Their parents may be scrounging matrimonial websites but young Indians with smartphones are spoilt for choice when it comes to desi dating apps. Homegrown free apps such as Thrill, Woo, DesiCrush, Truly Madly and more, and are available on both Android and iOS. Woo claims to have made 12,000 matches on the app since July. […]
Kolkata, March 6 The next time you go for the Indian spread at a wedding, stick to the Awadhi food etiquette – nothing before and nothing after biriyani – says Sahebzada Wasif Mirza, a direct descendant of Wajid Ali Shah, the last nawab of Awadh, credited for introducing the cuisine to what is now West […]
Holi has a Muslim history as well. Revered Sufi saints like Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia and Ameer Khusro have, in their chaste Persian and Hindvi poetry, adored the ‘pink’ festival generously. The last Moghul Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, allowed his Hindu ministers to smear his forehead with gulal on Holi. He believed that his religion would […]
All around the world, International Women’s Day represents an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women while calling for greater equality. Make It Happen is the 2015 theme for our internationalwomensday.com global hub, encouraging effective action for advancing and recognising women. Each year International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. The first International […]
United Nations, March 6 The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that it will begin conducting Ebola vaccination trials in Guinea this week to test whether the vaccine is effective to prevent Ebola. The phase III trial in one of the world’s most affected countries by Ebola will start on March 7 to test the VSV-EBOV […]
Traditionally associated with festivals like Mahashivratri and Holi thandai is a chilled almond-flavoured beverage and is terrific for when the tempratures soar. Its tasty and cools you down! – See more at: http://www.sanjeevkapoor.com/recipe/Thandai-KhaanaKhazana.html#sthash.uCqdEqSg.dpuf Ingredients Full cream milk 1 1/2 litres Almonds blanched and peeled 25 Cashewnuts soaked 20 Pistachios blanched and peeled 30 Melon seeds […]
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) Manipuri people in Kolkata on Thursday celebrated Yaoshang, the Manipuri Holi festival, with traditional dances and food. Yaoshang is celebrated for five days commencing from the full moon day (Friday) of Phalguna. The highlight of the festival is the Thabal Chongba (moonlight) folk dance, performed by boys and girls, who form a […]
New York, March 5 (IANS) If you are on a diet, just skipping dessert can seem like a huge accomplishment, making you think that you’re well on your way to losing weight. However, new research says people tend to overestimate progress and underestimate setbacks when pursuing goals such as dieting or saving money. Authors of […]
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Two top government hospitals in Delhi – Safdarjung Hospital and LNJP Hospital – have reported 16 swine flu deaths this year, top officials said Thursday, contradicting the figure of one death in each hospital given out by the union health ministry. “There have been a total of 11 deaths in […]
Lucknow, March 4 In this part of the country, like in most of northern India, Holi comes as a big ticket festival for the lovers of bacchus. So, while there is lot of colour and different hues of ‘pichkaris’ to play with, the city landscape here is set to get tipsy this Holi on friday, […]