One of my favourite winter spices, cloves are often pushed to the edge of your plate. They are mostly used to flavour dishes but seldomly eaten whole. But if you’d know about their impressive qualities, you’d agree they deserve more attention. Looking back, cloves were probably first used by Chinese emperors to hide bad breath. Over the years, cloves grabbed a prominent place in traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda to […]

The first trailer for Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to the cult classic 1982 science-fiction film by Ridley Scott, is finally here – and it looks stunning. Starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, who played Rick Deckard in the original, Blade Runner 2049 takes place 30 years after the first film. Gosling stars as LAPD detective K, who after discovering a long-buried secret that could send society into chaos, must […]

It is claimed by SWLA that bus drivers, conductors and cleaners often take advantage of innocent children The SWLA say that what starts with porn on their mobiles can escalate to ‘molestation and sodomisation of the child’ The SCWLA has said no such site should have free access and those desperate to watch porn should be made to pay a hefty price. The Indian government may soon advise its schools […]

Dhulagarh is burning and the nation chooses to remain quiet. 60 houses torched, 5 hours of violence leaving many badly injured and yet not a word was leaked. The West Benga Government is surprisingly quiet and cctv images leaked later show how the police chose to look the other way. What’s absolutely shocking is the fact that this is happening on the soil of a secular democratic republic with an […]

There have been many books depicting the Kashmir issue from a man’s perspective but hardly any from the women’s point of view. Kashmir is on the boil; the “Azadi” chant reverberates from every corner; normal life is at a halt. A young, educated, career-oriented woman’s life gets entangled amidst all this. The result is Nayeema Mahjoor’s debut book “Lost in Terror” (Penguin, Rs 299, pp 305). There have been many […]

ter supporting demonetisation initially, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu today appeared to be having a second thought saying this is not what they wished for and that the solution to problems due to the note ban remained elusive even after 40 days. Chandrababu, who significantly heads a 13-member committee appointed by the central government to look into demonetisation issues, warned that unless remedial measures are taken, people’s woes would […]

If I hear the phrase, “I don’t eat meat, I only eat chicken and fish” once more, I shall scream! I cannot understand the enormous delusion of someone who believes that: a) Both these meats are vegetables Or b) Both of them are ‘white’ meat and, (like every­thing else white that we Indians aspire to) healthy. It’s like saying that you get less radiation in the house because you have […]

Just hours after revealing the first look poster of Jagga Jasoos, we now have the first trailer of the film starring Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif in lead roles. The 2:44-minute-long trailer showcases a montage of videos where Ranbir and Katrina look like aliens in different situations. The entire trailer plays out with a background score that reinforces chaos all around, and only towards the end do we hear a […]

In a setback to India, the Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, has withdrawn the visa-free facility for Indian travellers Now, they will have to complete a pre-arrival registration from January. Hong Kong immigration department’s statement “The Pre-arrival Registration for Indian Nationals will be implemented on January 23, 2017. The online service for ‘Pre-arrival Registration for Indian Nationals’ is now opened,” the Hong Kong immigration department said in […]

Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition and it can lead to life-threatening conditions – Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, High Blood Sugar, High Triglycerides, Low HDL Cholesterol, Heart Disease, or even Cancer, to name a few. Besides, it can also lead a child to poor self-esteem and depression.Studies have shown that obese children are likely to become obese adults increasing the risk of various associated diseases. The World Health Organization […]