Akshay wants to get back into 'action' mode

Akshay Kumar

 Mumbai,-After starring in a number of
Bollywood comedies, Akshay Kumar now wants to return to his
action hero image.
  With films like 'Dabangg', 'Bodyguard', 'Singham' and
'Force' making hay at the box office, Akshay too wants to jump
into the action bandwagon.
     "One of the reasons for me to do action films is spurt
of these movies. Another reason is lot of time has passed and
I have not done any action film. I did not do action films
because my son was small..now he is a 10 year old. I am ready
to get into it for another four-five years of action.
      Back in the 1990s when Akshay began his acting career,
he starred in action films but took a break later on to star
in comedy, romance and drama.
Now almost after a decade, the Khiladi is back in the
same zone, with his upcoming film 'Khiladi 786', an action
comedy starring Akshay, Paresh Rawal and Himesh Reshammiya.
     "Its been 12 years I haven't done that kind of a film.
The role that I got, suits me..I think it was written for me.
I am happy to be doing action films again," Akshay said.
     The film is slated to release in Diwali 2012.

 60-year-old Deena arrested for raping infant
Ludhiana,-A 60-year-old man was today
arrested for allegedly raping a two-year-old child in Shant
Nagar near Giaspura here, police said.
According to the FIR lodged at Focal Point police station
against Deena Nath, the girl was playing outside her house when
the accused took her to his room and raped her.
On hearing the cries of the baby girl, her mother caught
the elderly man raping the child and handed him over to police
this morning, they said.
The girl has been admitted in a government hospital here.

Eating low-calorie diet for four months 'can cure diabetes'
London,-Here's some good news for people
suffering from Type 2 diabetes, eating a low-calorie diet
everyday for just four months could cure the disease, a new
study has revealed.
A team at Leiden University in the Netherlands says
its findings may revolutionise the treatment of the lifelong
condition with no cure, and caused by pancreas not producing
enough insulin to break down glucose in the blood.
In their study, researchers found that diabetics who
slashed the calories they ate each day actually had a far more
significant improvement in the condition and in their general
health than medication offered.
They no longer needed life, saving insulin, the level of
dangerous fat built up around their hearts was significantly
reduced and their cardiac function improved.
"It is striking to see how a relatively simple
intervention of a very low-calorie diet effectively cures Type
2 diabetes. Moreover, the effects are long term, illustrating
the potential of this method.
"Lifestyle interventions may have more powerful
beneficial cardiac effects than medication in these patients,"
the 'Daily Express' quoted the study's lead author Sebastiaan
Hammer as saying.
The discovery has major implications as diabetics and
the obese are particularly at risk of suffering a potentially
fatal heart attack or being struck down by debilitating heart
disease, say the researchers.

573 HIV positive cases in Tripura of India

 
Pupils line up to form an anti-Aids symbol during an HIV/AIDS awareness rally  

Agartala,-With the identification of four
new HIV positive cases, the number of such cases rose to 573
in Tripura, official sources said here.
    The first HIV positive case was reported in the state in
2001.
    Four fresh cases were confirmed from Khowai sub-division
area in West Tripura district recently who are now under
the surveillance of Integrated Counselling Treatment Centre
(ICTC), Dr. Dipankar Prakash Bhowmick, In-charge of ICTC said.
    Of the four new cases, two are women, Bhowmick said.

Thousands in Syria rally against Arab sanctions
Damascus,-Tens of thousands of Syrians
demonstrated in the capital against the Arab League
decision to impose crippling sanctions on President Bashar
al-Assad's regime, a report said.
  Protesters waved Syrian flags and carried giant
portraits of the embattled leader as they belted nationalistic
songs in Damascus' central Sabaa Bahrat square, an AFP
correspondent reported.
  "The people want Bashar al-Assad, We are your people
Bashar," chanted the protesters.
  Syrian state television broadcast footage of the
pro-regime rallies and slammed the Arab League describing it
as an "instrument for implementing the Western and American
plan against Syria."
  The sanctions, voted on Sunday as violence in Syria
claimed 23 new lives, will affect "all Syrians" not just
target the regime, it said.
  "The Arab League is punishing the Syrian people for
their positions," added the ruling Baath Party's newspaper
Al-Baath.
 
Bone marrow cancer genes 'identified'
London,-In what's being hailed as a major
breakthrough, scientists claim to have identified genes that
can raise a person's risk of developing multiple myeloma, an
aggressive form of bone marrow cancer, by nearly 30 per cent.
It was already known that relatives of those suffering
from the incurable cancer were at increased risk, but until
now, no responsible gene had been identified.
Now, a team at the Institute of Cancer Research used a
technique called a genome wide association study to scan the
DNA of 1,675 patients with multiple myeloma. The same process
was also carried out on around 5,900 healthy people.

A network proxy to cut smart phones'
power consumption!
London,-Scientists claim to have designed a
network proxy which can cut the power consumption of 3G smart
phones up to 74 per cent.
A team at Aalto University in Finland says its device
enhances performance and significantly reduces power usage by
serving as a middleman for mobile devices to connect to the
Internet and handling the majority of the data transfer for
the smart phone.
Historically, the high energy requirements of mobile
phones have slowed the adoption of mobile Internet services in
developing countries.
This new solution is particularly valuable in developing
countries because it provides significantly more effective
Internet access to a much larger number of people, according
to the scientists.
"Mobile phone usage is increasing rapidly, however
the use of mobile Internet services is hindered by users not
having access to the power grid to recharge their phones,"
said Prof Jukka Manner, who led the team.
The scientists developed energy-saving solutions for
smart phones that could be easily deployed across a mobile
network and in particular in areas without reliable sources of
electricity.
In addition to the new, optimised proxy solution, they
found that the power consumption of smart phones could also
be significantly reduced by mobile optimised websites, HTTP
compression and more efficient use of data caching.

 British-era Church destroyed in fire
     Pune,-150-year-old Saint Andrews Hindustani
Church near Turf Club here was gutted in fire early morning
today.
     Sunil Gilbile, Central Fire Station officer, said, "We
got a call around 8.05 am. The fire had started at dawn and
spread to the entire building. The cause could be a short
circuit."
     The blaze was brought under control after an hour, with
the use of five fire engines and four water tankers.
     Gilbile said that the Church, being a specimen of old
British-time architecture, had a lot of wood, which fuelled
the fire.

'40 per cent of youths attempt suicide before high school'
Washington,-Teens appear to develop suicidal
thoughts much earlier than thought, as a new study has found
that 40 per cent of youths trying to kill themselves make
their first attempt before entering high school.
The University of Washington study found that while about
one of nine youths attempt suicide by the time they graduate
from high school, nearly 40 per cent make their first attempt
in elementary or middle school.
The research, published in the Journal of Adolescent
Health, also found that suicide attempts during childhood and
adolescence were linked to higher scores of depression at the
time of the attempts, validating for the first time that young
adults can reliably recall when they first attempted suicide.
"Young adults who end up having chronic mental health
problems show their struggles early," said Dr James Mazza, a
professor of educational psychology who led the study.
"This study suggests that implementation of mental health
programmes may need to start in elementary and middle schools,
and that youth in these grades are fairly good reporters of
their mental health," he was quoted as saying by LiveScience.
As part of an ongoing survey, Mazza and his collaborators
asked 883 young adults aged 18 or 19 about their history of
suicide attempts. Seventy-eight respondents, nearly nine per
cent, said that they had tried suicide at some point.
Suicide attempt rates showed a sharp increase around
sixth grade, about age 12, with rates peaking around eighth or
ninth grade, the researchers found.
For the 39 of the participants who reported multiple
suicide attempts, their first attempt was significantly
earlier, as young as nine, than those making a single attempt.
According to the researchers, adolescence can often be a
struggle for some youth with ongoing pressures of drugs,
alcohol, sexual relationships and sexual orientation. At the
same time, they are becoming more autonomous.
"Adolescence is a time when kids are preparing to be more
independent from their parents or guardians, but lack the
experience of how to do this. And their support network, their
friends, doesn't have the experience either, especially in
crisis situations," said Mazza.
The researchers also compared the teenagers' recollection
of their suicide attempts with their past depression scores,
which were collected yearly as part of their participation in
the study.
Depression levels were higher at the time of the youths'
reported first suicide attempts compared with their peers who
had not attempted suicide. And Mazza found an increase in
depression scores at the time of the attempt compared with
depression scores the year before and after the attempt for
the same child.
"This suggests that kids are able to tell us, by their
depression scores, that things aren't going well for them,"
Mazza said.
"We are likely not giving kids enough credence in
assessing their own mental health, and this study shows that
we can rely on self-report measures to help identify youth who
may be at risk for current mental health concerns, including
possible suicidal behaviour."

Kate Beckinsale heartbroken over movie

London,-Actress Kate Beckinsale says she was
heartbroken when the film company which made her last movie
'Nothing But The Truth' went broke, meaning the movie will not
be released.
Worked with director Rod Lurie on the
thriller and said she was very proud of her performance,
reported Contactmusic.
"To be honest, I was a little bit heartbroken after doing
that movie. I was really pleased with it and proud of it, I
was nominated for a Critics' Choice award for it, and the next
day the film company went bankrupt and the movie never came
out. I just felt really bruised by that and thought, I want to
take a second," Beckinsale.


Sensitisation of students necessary to end
 ragging : academics
Ranchi,-Only two out of 100 students in an
educational institution indulge in violent ragging and in most
cases their behaviour is linked to poor academic performance
and resultant frustration, according to academicians.
Exploring reasons behind such behaviour in the wake of
recent filing of FIRs against two seniors of the prestigious
Sainik School in Koderma district, Ranchi University’s Pro
Vice-Chancellor V P Sharan said the students' unfriendly and
brutal behaviour reflects their social and family backgrounds.
"They generally spring from lack of love and kindness and
also a culture of showing disrespect to elders," Sharan said
and advised 'sensitisation' of such pupils by the authorities
of the institution concerned.
  The Director of Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry
Allied Sciences, Amul K Singh, said ragging more often leaves
victims with mental scars, which at the slightest provocation
tend to manifest itself in violent behaviour.
He felt that stringent measures were required to control
the menace
Sharan suggested a revamp of anti-ragging squads in
educational institutions with senior students and one or two
teachers forming the squad.
"Heavy fines should be imposed on wrong-doers and bar
them from appearing in examinations, which will also motivate
guardians to try to reform their wards," he said regretting
how an otherwise innocuous practice of introduction of seniors
to freshers in a novel way has been distorted.
  The menace has plumbed to such a depth that even Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh had to ask for 'zero tolerance' of the
practice at the October 30 Governors Conference in New Delhi.

I will never be as good as my mother : Angelina

Los Angeles,-Hollywood superstar Angelina

Joile, who raises six kids with partner Brad Pitt, says she
pales in comparison to her own mother Marcheline Bertrand, who
passed away in 2007.
She has three biological children with Pitt
Shiloh, 5, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 3. They also have
three adoptive children Maddox, 10, Pax, 8, and Zahara, 6,
reported People magazine.
"My mother was a full-time mother. She didn't have much
of her own career, her own life, her own experiences.
Everything was for her children. I will never be as good a
mother as she was. I will try my best, but I don't think I
ever will be. She was the most generous, loving woman. She's
better than me," Jolie said.
The actress said that talking about her mother is her
soft spot, but she's grateful for the lessons Bertrand taught
her about motherhood.

Angelina Jolie 

I will never be as good as my mother : Angelina

Los Angeles,-Hollywood superstar Angelina

Joile, who raises six kids with partner Brad Pitt, says she
pales in comparison to her own mother Marcheline Bertrand, who
passed away in 2007.
She has three biological children with Pitt
Shiloh, 5, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 3. They also have
three adoptive children Maddox, 10, Pax, 8, and Zahara, 6,
reported People magazine.
"My mother was a full-time mother. She didn't have much
of her own career, her own life, her own experiences.
Everything was for her children. I will never be as good a
mother as she was. I will try my best, but I don't think I
ever will be. She was the most generous, loving woman. She's
better than me," Jolie said.
The actress said that talking about her mother is her
soft spot, but she's grateful for the lessons Bertrand taught
her about motherhood.

Angelina Jolie 

Chahal is the symbol of negativity in 'Bigg Boss': says Bedi

New Delhi,-Pooja Bedi, who is the latest to
be evicted from the Bigg Boss house blames fellow contestant
Mahek Chahal for creating a bad atmosphere in the house.
Bedi not seen getting into
any cat fights in the house, says the item girl is a symbol of
negativity in the house.
"Mahek is so negative. She is a symbol of negativity. I
am shocked to hear how well she has been portrayed in the
show. She is nothing of that sort. I have lived with her day
in and day out and I think she is a very bad person," Bedi
told Mediapersons after her eviction.
Bedi, who is the daughter of actor Kabir Bedi and dancer
Protima Bedi, was also seen getting close to co-contestant
Akashdeep Saigal (Sky) on the show but she maintained that
they were just friends.

Dental surgery gave Kate the 'naturally perfect'
smile: Doctors
London,-Kate Middleton underwent dental
surgery to achieve the "naturally perfect" smile that has
charmed millions around the world, a leading French dentist
has claimed.
Bernard Touati, the dentist has claimed his close
friend and UK-based colleague, Didier Fillion, performed the
revolutionary new form of dental surgery on Prince William's
wife.
Fillion's work on the Duchess of Cambridge involved
"micro-rotations" of her teeth to create an improved, but a
"natural look", said Dr Touati.
"They aren't absolutely aligned. In the US they want
teeth that are symmetrical, monochromatic, artificial. He did
some little micro-rotations on Kate Middleton so that it looks
like a natural, healthy smile, but not artificial," Dr Touati
told local magazine.
Dr Touati's revelation that Dr Fillion worked on the
Duchess of Cambridge's teeth at his practice in Wimpole Street
explains the dramatic change in Kate's smile, from when she
first emerged as a student at St Andrews University to the
confident public figure.
However, when asked if he had worked on Kate's teeth, Dr
Fillion told the magazine: "I can't say anything. I am sorry.
I can't confirm or deny it."
He added: "Teeth that look like piano keys are not good,
so we try to give back some details, maybe a space we don't
close, or a shorter incisor. Tom Cruise? Too perfect for me.
After my treatment most of my patients do not need veneers."

MLA files complaint against 8 persons, News channel
      Kapurthala,-A MLA filed a
criminal complaint against eight persons, including some
political leaders, and a News channel following telecast of
a news recently which alleged that the hawala money recovered
at Rajpura was to be delivered to him.
      Chief Judicial Magistrate Kiran Bala here recorded the
statement of MLA from Bhulath
constituency, and three witnesses and fixed the case for
consideration on January 9.
      MLA has filed the complaint under various sections of
the IPC, including 499 (defamation), 500, 120 B (punishment
for criminal conspiracy).

Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal
conferred Karmaveer Puraskaar
New Delhi,-Matrimonial service website
shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal has been conferred the
'Karmaveer Puraskaar' for his work towards bringing in a
positive transformation in the society.
     The award was presented under the 'Entrepreneur for
Social Change' category for Mittal's social commitment, for
proactively working towards bringing in a positive
transformation in the society and changing the way Indians
have looked at marriages, Shaadi.com said in a statement.
   

Home births riskier for first-time mothers : Study

London,-To-be-moms please take note: Women
who opt for a home birth for their first baby are almost three
times more likely to suffer complications than if they go to
hospital, a landmark study has found.
The largest ever study, conducted by Oxford University
involving more than 65,500 births in the UK, also found that
up to half of first-time mothers were transferred to hospital
while in labour from home and third from a midwifery unit.
However, it found that women having their second or third
babies, who were classed as low risk, were just as safe at
home or in a midwife-only unit as they were in a hospital unit
with specialist obstetricians, the Daily Telegraph reported.
The research, published in the British Medical Journal,
also found that rates of complications affecting the baby
including stillbirth after the start of labour, the baby dying
within the first week of birth, brain injury, fractures to the
upper arm or shoulder during birth, and faeces in the lungs,
were higher for first time mothers.
There were 9.5 such complications per 1,000 births for
first time mothers having their baby at home, compared with
3.5 per 1,000 births to first time mothers in hospital.
There was no increased risk for babies whose birth was
planned at units led by midwives, either ones that stand alone
in the community or which are attached to a clinic, it found.
Prof Peter Brocklehurst, who led the study, said: "For
every 1,000 women, 995 babies would have a completely normal
outcome.
"These results should reassure pregnant women planning
their birth that they can make informed decisions about where
they'd most like the birth to happen, knowing that giving
birth in England is generally very safe.
"There is an increase in risk for first-time mums
planning home births, but poor outcomes for the baby are still
uncommon."

Swirling can make your wine taste better: Study
London,-Here's a tip to enjoy your favourite
glass of wine, the drink can taste better if swirled gently
before being sipped, scientist say.
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
found that the technique, favoured by most of the connoisseurs
at dinner parties and tastings, really works as it involves
sophisticated physics of wave technology.
The findings, they said, could also have benefits for
drugs research and help inspire new medical treatments, the
Daily Telegraph reported.
Fluid experts have long observed the action, known as the
'orbital shaking', churns the liquid as it travels, drawing in
oxygen from the air and intensifying the smell.
"The formation of this wave has probably been known since
the introduction of glass or any other kind of cylindrical
bowl, but what has been lacking is a description of the
physics related to the mixing and oxygenation," said Dr Farhat who led the study.
To figure out how the mixing occurs, Dr Farhat and his
researchers tracked the motion of travelling waves in clear
cylinders with state of the art instruments while measuring
the velocity of the liquid.
Dr Farhat said: "As the wave propagates along the glass
wall, the liquid is displaced back and forth from bottom to
top and from the centre to the periphery.
"This pumping mechanism, induced by the wave, is more
pronounced near the free surface and close to the wall, which
enhances the mixing."
He added the study, presented at a physics meeting in
Baltimore, also found "for a given glass shape, the mixing and
oxygenation may be optimised with an appropriate choice of
shaking diameter and rotation speed."
"The intuitive and efficient motion of wine swirling has
inspired engineers in the field of biopharmaceuticals." Dr Farhat said this is where cell cultures are placed in
large cylindrical containers or bioreactors and "shaken"
in a manner similar to the aeration of a glass of wine.
The study shows that "such bioreactors offer better
mixing and oxygenation over existing stirred tanks, provided
that operating parameters are carefully optimised," he said.
"Moreover, the gentle nature of orbital shaking also
ensures a better viability and growth rate of the cells at
reduced cost," he added.
Wine buffs always say it is customary to smell your drink
prior to the first sip as part of the tasting experience. Some
wines are to dry for the consumer's taste due to the tannic
acids so swirling the glass draws oxygen from the air into the
wine.

Lord Navnit Dholakia wins the GG2 Hammer Award

 London,- Lord Navnit Dholakia, leading NRI
politician in the UK, has won the top honour at the GG2
Leadership Awards 2011 for his outstanding achievements.
Britain's Attorney General Dominic Grieve presented the
GG2 (Garavi Gujarat) Hammer Award to Lord Dholakia during a
ceremony at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel where
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was the chief guest.
Receiving the award, Dholakia, Deputy Leader of the
Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords, lauded the
achievements of the Asian community and minority community
from all walks of life in the UK.
Speaking briefly on the occasion, Clegg said he along
with leaders of other parties in the UK strongly believed in
multi-culturalism - universal respect for basic values,
respect for law and liberty.
"Education remains the greatest key to progress and
advancement," he said.
Other recipients of the awards were: Sargeant Dip Pun
(GG2 Pride of Britain Award), Nina Wadia (GG2 Woman of the
Year), Darra Singh, Chairman of the Riots Community and
Victims Panel (GG2 Man of the Year), Nazia Parveen, Senior
Reporter, Lancashire Evening Telegraph (GG2 Young Journalist
of the Year), Atul Pathak (GG2 Social entrepreneur of the
Year).
In a message, Prime Minister David Cameron said, "There
is little doubt that Britain today is a far more diverse and
tolerant society than it was a generation ago. As a country we
have thankfully come a long way in the last fifty years and we
now have some of the strongest equality legislation in
Europe."
Ramniklal Solanki CBE, Editor in Chief, Asian Media ||  Chr(38) ||
Marketing Group, organiser of the Awards, said "all the
winners tonight exhibit some of the very best leadership."

5.9 quake strikes off Japan disaster zone
      Tokyo, Nov 24 (AFP) A moderate 5.9-magnitude earthquake
has struck off Japan today, US geologists said, close to the
area hit by twin disasters in March, but there was no
immediate tsunami warning or reports of damage.
      The undersea quake hit at 4.24 am (local time) at a
depth of 37 kilometres (23 miles), 64 km from Iwaki and 112 km
from Sendai, the United States Geological Survey said -- both
cities struck by the tsunami that left almost 20,000 dead or
missing after a massive 9.0 earthquake in March.
      The area is also close to a nuclear plant that was
crippled by the March disasters and has since leaked radiation
into the air, soil and sea, but has remained stable through a
series of more recent tremors.


Synesthesia can offer huge mental benefits: Scientists
- Heard anyone who can taste words
and hear colours? Well, some people have this unusual trait
called synesthesia which can provide numerous mental benefits,
scientists led by an Indian-origin neurologist have claimed.
Synesthesia, first discovered in the 19th century, occurs
when stimulating one of the five senses triggers experiences
in an unrelated sense. The most common of the conditions is
grapheme-colour synesthesia, in which sufferers can see every
number or letter tinged with a particular colour.
Although it causes due to drug use, brain damage, sensory
deprivation and even hypnosis, research has found that two to
four per cent of the general population naturally experiences
synesthesia, with the phenomenon tending to run in families.
Cognitive neuroscientist Vilayanur Ramachandran and his
colleagues at the University of California, San Diego, suggest
that mutant genes responsible for synesthesia might lead
people to perceive links not only between seemingly unrelated
sensations but also between seemingly unrelated ideas, leading
to greater creativity, LiveScience reported.
For instance, synesthesia is purported to be seven times
more common in artists, poets and novelists than in the rest
of the population, the scientists said.
It also demonstrate remarkable memory abilities some
times. For example, British writer Daniel Tammet claimed he
has used his synesthesia to memorise the mathematical constant
pi to 22,514 digits.
The scientists, who have detailed their findings in the
journal PLoS Biology, also suggested that synesthesia might be
linked with savantism, the remarkable expertise, ability or
brilliance in one or more areas at times seen in people with
autism or other mental disorders.

Genetic rearrangements 'can also cause breast cancer

Scientists claim to have found
evidence that genetic rearrangements can also trigger breast
cancer in women.
A team at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer
Center says that it has discovered two cancer-spurring gene
rearrangements which may cause 5 to 7 per cent of all breast
cancers in women, the 'Nature Medicine' journal reported.
These types of genetic recombinations have previously
been linked to blood cancers and rare soft-tissue tumours,
but are beginning to be discovered in common solid tumours,
including a large subset of prostate cancers and some lung
cancers, say the scientists.

Farmer killed by raging bull in Australia
     Melbourne,-A 73-year-old farmer died of
severe head and chest injuries after being attacked by his
bull that gored and dragged him at his farm.
The man along with two of his friends were trying to move
the Angus bull when it turned and hit his master, gored him
and pushed him along the ground at his farm in Acheron, 115
kilometers north of Melbourne in Victoria province.
Paramedics who rushed to rescue the farmer administered
CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) on the injured man but
failed to revive him.
     Ambulance Victoria spokesperson Gabrielle Degenhardt told
the Australian Telegraph that the man suffered extensive head
and chest injuries in the attack.
It is likely that the man was tending to the bull when the
animal turned on him. The man appears to have been dragged
some distance by the bill but it is unclear how the incident
happened and will be investigated.
     This is the second such death on a Victorian farm this
year where livestock were involved.
In April, a 60-year-old man died after suffering abdominal
and chest injuries when he was crushed against a fence by a
charging cow on a farm in Inverloch.

Child's unwillingness results in denial of
custody to so called Mother
New Delhi,-A woman has been denied the
custody of her minor daughter by a Delhi court after the child
expressed unwillingness to live with her mother or even meet
her.
"The child appeared to be fearful of her mother and
categorically deposed that her mother does not love her and
the child did not want to reside with her nor wanted to meet
her," said guardian judge Gautam Manan, denying the woman
custody of her daughter.
The court noted during an interaction with it on November
5, the minor said her mother does not respect her grandmother
and also threatens her of lodging a complaint against her in
her school. She also appeared to be afraid of her mother and
was unwilling to be in her company.
The court denied custody also saying that the woman was
dependant on her mother's pension and that she was not
educated enough to take care of the child's education.
It also noted the child had adjusted well with her father
and his family, which had provided her congenial atmosphere
for her growth and good education.


University selected for research on brucellosis
Madurai,-The Madurai Kamraj University is
among the nine institutions from across the country selected
for a centrally-funded research project on study of
brucellosis, an infectious disease that occurs from contact
with infected animals.
The five-year research programme, which will commence
in
January 2012, has been approved by the Department of
Biotechnology, a MKU official said. A sum of Rs six crore has
been sanctioned for the purpose.
The University, specialising in genomics, will be
involved in dry lab activity while veterinary institutions
would take up clinical study, he said.
The project will focus on cattle as well as "human
health problem", Head of Genetics Department P Gunasekaran
said, adding that two international scientists -- Barun De of
Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, and Ramesh
Vemulapalli of Purdue University in the US, will be assisting
in the research.

Green tribunals yet to come up in four cities
New Delhi,-The Environment Ministry is yet
to establish its green tribunal benches at Chennai, Bhopal,
Pune and Kolkata even a year after a notification was issued
for the same.
"The Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal has been
made functional effective October 18, 2010. NGT and MoEF are
vigorously pursuing the matter with State Governments for
starting the Chennai, Bhopal, Pune and Kolkata benches as
early as possible," the Ministry of Forests said in reply to
an RTI query.
The principal bench has seven members under the
chairmanship of Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), which was established
on October 18 last year, acts as a specialised body to handle
environmental disputes involving multi-disciplinary issues.
  According to the NGT Act 2010, the tribunal shall not be
bound by the procedure laid down under the Code of Civil
Procedure, 1908, but shall be guided by principles of natural
justice.

Visitors at IITF at loss in absence of signages
     New Delhi,-Visitors at India International
Trade Fair (IITF) are finding themselves lost at a sprawling
six km Pragati Maidan for want of signages which can direct
them to exhibitors of their choice.
     As the parking is a kilometre away from the venue at the
Mathura Road with scanty shuttle service, visitors get
exhausted even before they enter the fair, many complained.
     Inside, they are completely lost how to find the pavilion
of their choice, as nobody can shop at 6500 exhibitors.
     A general map directing towards all the 16 halls is
displayed at the entrance gates. But, who is selling what and
where is not there, forcing the visitors to keep asking.
     A printed map is on sale for Rs 10 by the India Trade
Promotion Organisation, but it does not show the location of
the exhibitors either.
     "It is really difficult..Your have to keep asking" said
Priyanka Grover, 28, management professional. She was
searching Hall 18 where exhibitors from Pakistan, Afghanistan,
South Africa and Hong Kong,among others, are present.
     The Chinese have left after five days for the business
visitors, which ended on November 18. The fair openend on
November 14 and will conclude on November 27.
     "They (ITPO) should put up proper signs and maps. Then,
it becomes easily getable," Ashok Satish Garg 46, a local
businessman said.
     ITPO Executive Director Neeraj Gupta agreed that
pavilions are not mentioned in the maps. Gupta said he has now
asked for improvement of the maps at different crossings.
     There is also a flaw in the way the multi-storeyed
pavilions are constructed. A visitor entering a pavilion must
climb up and down to exit, even if he or she finds it
difficult to use the stairs.

People may soon locate buses on Internet, mobile phones in UP
Kanpur,-IIT-Kanpur has sought approval
from the Uttar Pradesh government for installing a device
developed by it, which would help passengers locate their
buses on the Internet or mobile phones, in state-run buses.
"We have sent a proposal to the transport department for
installing the devices, developed on the lines of Satellite
Imaging For Rail Navigation project, in roadways buses and is
awaiting response," IIT-K Director Sanjay Govind Dhande said.
The government has assured us of considering the proposal
and once cleared, the devices will be installed in some buses
on trial basis.
The institute has already got installation clearance from
the Railways and the devices are currently installed in 12
important trains as a pilot project.


 

People will teach lesson to defectors: Manpreet
       Gidderbaha,-Former Finance minister
Manpreet Singh Badal has committed a mistake by "ditching his
mother party" and people will teach him a lesson in the coming
state assembly election, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh
Badal said today.
     "Results of the election will make him realise his
mistake of leaving the Shiromani Akali Dal as he and his party
will be completely routed," the SAD patriarch told a
gathering.
     "I nurtured the political career of Manpreet by handing
over my native assembly constituency of Gidderbaha, but he
ditched the party by joining hands with the Congress in a
'covert' manner," the Chief Minister said.
     The people of the state would never forgive him for this
"betrayal" and teach him a befitting lesson at the hustings,
he said.
     "The election results will prove that people of the state
do not support defectors and Manpreet will not get even a
single seat," Manpreet said.
     Former Chief Minister S S Barnala and PPP leader Manpreet
Singh Badal have formed Sanjha Morcha, a four-party alliance.
     The opposition parties do not have any leader of mass
appeal due to which they were relying on defectors from the
SAD, he said.
     He said the steep hike in petroleum prices had  broken
the backbone of the common man.
     Massive hike in agricultural inputs had also brought the
whole of the agricultural community on the brink of economic
disaster, Manpreet said.

Subrata's new film deals with avante-gard subject

Kolkata,-Unhappy partners in a marriage
stepping out to establish new relationship has been dealt with
in countless films, but what if a happily-married woman
ventures into it, and that too with permission of her husband?
Award-winning Bengali filmmaker Subrata Sen deals with
the subject in his forthcoming film 'Nondinee'.
Is it a revolutionary new idea for Bengali films?
Sen thinks so: "In my view, the character of Nondinee
has so far not been dealt with in any Bengali film. She looks
beyond the relationship for a little more space. Don't we all
crave for this extra space?"
     The protagonist's role will be played by prolific
actress Swastika Mukherjee who, Sen thinks, has given her
career-best performance in the movie.
Swastika, who has acted in such critically-acclaimed
films as Buddhadev Dasgupta's 'Janla', Raja Sen's
'Krishnakanter Will' and Anjan Datta's 'Byomkesh Bakshi',
says, "I am happy that Subrata Sen really liked my role. It's
true I did not portray such a nuanced character before."
  Swastika, who has her feet firmly rooted in the world
of both potboilers and off-beat films, said she was happy that
the filmmaker had conceived the character from the perspective
of a woman.

Storytelling best medium to bring children
 to literature
New Delhi,-Tales from a village in Ghana
told to children in Kerala by an Jamaican origin artiste now
based in the UK indicates the popularity of oral storytelling
in an age where movies and TV are a huge distraction.
Jan Blake, who has been a professional storyteller for
the past 25 years mesmerised children and adults alike at the
just concluded Hay Festival in Thiruvananthapuram.
Her story about a chicken who carried a fox, river and
fire in its basket to meet a king was met with giggles and
laughter. While she imitated a chicken (tukalaka, tukala...)
and the crackle of a fire, children sand and shouted along
with her.
"Storytelling is one of the best mediums to bring back
children to literature and I enjoy every bit of it," Blake
told here. Blake decided to join a community theatre as an 18 year
old after she failed her A levels and later moved on to
storytelling specialising in folktales from West Africa, North
Africa, the Arab world and the Caribbean.
"My stories are about the frailties, small events that
can bring a smile to people's faces and the condition of human
beings in their joys and sorrows. Everybody can take something
from my tales." she says.
Without the support of any props, Blake lets her sonorous
voice do the talking, modifying it to suit the characters and
mesmerise the audiences.
Blake who has grown up in the UK and now has an 18- year
old son says she has an Indian connection too. "My great-
grandmother was from India. Am not sure from which part of
India she is but she landed in Jamaica as a labourer in a
plantation there."
She says she loves movies from different parts of the
world. "I see them and on the constant look out for a tale. I
have seen movies by Satyajit Ray and loved it."
"I do not rehearse for my storytelling sessions but go
along with the flow. If there are children in the audience I
narrate a story suitable for them and for teenagers something
they would like to be told. My aim is to make a difference in
everyone's life but the idea is not to preach," says Blake.

Rihanna video banned in France
London, Singer Rihannas vidio, We Found Love, has been banned in France as it has been deemed too
raunchy for daytime viewers in the country.
Officials at the Supreme Audiovisual Council of France
have banned the gritty promo from airing on TV before the
watershed at 10pm due to its explicit content, reported
Contactmusic.
Authorities criticised Rihanna's "self-destructive"
behaviour in the video, which features the singer smoking
cigarettes, shoplifting and being spanked.
She is also cited for appearing in saucy scenes of
"pronounced suggestive" content with British boxer/model
Dudley O'Shaughnessy.
It is not the first time Rihanna's videos have caused
controversy - the clip for her provocative
single S||  Chr(38) ||M was
banned in more than 10 countries.

Parkinsons disease cured by deep
brain stimulation
   Coimbatore,-A city hospital here today claimed
to have cured the parkinson's disease of a 59-year old man, by
successfully placing 'Deep Brain Stimulation,' (DBS).
   Sundaram, a native of Dindigul in Tamil Nadu, has been
suffering from parkinson's, which he was suffering for the
last 15 years, a degenerative disorder of the central nervous
system.
   Kovai Medical Center and Hospital (KMCH), where was admited
for the treatment cured it through a 14-hour surgery, Hospital
Chairman Dr Nalla G Palanisamy told reporters here today.
   Parkinson's disease is a chronic disabling neurological
condition affecting normally people between 50-70 years, he
said.
   DBS is placing of an electrode in the Sub Thalamic Nucleas,
which is adjacent to Thalamus, an important relay station of
the brain. The electrode sends continuous electronic pulses
through a battery which is atteched in the chest wall and can
be externally controlled through a remote control, Arul Selvan
said.
   The surgery will cost around Rs seven lakh, with electrode
imported from USA alone costing about Rs 5. 5 lakh.

Berlusconi 'to release his latest album
of love songs
London,-Silvio Berlusconi is reportedly all
set to release his latest album of love songs, barely a week
after he stepped down as Italy's Prime Minister.
The 75-year-old billionaire businessman, who as a student
crooned on cruise ships in the Mediterranean, spent two years
writing the lyrics for the album, called "True Love", British
newspaper 'The Daily Telegraph' reported.
The 11 songs he penned are sung by Mariano Apicella, a
Neapolitan ballad singer who has collaborated with the former
Italian Premier on similar albums in the past. "The album will
be in the shops on Tuesday. Berlusconi wrote all the words and
I put them to music," Apicella was quoted as saying.

Cancer cells grow up using recycling
process: Study
London, -Scientists have found that protein
recycling in the body gets accelerated in several cancerous
cells, an "exciting" discovery which they say could lead to
the development of new class of drugs.
Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of
Yeshiva University in the US found that protein recycling, a
normal process in the body, was accelerated in more than 30
types of cancerous cell.
When the scientists interrupted the process in laboratory
mice with cancer, the tumours began to shrink, BBC reported.
The results, they said, were "exciting" and could lead to
an anticancer drug by finding a chemical that could interfere
with the recycling process and mimic the effect the virus had.
The recycling process studied was "chaperone-mediated
autophagy" (CMA). It is a normal part of a cell's routine,
removing damaged goods and recycling the raw materials.
Study research Prof Ana Cuervo believes cancerous cells
are using this process in order to fuel their abnormally
rapidly growth.
"Cancer cells seem to have learned how to optimise this
system to obtain the energy they need," she said.
When they studied a variety of tissues, including lung,
breast and liver, they found the level of CMA activity was
higher in cancerous cells than normal ones.
The researchers then used a virus to infect cells with
short snippets of genetic material, which would turn off the
recycling process.
Using the virus slowed the growth of the tumours in mice
with human lung cancers. It resulted in "dramatic tumour
shrinkage and almost complete blockage of metastasis
[spreading]", Prof Cuervo said.
Experts have described the study as exciting and said CMA
inhibitors could be useful for cancer therapy, as they should
inhibit tumour growth and also reduce the ability of tumour
cells to metastasise.

Against Cancer by Dr. Budwig of German

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Yesudas' singing career enters golden jubilee year

Jalandhar,-Music legend K
J Yesudas' career as playback singer entered its golden
jubilee year embellished with a record contribution of more
than 50,000 film songs in various languages, including his
mother tongue Malayalam.
Yesudas sang his first film song on November 14, 1961
by rendering four lines from a verse of saint-reformer
Sreenarayana Guru to which music was set by the late M B
Sreenivas for Malayalam film 'Kalppadukal.'
Now 71, Yesudas has since then rose to become one of
the country's most-heard singers whose mellifluous voice made
hundreds of songs ever-haunting.
Besides Malayalam, he has sung in Tamil, Hindi,
Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Odiya, Marathi,
Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tulu and foreign languages like Malay,
Russian, Arabic, Latin and English.
According to music critics, Yesudas stands out on
account of rare quality of his voice, dedication and hard
work.


Shame, shame, Four more babies die
at Malda hospital
Malda-Four more newborns have died at
the Malda District Hospital, taking the toll to 18 in the
hospital since November eight.
A senior hospital official said all the four were
new born babies.
One of the new-borns had been re-admitted after being
discharged but expired within 15 minutes of admission.
The babies were underweight and the deaths were caused by
septicaemia, said the official at the hospital where the new
27-bedded neo-natal unit was functioning for the third day.
The hospital has 80 beds in the paediatric ward manned by
five child specialists.
Fourteen babies had died in the hospital in the past
seven days due to broncho-pneumonia and other serious
ailments.
In October, 36 babies died in several district hospitals
and the referral B C Roy Children's Hospital in Kolkata.

I want my father to get Bharat Ratan
: Deepika Padukone
Indore,-Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone
says her father, former badminton ace Prakash Padukone, should
be considered for Bhatrat Ratan.
The 25-year-old model-turned actress has now joined the
league of people who demand Bhatrat Ratan for famous
personalities, pitching her father as a deserving person.
"As a daughter, I want my father to be honoured with the
title of Bharat Ratan, considering his contribution to
badminton throughout his career," Deepika told reporters.
The actress also said that her father, who was the first
Indian to win the All England Championship, popularised the
sport in the country.
Deepika was in town to promote her next film 'Desi Boys',
along with Akshay and Chitrangda. The film has
been directed by debutant Rohit Dhawan, son of director David
Dhawan and also stars John Abraham.

Kim Kardashian sues former publicists
 for false claims
Los Angeles,- Reality TV star Kim Kardashian
is suing her former publicist whom she claims is spreading
lies about her.
Jonathan Jaxson, who is promoting his book, claimed that
Kardashian's marriage was staged.
However, the 31-year-old 'Keeping Up with the Kardashian'
star's lawyer said, "He only did a PR work for her once years
ago on a blog and she barely remembered him."
Kardashian has hired attorney Marty Singer to prevent
Jonathan from making anymore claims and he has been served a
legal paper for violating a written agreement that they signed
years ago.
Kardashian is said to be surprised how Jaxson started
talking about her marriage while the fact is they have not
been in contact for a long time.
Singer submitted papers to a private arbitration in which
it is stated that her reputation has been damaged by his
allegedly defamatory statements.
"Everything that he is saying is false and nonsense. This
guy is in it to promote himself for his 15 mins of fame,"
Singer said.

Judie Dench nervous about acting
London,-Actress Judie Dench says she feels
more nervous about acting now than when she started in the
industry 54 years ago.
The 76-year-old, who has starred in films like 'Notes on
Scandal', 'Shakespeare in Love' and a number of James Bond
films, including 'Casino Royale' and 'Tomorrow Never Dies',
said she never has confidence in her ability and always has to
rely on a director, reported Q magazine.
"I have worse nerves now, 54 years after entering this
business, than when I started. I'm never confident about the
work I do and I'm very, very reliant on a director. Everything
I do, there's always something that jumps up and hits me in
the eye," Dench said.
The actor also said she doesn't ever want to quit acting
because she thinks the learning process is far too important
to leave behind.
"If I retire I think I should fall over. You've got to
keep learning. I think everybody should take the time to
recite two lines of something every day. I've also just taken
up Sudoku - bloody difficult, isn't it?," Dench added.

Diane Kruger shocked at Calvin Klein offer
Los Angeles,-Actress Diane Kruger, who is
the new face Calvin Klein fragrance, says she thought the
bosses were joking about the offer and was worried people
would think she is too cocky.
The 35-year-old began her modelling career in Paris at
the age of 15 and thought that the public would adopt a, 'Who
does she think she is?' attitude if she fronted the brand,
reported InStyle magazine.
"It's very cool to be the face of a perfume, that's a
very flattering thing. When Calvin Klein asked me to be the
face of a perfume called 'Beauty' I was like, 'Who are you
kidding?' when they told me the name.
"I was thinking people are going to say, 'Who does she
think she is from Helen of Troy to 'Beauty'?' Then with all
the work I've done for cosmetics companies too it becomes very
global," Kruger said.
The German-born beauty also said she is pleased to have
more of a say in which campaigns she fronts, as she likes
the idea of making products accessible to all women over the
world.
"It's better these days as I now have more of say in what
I do and so I don't sign with people that I don't stand
behind. I like the idea of accessibility, coming from a
lower-middle-class background myself, I feel like beauty and
products should be accessible to women all over the world."

Vancouver bids for hosting 14th IIFA Weekend
     Mumbai,-Christy Clark, the Premier of
British Columbia, a province in Canada today invited the
International Indian Film Academy to celebrate the 14th IIFA
Weekend and Awards in the city of Vancouver in 2013.
     In a meet and greet with members from film fraternity
including IIFA Advisory Board members, President of the Film
and Television Producers Guild, Ramesh Sippy, international
superstar Anil Kapoor and senior members of the Hindi film
industry, Premier Clark announced plans to host IIFA.
     Maharashtra Minister for PWD and Tourism Chhagan Bhujbal
was also present at the meeting.
     Bidding for the 14th IIFA Weekend and Awards, Clark said,
"If you could put what happened in Toronto in Vancouver, it
will be great. Vancouver has a vast Indian population and one
of the youngest Indian populations in Canada. It is a place
where IIFA will feel at home."
     "We put up a great show for the Winter Olympics 2010
and we will put up a great show for IIFA. If we can bring IIFA
to Vancouver, there are so many things we can communicate
through this wonderful medium, the business of doing business.
Vancouver is the heart of creativity in Canada and it is also
the gateway to North America in more ways than one," he said.
     He invited industry stalwarts, actors, directors and
producers, among others to come to British Columbia as the
Province opens its  doors to the filming of Indian movies.
     With its scenic landscapes, British Columbia would make
for an ideal venue for shooting Indian films.
     Andre Timmins, Director, IIFA said, "We are in the
process of finalising the destination for IIFA 2012 and 2013.
The remarkable success over the years and especially after its
North American premiere in Tornoto earlier this year, IIFA has
sparked global interest and we have received several bids from
countries vying to host the Weekend and Awards."