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New Delhi, Monday, May 19, 2008
BOLLYWOOD stars Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan may take pride in flaunting their well-toned bodies, but doctors warn that using steroids to realise the 'six-pack dream' may lead to mental and physical disorders.
Experts warn that such steroids which are easily available in markets - may cause side-effects such as impotency, shrunken testis, cardiovascular and liver disorders and male breast enlargement (Gynaecomastia). steroids packaged as 'health- boosters' are flooding markets, with many products even carrying tags like '100 per cent Ayurvedic' and 'Herbal'.
"Youngsters looking to make their sixpack ab dream a reality take anabolic steroids which can adversely affect fertiIity," said Shivani Sachdev Gour, a consultant fertility specialist at Fortis Hospital.
"Use of these steroids stimulates unrestrained secretion of testosterone, which leads to bulging muscles but ultimately leads to exhausted sexual functioning and suppresses the work of other vital organs," she added.
A survey conducted in Britain revealed over 80 per cent of active steroids users had sperm counts below two crore, the lower limit of sperm count set by World Health Organisation, while 20 per cent were azoospermic, that is, they had no sperm at all.
Samir Parikh, a psychiatrist with Max Hospital, said that such drugs cause psychological disorders like sleeplessness, mood swings, depression, change in food habits, sudden fits of anger and aggression and advises youngsters not to use steroids without medical supervision.
The mania caught up with youngsters after Shah Rukh Khan created a stir with his six-packs in Om Shanti Om.
Some common steroids used in India are Dianabol, Decadurabolin and Sustanon, which are available as tablets, injections, creams and gels.
"Consuming steroids is not hazard-free even under the supervision of a gym instructor. It is better to avoid them completely," said Gour.
PTI
Monday, May 19, 2008
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Bodyguard who complained of sexual harassment suspended
Indiaenews.com
From correspondents in Bihar, India
Saturday, May 03, 2008
A policeman who had accused a Bihar Congress legislator of sexual harassment, has been suspended, official sources said Saturday.
Bal Yogeshwar Sharma was suspended by the state government for violation of service rules because he made his charges against Sunita Devi public before lodging a complaint with his department, police sources said.
Sharma, who worked as the lawmaker's bodyguard for two years, lodged a complaint at the Kotwali police station here April 29, charging her with sexual exploitation from 2006.
The legislator denied the charge by her former bodyguard and told IANS the policeman was trying to blackmail her.
Sunita Devi is the Congress legislator from Korha assembly seat in Katihar district, about 180 km from the state capital here.
Superintendent of Police, Patna, Anwar Hussain said the police have received permission from the chief judicial magistrate to begin probe into the complaint lodged by Sharma against the legislator.
The Congress party has set up a three-member committee to probe the allegation.
NOTE FROM SAVING MEN'S SPACES: Had it been a case of a woman accusing a man of sexually exploiting her, will she too have been suspended?
When women have extreme power, don't men feel helpless before them?
Are women any less likely to be sexual predators?
What kind of social Equality is this?
From correspondents in Bihar, India
Saturday, May 03, 2008
A policeman who had accused a Bihar Congress legislator of sexual harassment, has been suspended, official sources said Saturday.
Bal Yogeshwar Sharma was suspended by the state government for violation of service rules because he made his charges against Sunita Devi public before lodging a complaint with his department, police sources said.
Sharma, who worked as the lawmaker's bodyguard for two years, lodged a complaint at the Kotwali police station here April 29, charging her with sexual exploitation from 2006.
The legislator denied the charge by her former bodyguard and told IANS the policeman was trying to blackmail her.
Sunita Devi is the Congress legislator from Korha assembly seat in Katihar district, about 180 km from the state capital here.
Superintendent of Police, Patna, Anwar Hussain said the police have received permission from the chief judicial magistrate to begin probe into the complaint lodged by Sharma against the legislator.
The Congress party has set up a three-member committee to probe the allegation.
NOTE FROM SAVING MEN'S SPACES: Had it been a case of a woman accusing a man of sexually exploiting her, will she too have been suspended?
When women have extreme power, don't men feel helpless before them?
Are women any less likely to be sexual predators?
What kind of social Equality is this?
Cop accuses woman MLA of sexual harassment
IANS
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 23:23 IST
PATNA: A police officer has accused Bihar Congress legislator Sunita Devi of forcing him to have sex with her for two years. The legislator has denied the charge by her former bodyguard.
Bal Yogeshwar Sharma has lodged a complaint at the Kotwali police station here, charging her with sexual exploitation. He alleged that Sunita Devi began exploiting him from 2006, a police official said.
The legislator forced him to sleep with her, he said. This, he alleged, continued for some two years, causing him mental and physical torture. He said she threatened to have him sacked if he did not cooperate. “I have evidence such as photos and letters written by her,” Sharma, now posted in Patna, told a television channel.
Sunita Devi, who is in her 40s, refuted Sharma’s allegations. “There is no truth in them,” she said, adding that the policeman was trying to blackmail her.
She is the Congress legislator from Korha assembly seat in Katihar district, about 180 km from here.
NOTE FROM SAVING MEN'S SPACES: Most of the reporting of this news by the heterosexualised press of India has been diminutive of the Policeman's version. It is presented just as an accusation. While, had it been the case of a woman accusing a man, the headlines would have screamed, "woman sexually exploited by minister (man)".
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 23:23 IST
PATNA: A police officer has accused Bihar Congress legislator Sunita Devi of forcing him to have sex with her for two years. The legislator has denied the charge by her former bodyguard.
Bal Yogeshwar Sharma has lodged a complaint at the Kotwali police station here, charging her with sexual exploitation. He alleged that Sunita Devi began exploiting him from 2006, a police official said.
The legislator forced him to sleep with her, he said. This, he alleged, continued for some two years, causing him mental and physical torture. He said she threatened to have him sacked if he did not cooperate. “I have evidence such as photos and letters written by her,” Sharma, now posted in Patna, told a television channel.
Sunita Devi, who is in her 40s, refuted Sharma’s allegations. “There is no truth in them,” she said, adding that the policeman was trying to blackmail her.
She is the Congress legislator from Korha assembly seat in Katihar district, about 180 km from here.
NOTE FROM SAVING MEN'S SPACES: Most of the reporting of this news by the heterosexualised press of India has been diminutive of the Policeman's version. It is presented just as an accusation. While, had it been the case of a woman accusing a man, the headlines would have screamed, "woman sexually exploited by minister (man)".
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Rushdie no longer finds marriage 'necessary'
The Times of India
1 May 2008
LONDON: Having tied the knot four times himself, controversial Indian-origin writer Salman Rushdie says he doesn't think marriage is "necessary". Attacking the institution of marriage, Rushdie said he did not believe in it and that women rushed to the altar only because they wanted to wear a "wedding dress". The author of The Satanic Verses has been married four times. He split with his fourth wife, Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi, last year. Rushdie has been married four times. His first wife was Clarissa Luard, to whom he was married from 1976 to 1987 and with whom he has a son, Zafar. His second wife was the American novelist Marianne Wiggins; they were married in 1988 and divorced in 1993. His third wife, from 1997 to 2004, was Elizabeth West; they have a son, Milan. In 2004, he got married to Indian actress and model Padma Lakshmi, the host of the American reality-television show Top Chef and that marriage ended on July 2, 2007 with Rushdie indicating that it was her desire to end the marriage. "It's strange, given that I've been married four times, but I actually don't think marriage is necessary," Salman said in an interview for the Elle magazine . "Girls like it, especially if they've never been married before — it's the dress. Girls want a wedding, they don't want a marriage. If only you could have weddings without marriages." Salman also disclosed that he and Lakshmi had marriage counselling, but without success. In a recent interview, he had said time was running out, so with only a handful of books left in him he is choosing his subjects carefully. After having published The Enchantress of Florence , the 60-year-old said he would write a children's story next to keep a promise he made to his younger son Milan.
1 May 2008
LONDON: Having tied the knot four times himself, controversial Indian-origin writer Salman Rushdie says he doesn't think marriage is "necessary". Attacking the institution of marriage, Rushdie said he did not believe in it and that women rushed to the altar only because they wanted to wear a "wedding dress". The author of The Satanic Verses has been married four times. He split with his fourth wife, Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi, last year. Rushdie has been married four times. His first wife was Clarissa Luard, to whom he was married from 1976 to 1987 and with whom he has a son, Zafar. His second wife was the American novelist Marianne Wiggins; they were married in 1988 and divorced in 1993. His third wife, from 1997 to 2004, was Elizabeth West; they have a son, Milan. In 2004, he got married to Indian actress and model Padma Lakshmi, the host of the American reality-television show Top Chef and that marriage ended on July 2, 2007 with Rushdie indicating that it was her desire to end the marriage. "It's strange, given that I've been married four times, but I actually don't think marriage is necessary," Salman said in an interview for the Elle magazine . "Girls like it, especially if they've never been married before — it's the dress. Girls want a wedding, they don't want a marriage. If only you could have weddings without marriages." Salman also disclosed that he and Lakshmi had marriage counselling, but without success. In a recent interview, he had said time was running out, so with only a handful of books left in him he is choosing his subjects carefully. After having published The Enchantress of Florence , the 60-year-old said he would write a children's story next to keep a promise he made to his younger son Milan.
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