Month: July 2014

In what can alter the course of cancer treatment in the near future, researchers have found a compound that appears to pinpoint all of the malignant cells in a patient’s body.

The twist is that the compound’s main ingredient is a molecule that is found in the sting of a deadly scorpion.

The compound called chlorotoxin is found in the venom of the death stalker scorpion known as leiurus quinquestriatus.

It gives malignant cells a bright fluorescent sheen so surgeons can easily spot them, wired.com reported.

With US President Barack Obama’s approval rating remaining low, the Republican Party in a bid to boost its popularity has come out with “I MISS W” t-shirts emblazoned with a picture of former president George W Bush.

Bush’s reputation was in a sorry state when he left the White House in 2009, but the Republican National Committee (RNC) is betting five-plus years of President Obama have been enough to change that.

A batch of 84 construction workers, hailing from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, returned here today from Iraq, saying it was an escape from death in the strife-torn country.

“It was dangerous. War has started in areas that are just 30 kilometres away from our working site. So, we thought that it was high time for us to leave the country to save our lives,” Surya, a mason from West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, said.

Crediting the RSS for BJP’s victory in Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Sachin Pilot today said he was not sure for how long can the Prime Minister withstand “Nagpur pressure” and wondered how “big and large” the Sangh’s “stick” will be for Narendra Modi.

Expressing concern at BJP’s slogan of a Congress-free India, he said any person who says Nagpur, where the RSS is headquartered, does not have any control over the government, is not attached to reality.

Being instinctive is seen as Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s best attributes but the man who has captained India to unprecedented highs in the last seven years reveals that his often talked about gut feeling is backed by cold logic.

In a rare interview on his 33rd birthday, Dhoni recollected the time he was made captain before the World Twenty20 in 2007, how he dealt with the senior players, his leadership style and how it is to shoulder the team of a cricket crazy nation.

The new report of Rangarajan Committee on poverty today drew flak from BSP chief Mayawati who attacked the government saying the panel’s estimations were nothing but “making a joke of poor people”.

“This is nothing but making a joke of poor people. Whatever figures that have been given and the way it has has been calculated, our party does not support it,” Mayawati told reporters here on the sidelines of the Budget Session.

Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh today began a seven-day fast near the Collectorate here to protest the non-payment of compensation to farmers for crop damage and for demanding a CBI probe in the MPPEB scam.

Before starting his fast, Singh along with a delegation met District Collector Sandeep Yadav and sought to know what action had been taken on a letter written by him on June 20 (with regard to compensation paid to farmers of Guna for crop damages).

The BJP may sing their own praises of the economic progress in Gujarat under its rule, however the party- led state government make a clean breast that it lags behind in fighting undernourishment in urban areas, ironically, surpassing those in rural hinterlands.

Ahmedabad tops the list having 43,820 undernourished children, followed by Vadodara with 8,363 and Rajkot with 4,867 children suffering from malnutrition.

To fill the void of clear guidelines on menopause diagnosis and management and equip doctors with the fundamentals to care for any woman, researchers have developed a toolkit that has the potential to help manage menopausal conditions for women globally.

The Practitioner Toolkit for Managing the Menopause includes a diagnostic tool, as well as a compendium of approved hormone therapies.

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhara Rao Monday said Hyderabad need two more airports in the near future as the city’s population was expected to triple to three crore with the development of proposed Information Technology and Investment Region (ITIR).

He asked the officials to prepare an international standard master plan for the city with two more airports, satellite townships in 100 km radius, another outer ring road, rapid rail and metro connectivity.

Be careful the next time you drive your car with blinding headlights on. The traffic police for this reason may stop you and book a case, besides imposing a fine.

The City Traffic police have made up their mind to initiate stern action against violators, because this is found to have led to a rise in the number of accidents.

A customs official was accused of rape by a domestic help in Uttar Pradesh’s capital and a case has been registered against him, police said on Monday.

Superintendent of Police Dinesh Yadav said a case has been registered and investigation is going on.

The domestic help, working in the house of one of the relatives of the official, lodged a complaint Sunday that Customs Superintendent Sushil Kumar raped her 20 days back, police said.

She also told police that he has been molesting her for the past few months and she did not raise the issue with anyone out of fear.

An eight-year-old boy died after he fell into a 100-feet deep borewell at Kadula village, about 50 km away from here, police said on Monday.

“The boy, identified as Krishnapal, was playing along with his friend in an open field yesterday when he accidentally fell into the deserted borewell and got trapped,” Shajapur SP Avinash Sharma told reporters.

The rescue operation was launched after villagers alerted authorities about the mishap, which included supplying oxygen to the child.

INGREDIENTS
200 gm Refined flour
100 gm Eggs
15 ml Oil
½ tsp Salt
½ tsp Sugar

Baida Roti

FOR STUFFING
400 gm Lamb Mince
15 ml Oil
5 gm Ginger
10 gm Garlic
10 gm Green chilli
25 gm Onion
25 gm Tomato
1 tsp Turmeric
1 tsp Chilli Powder
1 tsp Garam Masala

METHOD

Sieve all the dry ingredients to make the dough.

Whisk eggs and slowly work them into the mixture to prepare a soft dough.

Divide into 3-4 equal balls of dough; smear each one with little oil so as to prevent it from drying. Keep aside for resting.

Know why your love life sucks? Blame it on those “family action-packed” TV serials your partner watches every evening.

According to a new study, love is an ingredient lacking in some of our favourite TV sitcoms and those who watch such shows have a more cynical view on love and romance.

People who watch sitcoms regularly tend to have less of a belief in the idea of soulmates and lasting love.

“But viewers who tune into reality shows, like dating ones, have a greater tendency to be romantic and believe in the idea of true love,” researchers from University of Michigan said.

The trailer of Bollywood film “Hate Story 2” indicates that it is an erotic thriller a la the first film. But lead actor Jay Bhanushali says the erotic scenes are restricted to just one song, and that there’s a lot more to the film than bold scenes.

“Frankly speaking, ‘Hate Story 2’ is not at all related to the first film. That was an erotic thriller, but this is a thriller. The bold scenes are only in one song and after the song, the whole film runs on a story,” the 29-year-old said here in an interview.

The matter of extra fees being charged by engineering colleges has re-emerged with the start of admission for the academic year 2014-15.

As there were no clear definitions of extra fees, students will have to pay anywhere between Rs 10,000 and Rs 30,000 for a government seat, depending on the institution, besides the prescribed fees.

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and former J&K bank Chairman Haseeb A Drabu are in the list of 11 candidates released by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the forthcoming assembly elections in the state.

Sayeed will seek re-election from the Anantnag assembly segment while former Jammu and Kashmir Bank chairman Drabu has been fielded from his native Rajpora assembly seat in Pulwama district, PDP spokesperson, Naeem Akhtar said.

Students need not to worry if they do not possess any documents to confirm their nativity, they can come within reach of local public representatives and obtain certificates that they are residents of Telangana state.

But, officials had brought to the notice of the CM that there were more than a few “practical difficulties” involved in this process.

An analysis of 33 markets across the country has find out that retailers, on an average are selling vegetables at more than 48.8 per cent of wholesale prices.

According to an Assocham study, in Centres like Abohar and Amritsar the difference between retail price and wholesale is more than 100 per cent.

The study found that brinjal retail and wholesale price gap has increased from from 62.4 per cent to 66.7 per cent, cabbage 69.4 per cent to 78.1 per cent, whereas cauliflower is 59 per cent higher than the wholesale price, among other vegetables.

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) is a common circulatory problem that occurs when fatty deposits in the arteries reduces blood flow to your legs, which can cause pain, cramping or fatigue while walking. PAD can also affect the arteries that carry blood from your heart to your arms, head, stomach and kidneys.

Gambling den raided
(Siasat News): The west zone team of commissioner task force has raided a posh apartment at Banjara Hills being used as a gambling den.

It is said that one S Mahender resident of Chintal basthi, has been running gambling den at My Home, Khairtabad and Mount View apartment in Banjara Hills.

He used to get commission from gamblers. Task force sleuths arrested Mahender and seized Rs. 1 lakh, 12 mobile phones and other items from his possession and later handed him over to Banjara Hills police.

An Afghan national was nabbed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in Delhi on Sunday for allegedly smuggling gold by hiding it in his sandals.

Feda Raihan arrived at the airport from Kabul this afternoon and his suspicious activities led to his interception by CISF sleuths deployed in plain clothes in the terminal area, a senior airport security officer said.

“On frisking, 150 gms of gold was recovered from the passenger’s sandals. He had not declared the gold and it was brought in illegally,” the official said.

Seeing his son download apps on his mobile phone, this Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) officer had a brainwave – to create an app for Delhi’s monuments, both well-known and obscure, so that tourists could keep this information “handy” as a “self guide”.

The 3.92 MB app “ASI Delhi Circle” has been available since April but has somehow not been promoted by the ASI.

Kim Kardashian and Katie Couric posed together while celebrating Independence Day in the Hamptons following their social media feud last year.

The ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ star, who lashed out at the US chat show host last August, accused her of being two-faced, reported Us magazine.

“Great night @kimkardashian @shellibird1 @christiebrinkley @katiecouric! #hamptonslife,” Kris Jenner wrote via Instagram.

Alongside the caption, Jenner posted a picture of the famous girls and friend Shelli Azoff dolled up for the holiday.