NSW HOME OF BEST RESTAURANTS IN AUSTRALIA

NSW HOME OF BEST RESTAURANTS IN AUSTRALIA

Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres has welcomed a new survey which confirms NSW’s restaurants are officially the best in Australia.   The Australian Financial Review ‘Australia’s Top Restaurants’ survey, published today, found five NSW restaurants were in the top ten in Australia.   Sydney restaurant Sepia was named the best restaurant […]

Nepal deploys doctors to tackle epidemics in quake-hit areas

Nepal deploys doctors to tackle epidemics in quake-hit areas

The epidemiology and communicable disease control division of Nepal’s health department has deployed national and international doctors in the earthquake-affected districts to control any possible outbreak of epidemics. The division has deployed 175 doctors, including 125 foreigners, in Ramechhap, Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Sindhupalchowk, Dhading and other badly affected districts, fearing that communicable diseases could break out […]

London gets a taste of Jaipur litfest

London gets a taste of Jaipur litfest

London got a taste of the Jaipur Literary Festival as South Asia’s largest literary event showcased some of its programmes at Queen Elizabeth Hall on Thames river as part of Alchemy 2015. Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul, Meghnad Desai, Karan Billimoria, and Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee were among the prominent people who attended the […]

Tips for overcoming bad habits

Tips for overcoming bad habits

Changing your behaviour to break a bad habit can be challenging, but what if there was some help? Hypnotherapist and NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) master practitioner Jasmine Piran shares her top tips and tricks for moving away from any bad habit. Piran is also a consultant for Rokfri, a unique stop smoking programme which understands that […]

Nanomeds can cure jaundice faster: Indian scientists

Nanomeds can cure jaundice faster: Indian scientists

The age-old home remedy for jaundice – nimbu paani or lemon juice – has now got a 21st century spin, thanks to Indian scientists. They have literally squeezed lemons to nano-dimensions to create a nanodrug for speedy and accurate therapy of the disease. Widening the scope of nanomedicines in India, scientists in West Bengal have […]

14-year-old Indian-American wins National Geographic Bee

14-year-old Indian-American wins National Geographic Bee

A 14-year-old Indian-American won this year’s National Geographic Bee, the contest about the geograophy IQ, in which the runner-up and the second runner-up are also of Indian origin. Karan Menon, an eighth-grader from New Jersey, fought off competition from 10 finalists, to win the annual contest, joining a long list of Indian-American winners. The win […]

Iraqi child undergoes rare surgery in Gurgaon

Iraqi child undergoes rare surgery in Gurgaon

A 12-year-old Iraqi boy, who underwent a rare ‘Half Matched Stem Cell Transplant’ at the Artemis Hospital is recovering well, a senior consultant said here on Wednesday. According to hospital authorities, the case is considered to be the first successful half matched bone marrow transplant for Fanconi Anaemia in India. Zaid Ali Khadim was admitted […]

Splash of colour, culture brightens Srinagar’s walls

Splash of colour, culture brightens Srinagar’s walls

Inspired by internationally-known Kashmiri artist Masood Hussain, a group of students is painting murals on the walls of Srinagar to bring alive the region’s culture and splash colours on the local environment. “Hussain is our friend, philosopher and guide in this small effort,” Sofi Suhail, who is part of the spreading cheer on the International […]

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