Minority Welfare Department has made representation with Director of School Education to exempt Urdu medium teachers’ post from roster system. Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao had sent a letter to Director Minority Welfare Mohammed Jalaluddin Akber inviting his attention towards appointment of 773 Urdu medium teachers.
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today left for a day-long official visit to Turkey to hold discussions with the country’s top leadership on the Yemen crisis.
During his visit, Sharif will meet with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.
Pakistan believes in a peaceful resolution of the crisis and wished to promote unity among Muslim countries, Sharif said in a statement released ahead of his departure.
Fair trade regulator CCI has dismissed allegations that Haryana government and realty firms DLF and HLF Enterprises indulged in unfair business practices with respect to residential projects in Gurgaon.
A complaint filed by a resident of Gurgaon’s Ambience Lagoon Apartments, a project developed by HLF Enterprises, had alleged that Haryana government failed to provide separate rules for condominiums as a result of which they are governed by norms for cooperative societies or commercial complexes.
Proud mother Kourtney Kardashian has shared the first look of her newborn son on Instagram, three months after giving birth to the bundle of joy.
“My little turtle dove angel baby boy Reign Aston Disick,” Kourtney captioned the photo that showed little Reign in a white onesie lying on a white fur rug.
“Meet my beautiful grandson! #blessed
#oneofthelovesofmylife,” grandma Kris Jenner wrote.
The Mouse House is developing a live-action movie based on the children favourite story with indie filmmaker Alex Ross Perry (“Listen Up Philip”) on board, reported Ace Shhowbiz.
The new story will follow an adult Christopher Robin as he revisits Hundred Acre Wood and reconnects with the iconic residents that include the titular bear, his best buddy Piglet, Eeyore the donkey, Tigger, and Kanga the kangaroo among others.
Think twice before you settle down for your favourite TV show as every hour you spend in front of the idiot box increases the risk of developing diabetes by over three percent, warns a study.
The study, published in the journal Diabetologia, examined the impact of sedentary behaviour over time on diabetes incidence.
“These results should inform future lifestyle intervention efforts that already focus on goals of increasing activity and reducing weight to also consider emphasising sitting less,” said senior author Andrea Kriska from the University of Pittsburgh in the US.
To help better understand autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), both general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development the Centre for Child and Adolescent Well Being (CCAW) is geared up for several awareness raising actions.
An ‘Autism Carnival: Celebrate Autism’ which enters its third edition this year aims to inculcate new perspectives, which are far removed from medical jargon or formal medical conferences and are more understandable to general public is scheduled for April 5.
Dismissing opposition’s claim that his government has given fishing rights to Indians, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said he has issued clear instructions to the navy to seize boats that violate the country’s territorial waters.
“We have not allowed fishing in our waters for the Indians. I have given clear instructions to navy to arrest boats or trawlers that violate our water limits,” Sirisena told a gathering of fishing industry and political representatives last night.
Police have arrested one person on charges of drug trafficking and recovered 200 grams of heroin worth Rs 20 lakh from his possession in Shamli district, police said today.
Acting on a tipoff, one Imran was yesterday arrested from Gangoh road near Uttar Pradesh-Haryana border in Jhinjhana town, Superintendent of Police Sanjay Bhushan said.
His accomplice Naushad managed to flee from the spot, police said.
An FIR has been registered in the matter, he said, adding that Imran is being interrogated.
People who eat high-fat dairy products face reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, says a new study.
Ulrika Ericson, who conducted the study, said that people who ate most high-fat dairy products had a 23 per cent lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who ate the least. High meat consumption was linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes regardless of the fat content of the meat.
Drones will soon perform a special task in the state capital apart from functioning as eyes in the sky with the Lucknow Police planning to use them for dispersing mobs.
These little unmanned mini-choppers are already in use in various sensitive parts of Uttar Pradesh for taking aerial snaps, but for the first time the hi-tech gadget will be used to control unruly crowds.
Characteristics passed between generations are not decided solely by DNA, but can be brought about by other material in cells, new research has shown for the first time.
Scientists studied proteins found in cells, known as histones, which are not part of the genetic code, but act as spools around which DNA is wound. Histones are known to control whether or not genes are switched on.
Researchers found that naturally occurring changes to these proteins, which affect how they control genes, can be sustained from one generation to the next and so influence which traits are passed on.
A madrasa teacher has been arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a 10-year-old boy at Jansath town in the district, police said on Friday.
The accused identified as Shoaib Hassan yesterday lured the boy, who was returning from school, in a room on the pretext of giving sweets and tried to sodomise him, police said.
On the complaint of boy’s family, a case was registered against Hassan under Sections 377 (unnatural offences) and 511 (punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment), they said.
Barring metal, sugar and pepper, all other commodity markets as well as stocks, forex and money markets will remain closed today on account of “Good Friday”.
“Pitch Perfect 2” actress Hailee Steinfeld says besides her filmy career, bullying was also a reason she was home-schooled.
Steinfeld, 18, said she sometimes finds it hard when she misses out on ordinary teenage experiences, reported Female First.
“(Bullying) was a factor. Along with (my film) schedule picking up. I was the new kid in school so that came into play. There was no second thought, because it was all around a not-so-great experience,” she said.
Actor Jon Hamm says his role of a troubled ad agency boss on the hit show “Mad Men” took an emotional toll on him.
The 44-year-old actor recently completed a 30-day stint in rehab for alcohol addiction and though he has not blamed the show, in which he plays Don Draper, for his struggles, he has found his job “challenging”, reported Grazia magazine.
Oscar-winner John Legend has officiated the wedding of his and his wife Chrissy Teigen’s dogs to benefit the singer’s charity “The Show Me Campaign”.
Puddy and Pippa’s wedding was recorded in a parody video, which is aimed to raise money to renovate the auditorium of South High School in Legend’s hometown, Springfield, Ohio.
The dogs, named Puddy and Pippa, tied the knot which aims “to break the cycle of poverty by providing all children with quality educations.”
The video starts with Legend singing his hit love ballad “All of Me”.
Textile exporters are feeling let down by the new foreign trade policy (FTP), which they said has ignored the cotton yarn sector.
The Commerce Ministry announced the much-awaited FTP on Wednesday.
Texprocil Chairman R K Dalmia, in a statement, said the FTP outlines the vision, goals and objectives for the country’s export-import sector for 2015-20, but wondered if the high export targets set by the government are going to be achieved by promoting exports of handloom and coir products.
“Pitch Perfect” actor Ben Platt has been cast in “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk”, director Ang Lee’s adaptation of the acclaimed 2012 Ben Fountain novel.
The book is about a group of servicemen sent on a ‘Victory Tour’ after returning from combat in Iraq.
The trip takes them to Texas, where they’re hosted by the Dallas Cowboys at Thanksgiving time. Already cast are Garrett Hedlund, Steve Martin and Joe Alwyn, reported Deadline.
Lee begins shooting this month in Atlanta from a script by Oscar-winner Simon Beaufoy (‘Slumdog Millionaire’).
Model Karlie Kloss says she grew up surrounded by women and considers herself a feminist.
Despite the heavily female-dominated background, the 22-year-old model said she does not have problems getting on with most people, reported Porter magazine.
“I grew up in a house with four women – it’s hard not to be a feminist. I feel a bit like a chameleon. Not only in the way that I can adapt to different circles and feel really at ease, but it is part of my job to be a chameleon. I find it a challenge to physically take on a different character at each show,” she said.
Bringing Bollywood’s most successful onscreen pair, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in his upcoming venture film Dilwale once again to the silver screen, director Rohit Shetty said the film will release on Christmas this year.
Shetty, who was in the city to attend the Goa State Film Festival, said he is currently shooting for the film.
On being delved into the details of the film, he told PTI that it’s a wholesome “Rohit Shetty” film. The upcoming comedy-drama, Dilwale is produced by Shetty and Shah Rukh’s wife Gauri Khan.
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A new study has revealed that black holes don’t erase information, which may suggest that “information loss paradox” in black holes does not exist.
That’s what some physicists have argued for years: That black holes are the ultimate vaults, entities that suck in information and then evaporate without leaving behind any clues as to what they once contained. But new research shows that this perspective may not be correct.
Pitching for greater gender diversity on its board, state-run banking giant SBI’s Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya said the bank wants some more women directors and has already suggested a few names to the government.
This comes in sharp contrast to an overall reluctance shown by the listed companies across the board in run-up to a regulatory deadline, which expired yesterday, for appointing at least one woman director.
SBI was already in compliance with the requirement with its chairperson itself being a woman.
While releasing its first ever transparency report, Snapchat has announced that it has cut-off all third-party applications from accessing its data, in a bid to show its users that it takes their privacy seriously.
Steven Levy, Backchannel, said that the company had been working to make it harder for third-party apps to access data on its app and finally they have managed to close the hole entirely, The Verge reported.
The recent restrictions meant that Windows phone users too would not be able to use any of the third-party apps they relied on to use Snapchat so far.
A new study has revealed that alcohol-dependent hospital patients die from multiple morbidities 7.6 years earlier.
University of Bonn Hospital researchers together with British colleagues found that the mortality of alcohol dependent patients in general hospitals is many times higher than that of patients without alcohol dependency. In addition, they die about 7.6 years earlier on average than hospital patients without a history of alcohol addiction.
The researchers are calling for earlier and more intensive psychotherapeutic support of persons with alcohol addictions.