I am probably the worst food critic. I don’t scrutinise my food. I never intend to guess the names of all the ingredients used in the making. And neither do I visit the kitchen quizzing the cook about her recipes, nor do I take even a short, curious glimpse to see what’s being made. For me, what matters is the ...

Of African origins, Aloe Vera is a multi functional plant that has gained favour and acceptance as an excellent home remedy source in India and the world over.Its medicinal healing properties, for external and internal use, have made it a favourite for many organic solutions followers. Today, Dr. Jaishree Bhattacharjee, an Ayurvedic consultant with Satvikshop.com lists out various healthy uses ...

A Turkish court has ordered blocks on Twitter and YouTube for sharing photos of a hostage taken during an armed siege last week. The blocks have been imposed because images of a deadly siege were being shared via the social networks. In the siege two gunmen reportedly from a far-left group took a prosecutor hostage at Istanbul central courthouse. All ...

Poland is to build observation towers along its land border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, according to a Polish news agency. The six towers will be up to 50m (164ft) high and will stream images to Polish guards monitoring the 200km (124-mile) border, the PAP agency says. The total cost is reported to be 14m zloty (£2.5m; $3.8m), with ...

The Israeli army has placed a female Palestinian legislator under detention for six months without trial, a lawyer for the politician said. Khalida Jarrar, a senior political leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a left-wing Palestinian faction, is being held for alleged activities in a hostile organisation, lawyer Mahmoud Hassan said on Monday. The PFLP ...

A Chinese man was caught out when 17 of his girlfriends turned up to see him in hospital after a car accident, it’s reported. The man, identified as Mr Yuan from the city of Changsha, in Hunan province, had apparently been dating all the women at the same time, and even has a child with one of them, the South ...

An explosion has ripped through a chemical plant in south-eastern China’s Fujian province, sparking a major fire. The blast occurred on Monday evening at the plant in Zhangzhou. State news agency Xinhua reported one injury. The plant produces paraxylene (PX), a flammable chemical used in polyester and plastics manufacturing. The location of PX plants in China has sparked protests from ...

Two Australian drug smugglers sentenced to death cannot challenge the president’s decision to refuse them clemency, an Indonesian court has ruled. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were the leaders of the “Bali Nine” group of heroin smugglers arrested in 2005. They are scheduled to be executed by firing squad in Indonesia soon. Australia has campaigned hard for their sentences to ...

New data on the harm caused by foodborne illnesses underscore the global threats posed by unsafe foods, and the need for coordinated, cross-border action across the entire food supply chain, according to World Health Organisation (WHO), which next week is dedicating its annual World Health Day to the issue of food safety. World Health Day will be celebrated on 7 ...

New data on the harm caused by foodborne illnesses underscore the global threats posed by unsafe foods, and the need for coordinated, cross-border action across the entire food supply chain, according to World Health Organisation (WHO), which next week is dedicating its annual World Health Day to the issue of food safety. World Health Day will be celebrated on 7 ...