Month: September 2014

Hrithik Roshan has asked Salman Khan to draw a painting with a message as part of the ‘Bang Bang’ dare to promote his upcoming action thriller.

Hrithik, 40, will be seen in an action hero avatar in the Siddharth Anand-directed film, which also stars Katrina Kaif and will hit theatres on October 2.

“Here it is. To the one who is more about other people than himself, Paint! And give world a message! Any. Salman Khan qubool (accept)?,” Hrithik posted on Twitter.

Scientists have come up with new strategies in order to beat tuberculosis.

Over the past few years, a class of compounds called ADEPs had emerged as a promising new weapon in the fight against drug-resistant bacteria. The compounds work by attaching themselves to a cellular enzyme called ClpP, which bacterial cells use to rid themselves of harmful proteins. With an ADEP attached, ClpP can’t function properly, and the bacterial cell dies.

A new study has examined that nondigestible compounds in apples may help prevent disorders associated with obesity.

The study conducted at Washington State University showed Granny Smith apples surpass Braeburn, Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, McIntosh and Red Delicious in the amount of nondigestible compounds they contain.

Actor Mohib Mirza says he is touched by the adulation Pakistani artistes are getting in India, which is more than what they receive back home.

Mohib, who is on Indian TV screens with his show ‘Yeh Shaadi Nahi Ho Sakti’ on Zindagi channel, finds the appreciation from Indian audience towards Pakistani talent surreal.

“I feel elated that our shows have made their way into people’s hearts in India. This kind of respect and appreciation towards actors is unbelievable and is something we haven’t experienced at home.

Diesel price is likely to be cut by about Re 1 per litre, the first reduction in rates in over five years, while petrol price may be slashed by Rs 1.75.

State-owned oil firms are likely to announce reduction in rates, made possible because of softening in international oil rates, this evening, government and industry sources said.

Under-recovery or the difference between retail price and its imported cost was wiped out and there was an over-recovery of 35 paise a litre from September 16. This over-recovery is now about Re 1 a litre.

CPI(M) today asked the government not to succumb to American “pressures” to send troops to join the US-led coalition to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

“The Government of India must, under no circumstances, fall prey to these machinations. It must never join any unilateral US initiative of this sort, no matter how strongly such an initiative is portrayed as defending ‘humanity’ against ‘the forces of barbarism’,” the party Politburo said in a statement.

AIADMK’s Puducherry unit today welcomed senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P Kannan’s extension of ‘moral support to jailed party leader Jayalalithaa in an illegal assets case

Kannan had stated yesterday that he was extending moral support to the AIADMK supremo and that she would scale greater heights because of sympathy and intensified support she was gaining in the context of the current developments.

An outraged Indian boxing contingent today lodged a protest and demanded a review of L Sarita Devi’s semifinal bout in the Asian Games after the veteran was adjudged to have lost despite a dominating performance against home favourite Jina Park.

The Indian boxing contingent lodged a protest after paying a USD 500 fee, which would not be refunded if the review upholds the original decision.

“A protest has been lodged against the decision,” a member of the contingent told PTI.

Inmates of Tihar jail were treated to some laughter by popular comedian Johnny Lever at a function organised in the jail premises.

Lever performed at a musical and comedy show titled, ‘Sound of the souls’ at the central jail number one.

“These are great people, I loved performing here. I’ll always look forward to an opportunity like this. The event according to me has been a hit with the support of the officials and enthusiasm of the inmates.

Expressing confidence that BJP would get absolute majority in the next month’s Maharashtra Assembly elections, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today said the party’s fight is against Congress and NCP and their bad governance in the state.

When asked by reporters if the BJP would fight against its former ally Shiv Sena, Javadekar said, “Our fight is against the Congress and NCP, and the bad governance.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that all terrorism in India is “exported” and is not “home-grown”, asserting it has “no borders”.

Modi said this even as he rejected any distinction between good and bad terrorism and called for a collective fight to effectively tackle the global challenge.

The Prime Minister dwelt at length on the challenges posed by terrorism while addressing the Council for Foreign Relations here yesterday on the fourth day of his five-day visit to the US.

The demise of the scion of the royal family, Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar, which marked the end of the 600-year-old Mysore royal dynasty, has subdue the world- famous Dasara festival in Mysore.

As a rule, the scion of the royal family presides over the private darbar but this time, the successor of the royal family was not announced because of civil disputes with the state government.

Amidst the ongoing cleanliness drive in the capital witnessing the participation of prominent leaders of the Union Cabinet, Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) Najeeb Jung today appealed to the people to also participate in the drive as only Government efforts are not enough.

“Just the efforts of the Government are not enough, I appeal to the people of Delhi to come out and visit schools, hospitals to participate in the cleanliness drive,” said Jung.

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Nadella who was in New Delhi to participate in a Nasscom event said that his company has the most partner friendly approach and scale.

“Today, we have the broadest eco system of partners and the most partner friendly approach and scale,” Nadella said while addressing the gathering at the ‘mobile-first, cloud-first’ event.

“We don’t need to go hunt for one deal. We want to have ubiquity of access in partner opportunity,” he added.

A new research has revealed that drinking caffeinated beverages is better driver fatigue-fighting measure than listening to music.

The simulated driving study that measured driver fatigue levels against the use of caffeine, music, or no stimulant, showed that drivers who used either caffeine or music as a stimulant felt significantly less tired than those who did not.

However, those who drank a caffeinated beverage to stay awake performed their driving tasks much better than those who listened to music or those in the control group.

Oil free cosmetics are a favourite of every woman. In Japan, manufacturers give special emphasis to cosmetics which are ‘safe’ for every skin.

“The concept of our skin care products is “oil cut”. It’s important to fill horny cell layer with water in order to keep beauty and healthy skin. We researched what is really needed to keep that skin. And, we found that is not oil, but water,” said Haruka Okumura, Orbis Inc.

Products made by ORBIS are popular in Japan due to being oil free.

However, the company, facing stiff competition in the market, has focused on “Safety and Relief”.

A man who was detained for sneaking into the White House earlier this month reportedly managed to go farther into the presidential residence than previously believed.

According to the BBC, Omar Gonazalez, 42, made it to the East Room in the highly guarded home on 19 September, unidentified officials told multiple news outlets.

The East Room is used for many functions, out of which, some are hosted by the President himself.

Gonzalez of Copperas Cove, Texas, was carrying a three and a half inch Spyderco VG-10 black serrated folding knife in his front pants pocket when he was arrested.

Filipino boxer and politician Manny Pacquiao has responded to the latest jibes from undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather in their long-running, fight free rivalry, saying that the American should fear God.

Pacquiao said that he is currently splitting his focus between training for November’s bout against Chris Algieri and a forthcoming basketball cameo in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

This has to be one of the most gruelling Navratri fasts that Mr Modi has undertaken. We don’t have it from the horse’s mouth but seriously just imagine sipping only water all day as you head for meeting after meeting watching people eat gourmet food, drinking freshly squeezed juice and then talk and talk more, like the fate of your country hangs on your words. Well it does actually.

Anti Corruption Bureau sleuths trapped a Tahsildar for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 20000/- from a Pattadar. On demanding the bribe for submitting the Pattadar’s name online, Dy. Tahsildar (FAC) Burgampahad Mandal and typist Tahsildar Office were caught red handed. Later the duo was produced before ACB’s special court in Hyderabad.

Siasat news

Mohtarma Khursheed Begum w/o Mohd. Inayatullah Khan expired.

Namaz-e-Janaza was offered at Jama Masjid Bidar after namaz-e-Asar followed by burial at ahata qabarstan dargah Hazrat Khaja Abul Faiz, Bidar.

Fateha sewam is fixed on September 30 between namaz-e-zohar and Asar at Dulhan Masjid, Bidar.

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Mohtarma Khursheed Begum popularly known as Shakila aapa d/o late Mir Dilawar Ali Rizvi and w/o late Syed Ali Rizvi expired today.

Government of Andhra Pradesh has appointed senior bureaucrat S V Prasad IAS and former Chief Secretary Vigilance Commissioner as the first vigilance Commissioner of the newly formed Andhra Pradesh state. Andhra Pradesh government issued orders in this connection.

Mr. S V Prasad has served on various key posts in united Andhra Pradesh. S Prasad who is having a clean image has thanked Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu for his appointment.

Siasat news

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the White House for the private dinner hosted by President Barack Obama, India and the US today issued a vision statement “Chalein Saath Saath: Forward Together We Go” that called for a joint endeavour for prosperity and peace.

“As leaders of two great democratic nations with diverse traditions and faiths, we share a vision for a partnership in which the United States and India work together, not just for the benefit of both our nations, but for the benefit of the world,” the White House said in a statement.

The rupee weakened by nine paise to trade at a fresh seven-month low of 61.62 against the dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market today following increased demand for the US currency from importers ahead of RBI’s policy review.

A lower opening at the domestic equity market and the dollar’s rise against other major currencies overseas also put pressure on the rupee, dealers said.

Aral Sea – the giant lake between Kazakhstan in the north and Uzbekistan in the south – has dried up completely, says NASA.

In the early 1900s, the Aral Sea was the fourth largest lake in the world.

Today, the vast lake – formed 5.5 million years ago in Central Asia – in the middle of the Kyzylkum desert has shrunk to a level where water is no more visible to the eyes, revealed a series of images from Nasa’s Terra satellite.

A massive water diversion project begun by the Soviet Union in the 1960s caused it to shrink dramatically.