and Panjagutta police in a joint operation unearthed the inter-state gang of robbers and dupers and arrested its kingpin.
In the meantime, additional commissioner of police (crimes) Mr. Sandeep Shindeliya said during a press conference that one Pannu Kumar, 32, said to be an important member of the gang who hails from West Bengal, was arrested.
The chair BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi sat on during a recent rally here was up for grabs but there are no takers anymore.
Agra’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha member Ramshankar Katheria was the first to show interest in buying the chair Modi sat on during the Vijay Shankh Naad rally Nov 21.
Two legislators – Yogendra Upadhya and Jagan Garg – too offered to buy the chair. Katheria, however, later said he never offered to buy the chair. “It was a media story,” he said.
The much-anticipated music subscription service from Google-owned YouTube is reportedly unlikely to be launched this year.
The video service was scheduled to launch the paid subscription service this year, however, as sources revealed the company isn’t satisfied with the product and needs more time to prepare it for a launch in the next year.
According to AllThingsD, YouTube needs to chalk out the best way to integrate user-generated content, like lipsyncs and mashups, along with conventional recordings and videos before officially releasing the paid service.
Wolves are able to learn from observing humans and pack members where food is hidden and recognize when humans only pretend to hide food, according to a study.
These findings imply that when our ancestors started to domesticate dogs, they could have built on a pre-existing ability of wolves to learn from others, not necessarily pack members.
The paper suggested that humans domesticated dogs about 18 thousand years ago, possibly from a European population of grey wolves that is now extinct.
Scientists have said that they have proof that descendants of the H2N2 avian influenza A virus that killed millions worldwide in the 1950s still pose a threat to human health, particularly to those under 50.
The study included 22 H2N2 avian viruses collected from domestic poultry and wild aquatic birds between 1961 and 2008, making it the most comprehensive analysis yet of avian H2N2 viruses.
Researchers reported the viruses could infect human respiratory cells.
A delegation of Mahboob Nagar bus tragedy JAC led by AIPSO lodged a complaint at state Human Rights Commission against Banjara Hills police excesses against the families of Mahboob Nagar bus tragedy victims when they gheraod the residence of State Transport Minister Botsa Satyanarayan. The complaint was lodged against DGP, DSP, inspector Banjara Hills and SA.
Researchers are revealing new discoveries about the Earth’s development, following a major international expedition that recovered the first-ever drill core from the lower crust of the Pacific Ocean.
Co-chief scientists Jonathan Snow from UH and Kathryn Gillis from University of Victoria in Canada led a team of 30 researchers from around the world on the 10-million-dollar-expedition, finding a few surprises upon penetrating the lower crust of the Pacific.
A new study has found that listeners can not only distinguish the age and gender but also can accurately determine the relative heights of speakers just by listening to them talk.
The key clue may be contained in a particular type of sound produced in the lower airways of the lungs, known as a subglottal resonance.
“The best way to think about subglottal resonances is to imagine blowing into a glass bottle partially full with liquid: the less liquid in the bottle, the lower the sound,” John Morton, a psychologist at Washington University in St. Louis explained.
Vice President Hamid Ansari, Aam Admi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer Vijay Dev were among the first few to cast their votes in the Delhi Assembly election today.
Ansari reached New Delhi constituency’s polling booth no 8586 at Nirman Bhavan at around 8:10 AM in
He was among the first few citizens to vote at the booth, where other high-profile voters like Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit are to also cast their ballot.
The chair BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi sat on during a recent rally here was up for grabs but there are no takers anymore.
Agra’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha member Ramshankar Katheria was the first to show interest in buying the chair Modi sat on during the Vijay Shankh Naad rally Nov 21.
Two legislators – Yogendra Upadhya and Jagan Garg – too offered to buy the chair. Katheria, however, later said he never offered to buy the chair. “It was a media story,” he said.
Ikram Akhtar has donned the director’s hat for the new film ‘ India Mein Lahore’ and is looking to cast fresh faces to make it more believable.
The renowned film writer said that that he believes that there is a lot of love between the people of both countries and he intends to show it in his cross-border romantic comedy film, the Express Tribune reported.
The Dubai-based project is being advertised as a co-production, which includes talent from India and Pakistan. (ANI)
Researches have successfully grown extensive numbers of intestinal stem cells and then coax them to develop into different types of mature intestinal cells.
For those living with gastrointestinal disorders, such as ulcers or Crohn’s disease, treatment often means quelling uncomfortable symptoms through medications or dietary changes. But scientists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are hoping that their new study will lead to a new treatment for the disease.
A new study has found that exercising can actually help people suffering from dementia boost their cognitive skills.
For research purposes, Cochrane Collaboration conducted a methodical review of 8 exercise trials involving over 300 dementia patients, the BBC reported.
The findings showed that although physical activity failed to lift patients’ moods, it did help them carry out daily activities like rising from a chair.
A new study has revealed that prenatal exposure to alcohol severely disrupts major features of brain development that potentially lead to increased anxiety and poor motor function, conditions typical in humans with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).
Former South African president Nelson Mandela’s family has said that although he is on death bed, he is still a fighter.
His daughter, Makaziwe Mandela, said that her father is very strong and courageous, even on his death bed, News24 reports.
His grandson Ndaba Mandela said that although he is not doing well at home in bed, he is still with the family.
Mandela was discharged in September after staying in a Pretoria hospital for almost three months for a recurring lung infection. He has been under intensive care at his Johannesburg home. (ANI)
World’s most arrested man, who has been put behind bars 1267 times in the last 40 years, has been arrested again in Lexington, Kentucky, for being drunk outside an eatery.
According to the Smoking Gun, Henry Earl turned 64 in jail, and has celebrated his last three birthdays in custody, News.com.au reported.
Earl, who was first arrested at the age of 20, has spent 6000 days – nearly six and a half years – in jail. (ANI)
A China daily has criticised British Prime Minister David Cameron for colluding with France and Germany to provoke Beijing over the Dalai Lama.
A state-run newspaper said Britain was no longer seen as a “big power” among Chinese, but as just an old European country apt for travel and study, News.com.au reports.
The Global Times also criticised Cameron for comments backing expanded democracy in former British colony Hong Kong.
Cameron’s is presently on a visit to China, which was postponed last year after he met with the exiled Tibetan leader reviled by Beijing. (ANI)
Former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood will represent the Highveld Lions in the upcoming South African domestic T20 competition, according to reports.
According to Sport24, Mahmood, 38, represented the Cape Cobras last season but decided to join fellow Pakistani Sohail Tanvir at the Johannesburg-based franchise.
Mahmood’s availability is limited to only five matches though, but fast-bowler Tanvir will be available for the majority for the tournament, the report said.
It will be Tanvir’s third season with the Lions, the report added.
The United States military has halted its ground cargo shipments from Afghanistan via Pakistan after protests over drone strikes posed risks to its drivers.
Pakistanis have blocked the US main supply route to Afghanistan in north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and protestors have been harassing truck drivers and turning back vehicles carrying Nato provisions, the BBC reports.
Pentagon spokesman Mark Wright said that this would affect outgoing shipments of equipment and other goods from US units on Afghan soil, but the deliveries could be resumed “in the near future.”
An immigration judge in Boston has granted permanent residency to President Barack Obama’s uncle, Onyango Obama.
The 69-year-old Kenyan-born uncle Onyango Obama was granted a so-called green card after living in the US illegally since 1970.
According to news.com.au, Federal Immigration Judge Leonard Shapiro found that Onyango qualified for residency under a law that allows residency applications by people who have lived in the country since before 1972.
Onyango entered the country in 1963 under a student visa, which lapsed in 1970, and was ordered deported in 1986 and 1989.
State government is resentful over the slothfulness of Minority Finance Corporation in connection with the implementation of schemes related to Minority welfare. According to highly placed sources, disappointed by the poor performance of Minority Finance Corporation, government has decided to change the officials.
US President Barack Obama is set to address the key economic issues like income inequality and economic mobility to help set the agenda for his presidency and bolster his support.
“Obama will discuss the twin challenges of growing income inequality and shrinking economic mobility and how they pose a fundamental threat to the American Dream,” a White House official said on the eve of the most important speech of the US President on economic revival.
After the disastrous launch of the Affordable Care Act website, Obama is looking to boost his tarnished popularity and credibility.
Koalas possess a specialised sound producing organ never before seen in any other land-dwelling mammal, scientists have found.
The pitch of male koalas’ mating calls is about 20 times lower than it should be, given the Australian marsupial’s relatively small size. Now, researchers have discovered the mystery behind koalas’ low-pitched mating calls.
They found that koalas have a specialised sound-producing organ that has never before been seen in any other land-dwelling mammal.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi cast his vote here around 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Gandhi stood in a queue at the Aurangzeb Road polling booth for nearly half-an-hour before he exercised his right.
A smiling Gandhi was seen chatting with people in the queue.
Priyanaka Gandhi, Robert Vadra and Maneka Gandhi also cast their votes at different polling booths in the New Delhi constituency.
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Senior India pace bowler Zaheer Khan and prolific batsman Cheteshwar Pujara left here by an early morning flight to South Africa along with three other players well ahead of the two-Test series against the hosts.
Khan, Pujara, opener Murali Vijay, reserve wicketkeeper Wridhiman Saha and leg-spinner Amit Mishra could not go with the ODI squad as planned due to logistical problems like visa, according to Cricket Board secretary Sanjay Patel.
These were sorted out to enable the five players to depart for South Africa two days later.