Pakistan summons UN to 'defuse tensions' with India post Pulwama attack

The United States has told Pakistan to stop providing safe haven and support to terror outfits. The letter said that there exists a "threat of use of force against Pakistan by India". "The Pulwama attack on Indian Central Reserve Police Force was ostensibly and even by Indian accounts carried out by a Kashmiri resident of Indian Occupied Kashmir. Attributing it to Pakistan even before investigations is absurd," it claimed. The letter also asked Guterres to "consider asking India to refrain from further escalating the situation and enter into dialogue with Pakistan and the Kashmiris to calm the situation down". Condemning the Pulwama attack, Afghanistan had said it was a "copy-paste of what Pakistan-backed terror groups" did in their soil. "The heinous act of terror in Kashmir has all the hallmarks of a common source & sponsor of terrorism in our region. It is a copy paste of what Pakistan backed terror groups do in Afghanistan. We condemn the attack & convey our condolences to Indian people," Amrullah Saleh, the acting Minister of Interior of Afghanistan, had tweeted. India called its High Commissioner to Pakistan, Ajay Bisaria, back to New Delhi for consultations - a move which was mirrored by Pakistan, who called back their High Commissioner to India, Sohail Mahmood on February 18, "for consultations". New Delhi issued a strong demarche to Islamabad in connection with the Pulwama attack, conveying that Pakistan must take immediate and verifiable actions against JeM, which operates from its soil. ... Dailyhunthttps://www.ted.com/profiles/12283941

Mystic Mantra: The secret to harmonious relationships

They may each feel they are right and the other party is wrong, and will each try to make their case. When the other party does not come around or give in, anger surfaces. If we are unable to stay calm at this point, we end up saying or doing something hurtful to the other. This escalates and leads to retaliation. Soon, what began as a minor disagreement evolves into a fight over time, a long-term feud. The relationship then suffers. There is another ending to this story; one in which we maintain harmony within the relationship, and it all begins with the simple technique of meditation. It can help short-circuit the cycle of anger and retaliation and instead instil in us peace and harmony. Personal transformation through meditation: Meditation on the inner light and sound of God is a process whereby we take our attention away from the outer world and focus it within ourselves. As we do so, we begin to experience God's love that is within us. Bathed in this divine love, we gradually awaken to the reality that we are not the body, but at the core, are soul — a part of God. It is this part of God that enlivens the physical body. We also begin to see all living things, whether human, animal, or plant, as a part of God, with God's light shining in all. Embracing our oneness with all of God's creation, we undergo a profound transformation. As a result, we begin to develop love for all. This builds a bridge between people as we realise our commonality. Our hearts open, we develop tolerance and patience towards those around us. We become compassionate and understanding, and we seek to help those in need. We are inspired to utilise our talents for the good of humanity, and in whatever sphere we are working, we become a source of help and comfort to those around us. When we remain on an even keel, we are able to find solutions, and are open to adjusting and compromising to ensure a peaceful resolution. No longer seeking to rule over or control others, our ego is kept in check, as we don't see ourselves as different from our fellow beings. As we meditate, we experience states of calm, peace and joy. This feeling of tranquility remains with us long after our meditations, and radiates from us to all in our orbit. We are able to stay calm in the face of challenging situations or differences of opinion, not allowing situations to escalate into anger. When we remain on an even keel, we are able to find solutions, and are open to adjusting and compromising to ensure a peaceful resolution. ... Dailyhunthttps://tapas.io/yozkelvozkeeneens11

IPS officer Rajeev Kumar appointed as ADG of criminal investigation department

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) government's move came after the Election Commission (EC)'s letter to transfer the bureaucrats, who held same positions for the last three years, ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections. It may be noted that Kumar was on leave for the day when the full bench of the EC was in the city last month to hold a meeting with the administration officials to supervise preparations. Anuj Sharma, an IPS officer of 1991 batch, who was the ADG (Law & Order), has replaced Kumar as the new Kolkata Police Commissioner. This is the second time Kumar, the 1989-batch IPS officer, faced transfer from the city top cop's post ahead of the polls in the past three years. Ahead of the last Assembly Elections in 2016 Kumar was removed by the EC in April as the Kolkata Police chief following several complaints of phone tapping by the opposition parties including the BJP. Kumar had then become the target of the BJP after two special branch personnel allegedly offered a bribe to its national secretary Rahul Sinha for cattle-smuggling across the Indo-Bangladesh border. After Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee came to power for the second time with a thumping majority, she, however, reinstated Kumar in May in place of his superior Soumen Mitra, also an ADG rank IPS officer of 1988 batch, who was made the police commissioner by the EC. ... Dailyhunthttps://www.plurk.com/michealratees

New AI system can identify microscopic marine organisms

Forams are protists, neither plant nor animal. When they die, they leave behind their tiny shells, most less than a millimetre wide. These shells give scientists insights into the characteristics of the oceans as they existed when the forams were alive. For example, different types of foram species thrive in different kinds of ocean environments, and chemical measurements can tell scientists about everything from the ocean's chemistry to its temperature when the shell was being formed. However, evaluating those foram shells and fossils is both tedious and time consuming. "At this point, the AI correctly identifies the forams about 80 per cent of the time, which is better than most trained humans," said Edgar Lobaton, an associate professor at North Carolina State University. "But this is only the proof of concept. We expect the system to improve over time, because machine learning means the programme will get more accurate and more consistent with every iteration. "We also plan to expand the AI's purview, so that it can identify at least 35 species of forams, rather than the current six," Lobaton said. The current system works by placing a foram under a microscope capable of taking photographs. An LED ring shines light onto the foram from 16 directions -- one at a time -- while taking an image of the foram with each change in light. These 16 images are combined to provide as much geometric information as possible about the foram's shape. The AI then uses this information to identify the foram's species. The scanning and identification takes only seconds, and is already as fast -- or faster -- than the fastest human experts. "Plus, the AI doesn't get tired or bored. This work demonstrates the successful first step toward building a robotic platform that will be able to identify, pick and sort forams automatically," Lobaton said. The researchers have received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), to build the fully-functional robotic system. "This work is important because oceans cover about 70 per cent of Earth's surface and play an enormous role in its climate," said Tom Marchitto, an associate professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder. "Forams are ubiquitous in our oceans, and the chemistry of their shells records the physical and chemical characteristics of the waters that they grew in," Marchitto, said. "These tiny organisms bear witness to past properties like temperature, salinity, acidity and nutrient concentrations. In turn we can use those properties to reconstruct ocean circulation and heat transport during past climate events. "This matters because humanity is in the midst of an unintentional, global-scale climate 'experiment' due to our emission of greenhouse gases," Marchitto said. ... Dailyhunthttps://www.ted.com/profiles/12261710

Deepika, Janhvi, Vicky, Vidya, Kartik and others sizzle at style award

Deepika and Vidya posed together on the red carpet. URI star Vicky Kaushal looked handsome on the red carpet at Filmfare Glamour And Style Awards 2019. Janhvi Kapoor looked ravishing at Filmfare Glamour and Style Awards. TV stars turned movie actors Mouni Roy and Ankita Lokhande posed together on the red carpet. Urvashi Rautela looked stunning at the awards night. Luka Chuppi star Kartik Aaryan looked dapper on the red carpet. Kim Sharma posed with her boyfriend Harshvardhan Rane on the red carpet. Karisma Kapoor looked glamorous on the red carpet. Diljit Dosanjh preferred his usual casual yet stylish avatar on the red carpet. Jalebi star Rhea Chakraborty looked stunning on the red carpet. Sunny Leone was a vision in white on the red carpet. Bipasha Basu looked beautiful on the red carpet.Dailyhunthttp://onlineboxing.net/jforum/user/profile/19080.page

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Taj Noor's new book on music a hit

Rupee spurts 29 paise against US dollar in early trade However, sustained foreign fund outflows capped the gains, they added. On Tuesday, the rupee had skidded by 16 paise -- its third straight session of loss -- to close at 71.44 against the US dollar amid strengthening of the greenback and heavy selling in domestic equities. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth a net of Rs 78.53 crore, and domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were sellers to the tune of Rs 84.15 crore on Tuesday, provisional data showed. Meanwhile, the benchmark BSE Sensex rose 37.05 points, or 0.10 per cent, to 36,481.69 after rising to 36,521.47 in opening trade. Dailyhunthttp://actionangler.net/ActivityFeed/MyProfile/tabid/62/UserId/156533/Default.aspx A major attraction in the book was Noor has shared his 14-year musical journey working with Oscar winner AR Rahman. The book has received a good response from the public. ... Dailyhunthttps://wanelo.co/tezappjacky

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IBPS Clerk Main exams 2019 analysis from experts

Except for General English, the rest of the objective questions were in a bilingual format that is, in English and Hindi. Each incorrect answer will reduce the score by 1/4th marks assigned to the respective question. The detailed break-up of IBPS Clerk Main Exam 2018 is as follows: General/financial awareness: Most of the questions came from the Banking Awareness, Financial Awareness and Current Affairs (maximum questions were from last six months, that is, from July 2018 to January 2019) sections. There were some questions from the static section of General Awareness. 3-4 questions were from banking awareness. The overall difficulty of this section was easy to moderate. Some questions were like: River based - 1 Q., Bank/Chairman - 1 Q., Chipko Andolan - 1 Q., Jan Dhan Yojana - 1 Q. etc. General English There were a total of 3 sets of Reading Comprehension. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate to difficult. Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude There was no question from Computer Aptitude. There were 5 sets of seating arrangement and data arrangement. Level of difficulty of this section was moderate to difficult. Quantitative Aptitude There were four sets of Data Interpretation. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate. - With inputs from Career Launcher Dailyhunthttps://able2know.org/user/feezeerkeen/ But India goes in the opposite direction and decapitates doctrinal Hinduism in the Constitution itself. ... Dailyhunthttps://justpaste.it/7lged