Exorcist tries rape as ‘cancer cure’, police say

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Patna: Police in Bihar have arrested an exorcist after he allegedly tried to rape a woman as a “cure” for cancer her husband has been suffering for long.
The hapless woman approached the man as her husband’s cancer had reached an advanced stage and she didn’t have enough money to admit him in the hospital for treatment.
The bizarre incident took place at Dasaunti village in Kaimur district, some 200km south-west of Patna, earlier this week.
Reports said the woman approached the exorcist identified as Dharmraj Gond, 60, after her husband’s condition turned serious. The man sought Rs20,000 to hold a special prayer that he claimed would “cure” her husband’s cancer. After a little bargain, the deal was settled for Rs15,000 after which the couple was asked to come at night for the special prayer.
According to the woman, when she reached the man’s house for the prayer at night, she was taken alone to a dark room around midnight and suddenly found the exorcist getting physical with her. She raised an alarm. Hearing her alarm, her relatives who were waiting outside the room caught the accused and informed the police who rushed to the spot and arrested him.
“We have arrested the accused and also recovered some human skulls from his possession,” a local senior police official Manoj Ram told the media on Thursday. Police said the initial investigation has revealed the accused had a criminal past and was in the business of cheating the victims of misfortune. The police registered a case of cheating, criminal conspiracy and molesting against the accused.

Patients in Abu Dhabi can contact their doctors 24/7 soon

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Public clinics will soon allow patients email access to physicians as part of a patient-centred care model

Abu Dhabi: Patients will soon be able to contact their physicians at Abu Dhabi’s public clinics 24 hours a day, a senior medical official said in the capital on Thursday.
Such close communication with doctors via email will allow patients to obtain laboratory reports, request appointments and even check on correct medication use, Dr Omar Al Jaberi, chief medical officer at Ambulatory Healthcare Services (AHS), told Gulf News.
“The initiative, for which we are currently awaiting final approval, is part of a larger programme to provide patient-centred care, the Patient Centred Medical Home (PCMH) programme. The PCMH has been implemented across all clinics for nearly two years. During its pilot phase at three clinics, it led to a 20 per cent improvement on average in the management of chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension and asthma at the three clinics,” Dr Al Jaberi said.
“So now we are working to improve patient-physician trust, allow for care continuity and in essence, improve public health,” he added.
He was speaking on the sidelines of the second Abu Dhabi Ambulatory Healthcare International Congress, which kicked off here on Thursday. More than 2,000 medical professionals are expected to attend the three-day conference to discuss advances and challenges in primary care.
The congress is being organised by the AHS, which manages public clinics in the emirate and is a part of the Abu Dhabi Healthcare Services Company (Seha), public health-care provider.
The AHS currently operates 38 clinics, as well as 11 disease prevention and screening centres.
One of the key features of the PCMH initiative is providing continuity of care through a system where each patient is regularly followed up by a single primary care physician.
“What this means is that the physician is fully up to date with the patient’s condition, and is able to even alert her when preventive screenings, like mammograms or pap smears, become due. It also improves patient-physician trust, which, in turn, has improved compliance with treatment requirements,” said Dr Latifa Al Kitbi, chairperson of academic affairs at the AHS.
Since the implementation of PCMH, Dr Al Jaberi said that clinical outcomes had improved by about 70 per cent.
“What has really helped patients is that their primary care physicians work with a multidisciplinary team to evaluate overall well-being,” he said.
For example, if a patient experiences a stomach ache, the primary care physician looks into a variety of possible causes for it, including indigestion, heart disease and muscle health. In contrast, a patient might only get an antacid if they directly visit the gastroenterologist, which may not treat the underlying cause of the ache.
“We see a smaller proportion of patients visiting the emergency department now, and breast and cervical cancer screening uptake has also improved,” Dr Al Jaberi said.

Mahatma Gandhi

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 Mahatma Gandhi was born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on?
1869 October 2
He was born in the Porbandar city of Gujarat. His father, Karamchand Gandhi was the diwan of Porbandar.
Mother: - Putlibai.

2. Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, October 2nd is observed as?
International Day of Non-Violence.
United Nations General Assembly decided to observe this day as International Day of Non-Violence from 2007

3. Gandhiji was married to?
Kasturba Makhanji, she is later known as Kasturba Gandhi. Gandhiji was married at the age of 13 and had four sons Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas and Devdas.

4. Gandhi went to University College of London to study as a barrister in the year?
1888

5. When did Gandhi travel to South Africa for legal work?
1893

6. Organization started by Gandhiji in 1894 that aimed to fight discrimination against Indians in South Africa?
Natal Indian Congress

7. Name the Newspaper established by Mahatma Gandhi which was an important tool for the political movement led by Gandhi and the Natal Indian Congress to fight racial discrimination and win civil rights for the Indian immigrant community in South Africa.
The Indian Opinion

8. Gandhi returned from South Africa in?
1915 January 9.

9. Which Satyagraha was the first to be started by Gandhiji in India?
Champaran in 1918

10. Which day is observed as Pravasi Bharatiya Divas every year as it was on this day in 1915 that Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa?
January 9. From 2003, this day is observed as Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

11. Gandhi spent how many years in South Africa.?
21

12. Gandhiji jailed for the first time in?
1908 in Pretoria

13. Gandhiji started “Navjeevan” weekly in which language?
Gujrathi

14. Gandhiji led Dandi March (Salt Satyagrah) which started on March 12, 1930 departing from Sabarmati Ashram, to reach the coast at Dandi, on 6th of April. How many followers accompanied him in that march?
78

15. Gandhiji launched his weekly "Harijan" in the year?
1933

16. Gandhiji made the slogan “Do or Die” for?
Quit India Movement

17. Mahatma Gandhi was referred to as the “Father of the Nation” first by?
Subhash Chandra Bose

18. Gandhiji was referred to as the “Mahatma” first by?
Ravindra Nath Tagore

19. Gandhiji became the president of Indian National Congress in?
1924 at the Belgaum session of Indian National Congress

20. At which place did the British Government arrest Gandhiji for sedition for the first time?
Ahmedabad

21. Who was the private secretary of Mahatma Gandhi?
Mahadev Desai

22. French Novelist who wrote the biography of Gandhiji?
Romain Rolland , a French dramatist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915 wrote the biography of Gandhiji “Mahatma Gandhi”

23. The book written by Gandhiji which is considered as an interpretation/commentary of Bhagavad Geetha ?
Anasakti Yoga

24. Gandhiji arrived Kerala for the fist time in ?
1920 August 18
He visited Kerala five times. His last visit was in 1936 November 13

25. Mahatma Gandhi applied his Satyagraha first against:
The raciest authorities of South Africa

26. From whose book an instantaneous and practical information was brought about in Mahatma Gandhi’s life:
John Ruskin

27. The idea of Gramaswaraj was first proposed by ?
Mahatma Gandhi

28. Death of Mahatma Gandhi was in?
1948

29. Where did Gandhiji undertake his first hunger strike in India?
Ahmedabad

30. Who called Gandhiji “a half naked fakir”?
Winston Churchill

31. The film “Making of Mahatma” is directed by ?
Syam Benegal

32. Gandhiji founded All India Harijan Singh in ?
1932

33. In how many days was the 356 Km journey from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi covered on foot by Gandhiji and his followers?
24 days

34.Chauri Chaura incident prompted Gandhiji to halt which movement?
Non Cooperation Movement

35. Who assassinated Gandhiji?
Nathuram Godse. Gandhiji was shot on january 30, 1948 by a hindu fellow named Nathuram Godse.

36. In the film”Gandhi” which actor played the role of Gandhiji ?
Ben Kingsley
The film is directed by Richard Attenborough.

37. Gandhiji’s famous Harijan- uplift tour started from?
Wardha

38. “In nature there is enough for everyone’s need, but too little for everyone’s greed” These are the words from the famous leader?
Mahatma Gandhi

39."Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as [Gandhi] ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth." Who said these words about Gandhiji?
Albert Einstein


African Gandhi: - Kenneth Kaunda
American Gandhi: - Martin Luther King
Sri Lankan Gandhi: - A. T. Ariyaratne
Modern Gandhi:-Baba Amte
Bihar Gandhi: Dr.Rajendra Prasad
Delhi Gandhi:- C.Krishnan Nair
Burmese Gandhi:- Aung San Suu Kyi
Kosovo Gandhi: Ibrahim Rugova
South African Gandhi:Nelson Mandela
Frontier Gandhi: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Kerala Gandhi:-K.Kelappan
Mayyazhi Gandhi:-I.K.Kumaran Master                         

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13 killed in IS bombings near Baghdad mall

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BAGHDAD: Two bomb blasts outside a shopping mall in central Baghdad claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 13 people, security and medical officials said on Saturday.

The bombings were the latest in a series of deadly attacks at Baghdad shopping centres this year that have been claimed by IS, including one that killed more than 300 people in early July.

The jihadist group issued an online statement on the attack, saying it targeted Shiites and was carried out by two Iraqi suicide bombers, one of whom wore an explosive belt and another who drove an explosives-rigged vehicle.

IS and other Sunni extremists consider Shiite Muslims to be heretics, and frequently target them in bombings.

The statement said the bomber who drove the explosives-rigged vehicle was from Fallujah, a city west of Baghdad that was retaken from IS in late June.

The blasts, which hit just before midnight (2100 GMT) Friday, shattered windows at the multi-storey Nakheel Mall on Palestine Street in the city centre, and damaged a fence surrounding it.

As people worked to clean up the rubble outside on Saturday, a private security company guarding the mall sought to prevent images being taken, seizing the cameras of two photographers and a video journalist.

The cameras were eventually returned, but video footage shot by an AFP photographer was deleted by the firm.

Nakheel Mall opened last year and shops were likely to have remained open late ahead of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha which begins on Monday.

The mall also houses one of the city's most popular cinemas.

IS claims most major attacks in Baghdad, including some carried out at shopping centres earlier in the year.

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Earthquake claims one of Italy’s most beautiful towns

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The clock on Amatrice’s 16th century bell tower is frozen at 3.36am, the time Wednesday’s earthquake struck. Picture: Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP

 

 

IT WAS a small town but a proud one, sitting in the remote, mountainous terrain of central Italy.

It was famous for its Gothic churches filled with frescoes and mosaics and for an iconic pasta dish that drew tourists from across the world. Over centuries it endured conquests and wars, as well as a devastating earthquake some 400 years ago. Last year it was named one of Italy’s most beautiful towns.
But after Wednesday, when another terrible earthquake reduced its 14th century buildings and Roman ruins to rubble, the historic town of Amatrice is “no more”.

A man walks down a devastated street in Amatrice after the magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck. Picture: AP/Emilio FraileSource:AP

Amatrice, home to about 2000 people in the province of Rieti in Lazio, was one of three towns at the epicentre of the 6.2-magnitude earthquake and bore the brunt of its terrible force.
Of the 159 deaths confirmed so far, about 86 were in Amatrice. After the quake, all residents were ordered to leave what remained of the town.
The town clock in a magnificent 16th century bell tower — which is one of the few structures that remain standing — has been frozen in time at 3.36am, which was the moment the earthquake struck.

The top half of the church toppled in the quake. Picture: AFP/Filippo MonteforteSource:AFP

The Basilica of Sant’Agostino, one of the grand buildings of Amatrice. Picture: FacebookSource:Supplied

Half the facade of the 15th-century Basilica of Sant’Agostino has collapsed and the courtyard of a Renaissance palace has been transformed into a makeshift morgue.
“The town is no more,” Amatrice’s mayor Sergio Pirozzi told CNN affiliate Rai.
Aerial footage released by Italian state police showed large areas of the town flattened, with only some structures remaining. Houses built with unreinforced brick and concrete frame buildings had little ability to withstand earthquakes, the US Geological Survey said.

Tourists flock to Amatrice for its famous pasta dish. Picture: Nicola/FlickrSource:Flickr

The earthquake struck when many visitors were arriving in Amatrice for an annual festival honouring pasta amatriciana — a dish made with pork jowl, tomatoes, white wine, chilli, pepper and pecorino cheese, which is perhaps what the town is best known for.
The dish is so popular it has been enshrined on an Italian stamp and is purportedly the reason why so many papal chefs hailed from Amatrice.
The festival that honours amatriciana has traditionally been held in the final Sunday of each August. That was this coming weekend.

Amatrice before the earthquake. Picture: TripAdvisor travellerSource:Supplied

The toughness of the Amatriciana people has been tested many times during the town’s long history. After the fall of the Roman empire, it was targeted by the Barbarians. In the 13th century, when it was part of the Kingdom of Naples, Charles of Anjou sent forces to Amatrice to brutally quash a local rebellion. The town battled with neighbouring towns over the centuries, and in 1529 it was badly damaged in an arson attack by the Spanish.
For tourists, the town is best known for the Basilica of Sant’Agostino, near the gate to the 14th-century city wall.

Amatrice sits in a lush, mountainous area of central Italy. Picture: TripAdvisor travellerSource:Supplied

The church boasted a fine rose window and Gothic entrance door that dated to 1428, as well as statues of the Archangel Gabriel and the Virgin Annunciate.
That famous rose window was part of the facade that collapsed during Wednesday’s earthquake.
Due to the influx of visitors arriving in Amatrice for Sunday’s food festival, authorities are not yet sure how many people were in Amatrice when the quake struck.
About 70 were believed to be staying in the Hotel Roma, a town landmark that serves the famous pasta dish. Rescue crews pulled five bodies from the rubble of the hotel but had to halt rescue operations at night when conditions became too dangerous in the dark.

Many of the dead were believed to be sleeping at the Hotel Roma when the earthquake struck. Picture: TripAdvisor travellerSource:Supplied

Rescuers search through debris near the centre of the town. Picture: Massimo Percossi/ANSA via APSource:AP

Elsewhere, rescuers with sniffer dogs worked through the night to search for people trapped under rubble in houses. At a four-storey apartment complex, two top floors appeared to be intact but the second floor lost its exterior walls, exposing a brass bed perched precariously in a child’s room, AFP reported.
At a convent devastated by the quake, sniffer dogs searched for seven women — four elderly women who had been spending their summer holiday in Amatrice, and the three nuns who were caring for them.

A man weeps among rubble in devastated Amatrice. Picture: Massimo Percossi/ANSA via APSource:AP

“The aim now is to save as many lives as possible,” the mayor, Sergio Pirozzi said.
“There are voices under the rubble, we have to save the people there.”
Pope Francis, who lead a vigil in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican for victims of the earthquake, paid special tribute to the people of Amatrice.
“Hearing the mayor of Amatrice say that the town no longer exists, and learning that there are children among the dead, I am deeply saddened,” he said.
As well as Amatrice, the nearby hilltop towns of Accumoli and Pescara del Tronto were left in ruins by the earthquake, which could be felt 140km away in Rome.

Rescuers search through debris in Amatrice. Picture: AP/Alessandra TarantinoSource:AP

Offers of help have flooded in from other European allies and Italians have taken to social media to share their stories and offer solidarity with victims under the hashtags #terremoto and #PrayforItaly.
The Australian embassy in Rome is working to determine whether any Australians were involved and have urged those trying to find information to contact the Department of Foreign Affairs’ 24-hour centre.

British Muslim siblings kicked off EasyJet flight after passenger complains they are terrorists

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Maryam (left) and Sakina with brother Ali Dharas say they feel “humiliated” after being dragged off a flight accused of being Islamic State group supporters. Picture: Channel 4 News.

Maria BervanakisNews Corp Australia Network

 

A BRITISH airline has been accused of racial profiling after kicking three Muslim siblings off a flight from London to Italy under suspicion of terrorism.

Maryam, Sakina and Ali Dharas were on their way to Naples for a holiday on August 18 on board an EasyJet flight from Stansted Airport when they were approached by a member of the cabin crew.
The siblings said they were met by armed police officers on the ground, who asked them if they speak English.
Sakina told them they only spoke English having been born and raised in London.
She was then informed another passenger reported seeing them with Arabic text or "praise be to Allah” on their phones and had accused them of being IS supporters.
“If me and my sister weren’t wearing headscarves none of this would’ve happened, we wouldn’t be in this situation right now,” Maryam said in an interview with Channel 4 News.
“It’s a formidable sight seeing armed policemen waiting for you at the bottom.
“Apparently the pair of us two had been reading ISIS material.”
She says they were in fact reading a Whatsapp conversation.
“I showed the time stamps on my phone. Me and my dad were talking about which left-wing leader Jeremy Corbyn most resembled from the past.
“So unless being left wing is a crime, that is literally the only offence I could have committed that morning.”
Maryam said no apology was given.
“We were humiliated. We were embarrassed. We were treated like criminals. Dragged off a flight in front of everyone,” she said.
“The fact that this can happen to us is really worrying, it really is”.
Ali said he wasn’t questioned as much as his sisters.

EasyJet has released a statement saying it acted on the passenger’s fear as a “precautionary measure”.Source:AFP

“Maybe I don’t fit the sort of profile they were looking for because I don’t look typically Muslim,” he said.
“Because my sisters wear scarves, it’s easy for them to be profiled like that.”
The family isn’t even Arabic. Their ethnic origin is Indian.
In statement, Essex Police said they were contacted with reports of concern regarding the behaviour of three people who were looking at their mobile phones .
“(Officers) were quickly able to establish that no offences had been committed and the women boarded their flight. We are satisfied the call was of good intent.”
EasyJet also released a statement in which it defended its actions.
“The safety and security of its passengers and crew is our highest priority which means that if a security concern is raised we will always investigate it as a precautionary measure. We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused to the passengers”.

Should the South China Sea be given a new name?

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INDONESIA has proposed a provocative point of action in the South China Sea.

The country wants to change the name of the area, as it’s referred to in English, to see ‘China’ removed from the title.
Last week, in a bid to assert its sovereignty, Indonesia proposed renaming the disputed area to the ‘Natuna Sea’ in the area within 200 nautical miles (or 370km) of its Natuna Islands.
Ahmad Santosa, the Chief of Task Force 115, an agency which works to combat illegal fishing, was quoted saying “If no one objects… then it will be officially the Natuna Sea.”
The mayor of Natuna Islands, Hamid Rizal, said the change would help people understand that that section of the sea was Indonesia’s property, to help define and fight illegal and unregulated activity in the area.
It’s certainly not the first country to voice objection to the name of the area.
In 2012, the Philippines had part of the South China Sea officially renamed in their favour, deeming the waters within its Exclusive Economic Zone the ‘West Philippine Sea’.
Vietnam has called this same waterway the ‘East Sea’ based on their own geographic relevance to the disputed area.
But ultimately, ‘South China Sea’ is the dominant English term for the area, and this is where the other countries involved in the dispute take objection.
Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan and the Philippines all believe the term implies inherent ownership of the area.
And China would agree. Last year, at a defense conference in London, Chinese Vice Admiral Yuan Yubai even said: “The South China Sea, as the name indicates, is a sea area that belongs to China”.

A number of countries have taken issue with the term ‘South China Sea’.Source:AFP

In a research paper released earlier this year, Ellen Frost, a senior adviser at the East-West Centre, suggested changing the name to “South Sea”.
She says changing the name to “South-east Asia Sea” would be met with “intense resistance” from China, but simply dropping the nation’s name from the terminology might work — although it was just a symbol of the bigger issue.
“In the context of a wider settlement, renaming the South China Sea would be timely, but a new and widely accepted name — perhaps the “South Sea” — would signal a small, seemingly technical, but meaningful contribution to peace,” she wrote.
The problem here is that China already refers to the disputed area as the ‘South Sea’ in its language. Given the area sits south of China, one could argue changing the name to ‘South Sea’ would only fortify its claims to the area.

Do we need to rename the ‘South China Sea’?Source:Supplied

In an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal, Hong Kong-based journalist Philip Bowring suggests giving the land mass the more neutral term ‘Middle Sea’.
“We have a name that implies to many, not least in Beijing, that the ‘South China Sea’ is somehow Chinese, even though China (even including Taiwan) occupies at most 30 per cent of its coastline,” he writes.
“How about borrowing from the Mediterranean — meaning between the lands — and instead calling it the Middle Sea,” a neutral name for waters lying north, south, east and west of the littoral states? That convenient name could translate easily into all languages.”
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he expects talks with China on the dispute to take place “within the year”.
Duterte said he prefers to engage China in a diplomatic dialogue rather than take a more aggressive stance that could anger Chinese officials into calling off possible talks.

Should we be sharing photos of friends’ kids online?

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To share, or not to share? That’s the digital dilemma. Picture: SolStock

EVERY TIME we log into our Facebook feed these days, it seems we’re inundated with pictures of adorable babies and children. But just because everyone is sharing this content, doesn’t mean it should be done.

Look we get it, our mates’ kids can be cute at times, and while most of us only have the best of intentions when we hit share, the reality is there’s no telling where the content may end up. And once it’s out there, it’s out there forever.
The question of sharing images of children online is complex, one that has many different issues to take into account.
Australian Privacy Commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim said: “Once a photograph goes on the internet, it’s hard for it to be erased from the online environment.”
He added, “A photograph also contains information. It shows the child, it may identify a child and may contain inadvertent information, for example; it could reveal a medical condition, or a location, or the fact that the child regularly attends a sporting event. This could lead to a security issue for the child. Also, depending on the photo it may cause some form of harassment for the child. The child may not want it there in the future, yet once online the information will be there for a very long time.”
Rachel Chappell, founder and publisher of North Shore Mums said that as a parent the ultimate concern is that an innocently shared image could fall into the wrong hands.
“While, it’s quite common to [share] on your personal Facebook page, it would be completely inappropriate to post photos of other people’s children within a wider audience,” she said.
With this in mind, what should people be doing to safeguard the safety of their friends’ children?
The solution is simple according to Mrs Chappell.
“I think permission should always been requested. Obviously everyone has different opinions around the sharing of images online — some don’t mind at all, while others have real concerns about images of their children being in the public domain. A campaign that addresses the ‘seeking of permission’ would be really useful to raise awareness,” she said.
She added, “I personally don’t mind if friends post photos of my children on their own personal Facebook page with a ‘friends only’ privacy setting, for example, of a child’s birthday party. If you didn’t know the parent very well, I think they should let you know they’re planning on posting photos, so that you have the opportunity to say if you’re not comfortable.”
Mr Pilgrim agrees with this protocol.
He said, “It really comes down to having respect for others’ privacy. Consider it from your own perspective, would you be comfortable having pictures of your family and children shared online? Adults should be sensitive to others concerns, and always get a parent’s consent before sharing. Individuals also need to look at the privacy setting of their accounts, is it at its most secure? In this way you protect your own privacy and that of your friends.”
So, the next time you’re scrolling through your photos and you come across a cute photo of old mate Jane’s rug rat, exercise some caution before posting.