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PM concerned about ongoing financial crisis
Onboard Air India One, Oct 26 ANI: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh while talking to reporters on board his special aircraft on his way back to New Delhi from Beijing, has expressed concern about the ongoing inflation and financial crisis.Dr. Singh said: "To say that I am not worried would not be correct. Being a Prime Minister, it is my duty to be worried when things don't move as planned.""We have had a reasonably good run. I will be the last person to deny that last few months inflation had become a problem Because of the global factors; the financial crisis is having some effect on our economy. Therefore we are obliged to take corrective measures," he added.When asked how long the India will bore the brunt of international crisis, Dr. Singh said, "It all depends upon how long it takes to restore confidence to the global market financial markets. We are not in complete control. There are bigger players in this. We are victims of that." "The crisis is not of our making. It is which originated elsewhere in the US and Europe. A type of integrated world economy we live in, we are not immune of being affected," he added. he Prime Minister also confirmed that he has been invited by US President George W Bush to attend G 20 meeting on financial crisis, which will take place in Washington on November 15. On Thursday, riding on back of lower prices of food and non-food items inflation fell to 11.07 per cent for the week ended October 11, from 11.44 per cent a week ago.The prices of fruits and vegetables and eggs declined during the week. And in the non-food category, sunflower and raw cotton became cheaper.On account of lower prices of furnace oil the index of fuel group too declined marginally by 0.1 per cent.During the week, the prices of other goods that declined were imported edible oil, oilcakes, polyester, staple fibre and ingots of lead and zinc.However, tea, ghee, maize, rice, masoor, raw tobacco, mustard seed, lubricants, cotton yarn became expensive during the week. ANI read more
Al Pacino gives tips to aspiring actors at Rome film gala
London, Oct 24 ANI: Legendary Hollywood actor Al Pacino, who was honoured at the Rome Film Festival with a Lifetime achievement award, dazed all by his munificence when he gave acting tips to aspiring actors. The Oscar winning actor, who has acted in many hits, went on to thrill movie fans by giving impromptu coaching information on how to become a successful actor. "Learn your words, and how to rehearse, and then rehearse. My style is to allow the unconscious to be free, so you don't censor yourself," the Daily Star quoted him as saying. The Oscar winner was also appreciated by the mayor Gianni Alemanno for representing Italian-Americans throughout his film career. "Al Pacino in our image is a star who represents the bridge between Italy and America in a very strong way, the link of brotherhood that there is between the two populations," the mayor said. ANI read moreThree girls of a family die in Jharkhand
NAT48National/AccidentThree girls of a family die in JharkhandRanchi, Oct 17 IANS Three girls of a family died in a Jharkhand village and three of their relatives were taken to hospital in critical condition, police said Friday. Doctors suspect food poisoning.According to police, the family members of Raja Ganjhu ate fried beaten maize prepared in an earthen pot with ghee Thursday night. They lived in Harbayali village in Balumath block of Latehar district, around 160 km from here.After eating the maize, the members started vomiting and complained of stomach ache. They were then rushed to Latehar hospital. Three girls - Munia Kumari, 8, Kriti Kumari, 12 and Babita Kumari, 17 - were declared brought dead. Raja Ganjhu, 50, Lalan Kumar, 10 and one-and-half-year-old Funil Kumari have been sent to Rajendra Institute of Medical Science RIMS, Ranchi. Their condition is said to be serious. The doctors said the ghee used in frying the beaten maize had been kept for a long time and this could have caused food poisoning. --Indo-Asian News Servicens/pb/jg184 Words17101748 read morePrivate sector eyes 90 cities for piped gas distribution
BUS25Business/EnergyPrivate sector eyes 90 cities for piped gas distributionKolkata, Oct 17 IANS The private sector has shown interest in distributing piped natural gas PNG to homes in over 90 cities, a member of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board said here Friday.“In the long run, we plan to take this figure up to 300 cities,” board member Sudha Mahalingam told reporters here.The board will invite bids later this month or early next month, she said, adding that bidders would be judged on four parameters - the number of household connections they can provide, network tariff, gas compression charge, and the length of pipeline.With PNG, the government is expected to substantially reduce its subsidy on liquefied petroleum gas LPG for domestic use.“Initially one operator will work in each city and will have exclusivity for marketing for the first five years,” Mahalingam said.Kolkata is not there among the 90 cities targeted by operators as it doesn't have the infrastructure for PNG distribution.The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board is a body for transportation, refining, retailing and gas distribution network for oil and gas companies. It also plays the role of legislator, executive and judicial body for such companies. --Indo-Asian News Serviceag/ank/vm215 Words17102112 read moreBilly Bob Thornton denies sending sex texts to Tea Leoni
London, Oct 18 ANI: Hollywood actor Billy Bob Thornton has rubbished claims that he had a fling with Tea Leoni. The 'U turn' actor even denied that he sent text messages to his 'Manure' co-actor Leoni, reports the Sun.Tea recently told 'More' magazine that Billy Bob is "maybe my new favourite person in the world".But Thornton's publicist has said the admiration is "purely professional".The rumour emerged after Tea announced that she is splitting from husband of 11 years, David Duchovny. ANI read moreEx-ISI chief Hamid Gul says Benazir implicated him in Karach
Islamabad, Oct 18 ANI: Former ISI chief Hameed Gul has revealed that former prime minister Benazir Bhutto had named him in the October 18, 2007, Karachi blasts - better known as Karsaz bridge carnage - on the US' directions, and that she had conveyed this to him through three different intermediaries after he had served a legal notice on her immediately after the allegation was made last year.He said he would not shy away from any probe into the case and also his involvement."I can provide evidence with regard to communication with Ms. Bhutto. I have no plan to seek pre-arrest bail as I am willing to join any probe. The investigators are not required to arrest me since I am available for questioning." "Why has the government not moved against Pervez Musharraf who was named by late Ms. Bhutto in her last message to Mark Siegel for planning to assassinate her Is it because Musharraf is America's blue-eyed boy" The News quoted him as saying in Islamabad yesterday.Gul said that naming him in the case was yet another ridiculous action of the administration. "Perhaps they would get some additional dollars from the US on this 'achievement' but the question remained who benefited from this horrendous act," he said. He reiterated that he would not escape the country or go underground on account of the registration of the case. Meanwhile, former IB chief Syed Ejaz Shah, who has also been named in the fresh FIR by the PPP, is still in Pakistan contrary to reports that he had left the country for to settle in Australia. He is said to be currently staying in Lahore. ANI read moreGeorge Hamilton had sex with his stepmom when he was 12
Washington, Oct 18 ANI: Hollywood star George Hamilton has revealed that he slept with his stepmother when he was just 12.While in an TV interview, the actor, best known for his mahogany tan, spoke casually about the affair, insisting: 'It was very normal.' Hamilton, who was speaking in a TV interview, laughed off a suggestion that he had been a victim."When I was very young, 12, I had a relationship with my stepmother," Fox News quoted him, as telling the ladies of the View.The star released his memoir "Don't Mind If I Do" on October 14 which includes the revelation that he slept with the wife of his father, bandleader George "Spike" Hamilton."It actually went on for a short period of time when I was 12 and then strangely enough when I was of age, and I was an actor in Hollywood, I met her again and she was as beautiful as ever and we had a sort of followup," Hamilton said.The star of "The Godfather Part III" and "Zorro, The Gay Blade" said that his stepmother was about 28 or 30 at the time of the first sexual encounter."My father never knew about it, and it was a very strange thing. But it was very normal, in a strange - she didn't make me feel bad about it," Hamilton said on the program. It wasn't dirty," he added.Hamilton said that his stepmother called it "cuddling" and he didn't feel abnormal about it."I was molested" he said. "Damn, I'm down for it again," he added. ANI read moreIon jelly could be used for making eco-friendly batteries
London, October 18 ANI: Portuguese chemists have created what they call an ion jelly that could make a range of electrochemical devices, including batteries, fuel cells and solar cells, which are cheaper and more environmentally friendly.According to a report in New Scientist, the jelly is made by dissolving gelatine in an ionic liquid - a solution made up entirely of negatively and positively charged ions.Ionic liquids conduct electricity and are generally very stable, non-flammable and non-volatile. That makes them attractive as environmentally friendly replacements for materials normally used as the electrolytes that separate the positive and negative electrodes in electrochemical devices, such as batteries.But, such electrolytes must usually be solid, and turning ionic liquids into solid form, by combining them with polymers or nanotubes, is challenging and expensive.Ion jelly could be the answer, according to scientists led by Susana Barreiros from the New University of Lisbon.Ion jelly was a chance discovery made while mixing a range of natural polymers, including gelatine, into ionic liquids.Gelatine is derived from the fibrous protein collagen, found in the skin, bones and tendons of animals. As anyone who has ever made jelly will know, it dissolves in hot water into a solution that sets into jelly when cooled.Barreiros and her colleagues found that exactly the same thing happens when gelatine dissolves in ionic liquids. "All of a sudden, we had arrived at something we were not trying to achieve, a material with very interesting properties," Barreiros told New Scientist.The researchers immediately showed that ion jelly conducts electricity, although only around half as well as the parent ionic liquid.But, this was enough to use in simple circuits and even to manufacture a small electrochemical device. Ion jelly electrolyte carries current to a transparent sheet that changes from clear to opaque when electric current is applied.The researchers are currently experimenting with different "flavours" of ion jelly, made using different ionic liquids, and say it should be possible to match the performance of existing, less stable, electrolytes.James Wishart, who works with ionic liquids at the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, envisages a range of uses for ion jellies."Because of their jelly-like properties, these materials fill a gap between electrolyte solutions and existing rubbery ionic liquid/nanotube/polymer composites," he said."They have applications in flexible devices and in disposable sensors with low environmental impact," he added. ANI read moreGazza facing bankruptcy
London, Oct.18 ANI: Fallen England soccer idol Paul Gascoigne is facing bankruptcy.According to The Sun, Gazza's finances will be probed at a London court hearing on November 6.It means that he will face further public humiliation, even while battling his addiction to booze and drugs. A source told the paper that Gazza's debts are significant. "No one knows if he has enough cash to keep the wolf from the door. It's very sad. Any bankruptcy would be advertised, giving anyone Gazza owes money to the chance to come forward," the source said.This month it was reported Gazza was left with 250,000 pounds out of a 14 million pound fortune. ANI read morePak PM claims his forefathers made Quaid-e-Azam's ancestors
Islamabad, Oct 18 ANI: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has claimed that that his ancestors had made the forefathers of the founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muslims, who were originally Rajputs.According to The News, he said that Quaid's predecessor Lohana Rajput was non-believer in Islam centuries ago, but he embraced Islam after being persuaded by his Gilani's forefathers.Gilani further said that the historians marked that event a Divine decree, as "we, the successors of Hazrat Ghous-ul-Azam, were to come in this part of the world and our ancestors were to make Quaid's forefathers Muslims and Quaid-e-Azam were to lay down the foundation of this Muslim state." ANI read more| << < 1 2 3 4 5 ... > >> | ||
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