Month: April 2015

Katie Price doesn’t want ‘big boobs ever again’

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Katie Price has confessed that she doesn’t want ‘big boobs ever again’ and vows to keep her new ‘flat-chested’ look.

The 36-year old television personality, who recently had a boob- reduction job, claimed small boobs were the way forward, adding that she loves how clothes fit her differently and now she can wear fashionable clothes, without being top heavy, the Daily Star reported

The businesswoman also advised young girls that big boobs were old and small boobs were in and that she loved being more natural and small.

Digvijay doesn’t rule out Rahul taking Congress command soon

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AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh on Thursday did not rule out the possibility of Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi taking over the reins of the party in near future.

“Let’s see,” was Singh’s reply when asked about reports of the Gandhi scion taking over as AICC president in the party convention to be held this year.

Rahul Gandhi would be among other leaders who would attend the farmers rally against the land bill proposed to be organised by Congress on April 19 in Delhi under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi, he told reporters here.

Mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa all set to conquer Mt. Everest again

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Anshu Jamsenpa, a mountaineer who hails from Bomdila in Arunachal Pradesh, will embark on her endeavour to climb Mount Everest for the fourth time, this month. She will begin her journey on April 4, proceed to the Kathmandu base by April 6 and is expected to complete her expedition around the last week of May.

At an event at Arunachal House in the national capital recently, Anshu was handed over a cheque of Rs.10 lakh by some private sponsors in presence of former governor of Arunachal Pradesh General J J Singh, who has been a major support for Anshu since the beginning of her career.

Khemka’s transfer done on administrative grounds: Haryana CM

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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said the transfer of whistleblower IAS Ashok Khemka was done on administrative grounds and added that it was a routine process.

“He has been transferred on administrative grounds. It is a routine transfer. Depending on the need, officers are transferred. It is a routine process,” Khattar said.

Sonia Gandhi demands timely compensation for rain-hit farmers in MP

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Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said it is the responsibility of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre to assess the plight of the farmers and provide them with timely compensation for crop-related losses.

She also said it is the responsibility of all to work to provide relief to the farmers whom she called ‘annadatas’.

The Congress president’s visit comes amid increased focus of the party on farmers’ issues and its strident opposition to the NDA government’s controversial land bill which has brought opposition parties on one platform.

Maharashtra beef ban law: Malegaon Police seek ‘mugshots’ of cows

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Police in Malegaon have asked the cattle owners to provide photographs of their cattle along with details on them in view of the new law that bans beef trade in the state.

Malegaon’s Additional Superintendent of Police Sunil Kadasne Tuesday held a meeting with the cow owners in the town and asked them to provide proper information to police of their cattle along with photos and guarantee letter – an undertaking that the animal belonged to them.

Northeast fest in Delhi promotes region’s rich culture

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Myriad colours and flavours from the North-East were on display at Hindu College in the national capital recently.

The two day-long ‘Northeast Fest’ was organized by the Northeast Cell of Hindu College with the support of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

The event not only showcased the culture and traditions of the region but also aimed to create awareness about its prospects and potentials.

The major attraction at the venue was the food court where mouth watering Manipuri food like Shingju, Bora, Paknam were being sold.

Nintendo 64 and Nintendo DS games can now run on Wii U’s

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Nintendo has announced that users can play older games of Nintendo 64 and Nintendo DS on Wii U’s using an app called Virtual Console, through software emulation.

Nintendo 64 titles of which 21were available on the console’s predecessors have been absent from the Wii U’s Virtual Console. Wii U owners could still access those original titles by launching their console into a separate Wii interface, but the experience was not up to the mark.

Brett Lee to show his dance moves in ‘UnIndian’

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Former Australian cricketer Brett Lee has done Bollywood dancing in a track, composed by Indian music duo Salim-Sulaiman, in the Australian feature film “UnIndian”.

The cross-cultural comedy is the first production of the newly established Australia India Film Fund (AIFF).

“UnIndian” is directed by Anupam Sharma and also stars Indian actress Tannishtha Chatterjee.

India for peace, progress and stability of Nepal: Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar

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India is committed to strengthen its multifaceted and mutually beneficial relationship with Nepal and supports the aspiration of Nepalese people for peace and stability, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said as he arrived today on a two-day visit.

Upon his arrival at the Tribhuwan International Airport this morning, Jaishankar said the visit is the part of his SAARC Yatra and reflects the importance the government of India accords to its relations with Nepal.

Modi tells banks to be considerate in giving loans to poor

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Concerned over rising incidents of farmer suicide, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today nudged banks to be considerate in giving and recovering loans from poor saying banks would not shut by helping them.

“As RBI celebrates 80 years, can we think within ourselves that we will expand our banking sector so much that farmers would not have to commit suicide because of huge debt burden. Can we not dream of this?… I do not believe that by helping poor a bank will become insolvent,” he said.

Twenty school kids injured post bus accident at Telangana

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Twenty school students were on Thursday injured when the bus carrying them turned turtle at Bhojannapet village under Peddapalli police limits.

The mishap took place when the bus, carrying 30 students, was proceeding from Moolasala village to reach the school at Peddapalli, Circle Inspector Pingili Prashanth Reddy said. The private school bus overturned when the driver took a sharp turn in a bid to avoid collision with a Road Transport Corporation bus coming from the opposite direction, he said.

Will stand firm against Land Bill: Sonia Gandhi

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Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday assured farmers in Madhya Pradesh, who suffered severe crop loss due to the recent untimely rains, that she will fight for their rights and ensure adequate compensation for them.

Gandhi arrived this morning at the Neemuch air strip to meet farmers in the district and take stock of the damage caused to the crops due to unseasonal rains and hailstorm in various parts of the state recently.

She is also scheduled to visit more villages later in the day.

Pre-clinical trials for suppressing HIV set to begin

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Pre-clinical trials for permanently suppressing HIV are set to begin at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, in Brisbane.

Associate Professor David Harrich said that the gene therapy could replace or diminish the need for the constant cocktail of drugs HIV patients currently need to stop HIV from crippling their immune system or developing into AIDS.

Harrich genetically modified an existing protein in the virus and found the changed molecules prevent HIV from infecting other cells.

Diageo to buy Mallya’s remaining 50% stake in African firm

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Diageo, the world’s largest spirits maker today took full control of South African beer maker United National Breweries by acquiring the additional 50 per cent stake in the company from Vijay Mallya-controlled Pestello Investments for an initial payment of USD 22 million.

Diageo has entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining 50 per cent share of United National Breweries (UNB) interest in the company, thereby making it a wholly owned subsidiary, the company said in a statement.

Oxygen-depleted toxic oceans behind mass extinction 200 mn yrs ago

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A new study has revealed that oxygen-depleted toxic oceans had key role in mass extinction over 200 million years ago.

Changes in the biochemical balance of the ocean were a crucial factor in the end-Triassic mass extinction, during which half of all plant, animal and marine life on Earth perished, as per the University of Southampton study.

Youth commits suicide; parents dismiss it as April Fool prank

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A 24-year-old youth allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a train, but when police informed about the incident to his parents, they dismissed it twice as an April Fool prank.

Ankit, a resident of Jalaun district, jumped in front of a train near Govindpuri Railway station here yesterday, the GRP said.

However, when the GRP informed about the incident to Ankit’s parents, they assumed it to be a prank and ignored the call twice, they said.

GRP officials then sent the body for post-mortem after waiting in vain for four hours.

Indian techie dies after falling from third floor of apartment

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A 29-year-old Indian IT analyst today died after allegedly falling from the balcony of the third floor of an apartment in Sydney, police said.

According to local police, the victim, identified as Pankaj Saw, was talking on the phone, to his wife in India, when he fell from the balcony in Macquarie Park at about 1 AM, local time, today.

“About 1 am (Thursday, April 2), emergency services were called in to a unit block on Cottonwood Crescent, following reports of a man falling from a balcony,” a NSW Police statement said.

Oz selector Rod Marsh labels Maxwell’s omission from Tests ‘tragedy’ for Oz cricket

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Australia national selector Rod Marsh has described Glenn Maxwell’s omission from the team’s Test squad for the tours of West Indies and Ashes as ‘tragedy’, despite the swashbuckling batsman’s brilliant performance during the just concluded World Cup.

The big-hitting batsman, however, has been included in an Australia A side which will tour India in July.

Maxwell has a mediocre Tests record as he has scored 80 runs at an average of 13.33 in three Tests he played.

I don’t understand sensibility of our censors: Naseeruddin Shah

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While the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is getting stricter by the day, versatile actor Naseeruddin Shah says he fails to understand the sensibility of the censors.

“I don’t understand the sensibility of our censors. I don’t understand what they want. I don’t know what they are scared of — whether you are Hindu or Muslim? Is your religion so weak and so powerless that it gets threatened by a person who is criticising it,” said Naseeruddin.

Power poses aren’t so powerful after all: Study

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A new study has recently provided a deeper insight into how the power poses aren’t so powerful after all.

Hands pressed to the hips or perhaps leaning back with arms crossed behind the head are typical poses of power. Referred to power poses or high status gestures in technical jargon, they are assumed to stimulate both psychological and physiological processes.