How JFK and many Hollywood stars became addicted to Dr. Feelgood`s secret formula

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New York, April 22 (ANI): John F. Kennedy was — unbeknownst to him, at first — a methamphetamine addict, an explosive new book has revealed.

To the amusement of his bodyguards, the former president of the United States, while at the Carlyle Hotel in New York in 1962, started peeling off his clothing and began prancing around his hotel suite.

He was delusional, paranoid and suffering a “psychotic break” from the effects of an overdose of methamphetamine.

Politicians talking about ”new Pakistan” are slaves of West, says hardline party chief

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Islamabad, Apr. 22 (ANI): Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl), Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has said that politicians talking about a new Pakistan are in fact agents of Western countries. Fazl said that destiny of Pakistan could only be changed through the true implementation of Islamic law in the country. He blamed that politicians talking about making a new Pakistan were actually the agents of Western countries, reports The Nation. He said those who talk about the new Pakistan are the slaves of America and other Western countries who act like puppets upon the orders of their masters.

Pak, US hold talks in bid to break Afghan peace deadlock

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Islamabad, Apr. 22 (ANI): Senior officials from Pakistan and the United States have held talks to break the apparent deadlock in efforts to reach out to the Afghan Taliban for a peaceful end to a decade-long war. A high-level US delegation, led by US acting special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan David Pearce, travelled to Islamabad to meet senior Pakistani civil and military officials, reports The Express Tribune. The meeting came at a time when tension is running high between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Rajya Sabha members seek more stringent anti-rape laws

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Rajya Sabha Members Monday sought more stringent laws following the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl here and asked the government to call an all-party meeting for the purpose, even as some parties pushed for the death penalty in such cases.

The debate, which saw participation of several women members, also saw MPs raising questions about direction of modernity, influence of globalization and effect of consumerist culture.

There were also demands to check spread of pornographic material and complaints about obscenity in films and TV.

Action being taken, but rapes happen all over India: Shinde

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New Delhi, April 22 (ANI): Addressing Members of Parliament on Monday, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said an inquiry has been ordered into the lapses on part of police in connection with the rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi”s Gandhinagar area,but added that such incidents don”t just happen in the national capital.

He said such incidents happen across the country.

Making a suo motu statement in the Lok Sabha, Shinde updated members about the action taken by the government in relation to the incident.

US man saves son from alligator’s jaws

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New York, Apr. 22 (ANI): A father and son’s canoe trip at the Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge in Boynton Beach, Florida, took a terrifying turn on Friday when the 6-year-old kid fell into the water and his hand was bit into by a eight-foot gator.

According to Local 10, Joey Welch’s father Joseph said that he heard blood-curdling screams and saw an alligator had his son’s right arm in his jaw and he just freaked.

Joey said that the alligator just swam to him and clamped his arm.

Depression leads to heart disease and vice versa

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Washington, April 22 (ANI): A researcher at the Children”s Hospital of Philadelphia, has identified factors in the brain that distinguish susceptibility and resiliency to depression and heart disease comorbidity.

The finding would be a major advance in predicting, preventing and treating these disorders.

Depression is the leading cause of disability with more than 350 million people globally affected by this disease.

Toyota says China sales won’t fully recover soon

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Tokyo, Apr 22 (ANI): Car maker Toyota has said it doesn’t expect sales in China to fully recover before autumn this year as antipathy lingers toward Japanese brands.Hiroji Onishi, Toyota’s China head, said that the firm’s original expectation was for sales to come back in half a year, but now its plan is to push harder after its new product introductions in the fall.

Pak bowling coach Akram admits Gul will be missed in ICC Champions Trophy

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Karachi, Apr. 22 (ANI): Pakistan bowling coach Mohammad Akram has said fast-bowler Umar Gul would be “severely” missed in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, adding that it is going to be a tough assignment and Gul”s experience would have come in handy. Akram, however, is hopeful that pacemen Mohammad Irfan and Junaid Khan will be able to fill the void created by Gul”s absence, reports The Express Tribune. Gul injured his knee during the South Africa tour and was advised surgery, ruling him out of action for at least eight weeks.

Pakistani people, army would not be allowed to fight American war: Imran Khan

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Islamabad, Apr. 22 (ANI): Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said that Pakistani Armed forces and the people of Pakistan would not be allowed to fight the American war. The Dawn quoted Khan, as saying that the Afghanistan issue would be resolved through negotiations and peaceful talks in order to save the Pakistani people and Armed forces from dying in the American war.

Low-dose aspirin may help slow breast cancer growth

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Washington, April 22 (ANI): A new study by scientists including one of an Indian origin has found that aspirin slowed the growth of breast cancer cell lines in the lab and significantly reduced the growth of tumors in mice.

The age-old headache remedy also exhibits the ability to prevent tumor cells from spreading.

Results of the study by researchers at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., and the University of Kansas Medical Center, suggested that regular use of low-dose aspirin might prevent the progression of breast cancer in humans.

Lone-wolf terrorists radicalized via online forums biggest threat to Australia, says federal police

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Sydney, Apr. 22 (ANI): Australian Federal Police Commissioner Tony Negus has said ‘lone wolf’ potential terrorists radicalising the country are of grave concern to authorities.

The warnings from Australia’s top cop came as Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus claimed a radical Sydney cleric running an online forum was used by one of the marathon terrorists that had changed his attitude to work against extremism.

According to news.com.au, moments after the Boston Marathon bombings, Negus said the FBI was in contact with the AFP which has an officer based in Washington DC.

Drones revolutionizing world of real estate marketing

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Sydney, Apr. 22 (ANI): Drones are now playing an important role in revolutionizing the world of real estate marketing.

Arial drones are being used to take photos of homes for sale from angles that have never been snapped before.

The remote-controlled devices are reaching unique photographic angles to showcase homes to maximum effect, capturing views, elevated perspectives and a property’s unique features.

Nine-year old gangraped in Assam

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Cachar (Assam), April 22 (ANI): A nine-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by two unidentified persons in Assam”s Cachar on Monday police said. The victim who lives in Karimganj had gone to pay a visit to her grandfather in Pechachora village, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Kallain police station of Katigora sub-division when two unidentified persons with covered faces abducted her. The girl was then taken to a house on the Kallain Tea estate and gangraped before being abandoned.

”Pak army turning restless on treatment being meted out to Musharraf”

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Islamabad, Apr. 22 (ANI): Pakistan”s armed forces are turning restless on the treatment being meted out to Pervez Musharraf, according to the former army chief”s counsel. Counsel Ahmed Raza Qasuri said many ex-servicemen had condemned the situation during a meeting with him. He said the trial should not be confined to Musharraf only, but all those who abetted in violating the constitution should also be brought to justice, reports the Daily Times.

`Oblivion` tops weekend box office with $38.2m earning

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New York, Apr. 22 (ANI): Tom Cruise’s sci-fi thriller ‘Oblivion’ has made a 38.2-million-dollar debut in the US and in the process topped the box office, according to the studio estimates.

That domestic haul comes on top of 33.7 million dollars that the movie made in overseas markets, where the film began rolling out a week earlier.

The movie has raised its overseas total to 112 million dollars and its worldwide receipts to 150.2 million dollars, the New York Post reported.

The movie took in 13.3 million dollars on opening day on Friday and 14.9 million dollars on Saturday.

Delhi child rape case: Second suspect arrested, confesses to crime

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A teenaged “illiterate” boy was arrested from Bihar in the wee hours on Monday for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl in Delhi which he described as a “big mistake”, two days after his friend was apprehended in the case.

Pradeep Kumar (19) was nabbed from his maternal uncle’s house in Barahiya village in Bihar’s Lakhisarai by a joint police team from Delhi and Bihar and sent to transit remand for 15 days by a court there, police said.

A Burmese Muslim child sucks his dead mother’s breast!

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A Burmese Muslim child sucks his dead mother’s breast!
But who cares !!

3 Americans were killed in Boston and the whole world knew about them.
Thousands are tortured, massacred and murdered every single day all over the world in Burma, Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan , Pakistan and Bahrain … Well most of the victims are Muslims … So who cares!!

Just one example in Iraq, since 2003 half a million Iraqi CHILDREN were killed, that’s 50000 per year, that’s 1037 per day, that’s like 45 Boston massacres per day in Iraq for a whole decade, 1 child is killed every half hour !!!!!

Indian Army to DNA profile its soldiers

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Indian Army soldiers will have their DNA profile stored in a data bank under a project launched by the Armed Forces Medical Services that will facilitate identification of bodies during any operation, attack or mishap.

Defence Minister A K Antony in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today said a pilot project is in progress at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune to conduct DNA profile of soldiers and develop necessary protocol for identifying them from their body tissues. The strength of the Indian Army is around 1.1 million.

John Abraham paraises item girls of `Shoot out at Wadala`

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Bollywood’s much awaited movie ‘ Shoot out at Wadala`is grabbing the eyeball because of its three item numbers, which feature Sunny Leone, Sophie Chaudhary and Priyanka Chopra as item girls.

At a recent promotional event in New Delhi, lead actor John Abraham praised the item songs and the three girls of the film.

Congress MLA refutes allegations of drunken driving

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Congress MLA Avanthi Srinivas on Monday refuted the allegations that he was indulged in drunken driving.

Speaking to media persons after submitting a complaint against Hyderabad Police, Srinivas alleged that the Jubilee Hills and Banjara Hills police personnel crossed their limits by levelling allegations that he was driving the vehicle in an inebriated condition. He said that the police personnel created a scene to defame him by calling the media.

Sofia Vergara reveals struggle with thyroid cancer

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Sofia Vergara, who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer at the age of 28, has opened up about her battle with the disease.

The 40-year-old actress told Fox News that going through the whole process of getting her thyroid out, then the radiation and all the stuff, has of course changed her life because her priorities changed.

She said that you realize that no matter how much beauty, money, and success you have, if you don’t have health, you have nothing, because you can’t do anything.

Congress will give Telangana:Botsa

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APCC Chief Botcha Satyanarayana has said there was nothing wrong in demanding a Steel Plant for the Telangana region.
Speaking to the media here on Monday, Botcha said it is wishful thinking that the State government has allotted the Bayyaram mines to the public sector company.

Two-day event to mark Ghalib’s death anniversary

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New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A two-day event will be organised on the 144th death anniversary of Mirza Ghalib to showcase his rich legacy, an organisation dedicated to the legendary Urdu poet announced Saturday.

“Yadgar-e-Ghalib” will be held here April 26-27, the Ghalib Memorial Movement (GMM) said.

The event will feature the release and screening of a film on Ghalib produced by Kathak dancer Uma Sharma. In addition, a Kathak performance, recital of couplets of the poet by author Pawan K. Verma, and a mushaira will create the atmosphere of a bygone era.