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Australians, New Zealanders world’s biggest cannabis users
Published on 8 Jan, 2012 at 5:14 in Editorial | Viewed 218 views times | No Comments
Sydney: Australians and New Zealanders are the biggest cannabis users in the world, said a report published in the medical journal The Lancet.
According to the report, the data showed that Australia and New Zealand have the highest rate of cannabis use in the world, Xinhua reported.
About 9.3 to 14.8 per cent of people aged between 15 and 64 smoked the…
Overseas Indian workers to get pension, life insurance
Published on 8 Jan, 2012 at 5:07 in Business-Feature | Viewed 236 views times | No Comments
Jaipur: The Indian government Saturday launched a special pension and life insurance scheme that would benefit over 5 million unskilled and semi-skilled workers employed overseas mostly in Gulf countries on temporary contract visas.
The government has created a special fund called Pension and Life Insurance Fund which will be used to partly contribute to a pension and insurance cover to the…
Snapper with Coriander-Chilli Sauce
This tasty fish dish will remind you of the aroma and flavors of Thailand. The sauce can be cooked to suit your taste, from mild to spicy hot. Just pour the sauce over the snapper for amazingly tasty dish.
Serves : 2
Ingredients: 1 medium whole snapper sea salt black pepper 1 lemon juice Coriander-Chilli Sauce: 1/3 cup water 1 tbsp brown sugar 1/2 tbsp…
Everybody Loves A Dosa, Especially at Dosa Hut
For more than four years now at Barkly Street in Footscray, there is one address that dosa lovers go to – No 604 where Dosa Hut is located. It is a small, nondescript joint that can house 20 patrons at one time but the madness and rush that is associated with this eatery throughout the day and the week…
Indian teen becomes shortest woman alive
Nagpur, Dec 16: An Indian teenager measuring just 62.8 centimeters was named the world’s shortest living woman, eclipsing the previous record of Bridgette Jordan of the US, set earlier this year.
Jyoti Amge, who turned 18 , was officially declared the world’s shortest living woman (measuring less than two feet one inch) by the Guinness World Records, barely two years…
“India may end 2011-12 with 7 per cent growth”
Published on 22 Dec, 2011 at 2:59 in Business-Feature | Viewed 239 views times | No Comments
Mumbai: Economic deceleration is expected to continue in the third quarter of 2011-12 and India may end the financial year with a 7 per cent GDP growth rate, Deputy Chairman of the Indian Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia said here on Wednesday.
“So far, we are not sure whether in Q3, the deceleration will end. October index of industrial products was…
Australia – world’s third most charitable country
Published on 20 Dec, 2011 at 23:56 in Editorial | Viewed 263 views times | No Comments
Moscow: The US has topped a list of countries taking part in charity, followed by Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Russia was ranked 130th in the list.
The study of 153 nations was conducted by Britain’s Charities Aid Foundation.
Called the ‘World Giving Index 2011’, the study ranked the charitable behaviour of people from countries based on how likely their residents are…
Coconut Prawn Curry
If you are a seafood lover then Coconut Prawn Curry has to be there in your favorites’ list. Coconut Prawn Curry, being a delicacy of the coasts can be a very easy Christmas recipe to try this year. Spiced as typical Indian curry, you can enjoy this easy recipe for your special family…
‘Bhagvad Gita’ faces ‘extremist’ branding, legal ban in Russia
Published on 17 Dec, 2011 at 12:16 in Editorial | Viewed 354 views times | No Comments
Moscow: Bhagvad Gita, one of the most sacred Hindu religious texts, is facing a legal ban and the prospect of being branded as ‘an extremist’ literature across Russia, with a court in Siberia’s Tomsk city all set to deliver its final verdict on Monday in a case filed by state prosecutors.
The final pronouncement in the case will come just two…
RBI intervenes as rupee slides to new low
Published on 15 Dec, 2011 at 22:44 in Business-Feature | Viewed 286 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: Under pressure from the global financial uncertainty and weak domestic economic data, the Indian rupee sank to a record low for the fourth straight day on Thursday, hitting 54.30 against the dollar, but recovered later as the central bank intervened.
As the rupee fell to another low, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) nudged state-owned banks to sell dollars….
