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7 Amazing Super-Healthy Seeds That Help You Lose Weight

As easy as putting it on is, losing weight is an equally difficult thing to do. Not only do you need to work out rigorously, but you also have to watch your diet in order to lose those extra pounds. Moreover, you need to have a strong will power and commitment towards you goal. Well in such a situation, having a few cheat tricks is what we all always love, right? That is why; we have brought for you a tasty and healthy trick to lose weight. Confused? Well, we are talking about some amazing seeds extracted out of flowers, fruits and veggies, which are as good as or even better than nuts, and are extremely helpful for losing weight. So, without further ado, here goes the list

1.Flax seeds

Being good sources of fibre, iron and protein, they have a capacity to fill you up quite quickly, and hence, they help you eat in moderation. They are great sources of omega-3 fatty acids that not only regulate your body’s insulin levels, but also help to burn fat. The phytoestrogens present in them help to avoid hormonal imbalances in the body, which otherwise promote weight gain.

2. Sunflower seeds

A great snacking option to be picked up and eaten anytime, sunflower seeds are full of amazing benefits for your body. They contain vitamin B, which helps a lot in burning calories. Rich in vitamin E, they are natural antioxidants that fight toxins in your body and prevent inflammation. Sunflower seeds are also an excellent source of magnesium that keeps your anxiety levels intact, thereby preventing the excess release of the weight gain promoting hormone, cortisol, in your body. But remember, you will get these benefits only when you eat them raw, and not roasted.

3. Hemp seeds

Hemp seeds are great mood enhancers that help you avoid indulging in mindless eating. They are full of proteins and omega-3 fatty acids, which are helpful in burning your body fat. Magnesium and iron present in hemp seeds keep you highly energised, thereby helping you to burn a few extra calories. Also, these seeds help to control body inflammation

4. Chia seeds

Chia seeds offer a large amount of nutrients with very few calories. They are full of iron, omega-3 fatty acids, potassium and magnesium. Also, because of the high-fibre content in them, chia seeds have the capacity of absorbing large amount of water. Hence, they become a gel-like substance and expand in your stomach once you eat them. And, this is how chia seeds make you feel full for longer duration, thereby reducing your food intake. However, lower food intake does not mean that your stamina goes down as the highly nutritious chia seeds keep you super-energised.

5. Sesame seeds

They are the same seeds that you see on the top of your burger buns and other multigrain breads. They are excellent sources of fibre, vitamins (especially E), magnesium, zinc and calcium, all the minerals that maintain a great body metabolism. The fibre also helps you to have a better and stronger digestive system. What’s more? They are tasty and add a wonderful flavour to whatever you add them into.

6. Pumpkin seeds

Pumpkin seeds have the highest amount of zinc in them, which promotes burning of fat, muscle formation and a balanced blood sugar level. These rich in protein seeds also maintain a good digestive system. Pumpkin seeds help to neutralise acidity in body by promoting alkalinity. Moreover, calcium and magnesium present in them let you beat body bloating.

7. Quinoa seeds

This seed looks like a grain and hence, is often mistaken for being one. Quinoa seeds are rich in amino acids, magnesium, proteins, fibre, zinc and some healthy fats. While they contain a slightly higher amount of carbohydrates as compared to the other seeds, most of them are used for energy, and hence are not worrisome. In short, these power-packed seeds have all the goodness that your body and mind needs

Stop eating Maggi noodles,

Indian Army has issued advisory to its personnel on Wednesday, asking them not to eat Maggi noodles. Army has also directed its canteens not to sell stock of Maggi noodles till further orders.

Earlier, Maggi noodles were banned in Delhi for 15 days and existing stocks ordered to be withdrawn while retail major Future Group stopped sale of the popular instant snack at its Big Bazaar outlets in a further setback to Nestle India over food safety issues.

With concerns rising over the safety of the two-minute noodles, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, against whom a Bihar court has ordered registration of an FIR after he was featured in their advertisements, said he will cooperate with "what the law says" though he hasn't received any notice in connection with the product that he "stopped promoting" two years ago. Actors Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta were also named in the FIR.

The Union government referred the Maggi issue to the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to take appropriate action even as more states - Assam, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal - lifted samples for tests.

However, in some good news for the Swiss multinational, a Goa official said lab tests of samples of the noodles taken in the state have not shown any traces of the flavour enhancer MSG and lead.

Announcing Delhi government's decision to ban Maggi noodles for 15 days, Delhi health minister Satyender Jain said Nestle India has been asked to withdraw the existing stock.

Jain said the government will carry out lab testing of all other noodles brands available in the city and will take action based on the reports. "Government has put a ban on Maggi noodles for 15 days. We have asked Nestle India to withdraw Maggi stocks within 15 days. We will carry out lab testing of fresh stocks and a decision will be taken accordingly thereafter," Jain said.

The decision came nearly two hours after several top Nestle India officials explained to Jain their position on the issue.

On Tuesday, the Delhi government had said that it found samples of Maggi noodles "unsafe" for consumption as it contained lead beyond the permissible level in Maggi masala (tastemaker).

A Future Group spokesperson said that in the interest of consumer sentiment and concerns the retail major has taken Maggi noodles off the shelves from all its stores for the time being. "We will wait for more clarity from authorities to take any further course of action," the spokesperson said. Modern retail outlets like Big Bazaar run by the Future Group contribute a large chunk of sales for FMCG firms, including Nestle.

"The samples (of Maggi) which were drawn from state's markets did not have any ingredients which are harmful," said Goa Food and Drug Administration's deputy director, Jyoti Sardesai

She said the samples were taken from the market and also from the North Goa-based Nestle factory.

"The (results of) tests for monosodium glutamate (MSG) and lead (have) come negative. The samples were produced (for testing) in Goa and in Punjab facility," Sardesai said.

Maggi noodles has been at the centre of a raging storm after UP FDA tests found higher than stipulated levels of lead and MSG in it.

However, Nestle India claimed it has got samples tested in an external laboratory as well as in-house and that the product was found "safe to eat".

AP EAMCET Counselling 2013 - Date, Schedule, Allotment, Result

AP EAMCET Counselling 2013

This Andhra Pradesh State Council of Education (APSCHE) will relieve an information booklet for the AP EAMCET counselling 2013 with the guidelines and rules applicable for the EAMCET 2013 Coaching and allotment of seats. The EAMCET 2013 information booklet will deal with the list of participating institutes along with specifics of intakes in each discipline in addition to category, reservations as per the government requisites.

The details from the EAMCET coaching schedules and allotment guidelines will probably be displayed on the APSCHE website. EAMCET qualified candidates should check the web site http://www.apsche.org for the information booklet as well as other details. Students are needed to present the EAMCET 2013 EAMCET 2013 Hall Ticket plus the EAMCET 2013 List Card when needed certificate verification. They Can also check DIET CET Admit Card 2013 EAMCET Web Counselling 2013 is very easy to understand in addition to selecting the schools in Online. Candidates requested to learn to read the instructions meticulously before appear on the web counselling. Here you could have the quick way of EAMCET Counselling 2013 dates, Schdule will publish inside the same page underneath.

EAMCET Counselling Dates:

1st Counselling : 17th June to 30th June 2013
Final Phase Counselling : 8th July to 11th July 2013

Fixed Deposit rates offered by Indian banks

Are you planning to save? Then this will help you compare rates among the FD rates of various banks when you decide.

Axis Bank

6 months-364 days: 7.50

1-2 years: 8.50-8.75

2-3 years: 8.75

3-5 years: 8.75

Bank of Baroda

6 months-364 days: 7.30-7.75

1-2 years: 8.50-8.75

2-3 years: 8.75

3-5 years: 8.75-8.90

Above 5 years: 8.75

Bank of India

6 months-364 days: 8.00

1-2 years: 9.00

2-3 years: 9.00

3-5 years: 9.00

Above 5 years: 8.75-9.00

Bank of Maharashtra

6 months-364 days: 7.50-8.50

1-2 years: 9.00-9.10

2-3 years: 9.00

3-5 years: 9.00-9.10

Above 5 years: 9.00

Canara Bank

6 months-364 days: 7.25-9.00

1-2 years: 9.05

2-3 years: 9.05

3-5 years: 9.05

Above 5 years: 9.05

Central Bank of India

6 months-364 days: 7.75

1-2 years: 9.00-9.15

2-3 years: 8.75

3-5 years: 8.50

Above 5 years: 8.50

Corporation Bank

6 months-364 days: 8.75-9.00

1-2 years: 9.00

2-3 years: 9.00

3-5 years: 9.00

Above 5 years: 8.75

Dena Bank

6 months-364 days: 8.50

1-2 years: 9.00

2-3 years: 8.75-9.25

3-5 years: 9.00

Above 5 years: 8.75-9.00

development Credit Bank

6 months-364 days: 6.75

1-2 years: 8.75-9.00

2-3 years: 9.30

3-5 years: 8.75

Above 5 years: 8.75

Dhanlaxmi Bank

6 months-364 days: 8.50-8.75

1-2 years: 8.50-9.25

2-3 years: 9.00

3-5 years: 9.00

Above 5 years: 9.00

HDFC Bank

6 months-364 days: 7.50-8.00

1-2 years: 9.00-8.75

2-3 years: 8.75

3-5 years: 8.75

Above 5 years: 8.25

ICICI Bank

6 months-364 days: 7.00-7.25

1-2 years: 7.50-9.00

2-3 years: 8.75

3-5 years: 8.75

Above 5 years: 8.50

IDBI Bank

6 months-364 days: 8.65-8.75

1-2 years: 8.75-9.00

2-3 years: 9.00

3-5 years: 9.00

Above 5 years: 8.50-8.75

Indian Overseas Bank

6 months-364 days: 8.50

1-2 years: 9.00

2-3 years: 9.00

3-5 years: 9.00

Above 5 years: 9.00

ING Vysya

6 months-364 days: 8.70

1-2 years: 9.25

2-3 years: 9.25

3-5 years: 9.00

Above 5 years: 8.50

IndusInd Bank

6 months-364 days: 6.50-8.50

1-2 years: 9.00-9.25

2-3 years: 8.75-9.25

3-5 years: 8.75

Above 5 years: 8.50

Kotak Mahindra Bank

6 months-364 days: 8.50-9.00

1-2 years: 9.00

2-3 years: 8.75-9.00

3-5 years: 8.75

Above 5 years: 8.50

Oriental Bank of Commerce

6 months-364 days: 8.50

1-2 years: 9.00

2-3 years: 9.00

3-5 years: 9.00

Above 5 years: 9.00

State Bank of India

6 months-364 days: 6.50

1-2 years: 8.75

2-3 years: 8.75

3-5 years: 8.75

Above 5 years: 8.75

Syndicate Bank

6 months-364 days: 7.75-9.00

1-2 years: 8.50-9.00

2-3 years: 8.00

3-5 years: 8.00

Above 5 years: 8.00

The Federal Bank

6 months-364 days: 7.00-8.50

1-2 years: 9.00

2-3 years: 9.00

3-5 years: 8.75

Above 5 years: 8.75

Union Bank of India

6 months-364 days: 8.50

1-2 years: 9.00

2-3 years: 9.00

3-5 years: 9.00

Above 5 years: 8.75-9.25

Vijaya Bank

6 months-364 days: 8.50

1-2 years: 9.00

2-3 years: 9.00

3-5 years: 9.00

Above 5 years: 9.00

Ten iconic women-oriented films

As we celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema, here's a list of path-breaking roles in Bollywood

In B'wood, actresses are mostly used as a eye-candy or props. However, time and again, there have been films which breaks the mould of the perfect Indian woman and experimenting. She was no longer coy about her choices in life and not afraid to try out the extreme. We celebrate the women in roles that broke new grounds in Bollywood.

Aandhi: Directed by Gulzar, this film was banned by Indira Gandhi during the emergency as it was rumoured to be loosely based on her life. But Suchitra Sen's Indira Gandhi-sque pace (one hand on her saree pleats and another waving at the people), white hair-strands with oversized shades had too much in common with the Iron lady of India. Her steller performance as Aarti Devi is undoubtedly her career best.

Aastha: The film exploring the subject of women’s sexuality outside marriage is deftly handled by Rekha. Her controversial role as a housewife moonlighting as a prostitute received commercial and critical acclaim.

Astitva: The film is about a woman’s search for her own identity and deals with sensitive subjects like adultery and male chauvinism.

Mother India: This Mehboob Khan magnum-opus was actually a remake of his earlier 1940 film Aurat. Mother India was India’s official nomination at the Oscars and was a socially relevant much ahead of its times. The plot revolves around Radha and her struggle to rise above her circumstances by the sheer strength of her willpower. The film made a powerful impact with its representation of the post-independence era.

Bhoomika: This film, broadly based on the memoirs of the well-known Marathi stage and screen actress of the 1940s, Hansa Wadkar tells the story of a Bollywood actress Usha and her journey to find self-fulfillment and identity. The film is a landmark with the way it traces the acting styles of three decades through Usha’s acting career. Smita Patil won her first National Award for the film.

Damini: Meenakshi Shehasri plays a woman married to a rich family who refuses to cover up the rape of her maid servant by her brother-in-law. The film is mostly remembered for Sunny Deol’s ‘dhai kilo ka haath’, Meenakshi’s performance as a woman seeking justice also stands out.

Dirty Picture: Based on the life of the South Indian dancing diva and actress, Silk Smita's lustful life, 'The Dirty Picture' paints a concupiscent portrait, complete with bouncing love handles, blouses received a thumbs up from both the audience and the critics. Vidya is scrumptious as the imperfect and unrestrained Silk.

Dor: The film is about two women who come from different backgrounds and how fate brings them together. A young woman who becomes a widow shortly after marriage, is trapped by tradition where as another faces the daunting task of saving the life of her husband. Gul Panag and Ayesha Takia were commendable in their respective performances.

Mirch Masala: Ketan Mehta’s classic 1987 film ‘Mirch Masala’ is based in a village where the men decide that handing a woman over to her tormentator is the best solution and how women stand up against the mighty and defend the honour.

Arth: This semi-autobiographical film is written by Mahesh Bhatt and is based on his extra-maritial relationship with Parveen Babi. Though the subject was not a new one, the triumph of the film lies in the portrayal of the complexities of relationships by Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil, arch rivals of the time. Gossip magazines were abuzz about their rivalry and whose performance was better in the film. Though both shone in their respective performance, it was Shabana Azmi’s role as a rejected wife trying to seek her own identity which stood out.

What you didn't know about Bollywood

Did you know that Jeetendra started his career as a female double while Amjad Khan almost lost out on 'Sholay'. Here's more

SD Burman discovered Kishore Kumar's singing talent when he heard him mimicking KL Saigal. Kishore Kumar always wanted to be a singer but nobody took him seriously since he didn't have any formal training in music. However, after hearing his voice, he gave him the song 'Chhota Sa Ghar Hoga, which was supposed to be sung by Hemant Kumar.

Did you know that Amjad Khan almost got rejected from playing the iconic Gabbar Singh in 'Sholay' for having a weak voice.

While supplying jewellery to director V. Shantaram, Jeetendra was cast as actress Sandhya's double in the 1959 movie 'Navrang'

Dadasaheb Phalke found his heroine in a man called Anna Salunke at a restaurant in Bombay by noticing his hands. Anna Salunke played Queen Taramati in 'Raja Harishchandra' and went on to play several female characters in other talkies.

Balraaj Sahni's portrayal of 'Shambhu' in Bimal Roy's classic 'Do Bigha Zameen' wouldn't have happened as he was almost rejected by him. Sahni, had just returned from England and had gone to meet the director wearing a suit.

Before becoming an actor, Sunil Dutt was an RJ for Radio Ceylon.He was besotted with Nargis and was tongue-tied during an interview.Eventually, they fell in love while working together in 'Mother India'.

Actor Dhamendra started his career in films in 1960 in the film 'Dil Bhi Tera, Hum Bhi Tere'. He got paid Rs 51 for the film and a daily breakfast of tea, two toasts and butter

Iceland: Where beauty meets Volcanic fury

Nestled near the Arctic Pole is a small island famously well known for its unpronounceable Volcanoes. But in the midst of all the fury of Volcanoes is a country that can be called 'Paradise on Earth'. But even that would be an understatement

One of the first things that strikes one in Iceland is its constantly changing landscape, sometimes rugged, sometimes barren, sometimes with snow capped mountains that it would leave you in awe at the splendour

Horses are another common sight in Iceland.Here, some horses seem to have a meeting

A view of Icelandic houses in Reykjanes

Sulphur rises from the ground at Namafjall Hverir in the Myvatn area

Suplhur rises from the ground at Namafjall Hverir in the Myvatn area

The Northern Lights. One of the main reasons to visit Iceland is to get a view of the famous Northern Lights. The best time to view the Northern Lights is Sept-March. A number of tour operators in Iceland conduct special tours at night to catch a glimpse of nature's wonder

Thingvellir National Park: The world's oldest Parliament site,is situated on a fissure zone between the European and American tectonic plates. One can also snorkel or dive into the waters to get a clear view of the tectonic plates of two different continents!

Europe's most powerful waterfall, Dettifoss. Situated in the Vatnajokull National Park in Northern Iceland, Dettifoss can blow your mind away with its savage force and volume. After all, it is touted to be the waterfall with the largest volume discharge per second. One can however stand or sit right next to the fall to take in the breathtaking view and the speed of the water

A lone house en route Reykjavic to North Iceland

A view of the contrasting landscape

A view of another famous waterfall, Skogafoss

Iceland should be on every traveller's list. The silence of nature, the beautiful landscape, the dance of the clouds and the sunrise and sunsets makes one lose track of time and leaves one wanting more of nature

Seljalandsfoss- where one can walk behind the waterfall

Sulphur rises from the ground at Namafjall Hverir in the Myvatn area

A small town in Iceland

Gulfoss- One of the biggest waterfalls in Iceland,after Dettifoss. The massive drop of water falling 21 metres is a sight to behold. Watching Gulfoss can make one wonder how much fury water can unleash

The Northern city of Akureyri, more famously known as the Northern capital of Iceland. The second biggest city in Iceland after Reykjavik, is nestled amid snow capped mountains

A view of a small lake outside the world famous Blue Lagoon. A visit to Iceland is not complete without taking a dip at this geothermal pool

Icebergs float in the Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, the second largest glacier in Iceland. Iceberg of various shapes and sizes float in the lagoon. This one can be called 'Iceausaurus' !

While the breathtaking beauty of the glacier and the icebergs can make one watch in awe, the impact of global warming and the fast receding glacier should be noted

The route from Reykjavik to Akureyri is dotted with snow capped mountains

Kraflavirjkin is where one can see an active volcano brewing amidst the ethereal beauty of snow capped mountains. The climb to the top of the mountain is made difficult only by the extremely gusty winds

A view of a lake around Akureyri