Month: March 2015

Karrueche Tran still in love with cheating ex Chris Brown

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Karrueche Tran has admitted that she’s still in love with Chris Brown, even though he had a baby with another woman while they were together.

In an interview aired on OWN network, the 26-year-old model, who had broken up with ‘International Love’ singer before the news emerged, said that Brown could use some serious church time and yoga.

The interview had reportedly shut down when host Iyanla Vanzant got personal, but it restarted after which Tran broke down. (ANI)

PM Modi greets people on Rajasthan Diwas

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted the people of Rajasthan on the occasion of Rajasthan Diwas.

“Greetings to people of Rajasthan on Rajasthan Diwas,” Prime Minister Modi said.

“My dear Brothers and Sisters of Rajasthan, On Rajasthan Diwas, my greetings to all of you,” he added in his message.

Prime Minister Modi said Rajasthan is a land known for its splendid culture and glorious history .

“The people of Rajasthan have always been remembered for their bravery and valour. The people of Rajasthan are known for their industrious nature,” Prime Minister Modi said.

Two beaten to death in Faridabad

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Two persons were beaten to death with bricks allegedly by three youths here, police said on Monday.

The incident happened yesterday when Vinod and Ramdas, got into an argument with three youths namely Radhe, Chotelal and Anil near the Hridayram Temple in the city.

The three then attacked the duo with bricks after which Ramdas died on spot and Vinod died while being taken to hospital, police said.

Vikas, the brother of deceased Vinod, had registered a complaint in this regard.

Police said that a case has been lodged against the three youths and the matter is being investigated.

“Fujifilm Dr Calneo Smart” takes highest honor in Red Dot Design Award

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Fujifilm Corporation has announced that the FUJIFILM DR CALNEO Smart Series, the DR cassette size digital X-ray diagnostic imaging system, has been named the ‘best of the best’, the highest honor in the product design category of the Red Dot Design Award 2015, organized by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen based in Essen, Germany.

Seven other products from the company, including the digital camera “FUJIFILM X-T1,” have also won the Red Dot Design Award.

The Red Dot Design Award is an international product design prize launched in 1955.

Providing too much attention to a task may be futile

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Being too focused on a task may not yield perfect results as researchers have found that too much attention hinders the brain from switching from an ongoing strategy to a new and perhaps more efficient one.

The study published in the journal Neuron showed that activity in a region of the brain known as the medial prefrontal cortex is involved in shifting focus from a successful strategy to one that is even better.

US envoy stresses on need for ‘negotiated settlement’ between govt and Taliban in Afghanistan

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While noting that the United States never sought to target the Taliban “just as Taliban,” a U.S. special envoy has emphasised the need for a negotiated settlement in Afghanistan.

Addressing the media over Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s recent visit to Washington, Dan Feldman, who is special U.S. envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, said that he thought there was a sincere effort and a recognition in Pakistan that long-term stability on their border would be in their interest and that they would have a role to play in ensuring a peaceful resolution to the peace process, the Dawn reported.

Big data reveals genetic clues in humans

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After analysing big data about a key protein, computer scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered its connection in human history as well as clues about its role in complex neurological diseases.

Through a novel method, Sharlee Climer and Weixiong Zhang discovered a region encompassing the gephyrin protein – master regulator of receptors in the brain that transmit messages – on chromosome 14 that underwent rapid evolution after splitting in two completely opposite directions thousands of years ago.

Israeli PM Netanyahu accuses Iran of trying to ‘conquer entire Middle East’ amidst nuclear deal talks

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Iran of trying to “conquer the entire Middle East” amidst talks that the West is close to signing a pending nuclear deal with Iran.

According to Fox News, Netanyahu said at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem that the nuclear deal bore all their fears.

Five world powers along with the United States are working toward a March 31 deadline to reach a nuclear deal.

Meanwhile, Netanyahu has “deep concerns” over the nuclear deal as the nations are meeting in Lusanne and Switzerland.

Learn and groove with Google Glass soon

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Those who think the eye wearable device Google Glass is dead, be ready to shake a leg with the device. According to media reports, Google Glass will come with a new technology that will teach you some funky dance moves in real time.

In the popular interactive video game “Dance Dance Revolution”, users are prompted to make certain dance moves indicated by the programme controlling the game.

Chelsea set to pay Bale’s 75 mln-pound release clause to Real: Reports

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In order to finally sign Welsh wizard Gareth Bale this summer, Chelsea is reportedly set to pay the forward’s 75 million pounds release clause to Real Madrid.

Chelsea have been strongly linked with Bale in the last few weeks, amid talks that the Welshman is set to quit Madrid, Metro.co.uk reported.

And now reports have revealed that Jose Mourinho’s club is ready to pay Bale’s 75 million-pound release clause in order to get the forward signed up, although the Welsh man still maintains that he is happy in Madrid and expects to stay.

Kids skipping lunch lose out on essential nutrients

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Skipping lunch is a common practice among children and adolescents, with 13 percent of younger children and 17 percent of 9-13 year olds skipping lunch on a given day, reveals a new survey that evaluated eating patterns of more than 3,500 children in the US.

The findings, part of Nestle’s new Kids Nutrition & Health Study (KNHS), are of particular concern given that lunch-skippers had lower intakes of nutrients, including calcium and fibre, than lunch consumers.

Priyanka wraps up ‘Quantico’ pilot, heads back to Mumbai

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Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who was busy shooting in the US for a pilot of American show “Quantico”, has wrapped up work on it and she’s on her way to Mumbai.

“And it’s a wrap! #Quantico pilot shoot is over! Hope we get picked up! Loved played Alex Parrish! Thx team! (sic),” the National Award winning actress tweeted on Monday.

“Bye bye NYC… Mumbai calling… Yay! Can’t wait to be home,” she added.

Her work trip turned out to be a whole lot of fun and learning. Priyanka, it seemed through her Twitter updates, was making the most of her time in New York.

People wired to get over romantic break ups

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A new study has suggested that people are hardwired to fall out of love and move onto new romantic relationships.

The study conducted at Saint Louis University Medical Center examined the process of falling out of love and breaking up, which they call primary mate ejection, and moving on to develop a new romantic relationship, which they call secondary mate ejection.

Even rats can imagine and reason!

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Rats have the ability to link cause and effect such that they can expect, or imagine, something happening even if it isn’t, reveals a new study.

The findings are important to understanding human reasoning, especially in older adults, as ageing degrades the ability to maintain information about unobserved events, the researchers said.

The recent study draws from long-understood ideas that when a rat (or dog or pigeon) observes one event followed by another, such as a tone followed by food, it forms an association between the events.

Meet the old man whose dead wife has been nagging him from the grave

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A recently widowed man named Tod Wiseman has claimed that his dead wife has been nagging him from beyond the grave.

The 79-year old asserted that his late wife Yvonne’s ghost has been haunting him in the bedroom and ordering him to “stop bloody sniffing”, the Daily Star reported.

Wiseman also said that his wife’s ghost had annoyingly shouted at him for wearing her slippers, and it totally astonished him as that was exactly what his wife used to say when she was alive.

Exploding head syndrome not a supernatural event

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An unexpectedly high percentage of young people experience ‘exploding head syndrome’, a new study reveals.

Exploding head syndrome is a psychological phenomenon in which people are awakened by abrupt loud noises, even the sensation of an explosion in their head.

The researchers found that nearly one in five of college students interviewed said they had experienced it at least once. It was so bad for some that it significantly impacted their lives, he said.

Hugh Jackman shares final snap as ‘Wolverine’ on Instagram

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Hugh Jackman took to Instagram to share the image of him in the role of ‘Wolverine’ for the very last time.

The 46-year old Australian actor posted a picture sporting his X-Men mutant’s razor-sharp blades on one hand and wrote “WOLVERINE …ONE LAST TIME. HJ,” E! Online reported.

The ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ star hinted to an upcoming sequel to Marvel’s standalone ‘Wolverine’ films, which was still untitled.

Jackman said that it was just a question of age and that as long as he could get the claws up without the need for a blue pill, he was fine with it.

Delhi eyes Singapore water re-use model, says Kejriwal

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Delhi will soon be a city sans any water problem as Singapore water re-use model, in which waste water is filtered and used again, is being studied to be replicated here, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday.

Interacting with reporters at Rashtrpati Bhavan after attending the Padma awards presentation ceremony, Kejriwal said his government has already sent teams to Singapore to study its water supply model.

Harrison Ford discharged from hospital post plane crashing incident

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Harrison Ford has been reportedly been discharged from hospital, after suffering critical injuries in a plane crash.

The 72-year-old ‘Star Wars’ actor, was taken to UCLA Medical Center earlier this month, after he crash landed vintage World War II plane on a Los Angeles golf course, News.com.au reported.

According to a source, Ford, who had suffered a cut scalp and broken bones in his pelvis and ankle, was spotted driving in Los Angeles.

Ford would soon be seen reprising his role of Han Solo in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’, which is due to premiere in December. (ANI)

Scarcity of food, water in Yemen: Indian returnee

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There is a shortage of food and water in Yemen and continuous bombing and shelling is taking place in the country, an Indian expatriate has said on returning to Kerala.

Rueban Jacob Chandy, who arrived here in the morning, said the atmosphere is not conducive to live in Yemen with food and water becoming increasingly scarse.

BHEL to set up power plant in Telengana

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State-run power equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) on Monday said it is setting up four 270 MW units valued at Rs.5,000 crore for Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited (TSGENCO) in the state.

The units would be set up at Manuguru in Khammam district of Telangana.

“The project is targeted to be commissioned in 24 months on fast-track basis with both TSGENCO and BHEL setting up teams to expedite clearances and execution of the project,” the company said in a statement.

Fadnavis defends minister who carried revolver at kids’ event

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Defending his Cabinet colleague Girish Mahajan who is being criticised for attending a children’s event with a revolver tucked in his waist, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said he has not broken any law.

Mahajan also later clarified that he carries the weapon for self-defence and that he has not been involved in any kind of violence.
The issue of water resources minister Mahajan carrying a revolver, which was very much visible, at an event on Saturday for deaf and mute children in Jalgaon city was raised in both the Houses of state Legislature here today.

Venezuela collects over 5 mn signatures against US decree

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Over five million Venezuelans have signed a petition against a US decree that labels the South American country as a national security threat.

Earlier this month, Obama signed a decree stating “the situation in Venezuela… constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the US and I hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that threat,” Xinhua reported on Monday.

Ex-Israeli PM convicted in graft case retrial

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An Israeli court on Monday found former prime minister Ehud Olmert guilty of fraud and breach of trust, two years after he was cleared in the same case.

In 2012, the Jerusalem district court acquitted Olmert of charges of fraud, tax evasion and falsifying corporate records known as the Talansky and Rishon Tours affairs, the Times of Israel reported.

The court said Olmert was guilty of fraud and breach of trust in the case, in which he was accused of accepting envelopes full of cash from American businessman and fundraiser Morris Talansky.