If you're 28, it doesn't mean you've to get married: Kangana

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Mumbai: There's no 'right' age to get married, says actress Kangana Ranaut, who is currently enjoying the success of her latest hit 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns' and is in no mood to 'give away' her 'position' in the film industry as of now.

'Marriage is hard work. I have worked hard for ten years and I don't have time to build equations. I am in a place where I can secure my position and have a good future; I don't want to give it away,' the National Award winning actress said here.

'When love happens, it happens just like that. Just because you are 28 years old, it doesn't mean you have to get married and have kids,' she said.

Kangana, for whom 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns' has turned out to be a double whammy post 'Queen', says she feels that a new journey has started for her.

'There is a time when you struggle to prove yourself worthy of what you rightfully deserve, and then comes a time when that struggle is over. Then there is struggle to explore, transcend your limit and go to the next level. I am going to stage two now,' she said.

Produced by Eros International and Colour Yellow Productions, and directed by Anand L. Rai, 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns' is a sequel to the 2011 entertainer 'Tanu Weds Manu'. The film also features R. Madhavan.

Large Hadron Collider breaks record: Cern

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The world's largest particle smasher broke the record for energy levels late Wednesday in a test run after a two-year upgrade, Cern announced Thursday.

'Last night, protons collided in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the record-breaking energy of 13 TeV (teraelectronvolts) for the first time,' the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) said in a statement.

The LHC's previous highest energy for collisions was eight TeV, reached in 2012.

In April, it started up again after a two-year overhaul designed to pave the way to experiments at 13 TeV. It has the potential to be cranked up to 14 TeV.

Experiments at the collider are aimed at unlocking clues as to how the universe came into existence by studying fundamental particles, the building blocks of all matter, and the forces that control them.

Before the upgrade, the LHC was used to prove the existence of the Higgs Boson, also known as the God particle, which confers mass.

That discovery earned the 2013 Nobel physics prize for two of the scientists who had theorised the existence of the Higgs back in 1964.

Wednesday's collisions at the giant lab, housed in a 27-kilometre (17-mile) tunnel straddling the French-Swiss border, are part of a recommissioning programme ahead of an even more ambitious roster of experiments, due to start next month.

'These test collisions were to set up systems that protect the machine and detectors from particles that stray from the edges of the beam,' Cern said.

The LHC allows beams containing billions of protons travelling at 99.9 percent the speed of light to shoot through the massive collider in opposite directions.

Powerful magnets bend the beams so that they collide at points around the track where four laboratories have batteries of sensors to monitor the smashups.

The sub-atomic rubble is then scrutinised for novel particles and the forces that hold them together.

One teraelectronvolt is roughly equivalent to the energy of motion of a flying mosquito, Cern says on its website.

But within the LHC, the energy is squeezed into an extremely small space about a million, million times smaller than a mosquito. It is this intensity, which causes the particles to be smashed apart.

AFP

Malayali girl tops CBSE Class 12 exams

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New Delhi: Delhi girl M. Gayatri topped the list of candidates who cleared the Class 12 CBSE examinations, the results of which were declared on Monday.

The second spot was shared by three students -- Amity International (Noida) student Mythili Mishra, B. Arjun from Kendriya Vidyalaya (Pattom) in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, and Saurabh Bhambri from Delhi's K.R. Mangalam World School (Greater Kailash).

All three scored 99 percent -- 495 out of the total 500 marks, a mark less than the topper.

Sarthak Aggarwal had scored the highest-ever marks (99.6 percent) in CBSE's Class 12 exams in 2014.

Gayatri, a student of New Green Field School in Saket, said she worked really hard, but never expected to top the exams.

'I was expecting about 95 percent, but this was a shocker. I wish to pursue Chartered Accountancy (CA) after this, for which I have already started taking coaching classes,' Gayatri, who scored 99.2 percent marks, told IANS.

Her mother Lakshmi Mohan told IANS that her daughter used to study for five-six hours a day -- from 4 a.m. to 6 a.m and then again from 4.30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

'I was expecting her to score between 95 and 96 percent, but she definitely deserved a 99 percent,' Mohan added.

Mythili Mishra, who came second with two other students, told IANS she was yet to decide what subjects she wanted to study further.

'I was expecting the worst so that I could savour the moment when I got the best (marks),' Mishra told IANS.

The Humanities student, who scored a perfect 100 in economics and history, said she was not the type to study round-the-clock.

Girls went on to outshine boys once again this year with a pass percentage of 87.56, compared to 77.77 percent for boys.

'You can see the difference (between the pass percentage of girls and boys) is 9.79 percent. So, as usual, girls have outscored boys this year as well,' said Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) public relations officer Rama Sharma.

The performance of Delhi's government schools (88.22 percent pass) was the best nationally among government schools this year, marginally behind last year's 88.78 percent.

Government-aided schools in Delhi recorded a pass percentage of 84.42, down from 86.66 percent in 2014.

Shubham Garg, a student of Rashtriya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya at Raj Niwas Marg, and Mahima of RPVV Nand Nagri shared the top position among Delhi government students with a score of 96.8 percent.

Garg told IANS he was planning to take up engineering.

'I am interested in computer science engineering,' said Garg, who spent five-six hours a day studying.

Delhi's private schools continued to lag behind with a pass percentage of 38.52 percent, but this was an improvement over the past year's score of 35 percent.

Delhi Kendriya Vidyalayas' (KVs) pass percentage slid to 95.87 from 98.02 percent in 2014.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) in Delhi had a pass percentage of 92.37.

Nationally, JNVs stole the show with a pass percentage of 96.82, followed by KVs (94.72 percent).

Overall, the CBSE's Thiruvananthapuram region recorded the highest pass percentage of 95.41, followed by Chennai with 91.14 percent, despite a drop from the past year's 91.63 percent.

Delhi stood third with an overall pass percentage of 86.13.

Delhi's pass percentage for boys was 81.59 and 90.87 percent for girls.

Of the 2,66,661 registered students in Delhi, 2,63,361 appeared for the exams, and 2,26,838 passed.

In the list of differently-abled candidates, Vidhi Maheshwari of Chettinad Vidyashram in Chennai topped the exams with 98 percent marks.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated all successful candidates.

'Congratulations to all my young friends who have successfully passed the CBSE Class 12 board exam. Best wishes for a bright future,' Modi said.

Delhi recorded just three cases of cheating this year compared to 13 in 2014 and 25 in 2013.

The total number of cases of using unfair means this year was 36, compared to 41 in 2014 and 63 in 2013.

The compartmental examination will be held on July 16.

Black money: Switzerland discloses names of two Indians

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Berne: Two Indian women figure among scores of foreign nationals with Swiss bank accounts, whose names have been made public by Switzerland in its official gazette for being probed in their respective countries.

Making public these names, the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA) has asked the two Indians to file an appeal within 30 days before the Federal Administrative Court if they do not want their details to be shared with the Indian authorities under their 'mutual assistance' treaty on tax matters.

However, no further details -- other than their dates of birth -- were made public for the two 'Indian nationals' - Sneh Lata Sawhney and Sangita Sawhney.

Similar is the case for other foreign nationals including the British, Spanish and Russians. However, in case of American and Israeli citizens, their full names have been withheld and they have been identified by their initials and dates of birth.

At least 40 such 'final notices' have been published in the Swiss Federal Gazette so far this month, while more such names are expected to be published going forward.

The alleged stashing of wealth by Indians in Swiss banks has been a matter of great debate in India.

The Indian government has been pushing the Swiss authorities for a long time to share information on the suspected tax evaders, while Switzerland has shared some details in cases where India has been able to provide some independent evidence of suspected tax evasion by Indian clients of Swiss banks.

While there was no immediate reply to queries mailed to the FTA spokesperson in this regard, these names are being published in the Swiss Federal Gazette in the backdrop of the Swiss government being flooded with requests on suspected black money hoarders in Swiss banks from various countries including India.

Jaya DA case: KPCC legal cell against filing appeal in SC

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Bengaluru : The legal cell of ruling Congress in Karnataka today advised the government in the state not to file an appeal against the acquittal of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in the disproportionate assets case.

The role of Karnataka was administrative and not judicial and the state was not an aggrieved party in respect of the
High Court judgment acquitting Jayalalithaa and three others of all charges, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee Legal and Human Rights Department said.

After meeting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, department Chairman C M Dhananjaya said Karnataka had filed an affidavit
in the transfer petition case (regarding shifting of trial to Bengaluru) in the Supreme Court stating that it 'has no
interest in the outcome of the trial'.

'Therefore, filing of appeal by the state of Karnataka amounts to showing interest on the outcome of the case,' he
said, adding that this amounts to going back on the undertaking and also to contempt of the court.

'I am of the opinion that it is not proper for the state government to file the appeal,' he told PTI.

He said the Chief Minister told him that the government would take an 'appropriate decision'.

The Karnataka High Court gave a clean chit to Jayalalithaa and three others on May 11, clearing them of 'all charges' in
the 19-year-old case, helping her to return as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

Advocate General Ravivarma Kumar and Special Public Prosecutor in the case B V Acharya have made public their
advice to the state government, as the sole prosecutor, to file an appeal in the apex court. PTI

Nursing scam: CBI books case against Mathew International

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Kochi: The CBI registered a case against Mathew International Agency in connection with the nursing recruitment scandal. The CBI has booked three cases against the agency on Tuesday. 

The case relates to recruitment of nurses from Kerala by licensed agencies outside Kerala violating legal rules. These agencies breached rules by opening sub offices in Kerala and conducting recruitment. The agency has also recruited more nurses than the allotted number. Mathew International, headquartered in Mumbai, also collected a hefty amount from candidates with the help of Protector of Emmigrants.

The cheating by the agency came to light after several nurses, recruited for Kuwait by paying lakhs, filed a complaint. Meanwhile, some recruitment agencies have closed down their offices in Kochi. Earlier, the CBI raided 7 agencies in Kochi and Kottayam, including Mathew International, a couple of weeks back.

Couple killed as car falls into gorge

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KANNUR: A couple was killed and two others injured when a car in which they were travelling fell into a deep gorge near Perumbady check post at Makootam Churam on the border with Karnataka late last night. The dead were identified as Mohanan (58), and his wife Chandrika (50). The seriously injured Bhaskaran and another person were admitted to a hospital at Veerajpetta in neighbouring Karnataka state. The accident occurred around 2200 hrs last night, about 100 km from Iritty when the family members were returning home from Mysuru. The car went out of control, skidded off the road and fell into the gorge, police said. Some local people rescued the injured who were then rushed to a nearby hospital in Karnataka state.

Indian-Origin Neuro-Surgeon Re-Attaches British Man's Head to Spine

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London, United Kingdom: An British man who had his head ripped off from his spine in a car accident has survived, a media report said on Sunday.

Indian-origin neuro-surgeon Anant Kamat re-attached Tony Cowan's skull to his spine with a metal plate and bolts in a rare operation. Mr Cowan now hopes to go home soon, Mirror online reported.

Tony Cowan from Newcastle city met with an accident on September 9 last year, when his car hit a speed-bump, spun out of control and crashed into a telephone pole.

His heart stopped and he had to be resuscitated by paramedics at the location before being rushed to a hospital. Mr Cowan sustained a fracture in his neck and complete spinal cord injury -- an injury medics describe as almost 'unsurvivable'.

He was not brain-damaged even though his head was snapped off from his spine and it was only being held in place by tissue and muscle at the time of crash.

Jaya launches 201 Amma Canteens, populist schemes

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Chennai: A day after she was sworn in as chief minister, J. Jayalalithaa on Sunday inaugurated 201 Amma Canteens and various populist schemes across the state via video conferencing.

She launched a scheme to sell 500 gm packets of 'A' grade lentils (pigeon pea) and black gram at subsidised rates of Rs.53.50 and Rs.56, respectively.

According to a statement issued by the state government, 'B' grade black gram would be sold at Rs.49.50 per 500 gm packet.

The pulses would be sold through state government cooperative stores.

The Amma Canteen scheme is a hugely popular one. At these canteens, good quality food is sold at very cheap rates three times a day -- morning, afternoon and night.

A total of 297 Amma Canteens were functioning across the state till date and their number went up to 498 on Sunday.

Jayalalithaa also launched housing for poor, road improvement (outlay Rs.1,800 crore), drinking water (outlay Rs.77.13 crore) and livelihood training programmes for which Rs.100 crore has been allocated this year.

Under the housing for poor, a sum of Rs.210,000 would be paid to eligible families to build a proper house.

On Saturday, Jayalalithaa was sworn in as chief minister after her acquittal by the Karnataka High Court in the Rs.66 crore disproportionate assets case.

IANS

CBSE class XII results announced

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New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education today announced its much-awaited Class XII results 2015.
The results have been made available on board's official websites www.cbse.nic.in and www.cbseresults.nic.in

The students should submit their roll numbers on the website for downloading the results. The class 12 CBSE examinations for this year commenced on March 2.

The CBSE has announced that the Class X results will be announced on May 27.

For results, visit: http://cbseresults.nic.in/class12/cbse122015_all.htm