Dessert recipe: Kulhad ki kheer
Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Serves: 6 Ingredients: 1litre milk 100g sugar 2tbsp samai rice ½ cup mixed dry fruits sliced pistachios and a few rose petals for garnish 1tsp elaichi powder 6 kulhad (earthen bowls) Method Wash and soak the kulhad. Wash the samai rice soak in... read more »
Juicing the right way
Despite initially gaining notoriety for being a `crash diet,’ juice cleansing today has be come popular, thanks to celebs like Nargis Fakhri, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Aniston and Megan Fox, who swear by its many health benefits. Since it helps one detox from everyday addictives like coffee,... read more »
Sena-BJP alliance on the brink in Maharashtra, Modi takes stock
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stepped in after talks between BJP and Shiv Sena over sharing seats hit a stalemate weeks before state elections in October. Modi took a note of the situation with his cabinet colleague Nitin Gadkari, who is a senior BJP leader in Maharashtra and will travel... read more »
France conducts first airstrike in Iraq, destroys logistics depot held by I...
PARIS: France says it has conducted its first airstrike in Iraq and has destroyed a logistics depot held by the Islamic State group. The office of President Francois Hollande’s office said Rafale fighter jets struck the depot in northeastern Iraq on Friday morning and the target was... read more »
Nigeria’s $9.3M Scandal: Arms Meant For Armed Forces, Niger Delta Militants or Boko Haram?...
$1m is conservatively N163m. so, $9.3m is N1,514,502,583.61 at today’s exchange rate of $1 : N163. It means almost N2 billion cash found its way out of Nigeria in two private jets. And... read more »
Delhi University up by 20 ranks in QS World University Rankings
NEW DELHI: Delhi University has moved up by 20 ranks in the QS World University Rankings compared to previous year’s rank and has been placed on top amongst the Indian universities... read more »
Barack Obama and US Lawmakers Turn Up Heat on Islamic State
WASHINGTON: Barack Obama and US lawmakers ratcheted up the pressure on the Islamic State on Wednesday, with the president declaring there was no hiding place for jihadists and warning:... read more »
Scottish independence: Voting under way in referendum
People in Scotland have begun voting on whether the country should stay in the UK or become an independent nation. Voters will answer “Yes” or “No” to the referendum... read more »
Public beheading fears: Tony Abbott confirms police believed terr...
Fairfax Media understands police will allege that the suspects were planning to snatch and behead a random member of the public, then drape them in the flag of the Islamic State, also known as... read more »