Month: July 2014

Investor wealth soared by over Rs 16 lakh crore to more than Rs 90.19 lakh crore in the first quarter of 2014-15 because of rising stock prices amid robust foreign fund inflows and the BJP government’s storming to power at the Centre last month.

The BSE’s 30-scrip index, Sensex, has gained 3,027.51 points or 13.52 percent to 25,413.78 during the April-June quarter of the current fiscal.

Investor wealth soared by Rs 16,04,394 crore on the back of stock market rally to reach Rs 90,19,394 crore today. It was Rs 74,15,000 crore as on March 31, 2014.

Ingredients:

300 gm Minced meat
1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
2 Green Chillies (chopped)
1/2 cup Thick Coconut Milk
2 Tomatoes (chopped)
1 Onion (chopped)
1 Egg
3 Bread Slices
Salt to taste
3 tbsp Oil
2-1/2 cups Water
Coriander Leaves for garnishing

For spice mixture:

1 tsp Cumin Seeds (powdered)
1 tbsp Coriander Powder
1 tsp Red Chilli Paste

Procedure:

Soak bread slices in water and then squeeze out the water.

Put it into the minced meat taken in a bowl.

Add green chillies, garam masala powder and salt.

Add beaten egg to the minced mixture. Mix it well.

Google is still working on multi language support system on Google Now which was to be launched in the few days hence postponing the launch.

Google engineers has discovered some software malfunctions in the final stage of the testing and it will take some time to fix those bugs, CNET reported.

This feature is now expected to be launched late this summer, and it will include a multilingual Google support which would contain seven languages as well as the default language. One can use these languages to carry out their Google Search and Google Now needs.(ANI)

Islamic militant group Hamas late Monday rejected Israel’s allegation that it was behind the killings of three Israeli teenagers whose bodies were found in the West Bank Monday evening.

Hamas, instead, accused Israel of using the killing of three Israeli teenagers for more military escalation against the Palestinians.

“We reject all Israeli allegations and threats against us,” Xinhua quoted Hamas spokesperson Sami Abu Zuhri as saying. “No Palestinian group, Hamas or any other group, has taken responsibility for the action, and thus the Israeli version can’t be trusted.”

A new research has revealed that aggressive cancer tumors may respond to anti-inflammatory drugs that are used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that some aggressive tumors rely on an antiviral pathway that appears to drive inflammation, and the tumors that activate this pathway always have dysfunctional forms of the proteins p53 and ARF, both encoded by genes known for being highly mutated in various cancers.

Seeking to boost household savings, the Finance Ministry is considering doubling the exemption limit for investments by individuals in financial instruments to Rs 2 lakh.

Presently the investments and expenditures up to a combined limit of Rs 1 lakh get exemptions under Sections 80C, 80CC and 80 CCC of the Income-Tax Act.

Sources said the revenue department is assessing the burden on the exchequer in case of increase in the benefit limit. The announcement is expected in the Budget.

The Budget for 2014-15 will be presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Lok Sabha on July 10.

Scientists have developed a new supercooling technique to increase the amount of time human organs could remain viable outside the body.

According to the researchers, if it succeeds in humans, it would enable a world-wide allocation of donor organs, saving more lives and allow for more time to prepare the patient and ease logistics at the donor hospital site, reduce the urgency of rushing the organ to its destination, and expand the donation area to allow for transcontinental and intercontinental transplantations.

General Motors (GM) announced Monday that it would recall 8.4 million more vehicles mainly because of potential ignition key problems, which will bring the total number of vehicles recalled by the automaker this year to 25.7 million.

Scientists have revealed that a new technology, Optogenetics, allowing them to control brain activity by shining light on neurons and relies on light-sensitive protein s that can suppress or stimulate electrical signals within cells.

According to the study, this technique requires a light source to be implanted in the brain, where it can reach the cells to be controlled.

Summarizing the relationship between India and France as ‘trust and partnership’, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Monday said that both countries have a deep friendship and mutual respect for each other.

“I think we can summarize the relationship between India and France as trust and partnership,” said Fabius, who met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj earlier in the day.

He said that he had had a fruitful conversation with Sushma Swaraj, and added that he will also be meeting Finance and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Tapas Pal on Monday kicked up a controversy after he was caught on camera threatening to send his men to Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders home and rape their women.

“I will send my boys to their (attackers) homes and ask them to rape their women. If any of our Trinamool men are touched I will ensure that the CPI (M) is finished and ensure that their homes are burnt off,” said Tapas Pal while addressing a gathering in Krishnanagar.

Scientists have, for the first time, developed a mathematical model based on 3D facial scans that enables computers to objectively perceive gender.

Researchers said the computers can mimic human perception of gender.

A multi-disciplinary team of scientists at The University of Western Australia developed the mathematical model that matches the gender scores people give to human faces ranging on a continuum from very masculine to very feminine.

Prince Harry is already one of the most eligible bachelors in the world and come September when he turns 30, the British royal will be wealthier by over 10 million pounds that he will inherit from Princess Diana.

Thanks to a legacy from his mother, Harry will pocket the fortune as he celebrates his birthday on September 15.

And even though he will face a hefty tax bill, there will be more than enough left to keep the Prince happy, The Mirror reported.

India has made it clear to China that the present imbalance in the trade is not sustainable and there is a need to find a solution to the pressing issue.

“I had a long discussion…The minister (Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman) had separate discussions. We said the trade has increased but the imbalance exists which is not sustainable,” Vice President Hamid Ansari told reporters while returning from a five-day official visit to China.

The US Monday called on North Korea to release two Americans, who have been detained and are facing trial in that country.

The US is aware of reports that citizens Matthew Miller and Jeffrey Fowle will face trial in North Korea, Xinhua quoted State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki as telling a regular briefing.

“Out of humanitarian concern for Mr. Fowle and Mr. Miller and their families, we request North Korea release them, so they may return home,” Psaki said.

A Delhi-bound Air India plane from Kochi, with 156 passengers and eight crew onboard, landed under emergency conditions at the international airport here late tonight following an “unspecific call” about a bomb threat, airline officials said.

After the Airbus 320 (flight AI-047) took off from Kochi around 8.40 PM, there was a call from a man saying that there could be a bomb in the aircraft, they said, adding the pilot was asked soon thereafter to land at the nearest airport, which was Bangalore.

Bodies of three missing Israeli teenagers, kidnapped over two weeks ago, were found Monday evening by Israel’s security forces outside Hebron city in West Bank.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene his diplomatic-security cabinet at 9.30 p.m. (GMT1830) to discuss the recent developments and possible course of action, Xinhua reported.

US President Barack Obama Monday condemned the killings of three Israeli teenagers, calling on all parties to refrain from destabilising steps.

In a statement, Obama mourned the deaths of Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaer and Naftali Frankel, who also held American citizenship, as their bodies were found near the West Bank city of Hebron Monday evening, Xinhua reported.

Russia is designing a carrier rocket of the super-heavy class, capable to deliver spacecraft for missions to the Moon and Mars, Russian space agency Roscosmos said Monday.

“We’ll hold a meeting in August to discuss the plans to design the rocket carrier,” Xinhua quoted Roscosmos head Oleg Ostapenko as saying, adding that the draft proposals were sent to leading Russian space enterprises.

The super-heavy 120-to-190-tonne rocket will be designed as a separate rocket carrier, not as a modernisation of the Angara rocket, he said.

Israel Monday held Palestinian Islamist militant group of Hamas responsible for the killing of three missing Israeli teenagers, whose bodies were found in the West Bank Monday evening and drew worldwide condemnation.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Hamas for the teenagers’ killings, Xinhua reported citing a government statement.

“Hamas is responsible and Hamas will pay,” he said in a statement to the press at the beginning of the urgent meet of his diplomatic-security cabinet, convened to discuss the recent developments and the possible courses of action.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Monday called for an emergency meeting to discuss the situation after three missing Israeli teenagers were found dead and Israeli authorities blamed Islamic militant group of Hamas over the killings.

According to a high-ranking Palestinian official, who requested for anonymity, said Abbas has asked for the US’ intervention to put an end to more Israeli military escalation in response to the three Israelis’ killing, Xinhua reported.

Four income tax officials, including a joint commissioner, along with a chartered accountant and his assistant have been arrested in a bribery case in Kolkata, the CBI said Monday.

The accused were booked for demanding illegal gratification of Rs.25 lakh from the owner of a fishery firm based in South 24 Parganas in West Bengal.

“It was alleged that the accused had demanded bribe for providing relief to the owner in avoiding penalty and additional tax liability,” said a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official.

Delhi Police on Monday requested a court here to frame charges under the stringent TADA Act against Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda in a 1994 case related to recovery of explosive substances.

Filing a written submission before Additional Sessions Judge Bharat Parashar, police asked the court to frame charges under sections 3(3) and 5 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act along with section 5 of the Explosive Substances Act read with 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian penal code against Tunda.

An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted Bonin Islands in the Japan region early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.

The temblor, which occurred at 3.55 a.m. (Beijing time) had a depth of 512.4 km. Its epicentre was initially determined to be at 28.3536 degrees north latitude and 138.864 degrees east longitude, Xinhua reported.

IANS

A barrage of mortar shells hit government-held areas of the northern city of Idlib on Monday, killing 14 people and wounding at least 40, Syrian state media said.

Idlib is the provincial capital in northwestern Syria and it has been under the control of President Bashar Assad’s troops since the beginning of the Syrian conflict in March 2011. Rebels trying to overthrow Assad’s government control the areas around the city. They have been besieging the city for more than two years, firing mortars into the government-held areas and clashing with Assad’s troops at its outskirts.