CPI leader and former MP Rajya Sabha Mr. Syed Aziz Pasha, state secretary Dr. K Narayana, city secretary VS Bose congratulated Mr. Syed Vali Quadri and Mr. Vishvajeet Kumar at party headquarter Makhdoom Bhawan on their election as AISF national leader and general secretary respectively.
The S&P BSE benchmark Sensex extended gains for the third consecutive day, rising 100 points in late morning trade on sustained buying in healthcare, banking, capital goods, realty and power stocks as the economy grew by a higher-than-expected 4.8 per cent in the September quarter.
Good capital inflows from foreign funds also boosted the market sentiment. Also, foreign institutional investors bought shares worth a net Rs 745.16 crore, according to provisional data from the stock exchanges.
The rupee rose by 19 paise to 62.25 per dollar in late morning trade today on fresh selling of dollars by banks and exporters due to good capital inflows from foreign funds into equity market.
The rupee resumed higher at 62.35 per dollar as against the last closing level of 62.44 per dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) and firmed up further to 62.24 per dollar before quoting at 62.25 per dollar at 1040 hrs.
Persistent foreign capital inflows in view of firm trend in equity market mainly boosted the rupee value against the dollar, a forex dealer said.
A UK man cooks and paints the ceiling in his sleep due to a rare sleeping disorder.
Steve Chapman from Overton, Hants said that once his wife came home to find a stepladder in the lounge after he had painted the ceiling but couldn’t remember it, the Daily star reported.
The 57-year-old has also cooked meals for himself while he was a sleep and has no recollection of the episodes.
He has been diagnosed with Kleine-Levin Syndrome, which affects around one in a million people and some sufferers do not even wake up for months.
Most men consider that their better half is more attractive than them, it has been revealed.
According to a survey by lookalikes site Celebalike.com, sixty percent of men claimed to be having a more attractive wife or girlfriend than them, the Daily Express reported.
Meanwhile only 25 percent of women thought their partner was better looking.
The men prefer it that way because it boosts their self-esteem.
A third of men said they enjoyed making other guys envious, while a fifth thought having an attractive partner made them more appealing to other women. (ANI)
ABBR Society in collaboration with Siasat daily and MDF conducts Self employment training programme for girls and Job link training programme for boys under schemes of Minorities Finance Corporation and Department of Minorities Welfare. The programme will begin on December 2. Training will be given in fashion designing, pattern making, CRS (Customers relation and sales) and computers under the supervision of experts. For details contact phone no 9700088110.
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Next time when you eat your favourite chocolate cake, make sure you feel good about it and enjoy every bit of it, as psychologists have found people who see treats as something to celebrate are much more likely to stay slim.
However, chocolate eaters who find themselves wracked with guilt afterwards are inclined to pile on the pounds, News.com.au reported.
The study showed the way we perceive tasty treats like chocolate cake is just as important as the calorie count when it comes to expanding waistlines.
(Siasat News): An incident of kidnap sent shock waves in Shah Ali Banda when some unknown persons in mufti kidnapped a youth. As per the details, Akbaruallh, 19, resident of Karwan, had come to Syed Ali Chabutra last night to meet his grand father.
After that he was returning to his house along with his friend Salim. In the meantime, he parked his motorbike near a restaurant to have meals where he was engaged in an argument with a group on parking problem.
A public meeting was organized by Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee Minority Institutions on the occasion of birth anniversary of Imamul Hind Maulana Abul Kalam Azad at a ground adjacent to Zillaparishad Girls High School, Bowenpally.
A new study has found that exercising just once a week makes a person between three and seven times more likely to be considered a ” healthy ager “.
For research purposes, scientists questioned 3,500 people, with an average age of 64, every two years about the regularity and intensity of their physical activity and also performed a host of cognitive tests.
The findings of the eight-year research showed that regular exercise boosts mental health and prevents serious disease and disability, the Daily Express reported.
A new study has revealed that children are more likely to have weight problems if their fathers are overweight at conception.
The research by University of NSW Professor Margaret Morris suggested that men planning to start a family need to shed those extra pounds three months before the conception date if they want to avoid fathering fat children, the Daily Telegraph reported.
The study, which was conducted in rats, found that even grandsons of fat granddads fed a junk food diet were much fatter than the grandsons of lean grandfathers who were fed the same junk food diet.
Researchers have found that occupational therapy using the principles of sensory integration (OT-SI) provide better outcomes on parent-identified goals than standard care.
OT-SI therapy for autism is based on the premise that difficulty interpreting sensory information affects the ability to participate fully in everyday activities including eating, dressing, learning and play activities. Typical sensations are often perceived as distracting or distressing for children with Autism.
An expert has claimed that unexplained coughs and chest infections should be taken seriously as they could be a sign of lung cancer.
According to cancer Australia CEO Professor Helen Zorbas, anyone with a cough that has lasted for three weeks or more should see a doctor, News.com.au reported.
Other signs include a changed cough, coughing up blood or a chest infection that won’t go away. (ANI)
Researchers have found that restoring the normal, helpful bacteria of the gut and intestines may treat patients suffering from recurrent Clostridium difficile infections.
According to scientists at the Institute for Genome Sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and physicians at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, transplanting fecal matter of healthy donors into patients with recurrent C. difficile infection (RCDI) appears to restore normal bacterial composition and resolve infection.
A new study has revealed that memories can be passed down to later generations through genetic switches that allow offspring to inherit the experience of their ancestors.
The results of the animal study, which suggested that a traumatic event could affect the DNA in sperm and alter the brains and behaviour of subsequent generations, were important for phobia and anxiety research.
After completing the shoot of the first season of TV series “24,” Anil Kapoor is set to soon start with the second season. The aim is to create a better product, says the actor-producer.
“The second season will start very soon. We will work even harder and will try to create an even better product,” the 56-year-old said here Saturday at the success party of the show.
Anil says he hasn’t received as much appreciation before, but he believes the best thing about “24” is that the work of all actors has been applauded.
The court of metropolitan magistrate is likely to pronounce its order on Monday on Zakia Jafri’s plea protesting closure report of Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team, giving clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others with regard to alleged conspiracy behind the 2002 riots.
The pronouncement of order was deferred on October 28 for tomorrow after arguments on Jafri’s petition by her lawyers and SIT’s counsel had continued for five months before metropolitan magistrate BJ Ganatra.
The combination of freezing temperatures, limited sleep, sugary treats and cocktails during a holiday can be very troublesome for the skin, according to a dermatologist.
“Acne, cold sores, eczema and dry, puffy skin are common this time of year due to the harsh elements and excessive celebrating that often takes place during the holidays,” Rebecca Tung, MD, director, Division of Dermatology, Loyola University Health System said.
Dr. Tung offers some of the following tips to make the skin look its holiday best.
A growing number of girls and young women are unhappy with the way they look, a study has revealed.
According to the study, a large number of teenage girls have admitted that they are less positive about life in general, the Guardian reported.
The report by the charity ‘ Girlguiding’ also revealed that young women are judged harshly for sexual behavior that is seen as acceptable in boys and are under media pressure to conform to stereotyped versions of beauty.
A fashionista, who was born with a club foot , got her leg amputated so that she can wear high heels.
Mariah Serrano, assistant designer for American Rag underwent the painful procedure as she always dreamt of teetering around in gorgeous high heels”, the New York Post reported.
The 22-year-old said that the fashion rule states that one has to take off three pounds for every inch of your heels.
She added that she wanted to be a sexy teenager in high heels but knew it couldn’t happen.
Mohamed Al Fayed, father of Princess Diana ‘s former lover Dodi Fayed, who was killed with her in the 1997 Paris car crash, has accused Metropolitan Police of keeping facts about the ‘murder plot’ from him.
A rep of the former Harrod’s owner said that Scotland Yard has not contacted Mohamed to fill him on the details about their inquiry into allegations that an SAS hit squad was behind the crash, the Daily Star reported.
The rep said that the 84-year-old Egyptian billionaire has noticed throughout the investigation that he has not always been promptly and properly informed.
Former CIA and NSA Director General Michael Hayden has said he is OK with letting the six-month temporary deal on Iran’s nuclear programme go forward.
Hayden however added that the leaders should be truthful that Iran’s uranium enrichment has been accepted.
According to newsmax, Hayden told Fox News Sunday that the Iranians are far too close to a nuclear weapon, adding that the leaders have just hit the pause button.
He added that now the leaders have to negotiate hitting the delete button with them.
The former SAS sniper, called Soldier N, who has claimed that Princess Diana was ‘assassinated’ by the elite regiment, is now at the center of a stolen cash probe after an Army death probe and a gun run row.
Soldier N was questioned by the Dyfed-Powys police over claims that he had made a fortune in stolen cash during Special Forces operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Daily Star reported.
The investigation was launched after Soldier N’s former wife showed bank statements of deposits of thousands of pounds in foreign currency she made on his behalf.
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Sunday said that the country’s coast guard had been briefed to maintain maritime security, whilst making sure that fishermen were not targeted.
Shinde said that concerned states have been given funds and equipment to modernise the coast guard, but added that the fishermen community should not be seen as an easy target.
Three people were killed in an explosion while shifting blasting material from a construction site in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Sunday.
The blast occurred at around 8 am when the workers, who had completed the roadwork under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) at Ladda in Pancheri belt, were shifting empty boxes and waste materials.
One person reportedly died on the spot, while the two injured, who were immediately rushed to the District Hospital, Udhampur, succumbed to their injures on the way. (ANI)