Los Angeles, Nov 5 (IANS) Internationally known Indian director Shekhar Kapur of “Elizabeth” fame has been roped in to direct an adventure saga titled “Tiger’s Curse”.The project will be introduced by Lotus Entertainment at the American Film Market, reports variety.com.Based on the first in a series of novels by Colleen Houck, “Tiger’s Curse” has been adapted by Julie Plec, creator of “The Vampire Diaries” and “The Originals”.The project will be produced by Ineffable Pictures’s Raphael Kryszek and Jesse Israel along with Lotus Entertainment’s Bill...
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Restrictions in Srinagar as separatists call for shutdown
Srinagar, Nov 5 (IANS) Restrictions were imposed in some areas of the Srinagar city Wednesday as separatists called for a protest shutdown against the killing of two youths in army firing in Badgam district, an official said.“Restrictions have been imposed today (Wednesday) in Khanyar, Nowhatta, M.R. Gunj, Rainawari, Safakadal and Nowgam areas to ensure nobody disturbs peace in the city,” a senior police officer told IANS here Wednesday.Separatist leaders, including hardline Syed Ali Geelani, moderate Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik,...
Nikki Haley wins second term as South Carolina governor
Washington, Nov 5 (IANS) Scoring the first win for Indian-Americans in the US mid-term elections, South Carolina’s Republican Governor Nikki Haley handily beat Democratic state Senator Vincent Sheheen to win a second term.Born Nimrata ‘Nikki’ Randhawa, the 42-year-old daughter of Sikh immigrants from India became the first minority and first female governor of the state four years ago.Haley was declared the winner based on projections from exit poll data that suggests the Republican will win by a wider margin than 2010, when just 4.5 percentage...
Both BJP, AAP claim they will win Delhi battle (Roundup)
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Soon after the cabinet recommended the dissolution of the Delhi assembly, both the BJP and the AAP Tuesday claimed they were confident of winning the fresh elections.But Bharatiya Janata Party’s Delhi unit president Satish Upadhyay said his party — unlike in the December 2013 election — would not project a chief ministerial candidate.“It’s too early to talk about the CM candidate. The party will decide at the right time and will choose a leader through a democratic process,” he said, adding quickly that he was not in the...
Long term shift work hampers memory
London, Nov 4 (IANS) Long term shift work can help you earn more but it could adversely affect your brain functions, such as memory and processing speed, says a research.Disruption of the body clock as a result of shift work could generate physiological stressors, which may in turn affect the functioning of the brain, the researchers suggested.“The cognitive impairment observed in the present study may have important safety consequences not only for the individuals concerned, but also for society as a whole, given the increasing number of jobs...
Tripura CM asks PM to restore MGNREGA funds for state
Agartala, Nov 4 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restore the funds cut from MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) rural employment scheme in the state.“The union rural development ministry has increased its allocation of funds under MGNREGA for Rajasthan, West Bengal, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and some other states but reduced central allocation for Tripura,” Sarkar said in a letter to the prime minister.He said that although Tripura under MGNREGA topped all states, providing...
Monday, November 3, 2014
Hyderabad: Birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev
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'Unique band' has best of talent from India, Pakistan
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Lahore-based musician Mekaal Hasan has done something unique by adding Indian artistes to his band last year. Now out with a new album “Andholan”, aptly named, he says it’s more adventurous in its writing style and believes that the “unique band” has best talent from his homeland and India.Popular for Sufi rock music, the band was formed in 2001 and has seen a change in its members since then. With Hasan taking on the role of lead guitarist and fellow Pakistani Mohammad Ahsan Papu on flute, the remaining members are Indians...
Women have higher risk of injury than men post-drinking
New York, Nov 4 (IANS) Woman who find alcohol hard to resist even after three standard drinks are more likely to suffer from injury when compared with men, shows new research that includes patients from India.While the risk of injury is similar for both men and women up to three standard drinks (containing 16 ml or 12.8 g of pure ethanol), the risk then increases more rapidly for women, becoming twice the risk to men around 15 drinks and three times the risk to men around 30 drinks.“There is an increasing risk relationship between alcohol and injury,...
Skip check-in with keyless smartphone entry
New York, Nov 4 (IANS) Joining the worldwide shift towards smart hotel technology, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc – that owns over 1,200 properties across the world – launched the smartphone-based keyless entry for its guests to access rooms and other services.Starting Nov 5, the innovative technology will introduced at three Starwood brands: Aloft, Element and W.All you need to do is to sign up through the hotel’s free SPG (Starwood Preferred Guest) app.As you enter the hotel, you will have the option to use SPG Keyless to access...
Myanmar to tighten security during ASEAN summit
Nay Pyi Taw, Nov 4 (IANS) Myanmar will deploy 20,000 police personnel to secure the upcoming 25th ASEAN Summit, officials said Tuesday.The ASEAN Summit is scheduled to be held Nov 12-13 at the Myanmar International Convention Centre in the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw, Xinhua reported.Security for the participating foreign leaders is being heightened at all entries into the country including airports, seaports, highway terminals and city entry checkpoints.The police authorities have notified people to keep their identity cards or effective travel...
Kick the butt to avoid chronic back pain
New York, Nov 4 (IANS) Smokers are three times more likely than non-smokers to develop chronic back pain, warns a research.“Smoking affects the brain. We found that it affects the way the brain responds to back pain and seems to make individuals less resilient to an episode of pain,” said Bogdan Petre, technical scientist at the Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in the US.The results came from an observational study of 160 adults, with new cases of back pain.They were asked to rate the intensity of their back pain in a questionnaire...
Picasso auction in US nets $4.6 mn
New York, Nov 4 (IANS/EFE) A “Picasso through the eyes of a connoisseur” auction in New York brought in $4.6 million for close to 100 works by the Spanish painter.The event took place Monday in Sotheby’s auction house.Among the 97 works of art up for sale, two sold for more than $500,000 each, one of them being a portrait titled “Jeune fille, d’apres Cranach le Jeune, II”, created with pieces of different-coloured linoleum in 1958.Four years later, Picasso – using the same technique created “Femme au chapeau a pompons et au corsage imprime”, which...
Pleasant Tuesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) It was a pleasant Tuesday morning here with a minimum temperature of 16.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average.The Met Office has forecast the sky will be clear in the day.“The sky Tuesday will be mainly clear and the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 31 degrees Celsius,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department.Humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 66 percent.Monday’s maximum temperature was 31.2 degrees Celsius, a degree above the season’s average, while the minimum was 15 degrees Celsius,...
Pakistan observes Muharram amid high security
Islamabad, Nov 4 (IANS) Pakistan Tuesday observed Muharram to pay homage to Imam Husain and other martyrs of Karbala amid strict security, a media report said.The local administrations placed hospitals and ambulance services on high alert, Dawn online reported.A suicide attack at the Wagah border Sunday claimed 60 lives following which Punjab Police conducted raids in several cities and arrested a number of suspects.Police personnel and Rangers and Frontier Corps officers have been deployed in many cities on the routes of Muharram processions,...
Delhi girl rewarded by police for bravery
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi Monday rewarded a 19-year-old national level taekwondo player for her bravery and courage which led to the arrest of a man who was harassing her.Bharati Kumari, also a national level wushu player, strongly resisted the harassment by the man, later identified as 28-year-old Rajesh Gupta, while she was returning home in Burari area of north Delhi Oct 30.“The girl hit him back and using her training in martial arts, overpowered him. She then called her trainer Amit Goswami and with his help,...
Aviva Life fined for violating fair business practices
Chennai, Nov 3 (IANS) Indian insurance regulator Monday fined private life insurer Aviva Life Insurance Company Ltd for violating and deviating from the fundamental principles of life insurance contracts and certain regulatory provisions.The regulator also ordered the company to pay back additional premium charged from policyholders without their prior consent on various policies along with interest.Levying a fine of Rs.500,000 on Aviva Life Insurance, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) chairman T.S.Vijayan said in his order...
Durand Cup: Pune FC face Vasco SC for semis berth
Margao (Goa), Nov 3 (IANS) Buoyed by their 3-0 win over Churchill Brothers, Pune FC will face Vasco SC in the final Group-IV Durand Cup quarterfinal league encounter at the Raia Sports Complex here Tuesday.A win will not only send Pune into the semifinal only for the second time after 2011 but also will help the team to register its best ever group-stage performance of collecting four points which they managed in 2010 and 2011.Pune are leading the group with three points, ahead of second-placed Vasco and Churchill, who have one points each. The...
Avoid spreading rumours on Muharram: Delhi Police
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Delhi Police commissioner B.S. Bassi Monday appealed to the people to avoid spreading rumours during Muharram processions to be held in the city Nov 4, adding that strict action would be taken against violators.He said: “I appeal to the people to avoid spreading any rumours. If anyone is found to be involved in such activities, they will be dealt with strictly.”He also said that Delhi Police have collected evidence of those spreading rumours through Whatsapp and social networking sites, and have warned that legal action...
Woman with Rs.10 lakh fake notes held in Bengal
Kolkata, Nov 3 (IANS) A woman was apprehended with fake Indian currency notes (FICN) totalling a face value in excess of Rs.10 lakh. The notes were recovered from her house near the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal’s Malda district, the BSF said Monday.Acting on intelligence inputs, Border Security Force (BSF) troopers Sunday night raided the house near the Churiantpur border outpost of the district.“Upon search of the house, FICN of the face value of Rs.10,94,000 and 30 bottles of liquor were seized. The apprehended lady and the FICNs have...
Hindustan Zinc treating 30 percent of Udaipur's sewage
Udaipur, Nov 3 (IANS) Seeking to take the “Swachh Bharat” campaign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to another level, Hindustan Zinc has set up a waste treatment plant that handles 30 percent of the sewage generated in this lake city of Rajasthan.A part of the Vedanta Group, engaged in zinc, lead and silver business, the company’s plant treats 20 million litres of sewage each day, against the 70 million generated in this well-known tourist destination, famous for its lakes, palaces and forts.“This sewage treatment plant has been built at a cost...
10 killed in boat capsize off Istanbul coast
Ankara, Nov 3 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and 20 went missing Monday after a boat carrying migrants capsized off Istanbul’s northern coast.Most of the migrants who died were children, a rescue official said.According to reports, the boat was carrying 30-40 people, Hurriyet news reported.Six people have been rescued by Turkish coast guards and rescue teams dispatched to the area while 10 bodies were found near the site of the incident.Meanwhile, the Istanbul governor’s office confirmed that four bodies were found in the sea as five people...
India largely lacks innovation skills (Column: Active Voice)
Entrepreneurship and innovation are intrinsically linked with growth and development of any economy. Newer ways of competing define not just innovation but are also intrinsic to the very idea of capitalism. India of late is realizing this paradigm of innovation. How real is it? There are several organizations (the likes of ISRO, DRDO, various CSIR labs, L&T) that are engaged in and are doing path-breaking work. These are in several areas like space science (the Mangalyaan mission which has been described by China as the Pride of Asia) amd technological...
Six SP candidates file nomination for RS polls
Lucknow, Nov 3 (IANS) Six Samajwadi Party (SP) candidates Monday filed their nomination papers in Uttar Pradesh for the Rajya Sabha polls later this month.Tanzeem Fatima, wife of state Urban Development Minister Mohammad Azam Khan, was amont those who filed their nomination papers in the presence of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.The other candidates include party general secretary and SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav’s cousin Ram Gopal Yadav, former prime minister Chandrashekhar’s son Neeraj Shekhar, Chandrapal Yadav, Ravi Verma, and Javed Ali.On the...
Real Sociedad sack manager Arrasate
Madrid, Nov 3 (IANS) Spanish football club Real Sociedad have sacked manager Jagoba Arrasate following the team’s 0-1 home defeat to Malaga.The result Saturday left the side from San Sebastian in the relegation zone of the BBVA Primera Liga, second from bottom of the table and makes Arrasate the third manager to be sacked in Spain this season following Albert Ferrer (Cordoba) and Jose Luis Mendilibar (Levante), reports Xinhua.Arrasate was named as Real Sociedad manager in the summer of 2013 after the decision by Phillipe Montainier not to continue...
Vasan rebels, floats new party
Chennai, Nov 3 (IANS) The Congress in Tamil Nadu split Monday with senior leader G.K. Vasan announcing his decision to float a new party.“The people are looking for an alternative. We want to give an alternative in Tamil Nadu,” Vasan told reporters.He said the new party’s name and flag will be announced at the party’s conference to be held in Trichy this month.“Steps will be taken to register the party with the Election Commission,” he said.Several leaders of the Tamil Nadu Congress party like Peter Alphonse, B.S. Gnanadesikan and others have joined...
Pakistan PM vows to battle militants as Wagah toll mounts
Islamabad, Nov 3 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif vowed the military operations against militants would continue till their complete elimination as the Wagah suicide bombing toll mounted to 59, a media report said Monday.Over 110 people were bloodied and wounded, some of them critically, when a young suicide bomber blew himself up near the Wagah border.There were conflicting reports on the blast toll. Some media reports said that the toll was 59, while others put the number of dead at 60.The responsibility was claimed separately by the...
Sunday, November 2, 2014
BJP wants fresh polls in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The BJP has decided it will not form a government in Delhi and fresh polls should be held, party sources said Monday.BJP sources said Delhi BJP President Satish Upadhyay met Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung Monday morning.Upadhyay, according to sources, conveyed BJP’s point of view in the meeting.The LG’s office, however, refused to comment.Jung will Monday meet representatives from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress to decide on government formation. Though Upadhyay met the Lt governor in the morning,...
Delhi LG invites all parties to discuss government formation
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung Monday invited all parties to discuss the possibility of government formation in Delhi, informed sources said.“We have been called at 5.45 p.m.,” Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia told IANS.Congress legislator Haroon Yusuf also confirmed receiving Jung’s invite and said they are likely to meet him at 3.45 p.m.Sources in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the single largest party in the Delhi assembly, said that their meeting is likely to be held Monday evening at Raj Bhavan.Jung Oct...
'Security of Sikh pilgrims visiting Lahore to be ensured'
Islamabad, Nov 3 (IANS) The security of over 2,000 Sikh pilgrims, who are scheduled to arrive in Lahore city via the Wagah railway station Tuesday for the three-day birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak, will be ensured, an official said Monday.“The suicide attack at Wagah looks like a security lapse and I will ensure this does not happen again, particularly when over 2,000 Sikh pilgrims arrive at the Wagah Railway Station,” Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Chairman Siddiqul Farooq said.“I have also urged Railways Minister, Khawaja Saad...
IPL probe: Mudgal committee submits final report to SC
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court appointed Justice Mukul Mudgal committee Monday submitted its final report of its investigation into the allegations of betting and spot-fixing in the 2013 edition of Indian Premier League (IPL).The committee, which investigated the allegations against sidelined BCCI chief N. Srinivasan, who is still the International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman, and 12 others submitted the report in a sealed cover.An apex court bench headed by Justice T.S. Thakur, before which senior counsel Raju Ramachandran submitted...
Nanobodies to help out in boosting immunity
New York, Nov 3 (IANS) Targetting difficult-to-reach areas affected by disease could become a lot easier as researchers have developed a new system to make nanobodies, the efficient tiny cousins of antibodies, the defensive proteins deployed by the immune system, more accessible.Nanobodies could be much more efficient than antibodies in attacking diseased cells, but scientist have so far lacked an efficient way of identifying the nanobodies, which are more closely tuned to their targets.“Nanobodies have tremendous potential as versatile and accessible...
Hope to reach masses with 'Savaale Samaali': Ashok Selvan
Chennai, Nov 3 (IANS) After two Tamil thrillers “Pizza 2: Villa” and “Thegidia, which catered mostly to multiplex audiences, actor Ashok Selvan hopes to reach masses with upcoming comedy entertainer “Savaale Samaali”.“I was getting typecast in serious roles. Even if you look at ‘Soodhu Kavvum’, I played a serious character and I hardly laugh in it. That’s when I decided to try my hands at comedy. I’m doing ‘Savaale Samaali’ because I really liked the script,” Ashok told IANS.“I guess ‘Savaale Samaali’ will help me reach the masses. It has come...
BSF recovers 22 kg of heroin in Punjab
Amritsar, Nov 3 (IANS) Border Security Force (BSF) troopers recovered 22 kg of heroin valued at Rs.110 crore in the international market in Punjab’s Freozepur district along the India-Pakistan border, an officer said Monday.This is the second major seizure of heroin by the BSF in Punjab in the past 24 hours.BSF troopers had killed an Indian smuggler in exchange of fire and also recovered 22 kg of heroin in the Gurdaspur sector Sunday morning.The latest heroin recovery was made near the Ulluke border outpost in Ferozepur sector, the officer said.Till...
San Lorenzo defeat Boca Juniors in Argentine tournament
Buenos Aires, Nov 3 (IANS) San Lorenzo won their fourth consecutive match by defeating Boca Juniors in the 14th matchday of Argentina’s Transicion football tournament.Uruguayan Martin Cauteruccio and Argentine Gonzalo Veron scored the two goals in the 51st and 56th minutes that gave San Lorenzo the victory, in the match played in ‘Nuevo Gasometro’ stadium here Sunday, reports Xinhua.With this result, San Lorenzo reached 17 points while Boca with 23 now have few possibilities to win the tournament.On the other hand, due to bad weather the game between...
India needs to act with Indonesia for Indo-Pacific security (Comment)
“This is the time to return to Jalesveva Jayamahe (in the ocean we will triumph). For too long, we’ve neglected the seas, oceans, straits and bays… We must possess the soul of Cakrawarti Samudra (emperor of the sea),” Joko Widodo, the newly sworn-in president of Indonesia said in his inaugural address last month, outlining his vision of turning the archipelagic nation the world’s “maritime axis”.Joko’s sea-centric speech placed his country instantly in the same wavelength as the US rebalancing, China’s Silk Road initiative and India’s Act East...
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Saturday, November 1, 2014
Anotherr Burkina Faso army officer seizes power
Ouagadougou, Nov 1 (IANS) Burkina Faso’s senior military officer Isaac Zida, who was in command of the presidential guard, Saturday announced he has seized power as head of state during the interim period.“I now assume… the responsibilities of head of the transition and of head of state to assure the continuation of the state” and a “smooth democratic transition”, Xinhua cited Col. Zida as saying in a statement aired by a local television station.Zida said an interim body would be established in order to restore constitutional order.He also ordered...
Odisha test to procure 30 lakh tonne rice in 2014-15
Bhubaneswar, Nov 1 (IANS) The Odisha cabinet headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday approved the procurement of 30 lakh tonnes of rice in 2014-15, an official said.Food Supply and Consumer Affairs Secretary Madhusudan Padhi said that normal paddy would be procured from farmers at Rs.1,360 per quintal while Grade I paddy would be procured at Rs.1,400 per quintal.The government has also decided to have a facility to store paddy on a temporary basis. It has decided to store 10 lakh metric tonne (MT) of paddy this year in cover and plinth...
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