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Spell out stand on demands in 2-3 days: Naidu to Centre

Virtually putting the Modi government on notice, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today demanded that the Centre honour the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014 and come out with a clear stand on the state's demands in the next two-three days. At the same time, he admitted for the first time that the 14th Finance Commission had not recommended special category status for any state. "For four years, I did not raise any demand, hoping that being an ally, the BJP will honour the promises made in its manifesto as well and implement the Reorganisation Act in letter and in spirit," said Naidu, the leader of Telugu Desam Party (TDP), a constituent of the Union government. "I have followed the federal spirit and worked on mutual co-operation principle with the Centre. People of the state now feel insulted and if I don't raise my voice now, they will not pardon me," he said while replying to a debate on the Motion of Thanks to the Governor's Address. He demanded that the Centre come ...

Cricketer Shami's may drag him to court soon

Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami's wife Hasin Jahan on Wednesday said she will drag the pacer to court for cheating on her.Married to Shami since 2014, Hasin has alleged that the bowler is having several extra-marital affairs."Soon after my marriage, I was abused physically and mentally," Hasin told reporters.Earlier, in a bid to expose the pacer's extra-marital affairs, Hasin posted several screenshots of Messenger and Whatsapp messages on her unverified Facebook wall.Notably the post, which was uploaded from an unverified account, was titled as 'Shami's enjoyment' and had several pictures of the pacer's text messages to multiple women."I've done everything he wanted me to do. I left my modeling career, job and also did not step out of the house," Hasin said.She further alleged that Shami's family forced her to marry him and later also tried to kill her."He was planning to abandon me after his South Africa tour by taking away the property and insurance papers. I have been tolerating ..

Couples fail to notice when partner feels down: study

A spouse - usually the primary social supporter for a person - may often fail to realise when their partner is sad, lonely or feeling down. "We found that when it comes to the normal ebb and flow of daily emotions, couples aren't picking up on those occasional changes in 'soft negative' emotions like sadness or feeling down," said Chrystyna Kouros, an associate professor at the Southern Methodist University in the US. Even when a negative mood isn't related to the relationship, it ultimately can be harmful to a couple, said Kouros, lead author on the study published in the journal Family Process. "Failing to pick up on negative feelings one or two days is not a big deal. But if this accumulates, then down the road it could become a problem for the relationship," she said. "It's these missed opportunities to be offering support or talking it out that can compound over time to negatively affect a relationship," said Kouros. The finding is consistent with other research that has shown ...

Usher, wife Grace Miguel announce separation

Singer Usher and his wife Grace Miguel have announced that they are separating after two years of marriage. The couple shared the news of their divorce through a statement released to Us Weekly. "After much thought and consideration, we have mutually decided to separate as a couple. We remain deeply connected, loving friends who will continue supporting each other through the next phases of our lives," they said in the statement. "The enormous amount of love and respect that we have for each other will only increase as we move forward," they added. The 39-year-old singer and 48-year-old Miguel had started dating back in 2009, after Usher's split from his first wife, Tameka Foster. He has two sons, Naviyd Ely Raymond, nine, and Usher Raymond V, 10, with Foster. The divorce comes days after Usher posted a series of inspirational messages on his Instagram page. Story. "Destiny is waiting for you, all you have to do is go get it," he had said.

Couples bad at picking up on partner's sad feelings: Study

Your spouse may react immediately when you feel anger, but is he/she equally good at knowing when you feel sad or lonely? No, suggests new research.

Karnataka Lokayukta stabbed in office

Karnataka Lokayukta P Vishwanatha Shetty was stabbed multiple times by a man who went to meet him in his office today and was admitted to hospital. Shetty is stated to be out of danger. The accused, who appeared before the Lokayukta in connection with a case, has been nabbed, Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy told PTI. "According to information I have, someone claiming to be an advocate had gone to the office and stabbed him," he said. Shetty, a former Karnataka High Court judge, is out of danger, Reddy said. "He is in Mallya Hospital... The information I have is he is out of danger... The reason (for the attack) is not known.

'Dog-speak' can boost bonding with pets

If you want to develop a good bonding with your pooches, try "dog-speak". The way you speak to your canine friends may be important in building relationship, similar to the way that 'baby-talk' is to bonding between a baby and an adult, researchers suggest.

Law in making to make honour killing an offence, SC told

The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it was bringing a law to make honour killing a cognizable offence as it sought directions for prompt police action and criminal prosecution of the guilty.

Tommy Lee says son assaulted him

Tommy Lee and his 21-year-old son Brandon allegedly got into a physical altercation that left the rock star with a bloody lip.

'Dog-speak' important for bonding with pets: study

Pet owners, take note! Speaking to your pooch is important to build a relationship with your furry friends, just as 'baby-talk' is key to bonding between an infant and an adult. Speech interaction experiments between adult dogs and humans showed that so called "dog-speak" improves attention and may help humans to socially bond with their pets. Previous studies on communicating with dogs had suggested that talking in a high-pitch voice with exaggerated emotion, just as adults do with babies, improved engagement with puppies but made little difference with adult dogs. Researchers at University of York in the UK tested this theory with new experiments designed to understand more about why humans talk to dogs like this and if it is useful to the dogs in some way, or whether humans do this simply because they like to treat dogs in the same way as babies. "A special speech register, known as infant-directed speech, is thought to aid language acquisition and improve the way a human baby ...

Burton, Morgan welcome 'miracle baby'

Actress Hilarie Burton has shared her excitement at becoming a mother again and also sent out a supportive message to others struggling with fertility.

Nuvoco wins 'Best in Class Continuous Improvement' award

Nuvoco Vistas Corp. Ltd. (formerly Lafarge India Limited), one of the leading building materials manufacturers, won the 'Best in Class Continuous Improvement Award' during the 7th Manufacturing Supply Chain (MSC) Awards 2018 recently organised by Future Supply Chain (FSC) and KamiKaze Media group in Mumbai.The award was given to Nuvoco's Jojobera Cement Plant (JCP) for demonstrating continuous improvement in manufacturing through cost reductions in Specific Power Consumption (SPC) and Specific Heat Consumption (SHC), increase in productivity by using cementation additions, and plant logistics like augmenting road dispatch in the last few years.MSC Awards recognise companies for their achievements in driving manufacturing and supply chain excellence. With innovation at the heart of these awards; these are the accolades for the forward thinkers, the experimenters and the early adopters in Manufacturing and Supply Chain."This is a proud moment for all of us at Nuvoco. Such recognitions ..

Delhi's IGIA tops ASQ Ratings among busiest airports

As per Airports Council International (ACI) - ASQ 2017 rankings

Women's Day: Female achievers felicitated in Hyderabad

Women from all walks of life were felicitated just as International Women's Day is around the corner.Celebrating the spirit of women, the occasion saw Indian Police Service officer Sikha Goel, Miss India and Miss Kerala Mannat Singh, Guinness world record holder, fitness trainer Dinaz Vervetwala, International karate champion Sayeda Falak and many other female achievers were felicitated here.Speaking to ANI, Miss India Mannat Singh said, "I wish everyone a happy women's day in advance. Every women and girl should be encouraged in all aspects of her life. Women should be self-dependent irrespective of what their family background is. They must never be dependent on a man."Speaking on the occasion, Vervetwala said women should do everything possible to stay fit."A woman has many jobs, including taking care of her child, husband, in-laws. She takes care of her entire house while managing her professional life as well. To manage all these things is exhausting for the body and so she ...

Important for celebrities to share their weaknesses: Apurva Asrani

Film writer-editor Apurva Asrani, who chose to come out with his battle with Bell's Palsy -- a kind of facial paralysis -- says celebrities should open up to the world about their weaknesses, too.

Aishwarya spreads smiles among kids born with clefts

Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on Tuesday said she is happy to continue making a small contribution in bringing about a larger and effective change for children born with clefts.

For publicity, undue allegations levelled against me: Salgaonkar

Veteran curator Pandurang Salgaonkar today alleged that a particular news channel levelled "undue allegations" against him for the sake of publicity, which "impacted" him mentally. The ICC today gave clean chit to Salgaonkar on allegations (levelled by a national news channel) of trying to doctor the pitch for last year's ODI against New Zealand in Pune. The suspension according to ICC is based on "not reporting a corrupt approach" with categorical statement that "no evidence of corruption" has been found against the former Maharashtra pacer. "I have been humble servant of cricket and have served the game over last 50 years in various capacity. For publicity and attention, undue allegations were made against me," Salgaonkar was quoted as saying in a press statement issued by his family. On not reporting a corrupt approach, Salgaonkar admitted that it was his fault but also cited pressing family issue being one of the reasons. "I have accepted the judgement that I have failed on ...

Trump jokes about low ratings for Oscars broadcast

President Donald Trump says the problem with the Oscars is "we don't have Stars anymore," except for him. Viewership of Sunday's Academy Awards broadcast plunged to a record-low viewership of 26.5 million people. According to the Nielsen company, that's a 20 percent drop from the 33 million people who watched last year's show. Trump tweets Tuesday: "Lowest rated Oscars in HISTORY. Problem is, we don't have Stars anymore - except your President (just kidding, of course)!" Sunday's broadcast included a few barbs that host Jimmy Kimmel directed toward the White House.

Veteran broadcaster Shivaji Dasgupta dead

Shivaji Dasgupta, a doyen of Indian broadcasting, breathed his last recently in the city after prolonged illness. He was 71.

Refinery issue: Opposition flags 'contradictory' reply of Sena

Opposition parties today sought to corner Maharashtra Industries Minister Subhash Desai of Shiv Sena in the Legislative Assembly over his "contradictory" reply on upcoming Nanar refinery project in the Konkan region. In its reply to a starred question dated March 1 on the proposed mega refinery and petrochemical complex in Rajapur taluka, the Industries department stated that there was no opposition to the project by locals. The starred question was not read out yesterday as the Assembly was adjourned due to noisy scenes over the revocation of suspension of BJP-backed Independent MLC Prashant Paricharak. Before the House was adjourned for the day yesterday, Desai made a statement saying the land acquisition for the project was tough as locals are opposing the refinery, touted as the flagship project of the Narendra Modi government. After the starred questions of March 1 were tabled in the House after Question Hour today, Bhaskar Jadhav (NCP) raised a point of ...