Month: August 2014

Even as rumours are doing the rounds that an insider in the Bharatiya Janata Party was responsible for leaking the story behind Rajnath Singh’s son being ticked off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for alleged misconduct, the Union Home Minister refused to be drawn into the controversy today and asked media to find out whatever it wanted to.

When asked by journalists whether he suspected any person or leader to be behind the rumours he told them, “You are investigative journalist and you should find out who is the rumour monger,” PTI reported.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was on Friday unanimously elected as the General Secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).

Speaking to the cadres, Jayalalitha extended her gratitude and happiness on being elected as the General Secretary. She also stated that under her regime the party has attained a massive growth.

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari today wished a happy Ganesh Chaturthi to everyone while celebrating the festival dedicated to Lord Ganesha with his family in Nagpur.

Gadkari said, “Lord Ganesha is the god of wisdom for us, I pray Lord Ganesha to bestow wisdom and intelligence to the youth of the Nation so that knowledge gets converted into wealth and the country progresses on the path of development”.

“I want to wish everyone one a very happy Ganesh Chaturthi,” he added.

HRD Minister Smriti Irani Friday said the response given to government’s initiative of holding essay writing competition, to mark Teachers’ Day, has been “tremendous”.

“Tremendous response to Gurutsav 2014 essay writing competition. 24,697 registered (on) the first day including 866 special students,” Irani said in a tweet.

The human resource development (HRD) ministry has announced ‘Gurustav 2014’, an essay writing competition where students can send online and offline write-ups “sharing inspiring stories about their teachers”.

A new study has revealed a piece of evidence about the origin of flight among earliest birds suggesting that birds had an innate ability to maneuver in midair that helped their ancestors learn to fly.

Researchers from University of California, Berkeley, found that even ungainly, day-old baby birds successfully used their flapping wings to right themselves when they fell from a nest, a skill that improved with age until they became coordinated and graceful flyers.

Every year, hundreds of young men and women fall in love in India. They defy their parents, caste and religious considerations and traditions. Many of them elope and get married; some others also give in to family pressures and fall back into traditionally more acceptable roles. The Bollywood film industry thrives on such stories. We have laughed and cried with these couples on screens. The Supreme Court of India has repeatedly come to the protection and aid of just such couples.

The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, which is dedicated to presenting an

overview of the artistic, intellectual and scientific contributions that Muslim civilisations have made to

world heritage, will open its doors to the public on the 18th

The Museum’s Permanent Collection of over 1,000 objects includes masterpieces that reflect a broad

range of artistic styles and materials. These portraits, textiles, miniatures, manuscripts, ceramics, tiles,

medical texts, books and musical instruments represent more than ten centuries of human history and a

Justice Mukul Mudgal committee, which was directed by the Supreme Court to conduct a probe against ICC President N Srinivasan and 12 prominent players in the IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal, today filed its report in a sealed cover before the apex court.

A bench headed by Justice T S Thakur took the report on record after a senior advocate mentioned the matter and fixed it for hearing on September one.

The court had in May rejected the proposal of BCCI to conduct the probe through its own panel and had given the task of investigation to Justice Mudgal panel.

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Friday announced that over three million Syrians have been registered as refugees and the crisis is only getting worse, BBC reported.

The UNHCR said Syria is now “the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era” with almost half of the Syrians forced to flee their homes.

It said one in every eight Syrians has fled across the border and a further 6.5 million are displaced within Syria and half of them are children.

Promising to turn Hyderabad into the most happening city in the country, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao Friday announced that 1,000 km long world-class roads will be laid in the city at a cost of Rs 10,000 crore.

Announcing series of measures to develop the city and ease congestion, he said an east-west road corridor with four lanes would be developed between Vanasthalipuram and Ramachandrapuram. “Similarly a corridor will be developed between north and south,” he said.

A trainee police officer drowned in a swimming pool at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (NPA) late Thursday night, sources said.

Manu Mukt Manav, a trainee Indian Police Service (IPS) officer belonging to Haryana, drowned in the swimming pool during a party of trainee officers in the academy campus at Shivrampally.

According to academy sources, the trainee officer was shifted to a private hospital in Banjara Hills, where he was declared dead.

Heavy rainfall coupled with gusty surface winds is likely to lash several parts of Odisha during the next two days due to formation of a well marked low pressure in the region on Friday.

The well marked low pressure over west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coast would trigger rain and thundershower at most places over Odisha during next 24 hours, the meteorological centre here said today.

Five minor girls were on Friday swept away by the turbulent waters of Lokai River in Nalanda district of Bihar during an idol immersion ceremony, police said.

While three of them were rescued, two girls identified as Pinki Kumari (14) and Dhanmanti Kumari (10) are missing, they said.

The incident occurred at Doman Bigha village in Hilsa sub-division of the district. The girls had gone in a religious procession to immerse the idols of Shiva-Parvati at the end of ‘Teej’ fast.

Ingredients

1 pomegranate, juice

1 small cup yogurt

1 1/2 tsp sugar or to taste

1/4 cup mint leaves

1 apples, chopped

1 cup black grapes, halved

7-8 strawberries, chopped

1 cup kiwi, chopped

1 cup pineapple, chopped

2 scoop vanilla ice cream

Some pistachios for garnish

Method

Add the juice, yogurt, sugar and mint in a blender.

Once done, take it out in a bowl and whisk it to give it some body. Make it nice and fluffy.

Ingredients

500 gm chicken leg, boneless

100 ml oil

4 onions, chopped

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp chilli powder

1 tsp coriander powder

6 Tbsp yogurt

2 tsp salt

1 bunch of spinach, shredded

2 tsp ginger, chopped

1 tsp green chilli, chopped

4 tsp fresh coriander, chopped

2 tsp fresh mint, chopped

2 Tbsp ghee

1 tsp garam masala powder

3 Tbsp roasted chana dal powder

For Hung Yogurt Chutney:

10 Tbsp hung yogurt

Salt to taste

The water in the cistern at Futi Masjid in Dariapur has not tasted sweeter in over 500 years of its existence. Had it not been for AMC’s decision to cut off water supply to Central and North Zones for two days — due to ongoing work to merge water supply lines in the area — such exemplary display of communal harmony may not have been witnessed by the city on Friday.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) could cut policy rates by 75-100 basis points starting early 2015 even if the Federal Reserve hikes rates next year, Bank of America-Merrill Lynch has said in a report.

Monetary policies of the developed market and emerging markets, especially India, have turned “asynchronous” in recent years, the global financial services major said in its report.

“We believe that the RBI can continue to cut policy rates by 75-100 bps in 2015 from January to revive growth even if the Fed tapers off.”

In an attempt to fulfil the responsibility of both personal and professional life, mothers forget to give time to them. We suggest that moms should rest and rejuvenate, focus on work-life balance and be themselves to make the most of their journey.

Samir Parikh, one of the leading psychiatrists of Delhi feels every mom needs a stress-free and smooth journey and they should follow some tips:

(Yvonne Ridley) ‘Make no mistake, ISIS’s domination of Iraq is nothing short of breath-taking; it has achieved in a matter of weeks what the US and its allies failed to do in 10 years of occupation.’
I have no idea where the Islamic State/ISIS/ISIL or whatever name it uses came from, and I’m just as baffled by the roots of its violent ideology. While I never pretend to speak for the diverse community of Muslims living in Britain today, I reckon my views on this will be echoed by the majority who have watched with growing concern the unprecedented rise of this group.

Astronomers have spotted an eruption of dust around a young star, which is possibly the result of a smashup between large asteroids that eventually lead to the formation of terrestrial planets.

Lead author Huan Meng said that two big asteroids possibly crashed into each other creating a huge cloud of grains the size of very fine sand, which are now smashing themselves into smithereens and slowly leaking away from the star, which is a violent process of making rocky planets like Earth.

If you are a couch potato, your brain may be to blame! Scientists have discovered an area of the brain that may control a person’s motivation to exercise and participate in other rewarding activities, an advance that may lead to improved treatments for depression.

Dr Eric Turner, a principal investigator in Seattle Children’s Research Institute’s Center for Integrative Brain Research and colleagues found that a tiny region of the brain – the dorsal medial habenula – controls the desire to exercise in mice.

A young man died under mysterious circumstances at Shah Ali Banda. It is said that 25-year-old Muhammad Khaja, S/O Muhammad Yusuf, R/O Bala Nagar Mahboob Nagar was suffering from fits. Yesterday his relatives admitted him to a hospital where he died while undergoing treatment. Investigations are underway.

Siasat news

A married woman was allegedly harassed by a youth inside a Uttar Pradesh Roadways bus on Haridwar-Muzaffarnagar highway near here, police said Friday.

The incident took place yesterday when the accused, identified as Ajay Kumar, allegedly passed lewd remarks and harassed the woman who was travelling with her husband in the bus from Haridwar to Muzaffarnagar, police said.

The accused was then beaten up by the woman’s husband and others present in the bus before being handed over to the police. A complaint has been registered against Ajay and he has been arrested, they said.

Car marker leader Maruti Suzuki India is looking at nearly doubling the number of models to 25, including entry into SUV and LCV segments, as it aims a target to sell 3 million cars annually.

The company will launch within a few months an SUV to compete with Renault’s Duster, which will be followed by a compact SUV in 2016 to take on segment leader Ford EcoSport, as part of a strategy to be present in newer segments of the passenger vehicle market.

A new study has found that new dads take at least five months to get the hang of fatherhood.

According to the study for Galt Toys, men who are soon to come fathers are caught up in anxiety over whether they are up to the job and often fret about following the mother’s strict instructions, and are usually overwhelmed by the basic routine, the Daily Express reported.

Nearly 70 percent of new dads admitted that they knew “almost nothing at all” about parenting and were clueless about what to expect from the pregnancy and labor.