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SpaceX said Monday two private citizens have paid money to be sent around the Moon in what would mark the farthest humans have ever traveled to deep space. The United States has not sent astronauts to the Moon since NASA's Apollo missions of the 1960s and '70s. "We are excited to announce that  SpaceX  has been approached to fly two private citizens on a trip around the moon late next year," said a  statement  by CEO  Elon Musk .

India will soon have its own liveability index :-        You would soon know how liveable your city is. Taking a leaf out of international practice of rating cities on liveability, India is all set to introduce its own liveability index. Beginning with 100 smart cities, the liveability index would rank all Indian cities on 77 parameters including how they fare in terms of grievance redressal of citizens, pollution, availability of water and power, online citizen services, upkeep of historical buildings, increase in tourist footfalls, crime rate, extent of crimes recorded against women, children and elderly, availability of traffic surveillance system and education. The liveability index, which would be unveiled at an urban development ministry workshop on Tuesday, would chart a city's progress against various standards under four categories - institutional, social, economic and physical. These would in turn be divided into 15 sub-categories of standards and take...

One year ago, when we showed readers the SkyNet-like robots produced by Boston Dynamics, a company acquired by Google in 2013 (which then tried to flip it to Toyota last year but reportedly failed) we called the robotic ... One year ago, when we showed readers the SkyNet-like robots produced by Boston Dynamics, a company acquired by Google in 2013 (which then tried to flip it to Toyota last year but reportedly failed) we called the robotic creations "terrifying." Little did we know that compared to Boston Dynamics' next spawn, that particular batch was downright Johnny 5-friendly by comparison. Because after being briefly shown off at an event early this month, the robotic designed has officially revealed its latest creation, “Handle,” which the company's founder previously described as “nightmare-inducing." Four weeks ago, Boston Dynamics - which is best known for its bipedal and quadrupedal robots - revealed it had been experimenting with some radical new te...

After Nasa announced last week that seven earth-sized planets, known as exoplanets, were discovered by its Spitzer Space Telescope, people on Twitter have been suggesting new names for them with the hash tag #7Namesfor7NewPlanets. The TRAPPIST-1 is located 39.5 light years away. It is a dwarf star located in the solar system called Aquarius. The hash tag trended in the US and had some interesting suggestions for names. Many, including American astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson,  suggested that they be named after the Snow White and Seven Dwarfs. 

Samsung launched Galaxy Tab S3 and Galaxy Book in Barcelona

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New Delhi: A large quantity of liquor allegedly brought in by the Sarna Group to influence the voters during DSGMC polls was seized from a Bolero jeep parked in front of house number 10/52 house in the West Punjabi Bagh area on Saturday.

Gay Afghans can be deported to their country, only if they 'pretend to be straight'

Manipur Elections 2017: Heavy Security in Imphal for Modi’s visit today post seizure of bombs from rally venue

Mumbai: A day after a hung House was thrown up following the BMC polls here, the Shiv Sena, which bagged (84+3) of the 227 seats, on Friday approached the Congress party for a post-poll alliance, but the latter evinced no interest. Besides the Shiv Sena (84+3) and the BJP (82), the Congress won 31 seats, NCP nine, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena seven, Samajwadi Party six, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen two, Independents five and a local party won one seat. A senior Congress leader confirmed to IANS that the Shiv Sena did approach the party for an alliance in Mumbai, but the party did not show interest. If they go for a post-poll alliance in Mumbai, then they can easily get absolute majority with 118 seats (87+31), whereas 114 is the magic figure in the 227-strong BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) House. The two biggest parties -- Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -- struggled on Friday to cobble up sufficient numbers to grab the critical post of Mayor. In a...

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia Do not adjust your set. The largest salt lake in the world (covering 10,582 square kilometers, to be precise) resembles a mirror-smooth frozen lake.

P V Sindhu Offered Job of Dy Collector Ace badminton star PV Sindhu has reportedly been offered a posting as a Deputy Collector (Group 1) by the government of Andhra Pradesh. Sindhu has expressed her willingness for the same and the government would be issuing the orders in the next couple of days. The young champion had made the entire nation and Andhra Pradesh proud by winning a silver at the Rio Olympics. Her exploits on the badminton court have rightfully made her a youth icon and every parent today, dreams of turning his child into a Sindhu. No amount of appreciation would be too high for her.

Bryce Canyon, USA :- There is of course the much-more-famous Grand Canyon, but Bryce Canyon, sitting at over 2000 meters above sea level in Utah, is very much a wonder of the world with its pyramid-like rock formations. And it's not actually a canyon.

The National Green Tribunal has directed inspection of Ganga flood plains to probe dumping and burning of waste after a plea alleged illegal processing of electronic waste on the banks of Ramganga in western UP. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed officials from the Environment Ministry, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and state pollution control board to jointly inspect the area and submit a report before March 24.

Striped icebergs, Antarctica :- Antarctica pretty much has freehold on 'out-of-this-world' natural wonders, as long as you like your wonders to come in white, or maybe blue, or in some cases, stripes.

Dear, today's thought Whatever you think, that you will be. If you think yourselves weak, weak you will be; if you think yourselves strong, strong you will be; if you think yourselves impure, impure you will be; if you think yourselves pure, pure you will be.

Pakistan empowers army to strike on terror across border: Reports UC News 21 Feb. 2017 16:10 Highlights Pak PM Nawaz Sharif has empowered the Army to act against terrorists across the border, Dawn said This was done after Pakistan obtained 'concrete evidence' that Afghan soil was used to launch the terror attack last Thursday in Sehwan NEW DELHI: Has Pakistan's Prime Minister empowered the country's Army to act against terrorists across the border and 'wherever they might be'? That's what the country's finance minister Ishaq Dar informed the Pakistani Senate yesterday, according to Dawn. News reports from Saturday gave conflicting reports about Pakistani strikes on Afghan border areas. Some said Pakistan targeted alleged militant camps inside Afghanistan, while others said the camps were on not across the border areas. Dar reportedly said yesterday that PM Nawaz Sharif empowered the Army to act against terrorists across the border after obtaini...

Zangye Danxia, China :- The sandstone landforms of Zangye Danxia come in idiosyncratic and colourful formations, their layers revealing thousands upon millions of years of history and prehistory.

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

Google Driverless Car :- I could still remember the day I watch the iRobot as a teen, and being skeptical about my brother’s statement that one day, the driverless car will become reality. And it’s now a reality, made possible by… a search engine company, Google. While the data source is still a secret recipe, the Google driverless car is powered by artificial intelligence that utilizes the input from the video cameras inside the car, a sensor on the vehicle’s top, and some radar and position sensors attached to different positions of the car. Sounds like a lot of effort to mimic the human intelligence in a car, but so far the system has successfully driven 1609 kilometres without human commands! “You can count on one hand the number of years it will take before ordinary people can experience this.” Google co-founder, Sergey Brin said. However, innovation is an achievement, consumerization is the headache, as Google currently face the challenge to forge the system into an afford...

Parallella :- Parallella is going to change the way that computers are made, and Adapteva offers you chance to join in on this revolution. Simply put, it’s a supercomputer for everyone. Basically, an energy-efficient computer built for processing complex software simultaneously and effectively. Real-time object tracking, holographic heads-up display, speech recognition will become even stronger and smarter with Parallella. The project has been successfully funded so far, with an estimated delivery date of February 2013. For a mini supercomputer, the price seems really promising since it’s magically $99! It’s not recommended for the non-programmer and non-Linux user, but the kit is loaded with development software to create your personal projects.

We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves. If what we are now has been the result of our own past actions, it certainly follows that whatever we wish to be in future can be produced by our present actions; so we have to know how to act.

The Associated Press has reported that the FDA finally provided evidence that the chickens that received the drug were actually positive for inorganic arsenic on tests. Even though this has been ignored for some time, the FDA has finally decided to announce that the chicken meat we all buy from the stores in the U.S. contains arsenic, which is an extremely toxic chemical which leads to various health issues, cancer, and even death. Yet, the most disturbing fact is that the arsenic is actually intentionally put in chicken. Namely, in 2006, the IATP’s report Playing Chicken: Avoiding Arsenic inside the meat you eat, showed that even 70 percent of the chickens in the U.S are fed with arsenic in order to boost the weight gain and to get the normal healthy color in the case of hogs, chickens, and turkeys. The FDA found that half of all chickens have absorbed this toxin inside the liver. The agency even urged Pfizer to stop the process of production and creation of Roxarsone, the arse...

The ISRO said it has successfully tested its indigenously developed Cryogenic Upper Stage for GSLV MkIII. It said the cryogenic stage, designated as C25, was tested for a flight duration of 640 seconds at ISRO Propulsion Complex at Mahendragiri in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, yesterday. C25 stage had earlier been tested successfully for 50 seconds on January 25, 2017 to validate all the systems. Stating that prior to stage development hot tests, three CE20 engines were realised and two engines were subjected to qualification tests in sea level conditions, ISRO said, this included 800 seconds duration hot test and the third engine identified for flight was tested in high altitude conditions for a duration of 25 seconds.

Meet the first generation of the gaming tablet. Razer’s Project Fiona is a serious gaming tablet built for hardcore gaming. Once it’s out, it will be the frontier for the future tablets, as tech companies might want to build their own tablets, dedicated towards gaming, but for now Fiona is the only possible one that will debut in 2013. This beast features next generation Intel® Core i7 processor geared to render all your favorite PC games, all at the palm of your hands. Crowned as the best gaming accessories manufacturer, Razer clearly knows how to build user experience straight into the tablet, and that means 3-axis gyro, magnetometer, accelerometer and full-screen user interface supporting multi-touch. My body and soul are ready.

Thought :- Whatever you think, that you will be. If you think yourselves weak, weak you will be; if you think yourselves strong, strong you will be

Overview of light spectrum       There is mainly focused on study of visible light spectrum , which is shows is the color ed box called spectrum, spectrum means wavelength lies at rang called spectrum

Cardamom is a spice that provides relief from nausea, acidity, bloating, gas, heartburn, loss of appetite, constipation, and several other diseases. It also releases waste from the kidneys.

Firefox OS :- iOS and Android are great, but they each have their own rules and policies that certainly inhibit the creative efforts of developers. Mozilla has since decided to build a new mobile operating system from scratch, one that will focus on true openness, freedom and user choice. It’s Firefox OS. Firefox OS is built on Gonk, Gecko and Gaia software layers – for the rest of us, it means it is built on open source, and it carries web technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3. Developers can create and debut web apps without the blockade of requirements set by app stores, and users could even customize the OS based on their needs. Currently the OS has made its debut on Android-compatible phones, and the impression so far, is great. You can use the OS to do essential tasks you do on iOS or Android: calling friends, browsing web, taking photos, playing games, they are all possible on Firefox OS, set to rock the smartphone market.

3. Plitvicer Seen, Croatia The 16 Plitvice Lakes in Croatia are arranged in steps, linked by waterfalls. You can explore them on walkways like in the photo, or by boat.

Thought of the day, To succeed, you must have tremendous perseverance, tremendous will. 'I will drink the ocean', says the persevering soul, 'at my will mountains will crumble up.' Have that sort of energy, that sort of will, work hard, and you will reach the goal. 

Why Sleeping On Your Left Side Is Good For Your Health      Here are 6 reasons why you should sleep on your left side: 1. Better Bowel Movements This benefit can be explained by gravity, as it allows for the easy passage of food through the digestive tract. The stomach and pancreas also hang naturally, as the stomach is situated towards the left side of the body. Needless to say, if you sleep on your left side, you are more likely to have good bowel movements when you wake up. Of course, this does not mean that you can overeat or go to bed soon after eating your dinner! 2. Improved Cardiac Health Women are often advised to sleep on the left side during pregnancy, as this is believed to improve cardiovascular circulation. This benefit is accessible to anyone, not just pregnant women, as the sleeping posture is also said to relieve pressure on the heart. 3. Pregnancy Symptom Relief Sleeping on your left side during pregnancy also relieves various un...

Firefox OS :- iOS and Android are great, but they each have their own rules and policies that certainly inhibit the creative efforts of developers. Mozilla has since decided to build a new mobile operating system from scratch, one that will focus on true openness, freedom and user choice. It’s Firefox OS. Firefox OS is built on Gonk, Gecko and Gaia software layers – for the rest of us, it means it is built on open source, and it carries web technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3. Developers can create and debut web apps without the blockade of requirements set by app stores, and users could even customize the OS based on their needs. Currently the OS has made its debut on Android-compatible phones, and the impression so far, is great. You can use the OS to do essential tasks you do on iOS or Android: calling friends, browsing web, taking photos, playing games, they are all possible on Firefox OS, set to rock the smartphone market.

Great Blue Hole, Belize This oddity is definitely all-natural. The hole, 300 meters across and up to 125 meters deep, is one of the best places on Earth for scuba diving.

Thought of the day :- "The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength".

Fly Geyser, Nevada, USA  :- Ok, this geyser isn't 100% natural, but it was formed by accident. In 1964 drilling for sources of geothermal energy caused minerals to rise up into the strange-but-true form you can still admire today.

SmartThings The current problem that most devices have is that they function as a standalone being, and it require effort for tech competitors to actually partner with each other and build products that can truly connect with each other. SmartThings is here to make your every device, digital or non-digital, connect together and benefit you. With SmartThings you can get your smoke alarms, humidity, pressure and vibration sensors to detect changes in your house and alert you through your smartphone! Imagine the possibilities with this. You could track who’s been inside your house, turn on the lights while you’re entering a room, shut windows and doors when you leave the house, all with the help of something that only costs $500! Feel like a tech lord in your castle with this marvel.

Thought of the day which is really impact ed,  "The earth is enjoyed by heroes"— this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, "I have no fear".

Eye Tribe, Eye tracking has been actively discussed by technology enthusiasts throughout these years, but it’s really challenging to implement. But Eye Tribe actually did this. They successfully created the technology to allow you to control your tablet, play flight simulator, and even slice fruits in Fruit Ninja only with your eye movements. It’s basically taking the common eye-tracking technology and combining it with a front-facing camera plus some serious computer-vision algorithm, and voila, fruit slicing done with the eyes! A live demo was done in LeWeb this year and we may actually be able to see it in in action in mobile devices in 2013. Currently the company is still seeking partnership to bring this sci-fi tech into the consumer market but you and I know that this product is simply too awesome to fail.

Oculus Rift, Virtual Reality gaming is here in the form of Oculus Rift. This history-defining 3D headset lets you mentally feel that you are actually inside a video game. In the Rift’s virtual world, you could turn your head around with ultra-low latency to view the world in high resolution display.

नई दिल्ली। उच्चतम न्यायालय ने मंगलवार को स्पष्ट किया कि किसी फिल्म, वृत्तचित्र या समाचार फिल्म में राष्ट्रगान बजने पर दर्शकों को खड़े होने की जरूरत नहीं है। न्यायमूर्ति दीपक मिश्र और न्यायमूर्ति आर. भानुमति की पीठ ने यह स्पष्टीकरण याचिकाकर्ताओं के उस सवाल पर दिया जिसमें पूछा गया कि क्या फिल्म, वृत्तचित्र या समाचार फिल्म में राष्ट्रगान बजने पर भी दर्शकों से खड़े होने की अपेक्षा है।

In what will be momentous occasion for Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as well as India, a record 104 satellites will be launched from the spaceport of Sriharikota on Wednesday morning.

Just as the term suggests, 3D printing is the technology that could forge your digital design into a solid real-life product. It’s nothing new for the advanced mechanical industry, but a personal 3D printer is definitely a revolutionary idea. Everybody can create their own physical product based on their custom design, and no approval needed from any giant manufacturer! Even the James Bond’s Aston Martin which was crashed in the movie was a 3D printed product!

Augmented Reality has already gotten into our life in the forms of simulated experiment and education app, but Google is taking it several steps higher with Google Glass. Theoretically, with Google Glass, you are able to view social media feeds, text, Google Maps, as well as navigate with GPS and take photos. You will also get the latest updates while you are on the ground.

SAN FRANCISCO — As much of the world’s top cybersecurity professionals gathered for the annual RSA conference in San Francisco this week, one group was noticeably absent — top White House officials, who have in the past headlined sessions aimed at closing the gap between the White House and Silicon Valley on cybersecurity policy, were nowhere to be found. The absence of senior administration officials at this year’s conference was particularly noticeable, given the White House’s unclear stance on several key cybersecurity issues, ranging from encryption technology to the way in which foreign states should be punished (or cited) for hacking into the US.

USE JIO SERVICE ON 3G OR 2G PHONE LEGAL WAY OFFICALLY 2017 Reliance Jio has already made announcements about its new product Fiber-based broadband service. This service is exclusively being tested from many days in Mumbai and Pune locations.

The lingering political drama in Tamil Nadu may see a denouement soon with Attorney General today advising Governor C Vidyasar Rao to convene the assembly within in a week for a floor test to decide the fate of AIADMK rivals O Panneerselvam and V K Sasikala. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi on Monday tendered his opinion to Governor Rao to convene a special session of the assembly for a composite test to determine who between 

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success, that is way great spiritual giants are produced.

India and Israel were born as independent nations within nine months of each other in 1947 and 1948. Partition was a common feature of their creation, as modern nation states. On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion, the head of the Jewish Agency, proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel and joined the United Nations. Then American President Harry S. Truman recognized the new nation on the same day.

Russia's Commission against Pseudoscience has called for the Health Ministry to ban homeopathy; however, the psychological effect of the medicine will continue to ensure its popularity, expert in pharmaceutical economics Roland Cash told Sputnik.

PYONGYANG: North Korea appeared to fire a ballistic missile early Sunday in what would be its first such test of the year and an implicit challenge to US President Donald Trump, who stood with the Japanese leader as Shinzo Abe called the move 'intolerable.'

Voting for president began Sunday in Turkmenistan, with the incumbent leader largely expected to hold on to his post.

HMEYMIM (Sputnik) 鈥 The Russian Center for Syrian reconciliation has delivered 6.2 tonnes (metric tons) of aid to Syrian civilians in the course of seven humanitarian operations carried out in the past 24 hours, the center informs in its daily bulletin. "In the past 24 hours the Russian center for the reconciliation of the conflicting sides carried out seven humanitarian operations 鈥 The total weight of the humanitarian cargo passed to the population amounted to 6.2 tonnes," the statement says. According to the reconciliation center, Russian planes have also delivered 20.6 tonnes of humanitarian aid received by the Syrian authorities through UN channels to the Deir ez-Zor area in eastern Syria. Civilians in Syria have been severely affected by the civil war that has been ongoing in the country since 2011. The internal fighting between government forces and various opposition and terrorist groups has claimed thousands of lives.

Take courage and work on. Patience and steady work— this is the only way.

Say, "This misery that I am suffering is of my own doing, and that very thing proves that it will have to be undone by me alone."

The prosecutor's office of the Brazilian state of Amazonas withdrew charges against a group of Russians who had been accused of illegally bringing currency in from the neighboring Venezuela, one of the accused told Sputnik.

Liverpool star Adam Lallana has asked that his teammates look within themselves and correct the mistakes that have seen them win just a single game since the turn of the year. The Reds, who impressed immensely during the first half of the season, have had an awful 2017 so far, getting dumped out of two cup competitions in the space of a week and dropping to the fifth spot on the Premier League table. With their next fixture coming up against an in-form Tottenham Hotspur side, they couldn't have asked for a worse test this weekend. But Lallana has urged his teammates to believe in their abilities and learn from the experienced James Milner, who knows what it is to win trophies.

RBI governor Urjit Patel-led Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the key repo rate unchanged in the first monetary policy review of 2017 and after Budget 2017. In a surprise move, the RBI had kept the repo rate unchanged in the fifth bi-monthly monetary policy statement for 2016-17 on December 7, while it had cut the repo rate by 25 bps in the October 4 policy review in 2016, which was the first rate cut by Patel as the Governor. What is particularly notable is that the Central government’s aggregate expenditure growth is going to moderate sharply to 6-7% YoY in FY18 compared to 12-14% in the past 2-3 years. Additionally, the fiscal math presented in the Budget is quite credible, which should also be comforting for RBI. As regards growth, the economy is certainly stabilising after the demonetisation shock, but still aggregate demand remains weak with private capex particularly anemic.

Russian startups are going global, VC investment is skyrocketing, and companies are attracting millions of users. One expert explains the fastest growing, most important Russian companies to follow.

Purity, perseverance, and energy— these three I want.

New York: Reality TV stars and sisters Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner will reportedly appear in the new music video for rappers Kanye West and Tyga’s collaboration “Feel me”. The sisters will feature in the video alongside their significant others – Kanye and Tyga in the video. Sources told usmagazine.com that Kim recently shot parts of the video here. Their representatives are yet to comment on it. With gratitude to this news content source : Mid-Day

Consolidating its position in the Middle-East market, India's fastest growing airline IndiGo has announced Sharjah as its sixth international destination in its schedule. It has also introduced new flights to the existing Muscat network. The new schedule sees introduction of new daily non-stop flights from Sharjah to Kozhikode and Muscat to Kozhikode from March 20. Flights from Sharjah to Thiruvananthapuram will begin from April 8.

Persevere on, my brave lads, We have only just begun. Never despond! Never say enough!

Avalanches and freezing weather have killed more than 20 people in Afghanistan, officials said Saturday, as rescuers worked to save scores still trapped under the snow. The avalanches, which followed three days of heavy snow, destroyed homes and blocked roads in central and northeastern provinces. In northeastern Badakhshan province at least 18 people, including three women and two children, were killed when avalanches hit their houses overnight, provincial spokesman Naweed Frotan said.

Science and technology in Russia developed rapidly since the Age of Enlightenment, when Peter the Great founded the Russian Academy of Sciences and Saint Petersburg State University and polymath Mikhail Lomonosov founded the Moscow State University, establishing a strong native tradition in learning and innovation. In the 19th and 20th centuries the country produced a large number of notable scientists, making important contributions into physics, astronomy, mathematics, computing, chemistry, biology, geology and geography. Russian inventors and engineers excelled in such areas as electrical engineering, shipbuilding, aerospace, weaponry, communications, IT, nuclear technology and space technology. Recently, the crisis of the 1990s led to the drastic reduction of the state support for science and technology. Many Russian scientists and university graduates went to Europe or United States in the so-called brain drain migration. In the 2000s, on the wave of a new economic boom, the ...

Perfect sincerity, holiness, gigantic intellect, and all-conquering will. Let only a handful of men work with these, and the whole world will be revolutionized.

Delhi: Rashtrapati Bhavan’s accounts branch catches fire, none injured A call was received today at 8.45 AM about a fire in Rashtrapati Bhavan's accounts branch, officials said. Six fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the fire was doused within 10 minutes. A fire broke out on Friday morning in the accounts branch of Rashtrapati Bhavan but it was doused within minutes. No one was hurt in the blaze though some furniture was damaged. A call was received today at 8.45 AM about a fire in Rashtrapati Bhavan’s accounts branch, said an official from Delhi Fire Services. Six fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the fire was doused within 10 minutes. An inverter, a chair and a table were gutted in the fire. The cause of fire is suspected to be a short-circuit and further probe is underway, he said. A few days back a minor fire in the server room of Parliament House had caused panic ahead of the Budget session.

Apple will start manufacturing iPhones in India. The assembly facility will come up at Bengaluru, and it will be operated by Taiwanese contract manufacturer Wistron. Though an exact timeframe has not been announced, production is expected to kick off in June.

NEW YORK: A 38-year-old hijab-wearing police officer has sued the New York Police Department (NYPD), saying that fellow officers bullied her by calling her "terrorist, Taliban" and while others tried to tear the headscarf off her head, a media report said on Thursday. Danielle Alamrani, who joined the department in 2006, converted to Islam a year later. According to a new lawsuit, she started getting harassed, bullied, and even beat up, when she began wearing a hijab to work in 2008. Once she started going to work in head garb, Alamrani's fellow officers retaliated by calling her names like "terrorist" and "Taliban" and telling her "that she should not be a police officer", she claimed in a lawsuit filed in the Manhattan federal court. Things got so bad that in 2012, she was "physically attacked" by two officers who "attempted to rip her hijab off of her head", the New York Post quoted the lawsuit as saying. The offi...

New Delhi: The single-tier duty structure and roadmap to liberalize services sector will be the key areas over which the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) members would deliberate during the negotiations beginning 27 February in Japan. Under the single-tier system, the RCEP member countries will discuss finalising the maximum number of goods on which duties will either be eliminated or reduced drastically. This will be the 17th round of negotiations in Kobe, Japan where chief negotiators will meet and discuss the progress of the mega trade agreement, an official said. RCEP is a mega trade deal that aims to cover goods, services, investments, economic and technical co-operation, competition and intellectual property rights. As the domestic industry has apprehensions over a deluge in imports from countries such as China after the duty cut under the agreement, India wants certain deviations for such countries. Under deviations, India may propose a longer duration f...

Russia to ban beef imports from New Zealand - Russia plans to temporarily ban imports of beef and beef products from New Zealand from February 6 after finding the feed additive ractopamine in some samples, Russia's agriculture safety watchdog said in a statement on Thursday. The watchdog, known as Rosselkhoznadzor in Russian, said it was also considering banning fish imports from New Zealand due to traces of mercury in some supplies. Ractopamine, which is used to promote muscle growth, is prohibited for use in beef cattle in New Zealand, which promotes its reputation as a safe, natural producer in marketing its food products - particularly dairy - overseas. "New Zealand did not receive prior notification and officials are seeking further clarification about the announcement," a spokesman for the Pacific nation's Ministry for Primary Industries said in an email. The head of New Zealand's meat industry body Tim Ritchie, told local media the country ran a test...

Peace Activist: US Congressional Study on Wiping Out Russian Leader 'Ridiculous' Sputnik The US Congress’s request to American intelligence agencies to evaluate the "survivability" of Russian and Chinese leaders after a nuclear attack is absurd, global peace activist Helen Caldicott told Sputnik. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The comprehensive study recently mandated by Congress will be carried out by the US intelligence agencies and by STRATCOM, US Strategic Command which is in charge of nuclear forces, according to a little-reported section of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). "This congressional investigation into the survivability of Russian and Chinese leadership in the event of nuclear war is ridiculous," Caldicott, founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, the organization that was the co-winner of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize, said. Caldicott insisted that the study was unnecessary and irrelevant since the leaderships of both...

Pay no attention whatsoever to newspaper nonsense or criticism. Be sincere and do your duty. Everything will come all right. Truth must triumph.

Oh, if only you knew yourselves! You are souls; you are Gods. If ever I feel like blaspheming, it is when I call you man.

Pakistan denies any visa ban on citizens by Kuwait: Reports Pakistan's response comes in the backdrop of Kuwait suspending the issuance of visas for nationals of Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria and Iran. Pakistan’s Ambassador in Kuwait Ghulam Dastagir on Thursday refuted reports of a visa ban placed on the country by Kuwait, as reported by Pakistan news agency Geo TV. In a statement to the media, as quoted by Geo TV, Dastagir reportedly said Kuwait hasn’t placed any visa ban on Pakistani nationals, adding that news on social media about the ban are baseless. Pakistan’s response comes in the backdrop of Kuwait suspending the issuance of visas for nationals of Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria and Iran. Kuwaiti government reportedly took the decision after US President Donald Trump’s order banning citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries last Friday. Trump’s executive order was one of his most sweeping use of presidential powers since assuming office in January. He s...

Irom Sharmila’s PRJA awaits EC nod for ‘whistle’ as party symbol Activist Irom Sharmila ended her 16-year-long fasting agitation on August 9 last year to fight for rights contesting elections. (leivon Jimmy/HT Photo) The newly floated Peoples’ Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA) of rights activist Irom Sharmila, who ended her 16-year-long fasting agitation on August 9 last year, has moved the Election Commission for granting the PRJA image of ‘whistle’ as the party symbol. PRJA convenor Erendro told PTI on Thursday that the party has applied to the EC for being granted whistle as the party symbol and was “waiting for confirmation.” The main reason behind choosing the image of whistle is “to awaken the people to end corruption”, Erendro who returned to Imphal yesterday after submitting the party symbol, said. Meanwhile, the ‘Ten4Change’ campaign of the party has heightened up, mostly to “raise funds” as well as to interact with youths about the “need to bring a change in Manip...

Man who stabs 3 people killed by police - A man who stabbed at least three people, two critically, was shot and killed by police Tuesday inside a fast-food restaurant on Hollywood’s famous Sunset Boulevard. Cellphone video aired on media showed police bending over a man in a purple shirt lying on the floor inside the restaurant with an apparently injured man sitting nearby. The attacker died at the scene, and three stabbing victims were taken to hospitals, two in critical condition and one with non-life threatening injuries, LAPD Officer Tony Im said. A woman was examined at the scene, but she declined to be taken to a hospital, Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said. TOOTH INFECTION LEADS TO 26-YEAR-OLD CALIFORNIA DAD’S DEATH The block contains a busy corridor of restaurants, coffee shops and other businesses, including CNN’s West Coast tower, the landmark Cinerama Dome theater, and the heavily trafficked Amoeba Music store. There was no immediate word on what prompt...

laborers dies as hydraulic crane fell down at Railmagra. At least 3 laborers died and 3 others got severely injured at under construction plant of Hindustan Zinc Ltd after a huge hydraulic crane suddenly fell down on Tuesday evening. The injured were rushed to the nearby hospital whereas the dead bodies were shifted to mortuary. The incidence occurred on Tuesday evening at an under construction site of Hindustan Zinc Ltd S.K Sindesar Plant situated at Railmagra area of Rajsamand district. The crane suddenly fell down as one of its metal blade broke down while lifting a heavy iron block. Three laborers that were working under the crane got crushed to death whereas 3 others got severely injured The deceased were identified as Shri Lingam Satharu (38) of Andrha Pradesh,Harjit Singh (34) of Amritsar and Kangleshwar Pati (46) of Odisha where as the injured were identified as  Ashish Kumar Pradhan of Odisha,Jogindra (55) Gurdaspur,S.K Chandravanshi of Odisha. The injured are s...

Side effects of Beetroot juice Beets have rich vitamin and mineral content. Juicing beets allows you to take in vitamins A, B-1, B-2, B-6 and C, as well as folic acid, potassium, calcium, iron and fiber. Beet juice also contains antioxidants to combat cell damage and disease. But you do have to watch for dangers of juicing beets, including drinking too much and the possibility of harmful bacteria. Before making significant dietary changes, consult your doctor. Health Value of Beet Juice The antioxidants in beet juice provide you with a convenient way to help your body fight free radicals, which damage cells and might contribute to cancer, heart disease and other diseases. Researchers at Oxford Brookes University in the United Kingdom found that a concentrated shot of beet, also called beetroot, juice has high total antioxidant and polyphenol content. Polyphenols act as antioxidants to block the action of enzymes that cancer cells need for growth. Antioxidants from the beetroot s...

Budget 2017: Here's everything you need to know about budgets around the world The Budget presents a government's proposed revenues and spending for a financial year that is often passed by the legislature, approved by the President and presented by the Finance Minister of the nation. It is also known as the annual financial statement of the country. It estimates the anticipated government revenues and government expenditures for the financial year. The practice of presenting budgets to Parliament was initiated by Sir Robert Walpole in his position as United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer, in an attempt to restore the confidence of public after the chaos unleashed by the collapse of the South Sea Bubble in 1720. The institution of the annual account of the budget evolved into practice during the first half of the 18th century and had become well established by the 1760s; George Grenville introduced the Stamp Act in his 1764 budget speech to the House of Commons of...

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