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‘Anantapuram-1980’ with political backdrop

SwatiA successful Tamil film ‘Subrahmanyapuram’ with ‘Colours’ Swati of Ashta Chemma fame in the lead is being dubbed into Telugu as ‘Anantapuram-1980’. Sasikumar, who played the hero, himself directed the movie.

The Telugu version is being produced by M Ranganath on the banner of Simhapuri Talkies with M Narendra as presenter. Producer says, ‘Though it was a small budget movie, it became a blockbuster in Tamil. It is not a film with faction backdrop, but it will reflect the conditions prevailing in Anantapur.

Missing or mutated ‘clock’ gene ‘ups vascular disease risk’

vascular disease riskWashington, Mar 26 : Researchers at Medical College of Georgia have found that circadian clocks that set the rhythmic motion of our bodies for wakeful days and sleepy nights can also set us up for vascular disease when broken.

During the study, they found that mice with mutated or missing ‘clock’ genes were prone to thick, inflexible blood vessels with narrow passageways, unhealthy changes typically associated with risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure and cholesterol.

Australian stocks extend rally

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Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of `deliberate and reckless'' white phosphorus use in Gaza

IsraelJerusalem, Mar. 26 : Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of "deliberately and recklessly" firing white phosphorus shells into densely populated areas of Gaza, that killed and wounded civilians earlier this year.

In a detailed report, the HRW said that this was a clear "evidence of war crimes", as the Israeli military knew white phosphorus''s lethal capacity to cause intense burns.

Study sheds light on egg cells’ unique ability to ensure that sperm don''t get too old

Washington, March 26 : While it is thought that men remain fertile throughout life as compared to women, Swedish researchers have now shown that a fertilising sperm can get help from the egg to rejuvenate.

Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, say that their finding is an important step towards future stem cell therapy.

The researchers highlight the fact that the risk of chromosomal abnormalities in the foetus is highly correlated to the age of the mother, but is nearly independent of the age of the father.

According to them, one possible explanation is that egg cells have a unique ability to reset the age of a sperm.

CENSORS become liberal, allow foul language in Bollywood films

firaaqOut of the five movies which released over the weekend gone by, three of them had one thing in common - liberal usage of swear words. Whether it was STRAIGHT, FIRAAQ or BARAH AANA, each of the films had it's protagonists using swear words in abundance. However, the surprising part was to hear the beep sound every now and then in BARAH AANA. So while Censors did allow STRAIGHT and FIRAAQ to retain the words in the final print, when it came to BARAH AANA, it was a different approach altogether.

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