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Kale, beetroot: Nutritious ingredients for healthy food

New Delhi , April 20

With people becoming more health conscious, several restaurants have started introducing dishes with healthy ingredients like kale, beetroot and quinoa. These dishes offer wholesome goodness as it is not just good on nutrient value but also on taste, say experts.

India focuses on Kazakhstan to boost fruit exports to Central Asia

New Delhi , April 19 Scouting for untapped international markets in the face of dwindling fruit exports, the government has zeroed in on Kazakhstan, which is expected to open up local markets in the Central Asian region, where tropical fruits are in demand.

Once decrepit, Varanasi's Balaji Ghat gets a makeover

Varanasi , April 19 It's a city considered sacred by Hindus and is among the oldest in the world to have been continually inhabited. As the Ganges river flows past its ghats, all 88 of them, each one has a historical tale to tell -- if only the walls could speak.

Rajasthan setting up largest start-up incubation hub in the country

Jaipur , April 19

Move over Bengaluru and Pune. Udaipur in Rajasthan is aiming to set up the biggest start-up hub in the country with a capacity to accommodate 700 newcomers.

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Miguel Diaz-Canel elected as Cuba's new President

Havana , April 20

Miguel Diaz-Canel was elected on Thursday as Cuba's new President, as the successor of Raul Castro who concluded two consecutive five-year terms in office.

Increasing acreage of wet crops helps sarus cranes breed in spite of monsoon failure

New Delhi , April 18 Increasing the acreage of wet crops like rice -- and also increasing the watering structures in areas that already have wet crops -- appear to be helping the sarus crane's unseasonal nesting and also their multiplication.

Samurai Loans: Why Indian infrastructure needs them

New Delhi News that Reliance Jio has raised 53.5 billion Japanese yen (approximately Rs 3,251 crore) in Samurai loans is proof that as the telecom sector in India evolves, not only is Reliance Jio pushing for changes on how businesses are run, but it is also innovating on the capital structure front. There are important takeaways for the infrastructure sector from this Samurai loan.

Having learnt from Posco episode, Odisha creates land bank for industries

Bhubaneswar , April 18 Mineral-rich Odisha, aspiring to become a manufacturing hub in India with downstream metal industries, has "learnt from the Posco experience" and prepared a GIS-based land bank of 121,000 acres for various industries, according to a top official.

Google Home: Your best friend who instantly heeds commands

New Delhi , April 17

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"OK Google, wake me up at 8 a.m. and book an appointment with the hair stylist at 10 a.m.," went the instruction to Google Home -- the voice-activated speaker powered by Google Assistant.

In Karnataka, a former policewoman enters politics to police politicians

Bengaluru , April 17

Anupama Shenoy, a former woman police officer in Karnataka, has entered politics to become a lawmaker and police politicians who make promises but don't fulfil them.

After disastrous 2017, Darjeeling tea planters hope for a better season

Kolkata , April 17

Amid problems of a fund crunch, shortage of workers and rising cost of production, Darjeeling's tea planters are keeping their fingers crossed for a relatively "better season" with favourable weather conditions, a stable political situation and a 10 per cent higher price for the premium variety first flush this year.

Times are changing and ideas for economic growth need to keep up

New Delhi All economies want to produce more within national borders. This urge arises from the popular belief that manufacturing is a good source of jobs for low-skilled workers. President Donald Trump's fixation with bringing back jobs to American factory floors by any means necessary is merely an extension of the same age-old fetish for manufacturing.

White House denies rift between Trump, Secretary of Defense

Washington , April 20

The White House on Thursday denied that Secretary of Defense James Mattis had advised US President Donald Trump against striking Syria before seeking Congress sanction.

Delhi has double concentration of finer, more dangerous pollutant PM1

New Delhi

B0y Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Delhi has almost twice the concentration of the more lethal pollutant PM1, or particles with diameter less than one micron, as compared to other cities where its being measured, data from government agency showed.

Will social media replace traditional media as democracy's fourth pillar?

New Delhi The increasing polarisation among media in India -- and perhaps across the world -- has led to an unprecedented trust deficit in everyday news. What was once regarded as the fourth pillar of democracy today finds itself under the scrutiny of citizens as tainted news published with self-securing motives are an everyday occurence in our times.

Ranbir, Deepika dazzled ramp of 'The Walk of Mijwan'

Mumbai , April 20

Manish Malhotra

Bollywood actors Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor set the ramp on fire at "The Walk of Mijwan" on Thursday night flaunting the outfit designed by ace designer Manish Malhotra.

Willing to talk to top Maoist leadership: Chhattisgarh CM

Raipur , April 18

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, who has been battling left-wing extremists in the state for the last 15 years, says he is ready to talk to Maoists -- but only if their top leadership comes to the table.

Conflict with tigers, leopards happens because humans venture into 'their area': Report

New Delhi , April 18

Humans running into tigers and leopards, that left at least 156 people dead and injured in Dudhwa-Pilibhit area of Uttar Pradesh between 2000 and 2013 were due to people venturing into the forests and not the other way round, says a report.

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New Delhi , April 18

Kapil Sharma

He was the reason behind spreading smiles galore with his comedy shows. But of late, controversies surrounding his temperament, love life and uncertainty around his show have engulfed the life of 'comedy king' Kapil Sharma.

Will there be a Yechury-Vijayan showdown at 22nd CPI-M party Congress?

Thiruvananthapuram , April 18

Having won the first round in the battle for supremacy in the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is unlikely let slip his advantage as he takes on party General Secretary Sitaram Yechury at the 22nd party Congress, which began in Hyderabad on Wednesday.