Nobody likes a do-gooder: Study confirms selfless behaviour is ‘alienating’ By Daily Mail Reporter Do-gooders can be resented because the ‘raise the bar’ for what is expected of everyone, psychologists believe They probably think their selfless behaviour makes them popular but the truth about ‘do-gooders’ is nobody really likes them, according to new research. A series of studies found that those who volunteer to take on unwanted tasks or who hand out gifts without being prompted, quickly alienate themselves. Psychologists believe this is because it makes the rest of us feel guilty and puts pressure on us to behave in … Continue reading Good people should be bad!

Nasa astronaut ‘tweets’ spectacular aurora photos taken from Space Station window By Daily Mail Reporter This spectacular aurora was snapped by astronauts on the International Space Station – who then used Twitter to send the images to their earthbound colleagues. NASA astronaut Doug Wheelock photographed the aurora, caused by solar wind streams coming into contact with the Earth’s electromagnetic fields. He then tweeted it back to Earth accompanied by lyrics from the Don McLean ballad ‘Vincent’ (aka ‘Starry Starry Night’). NASA astronaut Doug Wheelock photographed this stunning aurora and tweeted it back to Earth The beautiful sight was caused by … Continue reading Aurora photo tweets

A brief encounter: Border officials seize £45,000 hidden in German businessman’s underpants By Daily Mail Reporter A man who was unable to explain why he had £45,000 of cash stuffed inside his pants as he tried to enter the UK was forced to give up his hidden stash, officials said today. The 32-year-old German had the brief encounter with UK Border Agency officials after arriving at London’s St Pancras International station on a train from Brussels last week. He claimed his hoard, largely made up of 500 euro notes, was for business, but it was seized by officials until he … Continue reading £45,000 taken from underpants!

Caught on camera: Disabled man films railway staff ignoring his desperate pleas for wheelchair ramp so he could board train By Daily Mail Reporter A disabled train passenger was unable to board a service because guards refused to provide a ramp for his wheelchair. Qamar Khaliq, 35, filmed rail staff on his mobile phone as his repeated requests for help were ignored. The father-of-one was then told he’d have to catch a later train and he was eventually forced to take a bus home. Humiliated: Qamar Khaliq arrived at least 10 minutes before the train he wanted to travel on … Continue reading Disabled train passenger in the UK

Police, 1122 officials blame each other Screen capture of policemen involved in the Sialkot lynching. SIALKOT: Sialkot Police and Rescue 1122 have reportedly blamed each other for the August 15 incident while recording their statements to the inquiry committee. According to officials who are part of the investigations, Rescue 1122’s suspended officials them that Rescue 1122 had repeatedly asked Saddar police officials to take custody of the brothers who had been handed over to Rescue 1122 officials by locals. “The brothers were brought to the rescue office on Daska Road by people who said that they were suspects in an … Continue reading Should DPO Waqar Ahmad Chohan be executed along with the Mob Leaders?

ROVER’S DIARY: Politics of floods and meeting the challenge —Babar Ayaz Two major reasons for the lack of trust in the government in developing economic polities are: the level of corruption is higher than the developed countries, and there is a demand and supply gap when it comes to the people’s aspiration level and what a government can deliver Unfortunately the Phoenix does not rise from the ashes in the real world, although all major mythologies — Greek, Persian, Arabian, Chinese and Egyptian — claim so. And sadly I do not see the Pakistani nation rising from the flood-submerged plains … Continue reading Unfortunately the Phoenix does not rise from the ashes in the real world

VIEW: Accepting foreign help —Ishtiaq Ahmed In an editorial dated August 15, 2010, a leading Urdu daily warned Pakistan not to accept India’s offer of $ 5 million for the flood victims. According to it, India released excess water into the Sutlej and Beas rivers that caused the floods In an interview given to Lyse Doucet of the BBC and shown on August 16, 2010, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi pleaded passionately for help from the international community for the unprecedented monsoon floods that are wreaking havoc in Pakistan. He made a strong political point as well: if international support … Continue reading It is time to speak the truth.