Talcum powder 'can raise cancer risk'

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A new study has revealed that women who use talcum powder around their private parts everyday are actually 40 per cent more likely to develop ovarian cancer -- the risk is only restricted to the lower body.

Talc is made from a mineral called hydrous magnesium silicate which is crushed, dried and milled to produce powder used in cosmetic products.

And, according to researchers, powder applied to the private parts in the lower body may travel to the ovaries and trigger a process of inflammation that allows cancer cells to flourish.

Lead researcher Dr Maggie Gates said that until the outcome of further researches, women should avoid using talc in the genital area, the 'Daily Mail' reported.

Dr Gates and colleagues at Harvard Medical School have based their findings on an analysis of over 3,000 women -- the study found using talcum powder once a week raised the risk of ovarian cancer by 36 per cent.

The risk increased to 41 per cent for those applying the powder every day, the researchers found.

The study also revealed that the risks were greater still for those with a certain genetic profile. Women carrying a gene called glutathione S-transferase M1, but lacking a gene called glutathione S-transferase T1, were three times likely to develop tumours.

The study has been published in the latest issue of the 'Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention' journal.

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Oldest rocks on Earth found in northern Canada

A pinkish tract of bedrock on the eastern shore of Canada's Hudson Bay contains the oldest known rocks on Earth, formed 4.28 billion years ago, not long after the planet was formed, scientists said on Thursday.

The rockst may be remnants of Earth's primordial crust, which formed on the planet's surface as it cooled following the birth of the solar system, according to Jonathan O'Neil of McGill University in Montreal.

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"Maybe it was the original crust, and before that there was no stable crust on the Earth. That's a big question," O'Neil said in a telephone interview.

The expanse in northern Quebec, measuring about 4 square miles (10 square km), is made up of the volcanic rock basalt. To determine the age of the rocks, geochemists used isotopic dating methods analyzing the elements samarium and neodymium.

The scientists, who describe the discovery in the journal Science, said studying these rocks can give clues about what the planet was like early in its history. The solar system, including the Earth, was formed about 4.57 billion years ago. These rocks date from roughly 290 million years later.

Richard Carlson of the Carnegie Institution of Washington said certain characteristics of the rocks suggest that water was already present on the Earth's surface. Scientists debate when oceans first appeared and whether water formed on the planet or was brought here when icy comets struck it.

The nature of the rocks also give clues as to temperatures when they formed, Carlson said.

"Probably when the planet formed it was a cauldron, but even this early in Earth history it had cooled down to something not dramatically different from today -- probably hotter but not dramatically hotter," Carlson said.

The scientists did not find direct evidence of life in the rocks. The earliest life is thought to have been bacteria.

"We know that probably the right environment was there for life to be on the Earth -- so liquid water and all it takes to have life. Now was there life? This is a big question mark," O'Neil said.

The previously known oldest rocks, in Canada's Northwest Territories, are 4.03 billion years old.

While some tiny mineral grains from western Australia date from 4.36 billion years ago, no complete rocks have been found older than these newly identified ones, the scientists said.

The rocks, found in an area called the Nuvvuagittuq greenstone belt, are a pinkish, brownish color.

"It's a very pretty rock. It's layered pink. And then it's got big garnets in it that make big, round blobs in the layering," Carlson said.

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Rising Yamuna water level threatens Taj Mahal

The rising water levels of the River Yamuna are posing a threat to the Taj Mahal compound, though there is no cause for immediate alarm.

Officials said they had posted policemen near the Taj Mahal to monitor the water levels.

The floodwaters have reached the outer wall of the Taj compound, built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.

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The rise in water levels has been caused by the release of water from two barrages following heavy rains upstream.

"I haven't seen before the floods of this intensity. Entire village is inundated and people are forced to leave their places. I have lost my cattle and other property including food grains," Ram Kumar, a flood-victim said in Barabanki.

Meanwhile, in Orissa, tens of thousands were still stranded on embankments and highways after large areas were flooded following the opening of the sluice gates of a dam on the Mahanadi River.

Reports of food riots breaking out in many areas after villagers complained they were not getting relief supplies have come in from flood-hit Jagatsinghpur district.

BJP senior leader LK Advani accused the Central Government of not providing enough assistance to the state in time of crisis.

"In all such situations what is expected of the Central Government is to be responsive to the calamities and give necessary assistance. Major calamity of this kind can be tackled satisfactorily only if the state is assisted by the Centre in a manner commensurate with the nature of the tragedy," Advani said who surveyed the flood-hit regions of the state.

Authorities said more than 100,000 people were still marooned and 19 more deaths were reported overnight, raising the death toll from floods in the state to 48 in the past week.

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Facts about NASA, the world's biggest space agency

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has the world's largest budget for space exploration with some 17 billion dollars on hand each year for space missions and robotic research.

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It was created by the US Congress in July 1958 to challenge the former Soviet Union's rise in the space race, a year after the Soviets launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, into space. The agency known as NASA officially began operations on October 1, 1958.

Around 19,000 employees work at NASA headquarters in Washington and in its 10 command centers around the United States, along with an additional 40,000 contractors to the space agency. The most well-known bases are the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida where space shuttles are prepared and launched, and the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas where shuttle mission control and International Space Station operators are located.

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California is where NASA designs its robotic missions to comets, Mars and other planets in the solar system. In addition to the Apollo missions to the moon and the construction of the International Space Station through shuttle missions, NASA has launched a series of scientific missions including the repair of the Hubble telescope, which revolutionized astronomy.

A final repair mission is scheduled for October. Other strong moments for NASA include the missions to Mars of twin robots Spirit and Opportunity since 2004, and in June the launch of the probe Phoenix which confirmed the presence of water on the red planet.

NASA has lately been concentrating more of its efforts on the Constellation program, whose Orion capsule is slated to bring Americans to the moon by 2020 and further in the future, to Mars. NASA has been led by scientist Michael Griffin since April 2005.

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Google, T-Mobile unveil the G1 phone

The first cell phone running Google Inc.'s mobile software looks something like Apple Inc.'s iPhone and has a large touch screen, but it also packs a trackball, a slide-out keyboard and easy access to Google's e-mail and mapping programs.

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Google made its debut as a cell phone software provider on Tuesday at an event where wireless carrier T-Mobile said it will begin selling the G1 phone for $179 with a two-year contract. The device hits US stores Oct. 22 and heads to Britain in November and other European countries early next year.

The phone will be sold in T-Mobile stores only in the U.S. cities where the company has rolled out its faster, third-generation wireless data network. By launch, that will be 21 cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Houston and Miami.

In other areas, people will be able to buy the phone from T-Mobile's Web site. The phone does work on T-Mobile's slower data network, but it's optimized for the faster networks. It can also connect at Wi-Fi hotspots.

The data plan for the phone will cost $25 per month on top of the calling service, at the low end of the range for data plans at U.S. wireless carriers. And at $179, the G1 is $20 less than the least expensive iPhone in the US.

Sergey Brin and Larry Page, Google's founders, made a surprise appearance at the launch event. "It's just very exciting for me as a computer geek to be able to have a phone that I can play with and modify and innovate upon just like I have with computers in the past," Brin said.

He said he'd written an application for Android already: When a user throws the phone into the air, the program records how long it takes until it lands, using the phone's built-in motion sensor. Brin acknowledged that the wisdom of including such a program with an expensive phone is dubious.

"We did not include that one by default," he said.

Page said the mobile phone industry, which sells 1 billion units a year worldwide, was a tremendous opportunity for Google.

Google is giving away Android, the software that underlies the G1, for free, and opening the operating system to third-party developers who can create their own programs. Google hopes that in turn, mobile phones will provide even more ways for people to interact with the company's advertising network.

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An Indian may bag the Economics Nobel Prize for 2008

It is that time of the year once more. September is coming to an end and the academia, media, and students all over the world are waiting with bated breadth for the announcement of Nobel Prize winners for 2008.

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The announcements start trickling in from the first week of October - starting with the names of winners for physiology and medicine. The Nobel Prize in economics, this year will be announced on October 13.

Interestingly there is no official confirmation about the nominations for Nobel prizes as the statutes of the Nobel Foundation restrict disclosure of information about the nominations for 50 years.

However, a few names have cropped up as the possible winners of the Economics Nobel for 2008. These names find prominent mention in various blog posts, in comments by Nobel winners like Joseph Stiglitz, in indications from the British betting agency Ladbrokes, and in media reports.

The list also includes the names of three Indians - Jagdish Natwarlal Bhagwati, Avinash Kamalakar Dixit and Partha Dasgupta.

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Navratri, Durga Navratri, Hindu Festival of Nights, Navratra Celebrations

Navratri is a festival of nights. This festival lasts for 9 days with three days each devoted in worshipping Maa Durga, the Goddess of courage, Maa Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth and Maa Saraswati, the Goddess of wisdom and knowledge. During the fest of Navratri, devotees perform several rituals such as fasting and religious dances (ex : Dandia) to please Goddess Durga.

Usually, the 9 – day Navratri festival begins on the first day of Ashwayuja month (Ashwayuja Padyami). In 2008, Navratri begins on 30th September, Tuesday. On this day, 'Durga Kalasha Sthapana' is done with utmost devotion. The festival of Navratri ends on 9th October, Thursday. On this day, devotees celebrate Dussehra / Dasara.

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Eid, Id-ul-Zuha, Id-ul-Azha, Bakr-Id, Bakra Eid - Celebration of Islamic Piousness

Eid-El-Fitr, India marks the end of the fasting month of Ramazan. During the month of Ramazan a Muslim must fast from sunrise to sunset and must not indulge in acts like consuming alcohol or smoking during that time for an entire month. This month of fasting ends with Eid-El-Fitr, which mainly celebrates forgiveness, brotherhood and unity. On the day of Eid, every Muslim is expected to wake up early and attend the regular dawn prayers. After the prayers, the followers must eat in small quantities, which is a symbolic gesture of ending of the Ramzan fast. After breaking the fast, the Muslims again attend special ceremonial prayers that are held in the vast open courtyards of the mosques. After these prayers, the worshippers greet and wish their loved ones by embracing each other.

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Rakhi Sawant to lead ICL cheerleaders' squad

The Indian Cricket League (ICL) Tuesday unveiled its indigenous cheerleaders' squad ICL Zeebras that will be led by Bollywood oomph star Rakhi Sawant as its "Queen Cheerleader".

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The squad will be present at every match of the second season of the league that begins at Hyderabad Oct 10, an ICL statement Tuesday said.

"Cheerleading is not just tamasha (mindless drama). It is a sport by itself. Until now, it was the exclusive domain of the international cheerleading troupes. But, thanks to ICL, this country will now have an indigenous cheerleaders' squad," Sawant said in the statement.

The ICL Zeebra squad comprises eight other cheerleaders - Ritika, Preeti, Jessica, Geeta, Richa, Sharvari, Jayshree and Sangeeta. They will perform across all the match venues of Gurgaon, Panchkula, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.

Sawant has personally auditioned and hand-picked the squad members and their performances will be designed by a Mumbai-based choreographer.

"It was after my performance at Panchkula during ICL's Season 1 that I saw a huge opportunity for a possible Indian cheerleading squad," the actress said.

"That dialogue resumed a few months later and culminated in the formation of the ICL Zeebras. I can't wait to don my Zeebra outfit and break into a jig every time Rohan (Gavaskar) or Raviraj (Patil) hits a six. I am sure, this will be one cheerleading squad that the country will remember for a long time," she added.

Shariq Patel, ICL's senior vice president (Marketing & Operations), said: "Cheerleaders have a significant role to play in the modern context of sports. The ICL Zeebras squad includes some extremely talented and graceful dancers. I am confident that this synergistic initiative between cricket and entertainment will formulate a completely new experience for sports fans of the country.

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Indian film 'Shoot On Sight' banned in Pakistan

Jagmohan Mundra's next film Shoot On Sight , set for release in Indian theatres on October 17, has been banned in Pakistan as it portrays an actor from that country as a terrorist.

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But Mundra says he is not surprised. "Yes my film Shoot On Sight has been banned in Pakistan because Pakistani actor Mikaal Zulfikar who plays Zaheer, a terrorist, is shown to be from that country".

Pakistan has objected not only to the actor but also to the character of the terrorist being from Pakistan.

"In a dialogue between Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri, it is revealed that the character Zaheer is from Pakistan. The Pakistanis didn't like it," said Mundra.

Shoot On Sight is based on the July 2007 London bombings. The film is a riveting drama that unfolds the turmoil in the life of Tariq Ali (Naseer), a Muslim police officer at Scotland Yard, who is asked to track down suspected suicide bombers involved in the strikes.

What puzzles Mundra is that even after facing several problems, the film Khuda Kay Liye released in Pakistan.

Khuda Kay Liye had Pakistani actors in Pakistan playing fundamentalists. The only thing is, they didn't show any terrorism related violence. They only showed fundamentalism. But, Shoot On Sight shows the violent underbelly of fundamentalism. The Pakistanis didn't like that," said Mundra.

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2 terrorists killed in ongoing shootout in Delhi

An encounter is currently on between Delhi police and suspected terrorists in the Jamia Nagar area in south Delhi.

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Fierce exchange of fire is on between the terrorists and Delhi Police. One terrorist has been killed and one policeman is reportedly injured in the encounter.

The National Security Guards (NSG) is on standby at the at the encounter spot.

According to police sources, three terrorists are holed up in Batla House (Jamia Nagar).

The Special cell of Delhi Police reacted to a tip-off received from Ahmedabad blasts prime suspect Mufti Abu Bashir on the presence of terrorists in the area.

More forces have been rushed to the area, which has been completely cordoned off.

Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil has reached police headquarters.

Jamia Nagar is close to New Friends Colony in south Delhi.

On Thursday, Bashir was brought to Delhi in connection with Saturday's (Sept 13) serial blasts. He allegedly told his interrogators that he knew serial blasts were being planned in Delhi but claimed he was not aware of their timing. The blasts killed 25 people and left over 100 injured.

According to police sources, Bashir on Thursday also told his interrogators that more back-to-back attacks on Delhi had been planned.

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Mahadev is one of the few educated young men from Sajjanpur. His ambition is to become a novelist but finds it easier to make a living by writing letters sitting next to the post office. His ability to write persuasive letters makes him popular with the largely non-literate population of the town. Aware of this power, he soon uses his talent to manipulate people with amusing and sometimes not such amusing results.

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Watch Hari Puttar Movie Online free | Download Hari Puttar Videos

"He is only a kid…" is something that is heard ever too often. But when a kid displays the valour and wit that is no child's play and the presence of mind that belies his age, it certainly is no kidding matter. Hari Puttar is the awe-inspiring story of one such kid.

Hari Prasad Dhoonda ( Zain Khan ) or Hari Puttar, as he is fondly called, is a bright 10 year old who has recently moved from India to the U.K. with his parents ( Sarika & Zakir Khan ). His father, Prof. Dhoonda is assigned to work on a secret project with the Defense Forces at a remote location in the U.K. He has access to confidential information that is stored on a chip and safely kept at his house.

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Watch Hello Movie Online free | Download Hello Videos

"Hello" is based on Chetan Bhagat's book One Night @ the Call Center Hello... is a tale about the events that happen one night at a call center. Told through the views of the protagonist, Shyam, it is a story of almost lost love, thwarted ambitions, absence of family affection, pressures of a patriarchal set up, and the work environment of a globalized office.

Shyam is losing his girl friend because his career is going nowhere as he trudges his way around in a call center. His girl friend, Priyanka, is also an agent like him at the call canter who is about to be snatched by an NRI tech geek who works for Dell in America.

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Watch Saas Bahu Aur Sensex Movie Online free | Download Saas Bahu Aur Sensex Videos

Saas Bahu Aur Sensex is an original screenplay, in the urban comedy / drama genre. It's about the new growing Indian life, set against the back drop of a positive view of the stock market. SBS stars an eclectic mix of young newcomers like Ankur Khanna, Tanushree Dutta & Masumeh Makhija and seasoned actors like Kirron Kher, Farooq Shaikh and Lillette Dubey amongst others.

Saas Bahu Sensex is a fun film on the changing face of India. The story has the Sensex as a backdrop to lives of the most unlikely investors.

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"Hulla" is story of a simple annoyance affecting a person's life and bringing about dramatic unexpected change that brings the real character and emotions of the Raj and the people surrounding him, to the fore.

This energetic bittersweet comedy (more accurately perhaps - drama with a sense of humour) turns a contemporary eye on something that is taken too much for granted in Indian cities, especially Mumbai – private space. It's about the clash between a stockbroker who is not allowed to sleep at night and a small-time trader who won't let him (as the secretary of the building society they live in). This seemingly trivial, even laughable, problem eventually snowballs into disasters for both of them and their families, while unspooling the attitudes of people around them.

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Meet the world's sexiest businesswoman!

Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen, known as the world's raunchiest model, has now been given a new label — world's sexiest businesswoman.

Gisele, 27, who rakes in 35 million dollars a year as per the new Forbes list of the top 15 richest supermodels, has "more contracts than any other model on the planet," according to Forbes.com reports.

The supermodel's steadiness has earned her a huge reputation in the tough world of modelling and she is the subject of a sexy new spread in Arena magazine, the Daily Telegraph reported.

With topping the models' earning list for several years, she has been the face of virtually every fashion campaign that matters from Christian Dior, Balenciaga, Dolce & Gabbanna, Versace, Givenchy, Valentino, Ralph Lauren, and Louis Vuitton.

Gisele, who is known throughout the beauty industry as an astute businesswoman, last year, insisted on being paid in any other currency but the US dollar.

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Leander Paes wins US Open mixed doubles crown

Indian tennis ace Leander Paes stayed on course for a grand double at the US Open when he and Zimbabwe's Cara Black won the mixed doubles crown at the season-ending Grand Slam on Thursday.

The fifth seeded Indo-Zimbabwean pair beat the American-British pairing of Liezel Huber and Jamie Murray 7-6, 6-4 in the final.

The triumph increased Paes's tally of Grand Slam crowns to eight.

Games went with serve in the first set, which went to the tie-breaker, where Paes and Black fought back from 4-6 down to take the set at 8-6.

In the second set, Paes and Black got the crucial break in the fifth game, breaking Murray. They held serve comfortable thereafter to take the set and match.

Paes will also figure in the men's doubles final on Friday, when he and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy take on the Bryan twins Mike and Bob of the United States.

In 1999, Paes had partnered Mahesh Bhupathi and Lisa Raymond to win the men's doubles and mixed doubles crowns at Wimbledon.

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