Month: June 2014

Rupee rules steady against dollar at 59.11

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The rupee recovered from initial losses against the American currency on fresh selling of dollars by banks and exporters and was trading at 59.11 per dollar in morning trade today.

The rupee resumed lower at 59.27 per dollar as against the last weekend’s level of 59.11 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) Market on initial dollar demand from some banks.

However, it recovered immediately to 59.11 at 1000 hrs on selling of dollars in view of firm equity market.

It hovered in a range of 59.11 and 59.28 per dollar during the morning trade.

Anti-Modi comment: Police record Facebook user’s statement

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Devu Chodankar, 31-year-old Facebook user who was booked for uploading comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on the social networking site, Monday deposed before the Goa Police cyber cell.

Chodankar was accompanied by his lawyer, who accused the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) of victimizing the shipbuilding professional and stifling freedom of speech on the social media.

Chodankar was questioned by police for nearly an hour.

Where you live matters when it comes to obesity, life satisfaction

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A new study has revealed that one’s community plays a key role in determining how satisfied they are in their life.

Scientists said that their most interesting finding was that, in US counties where obesity is particularly prevalent, being obese has very little negative effect on one’s life satisfaction.

Study co-author Philip M. Pendergast, from University of Colorado-Boulder, said that being ‘normal weight’ has little benefit in counties where obesity is especially common, which shows the importance of looking like the people around you when it comes to satisfaction with life.

Jamiyyatul Falah to hold CET awareness camp

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Mangalore corporation unit of Jamiyyatul Falah (JF) will be hosting a awareness camp of Common Entrance Test (CET) seat selection process for entry of minority students into professional courses. According to the sources, the camp will be held at JF community centre, Kankanady, Mangalore on June 1. The camp will commence from 9:30 am.

Telangana Pensioners Forum to hold Telangana Celebration Programme

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According to General Secretary Telangana Pensioners Forum Sardar Bishan Singh, Telangana Celebrations will be held by pensioners on Monday, June 2, at 11 am at Azam Function Hall, Azampura near Kanta. President Forum Mr. Mohammed Jamaluddin will unfurl the flag on the occasion of Telangana Formation Day on June 2 at 11 am. Mr. Mohammed Azam Ali TRS, SA Mannan, MP Narayana, A Raja Reddy, Alhaj Syed Ibrahim, N Rama Swami will address the gathering.

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SC, ST, BC & Muslim Front to celebrate Telangana Formation Day

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On the occasion of Telangana Formation Day SC, ST, BC & Muslim Front and Annapurna Samithi will organize a joint celebration on June 2, at 8 am at Ambedkar statue, Tankbund under the supervision of revolutionary singer Gadar. Other religious, social and political leaders who played active role in Telangana movement and struggled for rights of backward sections will also take part in the celebration. According to Chief convenor Sanaullah Khan and convenor Hayat Husain all leaders of the front led by Gadar will pay floral tributes to Ambedkar statue after which Telangana flag will be hoisted.

Maruti sales up 19% to 1,00,925 units in May

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Country’s largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Monday reported 19.2 per cent rise in total sales in May to 1,00,925 units as against 84,677 units in the same month last year.

The company said its domestic sales rose 16.4 per cent during the month to 90,560 units as against 77,821 units in May 2013.

Sales of mini segment cars, including M800, Alto, A-Star and WagonR, declined by 7.5 per cent to 29,068 units as compared to 31,427 units in the year-ago month, MSI said in a statement.PTI

Snatcher sends Facebook friend request to victim, held

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This news comes straight from Ripley’s Believe It or Not. An accidental Facebook friend request from a bag snatcher to the women whose bag he stole has sent him behind bars in the US.

Riley Mullins, 28, accused of stealing a woman’s purse was held after he befriended the woman on Facebook.

Shocked, the woman identified Mullins from a distinctive triangle tattoo on his arm and informed police.

According to the woman, Mullins must have found her name from an ID card in her purse, a report in Washington-based newspaper Kitsap Sun said.

Three foreign engineers killed in Afghanistan bombing

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At least three foreign engineers were killed Monday in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan, official sources said.

The killing occurred around 7.15 a.m. in the Behsoud district of Nangarhar province, Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, provincial government spokesman, told Xinhua.

One foreign engineer was wounded in the attack.

Unofficial sources said the victims were Turkish and serving in a local construction firm.

An official said an investigation has been launched and more information will be released later on the day.

SC stays execution of 1993 Mumbai blast accused Yakub Memon

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The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the execution of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts main accused Yakub Memon.

Television reports said the apex court gave a reprieve to Yakub Memon in connection with the 1993 Mumbai blasts.

The Supreme Court had tagged Yakub’s petition-seeking a stay on his execution-with pending cases and referred it to a constitution bench, which will decide whether the review petition should be heard in an open court.

Chandrababu Naidu greets Chandrasekhara Rao

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Andhra Pradesh’s chief minister designate N. Chandrababu Naidu Monday congratulated K. Chandrasekhara Rao, who took oath as the first chief minister of Telangana.

Naidu hoped that Telangana will achieve development under the leadership of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief.

The president of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) was addressing party workers after unfurling the national flag at the TDP office to mark the formation of Telangana state.

Telangana’s first CM reviews colourful parade

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Telangana’s first Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhara Rao unfurled the national flag and reviewed a colourful parade here to mark the formation of India’s 29th state.

After taking oath as the chief minister, Rao hoisted the tricolour and took salute at an impressive parade held at Parade Grounds, Secunderabad.

It was a historic moment as KCR, as Rao is popularly known, unfurled the flag at the main official celebrations, attended by his cabinet colleagues, senior officials, and a large number of policemen and people.

I want to make acting my bread and butter: Sharib Hashmi

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After featuring in supporting roles, actor Sharib Hashmi found his big ticket as a lead character in “Filmistaan”. He says he has now decided to stick to acting and wants to make it his bread and butter.

Sharib’s height posed a problem for him.

“I wanted to be an actor, but I couldn’t be one because my height was just 5’4. I realized that even the supporting actors were taller than me. But, I was secretly nurturing the desire of becoming an actor,” Sharib said here.

“Now I want to stick to acting and I want to make acting my bread and butter,” he added.

Study reveals stress degrades sperm quality

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A new study has revealed that psychological stress is harmful to sperm and semen quality, affecting its concentration, appearance, and ability to fertilize an egg.

According to a study led by researchers Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and Rutgers School of Public Health, men who feel stressed are more likely to have lower concentrations of sperm in their ejaculate, and the sperm they have are more likely to be misshapen or have impaired motility, which may diminish fertility.

Bicycling your way to happiness

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Which mode of transportation makes you happier – Metro, bus or auto? Forget those this weekend and try riding a bicycle to gain maximum happiness on the way.

Investigating how emotions like happiness, pain, stress, sadness and fatigue vary during travel and by travel mode, researchers have found that bicycling is the best way to lift your happiness quotient up.

Want to maintain slim waistline? Eat prunes

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Losing weight is one thing and maintaining that slim figure is quite another as most overweight people tend to regain the lost weight soon – unless you are in love with prunes!

Researchers have found that including prunes in your diet may not only help you slim your waistline but also maintain it.

“These are the first data to demonstrate both weight loss and no negative side effects when consuming prunes as part of a weight management diet,” said Jo Harrold from University of Liverpool in Britain.

Hajj aspirants advised to retain the spirit of Hajj for the entire life

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The first training camp for intending Hajj pilgrims was held by Andhra Pradesh State Hajj Committee. With this began the effective and comprehensive training programme for Hajj aspirants. Mr. Shaikh Mohammed Iqbal IPS Commissioner Minority Welfare Department inaugurated the camp and urged the aspirants to retain the spirit of Hajj even when they return to home country after performing the holy pilgrimage. He also advised them to keep in view custom and airlines rules and regulations so as to avoid any trouble or embarrassment.

Aliens have already decided we’re stupid, says astrophysicist

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Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson has said that alien contact, which is the next frontier – may have already come and gone.

Speaking to MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, the ‘Cosmos’ presenter said that his great fear is that they’ve been visited by extraterrestrials, but they chose not to make contact with us, on the conclusion that there’s no sign of intelligent life on Earth, CNET reported.

Tyson said that there’s plenty of organic matter in the Universe and that it is perfectly possible that planets out there have outlived their intelligent species.ANI

Sebi plan: Govt stands to rake in Rs 50k-cr plus

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The government can rake in more than Rs 50,000 crore through stake sales in about 30 PSUs if a new Sebi proposal requiring minimum 25 per cent public holding in all listed firms passes muster with the Finance Ministry.

While private sector listed companies are already required to maintain minimum 25 per cent public shareholding, this limit for state-run listed entities currently stands at 10 per cent.

Capital markets regulator Sebi has now proposed that the 25 per cent limit be applied to the listed PSUs as well and has written to Finance Ministry regarding the same.

Gulbarga artists to attend international symposium

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A Delhi-based NGO has invited three noted artists of Gulbarga, Mohammed Ayazuddin Patel, Rehaman Patel and ShahedPasha at the Bhutan International Symposium organized by SMD Foundation.

Ambassador of India to Bhutan, Mr. V.P. Haran will be inaugurating a four day event on at Nehru Wangchuck Cultural Centre Art Gallery, Thimpu (Bhutan) on June 8.

The artist’s will be representing their art works and present a paper on various types of arts like abstract painting, Indian traditional art and Islamic art of North Karnataka at the 2nd International Art Fair.

Seven bodies found in Pakistan

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At least seven bodies were recovered Monday in Pakistan’s Karachi city, media reported.

The victims were shot in the head as well as in the chest, Dawn online reported citing rescue workers.

All seven bodies had torture marks and their hands and legs were tied with ropes, rescue workers said.

The bodies, which have not been identified yet, were shifted to a nearby hospital, the report said.IANS

Jet Airways may lease three planes to Etihad

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Naresh Goyal-promoted Jet Airways is likely to lease three of its Boeing 777-300 ERs to its equity partner Etihad Airways after they return from Turkish Airlines later this year, according to sources.

Jet was earlier planning to induct these wide-bodied planes, which are on lease with Turkish Airlines and will be coming back by October this year on completion of the lease period.

However after Etihad’s proposal, it shelved the plan, they said.

Google set to unveil Android TV platform at Google I/O

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Google is reportedly planning to unveil Android TV at its Google I/O developer conference in late June, a report from Gigaom, citing “multiple sources familiar with the matter,” claims.

The news about Google’s current plans was first broken by The Verge.

According to Greenbot, Gigaom ‘s report provides three new pieces of key information, which includes Google’s interest in an interface code-named Pano, which puts content first and the second being the company’s big focus on gaming.

ATandT adds shock-resistant feature on Samsung S5 Galaxy Active

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ATandT has added a new resilient feature of shock-resistance in the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active.

The Galaxy S5 which has already been on sale and was incorporated with the feature of ‘waterproof, has been added with a new element of shock resistance by ATandT, while keeping the same specifications.

According to The Verge, there is an extra ‘convenience key’ on the side of the phone that gives the user easy access to the entire phone’s apps that are related to outdoor activity.