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Think or blink!!!

Demands... demands and more demands from more people

for more things more often now than ever before!!!

[h=3]Security tightened across Haryana as Jat deadline on quota ends today[/h]Chandigarh, Mar.17 (ANI): The Government of Haryana has stepped up security in many towns as the deadline issued by the Jat community to accept their demand for quotas ends today. On Monday, Jat community leaders had threatened to resume their agitation for quotas which saw widespread violence across the state last month. The Jats along with Bishnoi, Jat Sikh, Rode and Tyagi communities will be given 10 percent reservation under the special OBC category that is being created by the Chief Minister M L Khattar-led BJP government.

[COLOR=#1E7D8E !important]ANI[/COLOR]
 
What brilliant idea- to earn money for the government,
to reduce the usage of sugar and to fight obesity in the long run! :clap2:

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https://in.news.yahoo.com/four-reasons-why-sugar-tax-175100579.html
 
Finding a place among the famous people of the world! :cool:

[h=3]Hundreds of clicks to make NaMo's wax statue perfect[/h] New Delhi, Mar. 17 (ANI): The new resident at the Madame Tussauds will be none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi and to make him look "lifelike," hundreds of pictures have been clicked. Announcing this news on March 16, the official Twitter handle of Madame Tussauds tweeted, "Hundreds of pictures and measurements are taken to ensure @narendramodi's new figure is as lifelike as possible." "Indian Prime Minister, @narendramodi will be joining the ranks of world leaders here at @MadameTussauds #London," another tweet read. Describing Mr. Modi as "one of the most influential statesmen on the world stage," the British waxworks museum said that it will unveil figures of the Indian PM at its four attractions in London, Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok, in April.

ANI
 
Are all the private hospitals up to the mark??? :decision:

[h=3]Poor staff training, vacancies galore: Reasons why Mumbai’s public hospitals are not up to the mark[/h] A 75-YEAR-OLD was found dead inside the hospital toilet at the KEM hospital’s Out Patient Department (OPD) on Wednesday morning. Probe revealed he had been accidentally locked inside a stinking toilet in the hospital for over 15 hours due to the negligence of a hospital nurse. Grave incidents like this point to insufficient training to paramedical staff, which in the past, has led to serious medical complications or in instances like this, loss of life.
The Indian Express
 
If Beard and Breast can be taxed why NOT sugar??? :rolleyes:

[h=3]George Osborne just introduced a new tax on sugar[/h] Chancellor George Osborne announced a sugar tax on soft drinks such as Coca-Cola and Sprite. Sugar will be taxed in two different bands, Osborne said. The tax is expected to raise around £520 million in the first year, which Osborne said will be used to help fund sport in schools. The chancellor pointed to the fact that many soft drinks contain as much as nine teaspoons of sugar in them, and that can be spectacularly damaging to the health of kids, and is a key contributor to childhood obesity in the UK.

Business Insider UK
 
Tomato iniththaalum mavusu! Tomato Azhuginaalum mavusu!! :)

[h=3]Tomato waste can generate electricity: Study[/h] New York, March 16 (IANS) Damaged tomatoes unsuitable for sale can be used as a powerful source of generating electricity, says a study involving Indian-origin scientists. "We have found that spoiled and damaged tomatoes left over from harvest can be a particularly powerful source of energy when used in a biological or microbial electrochemical cell," said Namita Shrestha from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. "The process also helps purify the tomato-contaminated solid waste and associated waste water," added Shrestha, who is working on the project with Venkataramana Gadhamshetty, an assistant professor at South Dakota and Alex Fogg, an undergraduate chemistry major at Princeton University.

IANS India Private Limited
 
Wisdom can be in the East as well as in the West!

[h=3]Looking for Bollywood in the land of Hollywood[/h] Los Angeles, March 18 (IANS) Be it using Bollywood phrases in conversations, having songs for almost any situation or using the book of Hindi cinema to find solutions to real life problems -- as a Bollywood junkie I decided to go on a quest to find trail of Indian showbiz in this land of Hollywood. Some blank stares, questions like "Is it big like Hollywood?" and a Raj Kapoor fan humming a song from one of his classic movies. At a time when American showbiz has opened its doors to Indian actors like never before -- whether it is Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Anupam Kher or divas like Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone, who have landed plum projects like "Baywatch" and "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage", respectively -- the only query that popped into my mind as I set my foot here was to know how well foreign audience know Bollywood.

IANS India Private Limited
 
Merit will be respected everywhere - whether in a man or in a matter!

[h=3]'Bajirao Mastani' wins big at TOIFA technical awards[/h] Dubai, March 18 (IANS) Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus "Bajirao Mastani" starring Bollywood's live wire Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra roped in maximum awards in technical categories at the second edition of the Times Of India Film Awards (TOIFA) here. "Bajirao Masatani" bagged as many as three awards in the Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. The actor was even seen shaking a leg with the co-host of the show - Manish Paul and Huma Qureshi, on the popular number "Pinga", which was picturised on Priyanka and Deepika, from the film.

IANS India Private Limited
 
But he owes ~9000 crore RUPEES and not in pennies! :nono:

[h=3]Every penny from Mallya will be recovered: Jaitley[/h] New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday declined specific comment if his government considered industrialist Vijay Mallya an absconder but sought to assure that every penny that is due from him to state-run banks will be recovered. Answering a specific question at the India Today Conclave on Mallya, who is said to owe Rs.9,000 crore to 17 banks, most of them in the state sector, the finance minister said every agency in India, be it for enforcement or investigation, was on the job regarding the case. "The facts are very clear: Every government agency will take strong action against him.

IANS India Private Limited
 
Never trust a wild animal on land /in water/ inbair! :nono:

[h=3]How 'Blackfish' helped end SeaWorld's killer whale programs[/h] Gabriela Cowperthwaite was a mom who took her twin sons to SeaWorld before the death of a killer whale trainer prompted her to make her 2013 documentary "Blackfish." She never expected it to help persuade the U.S. theme park operator to stop breeding killer whales and end its signature "Shamu" whale entertainment shows. "I think 'Blackfish' struck a nerve," the Los Angeles-based director said on Thursday. "Huge respect to @blackfishmovie for putting orca captivity at @SeaWorld on the agenda" Greenpeace UK Oceans said on Twitter.

Reuters
 
Magic did not help him to get cured! :(

[h=3]British television magician Paul Daniels dies[/h] British television magician Paul Daniels has died at the age of 77, after being diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour last month. Daniels' son Gary confirmed his death on Twitter, where he posted a picture of a teary-eyed white rabbit in a magician's black hat, holding a playing card with a red broken heart. Daniels had entertained British families with his "The Paul Daniels Magic Show" which ran on the BBC on Saturday evenings from 1979 to 1994.

Reuters
 
A scary prediction for the food of the future! :yuck:
They do look colorful; and may taste like I-have-no-idea-what!
They may be highly nutritious and we will have to compete with the birds to get out 'food'!

[h=3]Insects: Food of the future?[/h] It may seem unpalatable to some, but creepy crawlies such as crickets, caterpillars and silkworms could be the future of food.

CNBC.com q
 
These are double edged swords...useful for blackmailing and fleecing or filing a law suit and fleecing! :decision:

What is the meaning of the word 'Privacy' when such acts are filmed and preserved and

whose privacy are they talking about anyway??? :wacko:


[h=3]U.S. wrestler Hulk Hogan wins $115 million in sex-tape suit[/h] By Jared Leone ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Reuters) - A Florida jury on Friday awarded Hulk Hogan $115 million with the possibility of more after finding the Gawker website violated his privacy by publishing a sex tape of the celebrity wrestler. After deliberating six hours, the jury awarded Hogan $60 million for emotional distress and $55 million for economic damages. "This is a victory for everyone who has had their privacy violated," Hogan's attorney, David Houston, said.

Reuters
 
We NEED a special day to remind us to get enough sleep to remain healthy and cheerful! :rolleyes:

[h=3]Get a good night's sleep[/h] On World Sleep Day today, promise yourself to change your lifestyle and grab the mandatory shut eye A precious thing we took for granted is now being pursued in vain — a good night’s sleep. People delay hitting bed, preferring the company of their numerous gadgets. Others toss and turn on the most luxurious mattresses, unable to switch off from the world outside. Some are in mental agony, playing and replaying the events of the day/week/month/year, wondering what went wrong and where. The result? A slew of health issues brought on by one single factor: lack of sleep. N. Ramakrishnan, senior consultant and director of Nithra Institute of Sleep Sciences, Chennai, says that’s why the theme for World

The Hindu q
 
Beware of the Pharaoh's curse whether you 'dig' and disturb his peace or 'scan' and disturb his peace! :scared:


  • [h=3]Scans show '90% chance' of hidden chambers in Tutankhamun tomb[/h] Radar scans of the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun in the ancient necropolis of Luxor showed a "90 percent" chance of two hidden chambers, possibly containing organic material, Egypt's antiquities minister said Thursday. Experts had scanned the tomb to find what a British archaeologist believes could be the resting place of Queen Nefertiti, the legendary beauty and wife of Tutankhamun's father whose mummy has never been found. Preliminary scans of Tutankhamun's tomb reveal "two hidden rooms behind the burial chamber" of the boy king, Antiquities Minister Mamduh Damati told reporters.

    AFP

 
Once a boy was made to eat a rat biriyani by the Railways. Now rats seek vengeance by biting a man!

Why did he have to bleed for 11 hours? Any piece of cloth tied tight would have stopped the bleeding!

Conclusion: Rats and Railways are inseparable! :rolleyes:
[h=3]Bitten by rat, train passenger suffers for 11 hours with no medical aid[/h] A train passenger allegedly suffered a rat bite aboard an express train and had to endure a bleeding toe for 11 hours before he received medical aid. The incident took place on the Mangalore Express on Monday night, said TKG Nair, the victim. Nair, however, said railway minister Suresh Prabhu responded to a tweet by a fellow-passenger and promised prompt action against errant staff who allegedly failed to provide medical assistance on time. Though the country’s largest public carrier has initiated a slew of measures to improve passenger amenities, such incidents are regularly reported from across the country. In February, Railways paid Rs 13,000 as compensation to a passenger from Kottayam who

http://www.hindustantimes.com/ q
 
Wisdom dawns at last and the difference between a 'need' and a 'greed' has been defined! :)

[h=3]Is Tampon Tax About To Be Abolished?[/h] It would appear that George Osborne et al have finally decided that tampons, sanitary towels and other products one might use to soak up the monthly shedding of the uterus lining are not luxuries and will no longer be subject to VAT. The Chancellor announced that he and the Government are on the verge of making a deal with Brussels that would allow them to drop the “tampon tax”, as it has become known, and would be making an announcement confirming this within the next few days. Despite a popular campaign to end the tampon tax that has caught the media’s attention over the last year, the Government was quick to point out that, even if they wanted to drop it, they were restricted from doing so because under EU law VAT cannot be abolished on a product after it has already been applied.

Refinery 29 UK
 

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