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    Saturday, January 03, 2015
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    When Rajiv arm-twisted Thatcher to curb UK Sikhs
    The declassified records of the UK cabinet meetings in 1984, uploaded on www.discoversikhism.com, show that the UK government was only too willing to bend as “export contracts worth £5 billion could be at stake”.

    Pakistan resorts to shelling, India retaliates; 2 Rangers killed
    Pakistan Rangers on Friday night yet again violated the ceasefire with heavy firing on forward outposts along the international border in Samba and Kathua sectors, drawing a strong retaliation from the BSF which killed two Rangers.

    Bill on conversion needs consensus, Amit Shah says
    BJP national president Amit Shah on Friday said his party was keen on a consensus on the issue of religious conversion.

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    Number of housing loan accounts dips 2.7%
    The housing market in 2013, the last year for which data is available, seems to have catered to high-end users more than the middle class.

    Manufacturing activity at 2-year high: Survey
    Manufacturing sector activity grew at its fastest pace in two years in December boosted by new businesses and overseas orders, a survey showed on Friday, bringing cheer for policy makers battling to revive growth.

    PM to banks: Back Swachh Bharat
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday invited the banking sector to embrace his pet Swachh Bharat project and asked them to finance young entrepreneurs willing to float ideas with hygiene, sanitation and cleanliness as the main themes.

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    Eight species of birds on the verge of extinction, says study
    Eight species of birds like francolins and quails are on the verge of extinction in the Malwa region, a recent study has revealed.

    Insects deal death sting to greenery
    Mafia hand suspect as big, leafy trees die out in epidemic-like infestation. The death of the trees has risen proporionately with the spike in price of lac, say experts

    Bhutan crew films Sikkim's first organic festival
    Sikkim has set for itself the goal of becoming an organic agricultural state by 2015.

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    US slaps more sanctions on N Korea after Sony hack
    North Korea was hit with more sanctions on Friday designed to impede access to the US financial system in the wake of a cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, which the Obama Administration has said was supported by the reclusive country.

    Bad weather hinders wreckage hunt, 30 more bodies found
    Ships and aircraft criss-crossed the seas off Borneo on Friday hunting for the wreck of an Indonesia AirAsia passenger jet, but bad weather again hindered the search for the plane and the black box flight recorders that should reveal why it crashed.

    UK prince named in 'underage sex slave' case in US
    A woman has alleged that she was repeatedly forced to have sexual relations with prince Andrew as part of a lawsuit in a Florida court that claims a US investment banker passed her around rich and powerful friends as a “sex slave” while she was still underage.

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    'Everything changes every Friday'
    In 2014, Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh’s bromance, which started from their film and spilled to TV with their chat show appearance, found a lot of followers with fans excited to see the duo partying, chilling and acting exactly the way guys are supposed to, in all their social appearances.

    Rahul Mahajan has a crush on Sonali Raut?
    Rahul Mahajan, who’s set to enter Bigg Boss again as a contestant, has his eyes set on a girl. No, it’s not his estranged wife, Dimpy Ganguly Mahajan, but Sonali Raut.

    Celebs talk about intimate scenes

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    Cholera bacterium kills other bacteria to steal their DNA
    Scientists have discovered the unconventional way the cholera bacterium stabs and kills other bacteria to steal their DNA, making it potentially more virulent.

    Researchers find new role for proteins
    Scientists have found for the first time that the building blocks of a protein can be assembled by another protein and without genetic instructions.

    Chinese biologists discover molecule behind bamboo flowering cycle
    A team of Chinese biologists has discovered the molecule responsible for the coordination of the different genes involved in the mass flowering cycles of bamboo, a key food for panda bears, the South China Morning Post reported on Friday.

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    Chelsea will bounce back from Spurs mauling: Terry
    Chelsea will bounce back from their shock 5-3 English Premier League defeat at Tottenham Hotspur, captain John Terry said on Friday.

    Kohli first cricketer to cross 5m followers on Twitter
    Newly-appointed Indian Test captain Virat Kohli (@ImVkohli) became the first cricketer to cross the 5-million mark on Twitter with 5004544 followers.

    Steven Gerrard to leave Liverpool at end of season
    Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is to leave the club at the end of the season, the player announced, saying it had been "the toughest decision of my life".

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    India unblocks Vimeo, 3 other sites
    Vimeo, Dailymotion, gist.github and Weebly are accessible on all internet networks at present, while the others remain blocked.

    What to expect from Apple in 2015
    2015 could be one of the most interesting years in Apple's history.

    The worst tech logo makeovers of all times
    Every once in a while, companies decide to reinvent themselves. Part of doing that is creating a new company logo.

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    HRD ministry 'goofs', makes professor university's chancellor
    The ministry has appointed a senior faculty member Jandhyala BG Tilak of the prestigious National University of Educational Planning and Administration as chancellor of the same university.

    Puducherry students bag awards at science congress
    A paper on transforming barren lands into cultivable lands using organic manure and a poster on seasonal impact on butterfly abundance and its species diversity done by a few students from the Union territory of Puducherry.

    Extensive vacancy in government colleges affects PU board examination result
    The huge number of vacancies in government colleges seems to have affected the PU board examination results.

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    Bill on conversion needs consensus, Amit Shah says
    BJP national president Amit Shah on Friday said his party was keen on a consensus on the issue of religious conversion.

    Advocate in custody for 'offensive' Facebook post
    Kurla advocate Vijay Gaikwad, who was booked by the police for allegedly posting objectionable material from his Facebook account, surrendered before the Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Marg police on Thursday.

    State may auction liquor licences to boost its kitty
    A week after chief minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed concern over the state’s deteriorating financial state, the cash-strapped government is considering auctioning of liquor licences to mobilize funds.

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    KMC ends service of former principal
    College sources said the governing body has submitted the order of termination to vice-chancellor, Dinesh Singh, who will take the final call.

    Bring same party at Centre & Delhi, says Naidu
    Union urban development minister Venkaiah Naidu on Friday called upon Delhiites to vote for BJP in the forthcoming assembly elections stressing the need of a common party heading both the state and the Centre.

    BJP pushes for emergency lane
    On a day when TOI reported about how women had to deliver babies in ambulances due to roads being choked by traffic, Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay has pushed for dedicated lanes on the capital’s roads for emergency vehicles.

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    Time to pedal in Malleswaram
    Get ready to hop on to the saddle as Cycle Day will return to Malleswaram this Sunday.

    BJP meets governor on KPSC appointments
    head of BJP national president Amit Shah's visit to Bengaluru late on Friday, the party swung into action and met governor Vajubhai R Vala.

    It's art mart on Kumara Krupa Road, Bengaluru
    Vibrant landscapes and portraits will make a splash as artists from across the country descend on Kumara Krupa Road on Sunday.

    More Bangalore News»

    Chandrababu Naidu to meet party leaders every week
    Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo N Chandrababu Naidu has decided to allot one day a week to meet his party MLAs, MLCs and MPs.

    Privatisation of garbage transportation on the anvil
    With problems of frequent strikes by workers unions that are hitting transportation of garbage in the city for several days at a stretch, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is mulling to privatize sanitation works, especially garbage transportation in some parts of the city soon.

    Temporary capital at Mangalagiri
    Beset by space problem in the joint capital of Hyderabad, the Andhra Pradesh government has decided to build a temporary capital at Mangalagiri by July this year so that it could shift major departments until the construction of new capital is completed.

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    Major police operation to trace missing children in Chennai
    When two-year-old Kavitha went missing from her house in Saligramam on September 19, 2011, her family was devastated.

    Foreigner in Chennai gets heart from Coimbatore
    CHENNAI: Six organs of a 26-year-old web designer, who lost his life in a bike accident near Coimbatore, were donated on Friday morning.

    Action taken on plaints, fibs Chennai corporation
    Since it was launched to allow residents to complain about grievances, the city corporation’s toll-free number 1913 has been inundated with calls.

    More Chennai News»

    Denied information under RTI, Jashodaben files appeal
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s estranged wife Jashodaben has filed an appeal under the Right to Information Act after Mehsana district police declined her earlier application seeking information about her security cover.

    Crime branch to probe theatre vandalism case
    The complaints of vandalism at two theatres screening Aamir Khan-starrer 'PK' have been handed over to the city crime branch.

    Kandhal Jadeja moves HC to drop Arms Act charges
    Kutiyana MLA and the son of 'godmother' Santokben Jadeja, Kandhal Jadeja, has moved Gujarat high court urging that charges be dropped against him in a 1998 arms case in Porbandar district.

    More Ahmedabad News»

    Rain, dam water wreak havoc on Mela campus
    The water released in Ganga from Narora and Tehri reached Sangam and uprooted the pontoon bridges. The swift pace of 1,500 cusec water also led to further erosion of the banks

    Orissa-based gang of thieves busted, 6 held
    Based in Orissa, the gang had been involved in several criminal cases reported in the district, including Chirgaon and Rajgarh.

    Only 4 out of 14 sr docs found on duty during inspection
    Senior health and administrative officials were bombarded with complaints by patients during an inspection of Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital on Friday

    More Allahabad News»

    Surya shines bright for Odisha
    Pradhan leads pacer trio’s attack in Lahli as Haryana out for 127

    Odisha bag first win of season
    Beat Haryana by 7 wickets; Suryakant named MoM for all-round show

    Naveen faces flak for taking car 'too close' to Puri shrine
    Chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s visit to the Jagannath Temple in Puri on New Year’s Day sparked a controversy on Thursday as a socio-cultural organization lodged a complaint with the shrine police alleging that the CM’s vehicle went too close to the temple’s main entrance violating age-old tradition.

    More Bhubaneswar News»

    Former VC Nisha Dubey appointed chairperson of BU's women cell
    Former vice-chancellor of Barkatullah University Professor Nisha Dubey has been appointed chairperson of university’s women cell.

    Bhopal win state level throwball championship
    Bhopal team won men and women title of the senior state level throwball championship concluded in the state capital on Thursday.

    Madhya Pradesh mulls sharing stakes of thermal plants with NTPC
    Unable to improve performance of its thermal power plants, Madhya Pradesh government is mulling to entrust operations of thermal plants to National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) even if it entails sharing its stakes with the corporation.

    More Bhopal News»

    SAD, BJP in slugfest over anti-drug dharnas
    Continuing their battle over the Rs 6,000-crore drug scam and rampant substance abuse in Punjab, allies SAD and BJP entered into a fresh row on Thursday over the former's January 5 dharnas against BSF in Amritsar and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe against party leaders.

    Bathinda 'ghar wapsi' a no-show
    Vishwa Hindu Parishad's much-hyped "ghar wapsi" function at Bathinda, aimed at bringing back Christians to the Hindu and Sikh fold, was a non-starter.

    Vigilance counting losses to exchequer due to DTO's malpractices
    The Punjab vigilance bureau is assessing the loss caused to the exchequer due to the alleged malpractices by Faridkot district transport officer Nachhattar Singh Brar who was booked for cheating, forgery and under the Prevention of Corruption of Act on January 1.

    More Chandigarh News»

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    The Four Stages of Pranayama

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    There are four Bhedas (piercing of divisions) viz., Surya, Ujjayi, Sitali and Basti. Through these four ways, when Kumbhaka is near or about to be performed, the sinless Yogi should practise the three Bandhas. The first is called Mula Bandha. The second is called Uddiyana, and the third is Jalandhara. Their nature will be thus described. Apana which has a downward tendency is forced up by contracting and drawing the anus upwards. This process is called Mula Bandha. When Apana is raised up and reaches the sphere of Agni (fire), then the flame of Agni grows long, being blown about by Vayu. The Agni and Apana come to or commingle with Prana in a heated state. Through this Agni, which is very fiery arises in the body the flaming of fire which rouses the sleeping Kundalini.
     
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    Thursday, January 1, 2015

    Fund-raising via IPOs at 13-year low in 2014

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    Real Estate News
    Basements can be sold and registered independently in Haryana
    In a landmark judgment that is bound to bring relief to property owners, the Supreme Court ruled on September 17 that basements of residential houses can now be sold and registered separately in Haryana.
    Flash of festive colour
    A life without colours is unimaginable, as they play a vital role in our lives and affect our physical and emotional well being.
    Indians invest £241 million in Q2 to buy land in Central London
    The total land purchases in Central London rose by 13 per cent in the April-June period, over the first quarter, to reach 828 million pounds.
    "Builders optimistic of the economic environment"
    This festive season is a typical time of the year when real estate purchases are made across the country. Dassera and Deepavali periods are considered a good time for property investment.
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    Nifty may touch 8500 level in January: Mitesh Thacker
    Fri, Jan 02, 2015 | 08:00 AM IST
    We can then possibly talk about levels of 8450-8500 on the upside being revisited. That is the kind of view. We are trading more with positive bias.
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    Market waiting for a big momentum push to get beyond 8200: Ashwani Gujral
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    Housing finance companies among NBFCs should do well: Ajay Bagga
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    Battery companies an interesing prospect in the coming days: Ajay Bagga
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    If you have raw material prices coming down, be it rubber for tyre makers or lead for battery makers, they would be beneficiaries of this.
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    Pellitory Root: Qualities and Benefits According to Ayurveda

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    Pellitory root is considered to be of Arab origin, because Charak, Sushrut and Vagbhatt do not mention about it. Probably Unani Hakims (herbal doctors) brought it to India. But today it is considered to be one of the most popular herbs of India and Arabic countries. The small shoots grow with the beginning of the rains. The root is pungent in taste and the person feels hot when it is chewed and a burning sensation is felt on the tongue.
     
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