It is already known to give babies the best start in life, but experts now say that breast milk may also hold the key to beating diseases -- from Alzheimer`s to cancer.
An international team says that breast milk contains stem cells that could potentially beat diseases from Alzheimer`s to cancer. The milk is rich in stem cells, which have chameleon-like properties found in those taken from embryos. The milk could provide a ready and ethical source of stem cells, which are widely seen as a "repair kit" due to their potential to turn into any cell type in the body.
Cancer, blindness, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson`s diseases and paralysis could all potentially be healed by the power of "master cells", say the scientists. Prof Foteini Hassiotou at the University of Western Australia, was quoted by the `Daily Mail ` newspaper as saying, "Breast milk offers a new exciting opportunity for stem cell therapies." However, Prof Chris Mason at University College London said more proof is needed that the cells are as versatile as billed, but added: "If they are truly embryonic, this will be another way of getting stem cells that would not raise ethical concerns."
Even if they do not turn out to be as versatile as hoped, said Newcastle University stem cell scientist Lyle Armstrong, a woman could still bank stem cells from her milk and use them to help in the treatment of a disease such as diabetes later in life. For instance, a woman could bank the stem cells from her milk and then use them to help in the treatment of a disease such as diabetes later in life.

Bhatinda MP Harsimrat Badal slammed the UPA government at the Centre for all problems being faced by the farmers in the state.
Speaking during the National Convention of Farmers in Patiala — organised by the Consortium of Indian Farmers Association (CIFA) — Harsimrat rued the “step-motherly” treatment meted out to the farmers of a state, which she said contributed 60 per cent to the central pool, despite having three per cent of the total agricultural land in the country.
She also trained guns at state Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh, accusing him of being “indifferent” to the problems of the farmers. Earlier, Congress MP and Minister of State for External Affairs Perneet Kaur also addressed the convention. She promised to arrange a meeting of CIFA delegation with the prime minister regarding the problems being faced by farmers.
SAD to hold mega rally in Moga: LUDHIANA: At a core committee meeting of the SAD held on Sunday, the party decided to hold a huge rally at Moga on December 18, where the first list of candidates for the Assembly elections will be announced. The chief minister and his deputy will tour all the 117 Assembly segments and address rallies to mobilise people for the Moga rally.

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The fight in Gidderbaha cannot get bigger than this. Even as the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal may field someone from the family to take on family rebel Manpreet Badal in Gidderbaha, the Congress too has an ace up its sleeve, albeit a namesake — Amarinder Singh.
In 1967, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal contested from Gidderbaha for the first time and lost to former Congress CM Harcharan Singh Brar. Since then, he won the seat consecutively till 1987. The seat was passed on from Badal, who contested it five times, to Manpreet in the 1995 bypoll. Since then it has been won by Manpreet in subsequent polls.
He resigned this year following his ouster from the government and the party. In all these years, the faction-ridden Gidderbaha Congress won the family seat of the Badals only once, that too, when Akalis boycotted the polls in 1992. Midway during his tenure, Congress MLA Raghubir Singh had to resign following his conviction by the Supreme Court in a criminal case and Gidderbaha went for a bypoll in 1995.
The Congress fielded his son, who lost to first-timer Manpreet. In subsequent polls, Raghubir Singh lost twice — in 2002 and then in 2007, as a fallout of one of the Congress contenders, Sant Brar, contesting as an Independent and polling 28,000 votes against Raghubir’s 34,000. With no contender who can stake a claim to the seat on past victories, the Congress is keen to field a youth leader and Amarinder Singh Raja Warring — a All India Youth Congress general secretary — is the frontrunner. Warring, who started his political career under Congress Working Committee member Jagmeet Brar, also has the support of state Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh.
A Bachelor of Arts from Panjab University, Chandigarh, Raja has no family history of politics. He says his first brush with politics was during his college days in Chandigarh during Haryana Congress minister Randeep Surjewala hey days in Panjab University. “I became the Punjab Youth Congress block president and later, the district president of Muktsar,” he says.
In the Congress rally last Thursday, Raja did all it takes to clinch the party ticket. His pictures lined up the road leading to the rally ground and he squatted on the dias before state party in-charge Gulchain Singh Charak, Amarinder and Brar for that perfect picture opportunity to be seen as the choice of the party top brass. But it may not be a smooth sail to the party ticket. Other than Raghubir Singh, there are other claimants, such as Sant Brar who may yet again contest as an Independent if denied a ticket.
There is also Harcharan Singh -- uncle of Raja -- the only candidate on whom there could be a consensus as he has an non-controversial image. Another claimant is Malkit Singh, who lost to Manpreet in 1997. “There was no beating Manpreet. He won with a bigger margin each time, as the Congress votes were divided. But this time, it is just the opposite. The different Congress factions have united and the Akali votes have split. This division of votes will go in our favour. We have taken an oath in the historical Kauni village gurdwara that we will stand united behind whoever the party decides to field from the constituency,” says Gurdas Girdhar, the president of District Congress Committee, Muktsar.
But unlike the “Maharaja” he is seen with in pictures, this Raja is still a politician in the making. He may not be able to tackle opposition from within the party, even though he did manage to make the right noises during his brief speech. “In 40 years of Badal family rule, Gidderbaha — their home turf — has become the cancer belt of the state but has no good hospitals. There is no industry or facilities like sports stadiums for the youth. Manpreet is remembering martyr Bhagat Singh suddenly after 46 years of his birth. I challenge the CM to contest from Gidderbaha. The stronger the Akali Dal candidate, the better. But no Badal will win again from here,” he said.
But Manpreet contends that in a three-corner contest, he gains. “We were Akali Dal’s best ammunition. The Congress is only looking united till the ticket is announced. Gidderbaha will witness either a pro-Manpreet or anti-Manpreet vote,” he says. Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal, in his sangat darshan programmes in Gidderbaha, takes a satirical dig at his cousin’s choice of name for his party. “The acronym for Manpreet’s party is PPP, which is what I once saw written outside a theka (liquor shop),” he says while referring to drinking, the word’s other connotation in Punjabi parlance.

Hosts India men and women teams emerged champions in the Rs 4.10 crore prize money 2nd Pearls World Cup Kabaddi (circle style) Punjab-2011 organised by the Punjab Government at the packed Guru Nanak Stadium here tonight.
Keeping their pressure defending champions India outplayed Canada by 59-25 in the men's final. The Indian women accounted for England by 44-17 in the final. Last year's runners-up Pakistan finished third at the cost of Italy whom they beat by 60-22. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal distributed prizes. The victorious Indian men's team received a glittering trophy and a cash prize of Rs 2 crore. The Canadian men's team were presented a cheque of Rs 1 crore and a glittering trophy.
Punjab Chief Minister announced to offer government jobs to the members of the victorious Indian women's team. The decision of appointment will be taken in the Cabinet meeting. Punjab Deputy Chief Minister-cum-Sports Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal was also present on the occasion. Thanking the Chief Minister on his announcement to provide jobs to the members of the Indian team, Mr Sukhbir requested Mr Parkash Singh Badal to give government jobs to the new members of the Indian men's team.

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The Reserve Bank of India is ‘keeping an eye' on the rupee depreciating to a new 32-month low against the U.S. dollar, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said.
“The RBI is keeping an eye on it (depreciation of rupee). They are watching the situation at the appropriate level,” Mr Mukherjee told reporters on the sidelines of the Vatsalya Mela 2011 here. His comments came a day after the rupee plunged to a 32-month low of 51.35 on Friday on persisting demand for the U.S. currency from banks and importers.
On being asked what would be a comfortable rate of exchange and the likelihood of intervention by the central bank, Mr. Mukherjee said: “I am not guessing anything and I am not finding what is comfortable level. I am depending on the advice of the RBI.” Earlier speaking at the concluding function, Mr. Mukherjee expressed concern over the declining sex ratio.
He said that on the one hand women were marching ahead in various fields, which was a matter of great satisfaction, while on the other declining number of girl child births was a matter of grave concern. He assured the Ministry of Women and Child Development that there would be no dearth of financial assistance as far as the schemes and projects of women and child welfare were concerned. Minister of State for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath said the Ministry was working on a proposal to provide monetary grant to pregnant women to improve reproductive and child health.

Sonia Lather, Vinita Mahar, Mamta and Monica Saun, among others, advanced to the summit clash of the Federation Cup Women's Boxing Championship.
On the third day of the tournament, Uttarakhand and All India Police emerged as front-runners. Five boxers secured a final spot for the host state, while four made it through for AIP. The final of the fly-weight class will see National Championship silver medalist Sonia Lather Singh of Andhra Pradesh lock horns with local girl Vinita Mahar, who bagged a bronze at the National Games earlier this year.
While Lather upset National Games gold medalist Vanlal Duati of Mizoram in an easy fly-weight bout, Vinita had to dig deep against Saroj of Haryana. Lather dominated proceedings throughout the bout and went on to secure the final spot with a 17:6 victory. Vinita, on the other hand, was given a run for her money. She had a one-point deficit after the third round, but the teenage boxer managed to squeeze a two-point advantage in the final round owing to some feisty combinations. She won on points, 14:13.
Former youth national champion Monica Saun of Uttarakhand hammered Renu Jaiswal of Delhi on her way to the title clash of the light-welter division. She will take on Suman of the All India Police team in the final. Suman beat Namita Kachuari of Assam. Mamata from Manipur ousted National Games bronze medalist A Punyavathi of Andhra Pradesh in a light fly-weight bout. The 20-year-old boxer, who bagged a bronze at the recently-concluded 12th Senior Nationals, put up a stunning performance against the Andhra girl who seemed completely out of sorts. Mamata led throughout the eight minutes of play, never allowing Punyavathi to set into a rhythm. She won 16:6 on points to set up the summit clash with Krishna Thapa of Madhya Pradesh.
Thapa, a silver medal winner at the Senior Nationals, beat P Nirosha of Mizoram. Nirosha was no match against the more attacking style of the 20-year-old. Thapa was leading 24:12 in the fourth round when the referee decided to stop the bout. Reigning national champion in super heavyweight division, Kavita Chahal of the All India Police team had little trouble drubbing BV Padmavathi of Andhra Pradesh. She was leading 6:0 in the first round when the referee intervened to stop the fight. Chahal will go up against Poonam Vishnoi of Uttarakhand in the summit clash.
The Federation Cup Women's Boxing Championship, being held in Nainital, brings out the best state and board teams from the domestic arena and provides a perfect opportunity for amateur boxers to showcase their talent. The top teams from the National Champions are invited to partake in the contest along with the host team.