Month: March 2014

Constructin worker attacked by Father-in-law

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A man was attacked by his father-in-law at Shamshabad on Saturday. The victim is a construction worker suffered injuries when he was attacked.

The victim, identified as K Yadaiah 25 year-old from Shamshabad was accused of killing his wife and a dowry death case was booked against him at RGIA police station. His wife’s family members bore a feeling of resentment against him since then.

On Saturday night, Yadaiah’s father-in-law, A Yadaiah, entered the former’s house and attacked him while he was asleep before fleeing. The victim suffered a head injury.

Dating while ‘weeding out’ latest trend amongst singles

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The latest trend among singles seems to be weed dating where one can approach their potential lovers whilst sweating out in the fields of weed.

The weed dating event was recently held at the Rahui Kahika Reserve in Titirangi, west Auckland to encourage potential couples to discover if romance could blossom while pulling weeds from the reserve, Stuff.co.nz reported.

EcoWest designer Chloe Waretini had organized the event with the message “make love, and war on weeds.”

Indo Chinese Food ~ Chicken Manchurian

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A party appetizer that is loved by all at my home. After a couple of trials, I have settled with this recipe. The secret to a flavorful Chicken Manchurian is the use of chicken stock. Marinated boneless chicken is deep fried and the golden balls are tossed with a cornflour based ginger-garlic concoction and garnished with a generous amount of spring onion greens. Serve hot to savor the true flavor of this Indo Chinese starter.

Ingredients:

1/4 kg boneless chicken, cut into fine pieces

6-7 tbsps spring onion whites

3-4 tbsps spring onion greens

1/2 tbsp chopped garlic

Coca Cola tops most-powerful brands list

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Coca Cola has toped the list of world’s most popular brands list.

CoreBrand’s analysis, which it the most powerful tech brand, has come out with the list of 100 most elite brands list for 2014.

Apple was ranked in the 10th spot, which was the most highest-ranking tech brand.

Microsoft is at the 11th position, while Google, Yahoo, and Sony rank 26th, 28th and 31st, respectfully.

Amazon.com was the biggest riser jumping 25 spots in one year.

Apple tops list of world’s most powerful ‘tech’ brands

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Apple is the most powerful brand in tech, a recent report from CoreBrand has revealed.

CoreBrand’s analysis, which it the most powerful tech brand, has come out with the list of 100 most elite brands list for 2014.

Apple was ranked in the 10th spot, which was the most highest-ranking tech brand.

It took the No. 10 spot on the overall list, marking a significant growth from 2013 when it was 18th and 2009 when it ranked 93rd.

e-Bay has shot up CoreBrand’s list in recent years, gaining 58 spots over the past five years. This year, it ranked 59th out of 100 overall.

‘Arkham Knight’ game reveals new Bat-villain

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Rocksteady’s upcoming new-generation Batman game recently revealed a new series of screenshots that showed Commissioner Gordon, the Batmobile, and the game’s new villain for the first time.

The eponymous Arkham Knight character, which has been co-created by DC Comics and Rocksteady specifically for the game, sports what seems to look-like a hi-tech version of the Batsuit worn by Batman, Stuff.co.nz reported.

According to an IGN interview with Dax Ginn, Rocksteady’s brand manager, the character of Scarecrow would be playing a crucial role in the game.

Gene mutation behind deadly skin cancer identified

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Researchers have identified gene mutation that is responsible for a hereditary form of skin cancer melanoma.

The study has found that people with specific mutations in the POT1 gene were extremely likely to develop melanoma and these mutations deactivate the gene that protects the ends of our chromosomes from damage.

Researchers revealed that the inactivation of POT1 caused by these mutations leads to longer and potentially unprotected telomeres, regions at the end of our chromosomes that protect chromosomes from damage.

Samuel Beckett story set to be published 80-years after rejection

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Nobel laureate Samuel Beckett’ s story ‘Echo’s Bones’ will be finally published 80-years after it was rejected as a “nightmare read”.

The author of ‘Waiting for Godot’ was told by the publisher that the book gave him “the jim-jams” and the book would lose a great many readers, as people will shudder and be puzzled and confused and won’t be interested in analyzing the shudder, the Guardian reported.

Acupuncture as effective as meds in treating pain

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A recent trial of acupuncture in four Melbourne emergency departments has revealed that it was as effective as drugs in relieving lower-back pain and that from sprained ankles and migraines.

Dr Michael Ben-Meir, director of Cabrini Hospital’s emergency department said that the trial showed that acupuncture was equivalent to what they defined as conventional medicine standard care, which was strong oral analgesia, like Endone, Panadeine Forte, Voltaren and Valium, the Sunday Morning Herald reported.

New UN report shows global warming’s growing impact on climate change

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A new report from the UN has warned that the impacts of global warming are likely to be “severe, pervasive and irreversible”.

Scientists and officials meeting in Japan say the document is the comprehensive assessment to date of the impacts of climate change on the world, the BBC reported.

Members of the UN’s climate panel say it provides overwhelming evidence of the scale of these effects.

Natural systems now bear the brunt, but a growing impact on humans is feared.

Our health, homes, food and safety are all likely to be threatened by rising temperatures, the summary says.

Hurt by slowdown, industry urges RBI to cut interest rate on April 1

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Reeling under the double whammy of a slowing economy and the high cost of credit, India Inc wants the Reserve Bank to cut the key interest rate in its upcoming monetary policy.

Industry’s demand for a reduction in the repo rate, currently 8 per cent, has gained momentum after wholesale and retail inflation eased in February.

“We hope for a 50 basis points cut in the repo rate as retail inflation has started receding,” CII Director General Chandrajit Banerjee said.

The RBI is scheduled to unveil its first bimonthly monetary policy statement for 2014-15 on April 1.

Men four times likelier than women to suffer from autism

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Researchers have revealed that that it takes more mutations to trigger autism in women than in men, which may explain why men are four times more likely to have the disorder, .

The study found that women with autism or developmental delay tend to have more large disruptions in their genomes than do men with the disorder. Inherited mutations are also more likely to be passed down from unaffected mothers than from fathers.

Together, the results suggest that women are resistant to mutations that contribute to autism.

WIFW 2014 grand finale: Kangana’s oops moment on ramp

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She may have walked with elan in Madhur Bhandarkar’s 2008 release “Fashion”, but actress Kangana Ranaut was unable to move forward smoothly as the showstopper for designer Namrata Joshipura at the grand finale of Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) autumn-winter 2014 here.

The five-day fashion event concluded Sunday and the “Queen” star was invited to sashay down the ramp as Joshipura’s showstopper.

With her curly locks tied up, Kangana made her entry in a strapless floor sweeping black gown with metallic embellishment on the side.

Adam Levine makes movie debut in ‘Begin Again’

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Singer Adam Levine is set to make his silver screen debut in John Carney’s “Begin Again”.

After acting in TV show “American Horror Story: Asylum”, Levine is making his move from the rock-star stage to playing a rising rock star on the big screen in “Begin Again”, reports eonline.com.

The trailer of the film, which also stars Mark Ruffalo and Keira Knightley, was recently unveiled.

Levine’s former “The Voice” judge CeeLo Green will also do a cameo in the film.

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China’s yuan weakens

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The Chinese yuan weakened 31 basis points to 6.1521 against the US dollar Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.

In China’s foreign exchange spot market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day, reported Xinhua.

The central parity rate of the yuan against the US dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.

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Kailash Mansarovar yatra to begin June 8

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The annual ‘Kailash Mansarovra Yatra’ will begin June 8 after the medical examination of the travellers in Delhi, officials said Monday.

The journey will begin with the gathering of certified travellers. They will be examined at the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) base hospital in the national capital and move to Uttarakhand June 12.

The travellers will pay their fees and complete other formalities during their stay in Delhi.

Hairstylist Rod Anker’s Monsoon Salon and Spa partners up with WLIFW

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Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week has partnered up with Monsoon Salon and Spa, which is headed by ace Aussie hairstylist Rod Anker, for its Autumn/ Winter 2014 collection.

Anker, Creative Director of Monsoon Salon and Spa, said that his team is thrilled to be debuting at the WLIFW.

It is an absolute privilege and honour and his team is looking forward to amazing confluences, he said.

Meanwhile, President of Fashion Design Council of India , Sunil Sethi, said that hair, makeup and fashion go hand in hand and it is wonderful to associate with a creative person such as Anker.

Sonia, Rahul should be stripped, sent back to Italy: BJP MLA

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In an abusive comment, a BJP MLA has threatened to strip Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi, and send them back to Italy if his party comes to power.

Addressing a rally in Rajasthan’s Tonk constituency, Heeralal Regar said: “Sonia and Rahul Gandhi should be stripped off their clothes and sent back to Italy.”

Taking note of Regar’s comments, the Congress party has complained to the Election Commission.

Brazilian women go topless for ‘I don’t deserve to be raped’ crusade

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Brazilian women went topless on social media and blogs to start a crusade called “I don’t deserve to be raped”, which countered a study that found that 65.1 percent of locals believed that women who dressed provocatively deserved to be attacked and raped.

Brazilian journalist Nana Queiroz created a Facebook event and hashtag to confront the outrage and women were encouraged to share photos of themselves topless while covering their breasts with a sign #IDon’tDeserveToBeRaped, the Huffington Post reported.

Indian origin boy gives US govt. formula to save $400m by changing font

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An Indian origin boy has told the US govt. that they could save 400 million dollars by just changing their typeset.

Teenager Suvir Mirchandani calculated that if the government chose Garamond font instead of Times New Roman , it could reduce ink use by about 25 as each character is lighter and thinner.

Mirchandani told CNN that Ink is two times more expensive than French perfume by volume.

The idea germinated while he was working on how much his school in Pennsylvania could save in ink. (ANI)

Third Front a nightmare, Cong propping it: Jaitley

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Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley today accused the Congress of propping up the Third Front to stop the march of BJP, making it clear that such an option is a nightmare that will never happen.

Jaitley also said the Congress would be restricted to two digits in the upcoming Lok Sabha electiona and that’s why it was propping up the Third Front in the hope of supporting it from outside to keep the BJP away from the Centre.

In this context Jaitley referred to Defence Minister AK Antony’s remarks that secular forces may have to team up to keep BJP away.

Batla House residents issue notice to VK Malhotra for his ‘hub of terrorists’ comment

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Batla House Youth Residents’ Forum issued a notice through a lawyer Sitab Ali Chaudhary to BJP leader VK Malhotra on his recent remark that Jamia Nagar and Batla House was “hub of terrorists”. They seek apology from the senior BJP leader. They said that his remarks are highly objectionable and offensive to the Muslim community. They accused Malhotra of spreading hatred, tension and disrupting communal harmony by making such irresponsible remarks. Mr. Malhotra made this deliberate attempt to get votes from the majority community in the next General Elections.

Waqar and Maroof were family friends of Hindu pandits

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Waqar Azhar (22) was a computer engineer and a lover of Urdu poet Dr. Sir Mohammed Iqbal. He was a shy and harmless youth. His neighbour Pandit Vidyanand Sharma told that he celebrated Dasera & Diwali last year in his house. Had he been a staunch Muslim, he would not have celebrated Hindu festivals. He was so close to Sharma family that people used to think that he is the son of Vidyanand Sharma. Waqar’s father, Mr. Tasleem Raza has become the friend of Sharma since 1979. he is scrap dealer.

Big B unveils Hindi trailer of Rajinikanth’s ‘Kochadaiiyaan’

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The Hindi trailer of southern superstar Rajinikanth’s much awaited film “Kochadaiiyaan” was Sunday launched by megastar Amitabh Bachchan here.

“It’s very difficult to find words and put it together, but I would like to say that a woman has directed it. Soundarya has taken a step forward and proved women in India are capable of doing their best,” Amitabh said during the launch at a multiplex.