Words From The Press!! 18th June 2012..

1) Altruism in our cells, finds desi doc

Altruism

The belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern in the well-being of others.
Some may choose to work with vulnerable elderly people out of altruism 

(In zoology)
Behaviour of an animal that benefits another at its own expense.

 

2) My family would get perturbed by my film choices

Perturbed

Verb

(often be perturbed) to make someone anxious or unsettled
They were perturbed that the bank had started rejecting loan applications.

Subject to an influence tending to alter its normal or regular state of path (in reference to a system, moving object or process)
Nuclear weapons can be used to perturb the orbit of an asteroid.

 

3) Congress extends olive branch to Didi

Olive Branch

The branch of an olive tree, generally regarded as a symbol of peace. (In allusion to the story of Noah in Genesis 8:1, where a dove returns with an olive branch after the flood)

Also a symbol to signify reconciliation.
The government extending the olive branch to violent demonstrators.

The olive branch around the earth as used in the logo of the United Nations symbolizing peace.

 

4) Fostering innovation is not just about cash

Foster

Noun
Encourage or promote the well-being of (something, typically something good)
A teacher’s main aim is to foster learning among her students.

To bring up (a child that is not one’s own by birth)
Out of the goodness of their hearts they agreed to foster a daughter.

Adjective
Denoting someone /something that has a specified family connection through fostering rather than birth.
Foster home, foster care, foster parent, foster child

 

5) Arrested J&K cop was undercover agent” who planted SIMs used by 26/11 attackers

Undercover

Adjective
(Of  a person or their activities) involved in or involving secret work within a community or organisation. Especially for purposes such as police work or espionage.
He braved the dangers of the underworld for 5 years as an undercover agent. 

 

6)HC seeks inquiry report on doctor’s acquittal 

Acquittal

A judgement that a person is not guilty of a crime with which the person has been charged.
Joey’s acquittal came as a huge relief to his family who all believed he was innocent.

 

7)How Greece squandered its freedom

Squandered

Verb
Waste something (usually money or time) in a reckless or foolish manner.
He squandered his first salary on his friends.

Allow an opportunity to be passed or lost
The team squandered the opportunity to win the match because of their shabby fielding.

 

8) Out of step: The old, the young and the self righteous.

Self Righteous

Adjective
Having or characterized by a certainty, especially and unfounded one, that one is totally correct and morally superior
His self righteous ways turned him into a social outcast.

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39 Responses to Words From The Press!! 18th June 2012..

  1. shubham001 says:

    the idea of transformation of ralegan siddhi from a failed village to an ideal one was nurtured and fostered by anna hazare not just out of altruism and self righteousness within him but also his desire to make the wrong things right.in the year 2011,India witnessed the greatest public movement after independence for the implementation of jan lokpal bill lead by the same man Anna hazare,the movement was not just against corruption,inflation,but also was out of anger of common man against the squandering of nation’s wealth and reputation by an incompetent government.against the governments expectation jan lokpal movement turned out so huge that it rocked the very foundation of the government.the government tried to suppress the movement by every con in it’s pocket first by accusing Anna of being undercover agent of BJP and RSS and later by accusing him of some old mismanagement of funds for which he was acquitted by the same government long ago because all this tricks of government failed to perturb Anna hazare.finally government offered olive branch to Anna.

  2. aarti jain says:

    Altruism- She has an altruistic personality and is well suited to work as a nurse.
    Perturbed- Employees were perturbed that they would not get bonus this year.
    Olive branch- Manoj extended olive branch of reconciliation.
    Foster- The team-captain’s aim is to foster his teammates to play wisely.
    Undercover-In the movie ‘Wanted’ Salman Khan played the role of undercover agent.
    Acquittal- After the hearing in the court, Viraj was in the state of being acquitted.
    Squandered- Due to his illness, he squandered the opportunity to come 1st in class.

  3. shreyd says:

    altruism- Raj showed altruism when he gave the homeless man a job.
    perturbed- I am extremely perturbed by the rising petrol prices in India.
    olive branch – SAARC acts as an olive branch for all the countries of Asia.
    Foster- policies were designed to foster private investment.
    undercover- Sagar was sentenced imprisonment for 5 years for selling guns, drugs to undercover agents.
    acquittal – The defendant was in ecstacy after he learned of his acquittal.
    squandered- Shyam squandered all his pocket money to pay off his mobile bills.
    self righteous- He is self righteous fool who is obsessed with his own looks.

  4. devamdhawan says:

    He spent all his life in fostering olive branch among people’s hearts and working as an altruist,but one day his life got perturbed when he was caught by an undercover cop(self righteous,atleast he thinks so :p) for squandering NGO’s money but luckily later on that proved to be an acquittal.

  5. shrenik jain says:

    1.They are capable of extreme brutality, but also show altruism.
    2.nitin gadkari extended olive branch to narendra modi.
    3.my exam supervisor was perturbed as i turn back.
    4.my friend foster me to play guitor.
    5.many of defence strategies are undercover
    6.narendra modi proved acquittal in godra riot case.

  6. shrenik jain says:

    1.they are capable of extreme brutality, but also show altruism.
    2.the supervisor perturbed as i turn back during exam.
    3.UN aims in fostering olive branch amongs the country.
    4.many defence strategies are undercover
    5.narendra modi proved acquittal in godra case.

  7. vipin_suriya says:

    altruism-he can not kill anyone,he is person full of altruism.
    perturbed-he has been purturbed as he failed in his board exams.
    olive branch-in meeting with us president,manmohan singh shown an olive branch to him.
    fostering-by seeing his poor dad working for his studies,he got fostered and topped the exams.
    undercover-no one knows exactly about this man as he was undercover for almost a decade.
    acquittal-everything is in favour of ram,looks like he will get an acquittal soon.
    squandered-he is a rich brat as he squandered ten lakh on coat suit.
    self righteous-though the professor is very talented and knowlegdable,he is not a self righteous person.

  8. tanu.agrawal says:

    Altruism was seen amongst the people of village called ”Pandra” in Chhattisgarh, the girls are foster by their family without any perturbed even though the money supply is not like an olive branch for daily expenses, but the problem is, the future of village children is going to be squandered like an waste paper, although the parents are not self righteous person they sent their Children to school in nearby village.

  9. yugandhara says:

    Amir khan has taken forward a good step for the benefit of Indian people out of altruism.
    activists extended olive branch to domestic violent women of Mumbai after getting lot of complaints from undercover agent from that area.
    Ram,the 18 yrs boy acquittal came as a huge relief for the society as he was in jail for 2yrs for the crime of stealing 100rs.
    ram the topper, squandered the opportunity to score more than 90% because of illness.
    Rakhi Sawant is self righteous fool who is obsessed with her own looks.
    Sir Lanka’s coastal area was perturbed due to the unexpected Tsunami in 2010.

  10. pooja15 says:

    1. Altruism:The original use and concept of altruism can be traced back to the first half of the 1800’s by French philosopher, Auguste Comte. Comte referred to it as being the moral obligation of individuals to serve other people and to place their interests above one’s own.
    Some good examples of altruistic people could be Martin Luther King,Nelson Mandela.
    Rita has an altruistic attitude as she works for the upliftment of the society.

    2. Perturbed: Synonym- agitate, alarm, disturb, unsettle.
    Antonym-calm, please, soothe.
    The old lady didn’t seem perturbed about the noise made by the fire crackers.

    3.Olive Branch: The olive branch is usually a symbol of peace or victory and was historically worn by brides. This symbol, deriving from the customs of Ancient Greece, is strongest in Western culture.
    Many organisations like the UNICEF are using the olive branch as their symbol for promoting peace.

    4.Foster: Synonym-nurse,encourage,cherish,cultivate.
    Antonym-Discourage.
    a.Foster-Reduction in duties will foster import/exports, thereby facilitating increased growth.
    b.foster child- Rama is a foster child of Mr. & Mrs. Parker.
    c.Foster home- Every year,Mr Ben gives donations to the foster homes & thereby helps the orphans.
    d.Foster parent- Foster parents have a huge responsibility of taking proper care of the child.

    5.Undercover agent-The first organized undercover program was first employed in France by Eugène François Vidocq in the early 19th century. The English set up the Special Irish Branch in 1883 and in the United States the ‘Italian’ Squad was set up in 1906 before different federal agencies started to run their own undercover programs.
    Most of the intelligent agencies employ undercover agents to provide them valuable information.

    6.Acquittal- Synonyms- absolution, discharge, release, exoneration.
    The court acquitted folly as there was no evidence that could prove him guilty.

    7.Squander- Synonym- Cash out, consume, lavish,dissipate, misspend.
    Antonym-Hoard, save, set aside.
    During college days, we squandered our time in the canteen.

    8.Self righteous- preachy, self satisfied,noble.
    Some people are so self-righteous they make you sick.

  11. skyarc says:

    Altruism : Altruism is the best way for mankind to help each other.
    perturb : This coffee machine is perturbing me.
    Olive Branch: after a long big fight, both party extended the olive branch to each other.
    Acquittal : the judge finds acquittal for the murder of the victim.
    Squandered : she is just squandering her time with her friends.
    Self Righteous : Caesar was a self righteous person in his time.

  12. hardikdama says:

    The young children have great capacity for empathy and altruism.
    Since they didn’t act perturbed, he decided to keep going.
    Olive branch being offered after a super debate.
    India interested in fostering economic relations with china.
    A secret agent working undercover must be more careful than other agents.
    Supreme court to hear case of battered woman acquitted in plot to kill husband.
    Large capital investments can be squandered when the machine’s warranty in over.
    Self righteous protestors trample others rights.

  13. pradhanshweta says:

    altruism-prem was a person who was altruist,and so was loved by everyone.
    perturbed- my family was perturbed to know about my results
    olive branch – the meeting of us and india had bought olive branch in everyone’s heart
    Foster- today i am what i am just because of fostering of my parents
    undercover- jeet worked as undercover agent for nearly 3 years
    acquittal – raj was accquital and hence people were happy when he got bail
    squandered- reena squandered all her money in shopping
    self righteous- raj was self righteous in whole class

  14. Sagar says:

    Instead of being PERTURBED over China’s SELF RIGHTEOUS remarks;India showed ALTRUISM and extends OLIVE BRANCH towards them to FOSTER peaceful relations among them.
    UNDERCOVER officer who has been charged for SQUANDERING public money was released following their ACQUITTAL.

  15. narangaman says:

    Altruism, it will lead me to fostering some of the talent that is squandered in the world. It is my self righteousness that i mustn’t be perturbed , that i should offer them an olive branch. Those who are undercover are clearly acquitted of all the evil. Hatred is not the opposite of love, apathy is!!

  16. abhishek.kasera says:

    The self righteous altruist got perturbed when he got acquitted with the help of an undercover agent while he was trying to foster olive branch among people. This incidence squandered the opportunity to encourage peace in the society.

  17. litonya says:

    the world war 2 perturbed the normal life of many people. this war led to the rise of altruism, where the altruists tried fostering the importance of olive branch in the minds and hearts of people.

    the self righteous undercover fbi agent was accused of squandering the opportunity of holding up the terrorists was given the acquittal as d opposing case did no put up strong file as d case demanded.

  18. shreya.patwari says:

    foster- shifting children from one foster home to another can only harm the children.
    altruism- the private foundation heavily depended on the rich old man.
    squander- politicians and corrupt officials squander nation’s wealth imposing a huge loss for the economy.
    acquittal- the judge sympathized with mr. Dmello and considered the charge against him as an acquital.
    perturbed- even the police was perturbed with all the drama that was going on the middle of the road.
    undercover- the undercover agent met with an accident and suffered superficial wounds.

  19. dhaval says:

    altruism- in todays world altruism is lost somewhere
    perturbed- mumbai people got perturbed with a start of monsoon
    olive branch- politics is all fake n show off of olive branch
    fostering- the secret of his success was fostering by his teacher
    undercover- in wanted salman khan was undercover officer
    squandered- generally in weddings food is squandered a lot

  20. Nikhil Bomb says:

    Alexander use to foster his soldiers by providing gold coins as a Olive branch for their Altruism towards their king and for safety of future life ,but soldiers squandered it.Alexander acquitted many slaves without reasons,which lead them in a perturbed state.

  21. Harsimran Singh says:

    Altrism – He married an altruistic woman who thinks more about how to make her husband happy than herself.
    Perturbed – We were pertrbed with the race result that the jury declared.

    Olive branch – Indian PM extended olive branch to the Pakistan government.
    Fostering – My team was fostered by the college as we were involved in an innovative project.
    Undercover – Undercover cop seems to have nothing to lose.
    Acquittal – The suspect was found acquittal in the court.
    Squandered – Joseph squandered six months before the entrance exam.
    Self-righteous – Some people are so self-righteous they make you sick.

  22. vishesh says:

    The world bank and IMF are the self righteous and altruist organizations which fosters its member countries and other nations. This organization also has an undercover group, which keeps an eye on all nations whether the countries are not squandering their funds and are not making their citizens perturbed. If any country tries to dupe this organizations and if it is acquitted then the country would have to pay for their insane behavior. The main motive of this organization is to offer and extend olive branch worldwide.

  23. Sameer Rai says:

    Altruism- in today’s mean and selfish world, one can still find a noble person who are altruist.
    Perturbed- If the major steps are not taken to stop deforestation the nature path will be perturb.
    Olive branch- To make a world beautiful and peaceful every nation must extend olive branch to others.
    Foster- The condition of peoples staying in foster homes are not up to the mark as per the survey done by NGO.
    Undercover- During world war 2 the demand of undercover agent drastically increases.
    Squandered- Be careful who you trust, because they might squander you out of your money.

  24. ganesh says:

    mahatma is best example of altruism.his weapon was none other than the olive tree;the british gov.always perturbed by his non violentry weapon;his morals always fosters to some countries who squandered by refusing to accept the democracy over socialism.

  25. nilay says:

    altruism – Rohan decided to volunteer for the NSS schemes out of altruism.
    perturbed – She was perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill.
    olive branch – The leaders of the warring nations extended the olive branch to each other with a view to reinstate peace between the two nations.
    foster – The coach fostered the little boy’s batting skills.
    undercover – The undercover agent played an important role in averting the terrorist attack on the country.
    acquittal – The judge acquitted the man of the crime.
    squandered – After spending his first salary in a jiffy, Rahul realised that squandered money cannot be replaced.
    self-righteous – John’s self-righteous ways didn’t go down well with his boss.

  26. palakjain says:

    altruism: he apparently was not perturbed by the prospect of a policeman coming to call.
    foster: little jack was placed with foster parents .
    acquittal: the acquittal of six police officers charged with beating a suspect.
    squander: he had squandered his chances to win.
    self righteous: he is critical of the monks, whom he considers narrow minded and self righteous.

  27. anamika says:

    His over altruism nature perturbed cops,and then they acquittal a undercover agent after him.but that suspicious person was a professional terrorist and all plans made by the undercover agent got squandered.after several days a strong plan made and it works,the terrorist got tangled in it.the cops foster the olive leaves in front of him and said to surrender himself to them.

  28. ketan says:

    ALTRUISM – altruistic personalities are generally seen with respect
    FOSTERING – India realizes that fostering good relations with the other countries is important
    SQUANDERED – The King had that habbit of squandering his wealth on gambling
    UNDERCOVER – the ISI undercover agents were arrested in mumbai with lots of explosive material
    PERTURBED – the large sound of the band outside the school perturbed the students
    OLIVE BRANCH – the students tried to extend a olive branch to the victims of the flood

  29. rohitsequeira says:

    Altruism: The works of Mother Teresa during her life time show complete altruism.

    Perturbed:Ryan’s mother is perturbed with the thought of Ryan keeping a pet dog at home.

    Olive Branch:After been kept under house arrest for 21 years,the Burmese government finally offered an Olive Branch to pro
    democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

    Foster:The Indian and Pakistani government should foster cooperation in order to eliminate cross border terrorism.

    Acquittal: The Gujarat government has decided to challenge the acquittal of the 12 accused in the Hiren Pandya murder case.

    Squandered:It is common to see politicians squandering the tax payers money for their personal and frivolous needs.

    Self Righteous:My entire friend circle is sick because of the self righteousness of Chetan.

  30. Neil says:

    Altruism: It is hard to find true altruists these days, most projecting the quality as a brownie point to their character set.

    Perturbed: The common man is always perturbed about the country’s economic changes.

    Olive Branch: The U.S’s attempt to extend the olive branch in a rather forceful manner to the Islamic nations is proving futile.

    Foster: The foster child and his foster parents attempted to foster a healthy relationship, so that he would not have to call his refuge a foster home, but rather his dream home.

    Acquittal: The acquittal of the investment banker proved to save his marriage.

    Squandered: We squander the most important thing in life, that renders to but a mere inconsequential existence, in fruitless activities, time.

    Self Righteous: We often drown in bias to prove our self righteous acts pertaining to the standards of our ego.

  31. Megi says:

    foster- She has since gone on to find happiness by fostering more than 100 children.
    squander- Hooker didn’t squander his money on flashy cars or other vices.
    perturbs- What perturbs me is that magazine articles are so much shorter than nowadays.
    olive branch- Clarke also offered an olive branch to critics in his party.
    undercover- Swanson persuaded Hubley to work undercover to capture the killer.

  32. sunanda says:

    altruism- philanthropists are altruists.
    perturb- i was perturbed at my parents decision of keeping me in hostel.
    corruption must be eliminated to foster growth and development.
    i squandered my time on facebook.
    self righteous- he will always be remembered as self righteous person.

  33. gayatri says:

    altruism- altruist is the person who likes to serve others.
    perturb- the people of jammu and kashmir are perturbed of terrorism.
    foster- he didn’t want his nephew to live in a foster home.
    olive branch- he became olive branch for those terrorists.
    undercover- undercover agents are similar to detectives.
    acquittal- advocate’s acquittal proved that he is not a criminal.
    squandered- he was fired cause he was responsible to squander things.
    self righteous- some self righteous people are irritating.

  34. Siddhi Satpute says:

    Altruism: His altruistic behavior made him eligible for the award.
    Perturbed: New planes often perturbed coworkers in the adverse condition.
    Foster: Meditation indirectly foster imagination power.
    Acquittal: The judge acquited him of murder.
    Squandered: Students often squandere their time in watching cricket whole day.
    self righteous: Some people have habit to prove their self righteous all the time.

  35. kunal bhodia says:

    The acquittal of Altruistic Baba Raju perturbed the undercover agent following him from months, the self righteous agent told that his teachings of fostering and gaining olive branch were absurd and he was looting all the money for squandering for his lavish living.

  36. swati says:

    i tried to resolve our unsettled issues by extending an olive branch. It was not out of altruism but i thought it would foster peace.However the chance was squandered because of him being too self righteous in his ways.

  37. swati says:

    His acquittal on the murder case has made me perturbed.

  38. KDave says:

    I have a phobia of trains driving really fast past me on platforms I get all perturbed
    y’re stealing all my potential solo project themes + underreognized backing band name la i’m much perturbed
    I extended an olive branch and got no response. What can I do.
    Anger does not foster a close relationship. Instead, it divides people.
    I talk a lot about gratitude, but it’s just a shame to see so much opportunity in this world squandered on pride.
    You’ve always struck me as the self-righteous type

  39. ajinkya2022 says:

    altruism-the altruistic behavior of baba amte served many people
    perturbed-he felt perturbed when he lost the bus
    foster- sachin’s performance against aussies fostered many youngsters
    acquittal-the subsequent acquittals highlight the grievous miscarriages of justice
    squandered-he squandered all his money in the casino
    self righteous-his self righteous behavior gave him the spirit to fight against the evil

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