Anandpur Sahib (Punjab), March 5 A day assigned for mock battles for his troops by the 10th guru of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh, has come to be the symbol of Punjab’s own rich religious and cultural tradition. The festival of ‘Hola Mohalla’, as it is known, takes place this weekend in this Sikh religious town. […]
From rare Arctic Fish, to Texas Style Smoked Pork Belly; White Chocolate and Caramel Popsicles to Citrus and Cinnamon soft serve, Taste of Sydney in partnership with Electrolux is showcasing the cutting edge of global culinary trends with this year’s exclusive mouth-watering menus. Gastronomes can buy tickets now to descend on Centennial Park from Thursday 12 […]
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) The toll due to swine flu in West Bengal Saturday rose to eight with the death of a two and-a-half-year old child at a city hospital while three fresh cases were reported, taking the total number of positive cases to 115, an official said. “A child died today (Saturday) at a […]
Tirupati, Feb 27 (IANS) The Venkateswara temple, India’s richest shrine located on the hills of Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati, has roped in software giant Tata Consultancy Service (TCS) as the technology partner to provide all online services. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which manages the affairs of the temple, Friday said TCS would take care […]
Hyderabad, Feb 27 (IANS) Two more people died of swine flu in Telangana, taking the toll to 56 during last two months. The health department Friday reported two deaths and 27 positive cases during last 24 hours. According to a bulletin by the department, 102 samples were tested Thursday and out of them 27 were […]
Washington, Feb 26 (IANS) Often touted for boosting cardiac health, oat-based breakfast cereals have now come under the scanner as researchers have detected in them potentially dangerous mould contamination. Some oat-based breakfast cereals contain a high-level of mould-related toxin called ochratoxin A (OTA) that has been linked to kidney cancer in animal studies, the researchers, […]
Sydney, Feb 26 (IANS) Four Australian nationals suffered food poisoning after eating tuna imported from Thailand at a cafe in Sydney, media reported Thursday. Health authorities were called in to investigate the source of the suspected contaminated tuna after four people showed symptoms of Scombroid poisoning — poisoning due to consumption of rotten fish, Sky […]
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) Grilled marinated chicken tikkas and smoking seekh kebabs from Pakistan and rice dishes from Bangladesh with Ilish (hilsa fish) are not only tasty but healthy too, according to chefs from the two countries who are here for a fair. Two stalls from the neighbouring countries are not only rustling up delicacies […]
Bengaluru, Dec 19 (IANS) The heart of a brain dead one year and 10-month-old infant was harvested here and flown to Chennai Friday by a special aircraft to be transplanted in a two year and eight-months-old child, in record time, thanks to the ‘green corridor’ the city traffic police opened up for the emergency operation. […]
Flute is an eminentptart of tribal Khasi folklore, but the musical instrument is still struggling to gain momentum. Tribal Khasi flute player Benedict SkhemlangHynniewta says it is because western music is invading his state. “One thing quite evident from the music scenario here (Meghalaya) is that western music has captured most of it. Rock bands […]