Letters by Lawrence of Arabia discovered
London, Sept 19 (ANI): Fascinating letters written by Lawrence of Arabia have been found years after they were thought to have been burned on a fire.
In the letters, the hero of the Arab revolt in the First World War talks about his love of motorcycles, which led to his death in a road accident in [...]
New test to detect tainted milk
Washington, Sept 13 (ANI): Researchers have developed a simple test that would help detect tainted milk within few hours.
Amer AbuGhazaleh, from Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s College of Agricultural Sciences, and Salam Ibrahim, a food microbiologist from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, have shown that the combination of certain bacteria and a common purple [...]
NSW Police boss involved in breastfeeding ban is a woman
Melbourne, Sep 11 (ANI): The New South Wales Police boss, who forced a breastfeeding mum to work overtime for every minute she spent expressing milk, has been reported to be a woman.
The revelation came as Women’s Minister Verity Firth told all public service agencies to review [...]
Moblies, digital cameras to feature in new WPI list
New Delhi, Sep. 8 (ANI): Moblie phones and digital cameras are among the 300 new items, which would figure in the new Wholesale Price Index (WPI).
Over 30 items would be taken off the new inflation series, which is expected to be out by December. Existing series has many obsolete items. [...]
MJ pleaded for drugs from his doctor, shows affidavit
Washington, Aug 26 (ANI): Even though late King of Pop Michael Jackson’s death has been ruled as a homicide by the L.A. County coroner, an affidavit has revealed new details about actions of the singer’s doctor.
According to a search warrant affidavit released on August 24, Jackson pleaded with his doctor to give him more sedatives [...]
Egyptian traders turn Obama into a date!
London, Aug 22 (ANI): Egyptian grocers have named the finest variety of dates for the month of Ramadan after US President Barack Obama because of his popularity since his visit to the predominately Muslim nation last June.
Egyptian traders have the tradition of naming dates after politicians and celebrities to woo customers during Ramadan when [...]
Fodder is scarcer, dearer in Jammu
Jammu, Aug 21 (ANI): Fodder is scarcer, dearer in Jammu leaving the milkmen with little to feed their cattle. It has led to decline in milk production.
Continuous dry spell in the region is said to be responsible for the unprecedented hike in price of fodder especially wheat [...]
Pink concert alerts Oz woman to her ballooning breast implant
Cairns, Aug 20 (ANI): An Aussie woman, who woke up with one breast double the size of the other, said that had she not attended American singer Pink’s concert, she would not have known there was a problem with her breast implant.
Cattle [...]
Onam | Onam Recipes | Onam Special Payasam | Onam Special Recipes Payasam | Onam Special Pal Payasam
Onam | Onam Recipes | Onam Special Payasam | Onam Special Recipes Payasam | Onam Special Pal Payasam
Pal Payasam
Ingredients:
Milk 3ltrs
Dried red rice 180gm
Sugar 700gm
Method:
1. Boil the milk. Add sugar and mix well. When it boils again, add the washed rice in it. Simmer in medium flame. Cook till the rice is [...]
Nag Panchami – Nag Panchami 2009 – Nag Devta – Nag Devta Mantra – Nag Panchami Celebrations – Nag Panchami to be observed on July 26
Nag Panchami – Nag Panchami 2009 – Nag Devta – Nag Devta Mantra – Nag Panchami Celebrations – Nag Panchami to be observed on July 26
Nag Panchami Festival will be celebrated in entire country on Sunday, 26th July 2009 with great enthusiasm and devotion.
Nag Panchami is an auspicious day for Hindus across the country. The [...]
Scientists create material that can repel hot water
London, July 16 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, scientists from University of Minnesota in St Paul have developed a new material that can repel hot water.
The new discovery could help protect vulnerable members of the population such as elderly, children, physically impaired people from hot-water burns.
Scientists have long been working on producing water-repelling materials inspired [...]
Baby hyena turns cynosure of all eyes at Bhopal zoo
Bhopal, July 12 (ANI): Officials at the Van Vihar National Park, the zoological gardens in Bhopal are a delighted lot since a little hyena cub has been brought here from the jungles.
The little female cub has become a cynosure of all eyes here.
Forest rangers overseeing the jungles in Satna region, about 377 kilometres [...]
Californian smashes hot dog eating world record by having 68 in 10 mins
London, July 05 (ANI): A man from California wolfed down 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes to smash the previous world record of 66 and to win America’s Coney Island annual hot dog eating contest.
Joey Chestnut defeated Takeru Kobayashi- six-time titleholder from Japan- in the food competition to retain the title at Nathan’s Famous Fourth [...]
Rare sheep perfect blood donors for diagnosing infectious disease in developing world
Washington, July 4 (ANI): Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine say that the hair sheep, a less-hirsute version of the familiar woolly barnyard resident, may be key to better diagnostic tests in developing world.
The researchers have found that not only are these ruminants low-maintenance and parasite-resistant, they’re also perfect blood donors for the [...]
How dairy foods are nutritional bang for the buck
Washington, July 2 (ANI): A daily consumption of dairy products like milk, cheese, and yogurt can provide a unique package of nine essential nutrients at a low cost per serving, according to a recent review.
Several prominent nutrition researchers have detailed an updated review of the health benefits of consuming dairy foods, which contributes to the [...]
Energy intake reaches a limit despite abundant food supply
Washington, July 1 (ANI): Contradicting Charles Darwin’s theory, scientists have now shown that despite abundant food supply, energy intake reaches a limit even in animals with high nutrient demands, such as lactating females.
Darwin and his contemporaries postulated that food consumption in birds and mammals was limited [...]
Swat refugees selling Pak Government rations to survive
Peshawar, June 29 (ANI): Pakistani people diaplaced due to ongoing offensive of the Army against the Taliban in the Swat Valley are selling relief goods to pay for their routine expenses.
Each of the displaced families having, seven members, has been receiving 40kg wheat flour, 5kg sugar, 10kg rice, 5kg pulses, 5kg ghee, four soaps and [...]
Mumbai lased by heavy rain
Mumbai, June 26 (ANI): Monsoon rains hit Mumbai today flooding roads and blocking traffic.
The people living in lower areas faced trouble as the water entered in to their houses.
According to Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation, water logging had affected the life of the people living in [...]
Assam put on high alert in wake of ULFA’s 12hr bandh call
Guwahati June 25 (ANI): Security has been beefed up in Assam, in wake of the 12 hour “Asom bandh” called by the United liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) today.
The banned ULFA has called for dawn-to-dusk bandh to protest against the alleged “fake encounter” by the security forces in which two of its cadres were killed [...]
Soon, a breath mint made from coffee
Washington, June 25 (ANI): A coffee extract can inhibit the growth of bacteria that leads to bad breath, according to a new research from Tel Aviv University.
New laboratory tests have shown that the extract prevents malodorous bacteria from making their presence felt – or smelt.
“Everybody thinks that coffee causes bad breath and it’s often true, [...]



