Month: January 2015

Vodafone Group’s board to meet today in Delhi

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UK-based telecom giant Vodafone Group will hold a board meeting in the capital Saturday where it is likely to discuss topics ranging from review of its Indian business to provisioning of funds for the upcoming spectrum auction.

The group’s CEO Vittorio Colao will also attend the meeting, as per sources, where the entire board of the group is also expected.

With the spectrum auction scheduled for March 4, it is very likely that the board meeting will focus on it.

UK to ‘increase’ organ donation rate in India, UK

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An NGO Mohan Foundation has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which aims at increasing organ donation rates in India and the United Kingdom, with NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT).

The MoU was signed in the presence of J. Radhakrishnan, IAS, Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu and at the culmination of a consultative meeting for senior Transplant Coordinators from across the country, on 30th January 2015 in Chennai.

New ‘skin-based generators’ can help smartphone charge its battery from your skin

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A new research has revealed about a new flexible generator that converts muscle movements into enough power for small electronics, using human skin as one of its charge-collectors.

The postage-stamp-sized device takes advantage of static electricity to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. Such friction-powered generators could usher new types of wearable sensors that don’t require batteries but instead are powered by the wearer’s daily activities like walking, talking or holding an object.

Titan behaves like Venus, Mars when exposed to raw power of solar wind

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NASA’s Cassini mission has recently found that Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, behaves like Venus and Mars when exposed to raw power of solar wind.

The observations suggest that unmagnetized bodies like Titan might interact with the solar wind in the same basic ways, regardless of their nature or distance from the Sun.

Titan is large enough that it could be considered a planet if it orbited the Sun on its own, and a flyby of the giant moon in Dec. 2013 simulated that scenario, from Cassini’s vantage point.

Saunf Paneer

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Ingredients

1. 250gm paneer, cubed;
2. 5 tomatoes, blanched
3. 1 onion, finely chopped;
4. 1.2 tbsp ginger paste;
5. 1-inch dalchini (cinnamon);
6. 1.2 tsp jeera (cumin);
7. 2tsp garlic paste;
8. 3-4 laung (cloves);
9. 2 elaichi (green cardamom);
10. 2 tej patta (bay leaf);
11. 1tsp saunf (fennel) powder;
12. 3-4tbsp oil;
13. 1tsp lal mirch (red chilli) powder;
14. 1.2 tsp garam masala powder;
15. 1.2 haldi (turmeric);
16. Pinch of hing (asafoetida);
17. 1tsp sugar;
18. Salt to taste

Method:

Poached eggs

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Ingredients

1.Fresh eggs
2.1 to 2 teaspoons of vinegarr
3.Shallow saucepan
4.Thickly sliced bread
5.Chopped olives

Method

1. Bring the water in the saucepan to almost boiling.

2. Add one or two teaspoons of vinegar to the water.

3. Take a ring from a jar and place it in the pan.

4. Drop the egg over the jar ring and let it settle in the ring.

5. Turn off the heat and cover the pan.

Express love with roses!

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Orchids and lilies, hydrangeas and heliconias, anthuriums and birds of paradise – exotic flowers all and easy to buy from the neighbourhood florist. But if it’s Valentine’s Day it’s got to be roses, red roses.

With the global day of love just round the corner – Feb 14 – it’s all about roses again. It could be the one long single stem, one dozen of those deep red blooms or a glorious profusion of 1,000, lovers will say it – and say it best – with roses.

Under-pressure Natarajan claims she stopped mining in Goa

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Former union minister for environment and forests in the erstwhile UPA government Jayanthi Natarajan Friday became the second senior politician to claim credit for the closure of Goa’s tainted, multi-billon dollar iron ore mining industry, after former chief minister Manohar Parrikar.

Natarajan, who made a stormy exit from the party Friday, said in an interview to a leading news channel, late yesterday (Friday), that in 2012 she suspended environment clearances (ECs) to all mining operations.

SET coaching by Siasat at OU

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Telangana Minority Scholars and Intellectual Forum in collaboration with Siasat Daily provides coaching for Paper II & III of TS & AP State Eligibility Test (SET), in Room No. 140, from 3 to 5 pm. Prof. Fatima Parveen is supervising the coaching classes. Shaikh Faheemullah, president Forum, Mohammed Azmath Ali, Shaikh Osman and Shaikh Raheem are monitoring the classes. Interested persons can dial on phone 9390159761.

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Being slim makes a woman happy

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Being slim seems to make a woman happier than any man could, for a new study has found that a female’s weight has a greater effect on her spirits than her love life does.

And, according to researchers, being obese leads to more misery and suffering than being single — while being thin provides more satisfaction than a relationship.

The 24-year study of the ups and downs of the lives of thousands of Germans between 1984 and 2008 found that a good home life is more important than a glittering career, the ‘Daily Mail’ reported.

Not phasing out Nano, new initiatives to push sales: Tata Motors

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After failing to meet high expectations with its small car Nano, Tata Motors is planning several initiatives, including introducing an automatic gear shift version, to revive sales.

“We have in place more initiatives to strengthen the Nano portfolio,” a Tata Motors spokesperson said, refuting reports that the company was looking to phase out the model due to continuously falling sales.

Elaborating further, the spokesperson said the company has already launched the Nano Twist in January 2014, to bring in new features sought by customers for a smart city car.

India, US to set up task force for developing Allahabad, Ajmer and Vizag as Smart Cities

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India and the US on Tuesday decided to set up a task force for jointly developing Allahabad, Ajmer and Vishakhapatnam as Smart Cities with a mandate of preparing the roadmap within three months.

The decision was taken at a meeting between Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu and visiting Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, two days after the two countries signed pacts under which the three cities will be developed as Smart Cities with the help of United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA).

India’s forex reserves down $97.9 million to $322 billion

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India’s foreign exchange reserves declined marginally by USD 97.9 million to USD 322.037 billion in the week to January 23, RBI said Friday.

In the previous reporting week, the reserves had jumped by a whopping USD 2.66 billion to USD 322.135 billion, a new record high.

Foreign currency assets (FCAs), a major constituent of overall reserves, fell by USD 19.7 million to USD 297.510 billion in the reporting week, Reserve Bank data showed.

UN concerned over Nepal’s deadlock in drafting constitution

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The UN has expressed concern over Nepal’s deadlock in drafting a new constitution and Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has called on the nation’s leaders to continue their dialogue, according to his spokesman Stéphane Dujarric.

He told reporters here Friday that Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jens Toyberg-Frandzen “expressed the UN’s increasing concern about the diminishing momentum for inclusive negotiation on the new constitution to be adopted by consensus.”

People worried about discrepancies in EVMs, says Kejriwal

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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said people are worried about discrepancies in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), adding that his party had sought time from the Election Commission to know what procedure must be followed in such a scenario.

” People worried about EVMs. While voting, if u press “A” party but light against “B” party lit, what should you do?” tweeted Kejriwal.

“AAP sought time from EC to know what is the procedure if a voter finds such discrepancy in EVM,” he added.

Agni-V successfully test-fired

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Agni-V, India’s longest range ballistic missile was on Saturday successfully test-fired from a canister on the Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha .

Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), this is the missile’s third launch. However, it is the first from a canister, a method that allows the missile to be fired even from roads.

The missile can carry a 1.1-tonne nuclear warhead over 5,000 km. (ANI)

ICC match officials to explain in detail ‘line of decency’ expected of players at WC

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As the World Cup looms up; the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board has revealed that it would make the ‘line of decency’, that separates appropriate sledging from unacceptable behaviour, explicitly clear to the players.

Reiterating its support for the umpires to continue clamping down on poor player behaviour during the tournament, the ICC has revealed that its match officials would explain exactly what the line of decency is that they expect.

As ICC gears up to explain the line to the players, Australia is a team that carries the ‘playing ugly’ tag more than any other country.

Delhi polls: PM Modi to address rally in Karkardooma today

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a rally on Saturday in east Delhi’s Karkardooma, as part of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) ongoing election campaign in the city.

According to reports, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has also roped in as many as 120 Members of Parliament to address over 250 public meetings in the national capital.

The BJP is also posing five questions everyday to its arch-rival Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), drawing a strong reaction from the latter.

Siasat offers guidance for recruitment in postal department

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Postal department has invited applications from matric candidates for recruitment on 290 posts. Candidates’ age should be between 18 to 27 years. For information and guidance
Matric pass candidates can reach Mahboob Husain Jigar Hall, Siasat office, Abids from 5 to 7 pm. Selection will be made on the basis of written test comprising of 4 papers.

Siasat news

India successfully test-fires Agni-V missile

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India on Saturday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed, intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-5, which has a strike range of over 5000 kms and can carry a nuclear warhead of over one tonne, from Wheeler’s Island off Odisha coast.

The three stage, solid propellant “missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher from the launch complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at about 8.06 hours,” ITR Director MV KV Prasad said.

Prasad told PTI that the canister version of Agni-5 missile was successfully test launched today.

Study Circle Tameer-e-Millat to hold symposium

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Study Circle Tameer-e-Millat will hold an important symposium entitled ‘21st Century and Muslims’ on February 1, at 10: 30 am, at Gulshan-e-Khaleel, Mansaheb Tank. Mr. Ziauddin Nayyar will preside over. Maulana Mohammed Omer Abideen, Mr. Iqbal Ahmed Engineer, Mr. Inaamur Rahman Ghayoor and Mr. Omer Ahmed Shafeeq will address on the occasion.

Siasat news

Shazia Ilmi more beautiful than Kiran Bedi: Katju

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Retired Supreme Court Justice and former Press Council Chairperson Markandey Katju pummeled on social media on Friday after he tweeted that Shazia Ilmi was much more beautiful than Kiran Bedi.

Katju regards Ilmi more beautiful than party’s chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi and had she been the BJP’s CM face, the party would without doubt have won the Delhi elections.

“I regard Shazia Ilmi much more beautiful than Kiran Bedi. If Shazia had been made their C.M. candidate BJP wud have definitely won the Delhi,” tweeted Katju.

Clashes in Iraq kill dozens of jihadis

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Dozens of Islamic State (IS) jihadis and at least 16 members of the Iraqi security forces were killed, and 77 people were injured in intense fighting in several Iraqi provinces Friday.

An Iraqi police source said that IS militants launched a major offensive on three different fronts against the city of Kirkuk, 250 km north of the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad. The attacks were repelled by the defence forces of the autonomous region of Kurdistan, commonly known as the “Peshmerga”.

The source added that dozens of jihadis were killed and injured in the clashes.