Month: December 2013

Afridi describes Yousuf, Akhtar as “heckle and jeckle”

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A war of words has broken out between three big names of Pakistan cricket with veteran all-rounder Shahid Afridi describing former stars, Muhammad Yousuf and Shoaib Akhtar as “heckle and jeckle”.

The dispute broke out after Yousuf and Akhtar made critical comments about Afridi’s performance in Pakistan’s recent ODI series against South Africa on recent television talk shows.

Yousuf and Akhtar were particularly critical about Afridi but when the former captain returned home yesterday from South Africa, he minced no words in lashing out at his two former teammates.

Dhoni wins 2013 LG People’s Choice Award

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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won this year’s LG People’s Choice Award, thus becoming only the second Indian cricketer to win the coveted prize after just-retired Sachin Tendulkar.

Dhoni has now become only the third cricketer to win this award after Tendulkar, who was the first-ever recipient in 2010, and Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, who won it in 2011 and 2012.

Other nominees for this year’s LG People’s Choice Award were Australia’s Michael Clarke, England’s Alastair Cook, India’s Virat Kohli, and South Africa’s AB de Villiers.

Misbah wants to make T20 comeback

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Pakistan’s Test and ODI captain Misbah-ul-Haq has expressed his willingness to revive his Twenty20 career, provided the Cricket Board (PCB) and national selectors want him to do so.

“I stepped away from T20 Internationals to give youngsters a chance. But I have continued to play in domestic T20 cricket and if the selectors and board want me to play T20 Internationals again I will do it,” Misbah told reporters in Lahore.

The senior batsman also insisted that he was under no pressure while leading the Test and ODI sides despite the national team’s poor performances in recent times.

BJP shows concern for Muslim auto drivers

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General secretary, state unit Bharatya Janata Party, Mr. N V V N Prabhakar demanded repealing of GO 108 and began 24 hours hunger strike. He said that police are issuing heavy challans on seven seaters and harassing them. These drivers mostly belong to backward classes or unemployed youth while the police are imposing heavy fines of Rs. 1000 to 2000 which is unwarranted. Majority of the auto drivers belong to Muslim communities thus police are targeting them but the leaders don’t seem to take steps to save them from police harassment.

Sagar Homeo Stores & Clinics launched at Banjara Hills

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Sagar Homeo Stores Super Specialty Clinic is being launched opposite Hotel Taj Banjara road no 1, Banjara Hills. Treatment is done through the original homeopathic medicines of Germany at Sagar Homeo Stores Super Specialty Clinic. Expert and experienced doctors including MDs are available for checkup. Free checkup will be done as inaugural offer for 10 days. The clinic timings are from 10 am to 10 pm. Lady Doctors are also available for lady patients. Sagar group has several braches at prime spots of the city where medical needs of the public are met.

Siasat news

Modi referring to Omar’s sister dirty and disgusting: Tewari

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Janata Dal United (JD-U) party leader Shivanand Tewari said on Tuesday Modi’s reference to Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s sister in context of Article 370 was dirty and disgusting.

“If he wanted to talk about Article 370, he could have done it easily without referring to Omar Abdullah’s sister. It is an extremely bad gesture. A person who is an aspiring prime minister should never talk like this. More than appealing to the audience, Modi appeases himself by his speeches,” Tewari said.

Opinion of people of the 3 regions sought over Rayal-Telangana

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AICC General secretary and incharge Andhra Pradesh affairs Dig Vijay Singh assured former state Minority Welfare minister Mohammed Ali Shabbir that Congress president Sonia Gandhi is in favour of formation of Telangana state comprising of 10 districts. However the opinion of the people of the three regions is sought over the proposal of Rayal-Telangana.

The Story of Prophet Moses and AI-Khidr from the Quran (Surah Al-Kahf, 18: Verses 60-82)

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The story of Moses (a.s.) and Al-Khidr is mentioned in Surah Al-Kahf (verses 60-82) and in Sahih Bukhari, Book 6, Volume 60, Hadith 249. This story teaches us very important lessons. Some of these are:

Human knowledge can never comprehend Allah’s ways or the reasons for various happenings which Allah allows to happen

Human beings are always impatient and seek immediate answers to all the occurrences that defy comprehension
Faith in Allah should make us accept His rulings without any questioning

Low levels of vitamin D linked to brain damage

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A new research has suggested that a diet low in vitamin D causes damage to the brain.

In addition to being essential for maintaining bone health, newer evidence shows that vitamin D serves important roles in other organs and tissue, including the brain.

The UK study led by University of Kentucky researchers showed that middle-aged rats that were fed a diet low in vitamin D for several months developed free radical damage to the brain, and many different brain proteins were damaged as identified by redox proteomics.

Benefits of New Nordic diet revealed

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The New Nordic diet, which consists of seasonal berries, cold-climate vegetables, wild meat and fat-rich fish has been hailed by both foodies and health experts.

According to Sydney-based dietitian Geraldine Georgeou, the easiest way to reap benefits of the Nordic diet is by replacing wheat with rye as it is packed with slow-digesting fibre and prevents sharp rises in blood sugar that create food cravings, Stuff.co.nz reported.

Switching to rapeseed oil, which is an integral part of the diet, is beneficial as it is low in saturated fat and rich in omega-3 fats.

Why most life-threatening malaria carrying parasites only infect humans

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Researchers have explained why parasites carrying the deadliest form of malaria only infect humans, asserting that the interaction between a parasite protein, called RH5, and a receptor, called basigin, is essentially required for the invasion of red blood cells.

The malaria parasite species responsible for severe illness and death, Plasmodium falciparum, only infects humans, but is closely related to several species that infect chimpanzees and gorillas.

Vitamin D helps reduce depression in women and type 2 diabetes pain

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A new study has revealed that vitamin D decreases pain in women with type 2 diabetes and depression.

Type 2 diabetes is associated with depression and pain, but few studies have looked at how pain may affect the treatment of depression in patients with type 2 diabetes and no studies have evaluated the role of vitamin D supplementation on this association.

Researchers in this study tested the efficacy of weekly vitamin D2 supplementation for six months on depression in women with type 2 diabetes. Depression significantly improved following supplementation.

Meet UK woman who drank 24 Pepsi cans a day for decades

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A UK woman has owned up over her addiction of drinking 24 cans of Pepsi a day for decades, which had put her health at risk.

Nancy Smith from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, has suffered from flaky skin, lank hair and severe dehydration due to her addiction, but now claims that she is feeling better after kicking the habit, Metro.co.uk reported.

The 45-year-old mother of four said that she used to run around like a mad woman dashing here and there and cleaning the house after feeling energetic from the caffeinated beverage.

Girl ends life after mother stops her from eating out

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A college student allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison after her mother stopped her from going out to have a road side snack, police said on Monday.

The deceased, Shabina (25), a B.Com student of Geetanjali College residing in Congress Nagar in the old city area, was apparently miffed with her mother after the latter did not allow her to go out with her friend to have ‘pani-puri’ on Saturday evening.

Later, Shabina took the extreme step by consuming an insecticide, they said.

Revolutionary steps taken to stop indecent activities at Qutub Shahi Tombs

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The Qutub Shahi Tombs are among the major tourist attractions of the state but they had become the hub of indecent activities of couples in love since years. Thus desecration of the graveyard continued since long. But now inspector Golconda Syed Nayeemuddin Javeed has started keeping a tight rein on the couples indulged in indecent activities. He is personally visiting the Qutub Shahi Tombs and monitoring the royal graveyard spread over nearly 95 acre land. He told that girls between the age of 20 to 25 years are seen with their boyfriends.

Vinod Kambli to be discharged from hospital today

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The condition of former cricketer Vinod Kambli, admitted to Lilavati Hospital here on Friday after he apparently suffered a heart attack, improved on Monday and he will be discharged on Tuesday.

Kambli`s wife Andrea said doctors attending to him has told her that there was “no reason to worry”.

“Angiography was done on Vinod earlier in the day. The doctors said everything is fine and that there is no reason to worry. His health is a lot better now.

Beyonce named Internet search queen

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Pop superstar Beyonce Knowles has seen off competition from Kim Kardashian to be named the Internet’s most-searched celebrity of 2012.

The singer has enjoyed an eventful year during which she performed at America’s Super Bowl halftime show, won a Grammy Award and kicked off a world tour, and her exploits earned her the title of the most sought after star on online search engine Bing, reported Contactmusic.

Kardashian, who topped the company’s 2012 list, came in second ahead of a slew of female pop stars – Rihanna took third place, Taylor Swift was at four, and Madonna was at five.

Joe Jonas first smoked weed with Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato

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Singer Joe Jonas has revealed that he first tried smoking weed after Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato kept saying, “Try It, Try It”.

The 24-year-old opened up about drugs, losing virginity and his love life in a piece he wrote for Vulture, reported Aceshowbiz.

“The first time I smoked weed was with Demi Lovato and Miley Cyrus. I must have been 17 or 18. They kept saying, ‘Try it! Try it!’ so I gave it a shot, and it was all right. I don’t even smoke weed that often anymore,” he reveals.

Niall Horan takes model Barbara Palvin on a date?

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One Direction member Niall Horan reported went out on a date with Victoria’s Secret model Barbara Palvin.

According to a source, Horan and Palvin arrived at the Everyman cinema in Belsize Park, North London, to watch ‘Catching Fire’, reported Daily Mirror.

“Barbara came in first and was playing on her phone until Niall arrived. He had a security guard with him, and they sat in the front row so nobody could turn around to see them,” an onlooker said.

Syrian refugees in Lebanon exceeds 832,000

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The number of Syrian refugees seeking shelter in Lebanon has reached 832,000, according to the latest UN report.

There are over 758,000 Syrian refugees registered with the agency while more than 73,000 are waiting for their registration process to complete, Xinhua cited from the UN refugee agency report issued Monday.

Bruce Lee’s famous yellow jumpsuit up for auction

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Bruce Lee fans who covet the original yellow jumpsuit that the martial arts legend wore on-screen will get a chance to bid for it at a Hong Kong auction this week.

It’s part of a collection of 14 items including clothing and props going on the block on Thursday.

Lee wore the yellow suit, with black stripes down the sides, in “Game of Death.” The incomplete film was released in 1973.

Spink auction house estimates the suit will fetch 250,000 to 300,000 Hong Kong dollars (USD32,250-USD38,700).

Salman to launch ‘Jai Ho’ trailer in theatre with fans

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Superstar Salman Khan is set to launch the trailer of his forthcoming film ‘Jai Ho’ at a single-screen theatre here in the presence of moviegoers.

Salman and his director-brother Sohail Khan have come up with this idea and it is being being experimented perhaps for the first time in Bollywood.

The first look of Hindi films are generally launched in the presence of media.

The trailer of ‘Jai Ho’ would be unveiled at Chandan, a single-screen theatre in suburban Mumbai, on December 5, a spokesperson of the film said today.

HC restrains cable operators from illegally showing Dhoom 3

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The Delhi High Court today restrained cable operators from illegally “communicating or distributing” the movie ‘Dhoom 3’, starring Aamir Khan and Abhishek Bachchan, on a plea by its producer Yash Raj Films (YRF).

Justice M L Mehta also asked various internet service providers, including Bharti Airtel, Reliance, MTNL and others to block those sites which illegally show the movie within 48 hours of receiving a written complaint as well as location or url (web address) of the site from the production house.

Rapists should be ‘hanged till death’: Jaya Prada

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Rapists should be “hanged till death”, according to Lok Sabha MP Jaya Prada. She also said that people in Uttar Pradesh have started to believe that corruption is better than crime as they “are scared for their lives”.

She was speaking to IANS Monday in Panaji on the sidelines of her visit to Goa, where a film produced by her is being shot.

Asked to comment on the controversy and outrage caused by the alleged rape of a former junior employee of newsweekly Tehelka by editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal, she said that rapists should be “hanged and punished till death”.