According to Principal Mumtaz College, all students are hereby informed that Ethics Human Values & Environmental Education exams will be held respectively on January 28 and 31. II year students who did not appear in those exams last year are obliged to appear for the same.
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In a new study, scientists have identified the ‘switch’ or neurons in brain, that’s responsible for switching thirst on or off.
A team of neuroscientists from Columbia University Medical Center hypothesized that there are at least two types of neurons in the subfornical organ (SFO), in the hypothalamus including ones that drive thirst and others that suppress it. “Those electrostimulation experiments were probably activating both types of neurons at once, so they were bound to get conflicting results,” said lead author Yuki Oka, PhD.
A zoo in the Philippines is offering deep muscle ‘python massage’ to people who make a donation to their organization.
Visitors to Cebu City Zoo experiences can enjoy the alternative massage, delivered by four large five metres long pythons, weighing a combined 250kg, who are placed across the body, the Mirror reported.
The massage is a serious business and had been offered at the zoo before but is now back on popular demand.
Zoo manager Giovanni Romarate said that though the visitors do feel fear at first, guests generally like it when they try it out.
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More than half the people in some developing countries could be at the risk of malnutrition if crop-pollinating animals like bees continue to decline, a study shows.
Scientists at the University of Vermont and Harvard University have connected what people actually eat in four developing countries to the pollination requirements of the crops that provide their food and nutrients.
The team gathered survey data about people’s daily diets in parts of Zambia, Mozambique, Uganda and Bangladesh.
Actress Shruti Haasan, who will turn 29 Wednesday, has decided to celebrate her birthday with her fans on a social networking platform. She has asked her fans to post details and pictures of a good deed they may have done.
“Shruti has always believed in doing things that matter and help make a difference to others’ lives. On her birthday, she wants to share this very belief with her fans for which she will run a special online birthday exercise,” a source close to Shruti told IANS.
Indebted man ends life
(Siasat News): An indebted man who was very upset over the repayment of the borrowed money as he was not able to arrange the money and was afraid of losing his reputation, took the extreme step of ending his life.
This incident occurred in Kukatpally where one Balu. 40 alias Ramulu hanged himself to death last night. He was a labourer and has been living in Kukatpally. He had borrowed money from many money-lenders and they were insisting upon for their money and had visited the house of the deceased.
The latest target of Hindu Mahasabha are the prominent Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Saif Ali Khan for marrying the women from Hindu religion.
According to a weekly publication Hindu Sabha Varta, the Mahasabha challenged the Khans to convert to Hinduism if they “really” love their wives.
Besides Amir, SRK and Saif, the editorial targets Imran Hashmi and Fardeen Khan on for marrying Hindus.
Indian film-makers are also on the editorial target for pair Muslim male actors along with Hindu actresses.
A man has been booked for allegedly raping his daughter-in-law repeatedly for about two years, in Yadav Nagar colony here.
The 26-year-old woman, who alleged that her father-in-law repeatedly intimidated her and raped her, and even on January 15 in the absence of her husband, was medically examined in the local civil hospital yesterday and based on a complaint, a case was registered, police said today.
Efforts were on to apprehend the accused who was absconding, police said.
After arresting rowdy sheeters, chain snatchers and Snake Gang, Police will take action under PD act against contract marriage brokers. A senior official of South Zone of City Police told that within a week orders will be issued for taking action against active marriage brokers.
A strong partnership between India and the UN based on shared Gandhian values is critical to “shape a new future” that embraces sustainable development, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said in a Republic Day message.
“Mahatma Gandhi was a champion of peace, a defender of human rights, and an advocate for the empowerment of the poor,” Ban said in the message Monday on India’s 66th Republic Day, adding: “These are the same values embodied in the United Nations Charter.”
A new study has revealed that the thought of sex occurs to men at least 34 times in a day, as compared to their female counterparts, who think about it around 18 times a day.
The new research shows that men think about sex twice as much as women, the Daily Star reported.
The new figures are being associated with the success of E.L. James’s erotic novel ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’.
For the research, students at the Ohio State University were asked to record every time they thought about sex, food and sleep each day.
Seven persons were killed and four others injured when two four-wheelers collided head-on in Mahboobnagar district of Telangana Tuesday morning.
The incident occurred on the outskirts of Komireddipalli on NH-44 when a vehicle with Maharashtra registration number crossed the road divider and hit another coming from opposite direction resulting in the death of seven persons and injuries to 4 others, a police officer said.
Having hope in Allah The Almighty bears fruit to the following:
• It makes one strive more and exert greater effort in performing acts of worship.
• It makes one even more inclined to be constantly obedient to Allah The Almighty.
• It makes one enjoy drawing closer to Allah The Almighty, and makes one experience the thrill of supplicating to Him.
• It makes one express his servitude to and need for his Lord, and makes him realise that he cannot do without the favours and kindness of his Lord, even for a period that is as rapid as the blinking of an eye.
US President Barack Obama would meet his fellow Noble laureate Kailash Satyarthi here on Tuesday.
Obama will meet Satyarthi, who along with Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the rights of all children to education,” the White House said Monday night.
Satyarthi and Yousafzai were on December 10 awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their pioneering work on promoting child rights. Obama received the prize in 2009.
While Republic Day is an annual delight for Indians, for some of the Americans who attended the parade today, the occasion turned out to be an American delight, and they expressed hope that US President Barack Obama’s visit would strengthen ties between the two countries.
John Mathew from New York who attended the ceremonial parade for the firs time was happy to be part of the audience.
Jaypee Punjab Warriors continued their fine form and defeated Uttar Pradesh Wizards 3-2 in a keenly-contested league match to register their second consecutive win of the third Hero Hockey India League, here today.
The Warriors scored a goal each in the first three quarters of the match through Varun Kumar (12th minute), SV Sunil (28th) and Sandeep Singh (42nd), while VR Raghunath (7th, 53rd) converted two penalty corners for the visitors.
“Each household of Delhi will be connected with a water pipeline and free wi-fi facility will be provided in the entire national capital,” he said. On women’s security, Kejriwal promised that if voted to power, his government would provide a “security button” on the mobile phones of women which would let the police reach the crime venue within minutes during an emergency.
Despite Election Commission’s warning to refrain from making such remarks, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday once again exhorted Delhiites to accept bribes from BJP and Congress but vote for his party.
The government Monday launched the exhaustive exercise for holding consultations aimed at the drafting of a new national education policy and invited suggestions and discussions towards that end.
The launch was announced in all dailies across the country today with the public being asked to participate in the process on the website http://www.mygov.in.
“Suggestions are invited on 33 themes identified for discussions. Consultations will start soon from villages, block and districts to state and national level,” said advertisements appearing in the dailies.
You may not paying attention to the video ads running in the corner your computer screen, but it still could have an impact on you more than you realize, says a new study.
According to Professor Brittany Duff at University of Illinois, who led two different studies on multitasking and ad recognition, each with a different group of undergraduates at a different Midwestern university, it depends on how one perceives and processes media content, and may also depend on the mood.
A new study has shed light on dementia demonstrating that higher dementia risk is linked to more use of common drugs.
The study conducted at University of Washington suggested that increased risk for developing dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease is linked to taking commonly used medications with anticholinergic effects at higher doses or for a longer time.
Pakistan`s concern is China`s concern said Chinese Politburo member Meng jianzhu and called Pakistan reliable friend.
According to Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) tweet, Meng Jianzhu, member of Politburo — Communist Party`s second highest council — termed China`s relationship with Pakistan “beyond individuals” adding that “Pakistan`s concern is China`s concern”.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday is scheduled to hold a road show in the Kalkaji area of the national capital, as the campaigning for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections is set to gather momentum.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders will also be addressing gatherings later in the week.
“Here richly, with ridiculous display,/The Politician’s corpse was laid away/While all of his acquaintance sneered and slanged/I wept: for I had longed to see him hanged”, was prolific English author Hillaire Belloc’s caustic send-off to an unnamed politician. The verse also exemplifies the vibrant, universal tradition of political satire that exists alongside organised government – from the plays of Aristophanes in ancient Athens to TV shows like “Yes Minister” and “Saturday Night Live” now. And closer to home, both Hindi and Urdu literature used it to devastating effect.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said there were few partnerships which were so rich in promise and so capable of shaping the world as the one between India and the United States.
“Our inter-dependent world needs strong international partnerships more than ever before. And, few partnerships are so rich in promise and so capable of shaping our world as ours,” Prime Minister Modi said at the India-U.S. Business Summit here.
A team of chemists have figured out how to unboil egg whites which could ultimately reduce costs for cancer treatments, food production and other segments of the 160 billion dollars global biotechnology industry.
The research was conducted by University Of California (UCI) and Australian chemists.