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Kebabs are one of the most popular and favourite choices among food lovers across the world. Thanks to their aroma, juicy flavour and mouth-watering taste, kebabs are loved by everyone and are enjoyed as a snack and also as a full meal. While there are several kebab recipes around us to prepare the tasty dish, one age-old recipe penned down by none other than Warren Hastings is going viral on the internet. Hastings was the former Governor General of Bengal appointed by East India Company. The recipe which was noted down by the British administrator during his stay at Lucknow in 1784 has been shared by writer Ira Mukhoty. Taking to Twitter, Mukhoty mentioned that the note is from July 1784 when Hastings was in Lucknow with Nawab Asaf. The recipe was obtained from Hastings’ private diary. As the handwritten note reads, it shows a detailed list of ingredients along with the proper measurements including keema or minced meat, salt, chilly, garlic, egg yolks, cream, onions, whole species,

Guwahati : Garcinia pedunculata, a medicinal plant commonly called ‘Borthekera’ in the Assamese language, traditionally forbidden for raw consumption, has been found to protect from heart diseases. Administration of the dried pulp of the ripe fruit of the medicinal plant reduced cardiac hypertrophy indicators and oxidative stress and heart inflammation brought on by ISO. The sun-dried slices of the ripe fruit are used for culinary and medicinal purposes and are known to have therapeutic properties like anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic, antibacterial, antifungal, antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, nephroprotective, and even neuroprotective activity. With scientific interventions seeking proof of these claims, multiple studies have been reported that G. pedunculata is a rich source of antioxidants. However, the cardioprotective potential has yet to be explored earlier. Scientists of Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), an autonomous institute of the Department of Sc

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will attend the G20 foreign ministers’ meet in Delhi on 1 March, the US State Department said in press release on Thursday. The meet, which is taking place one year after the beginning of the war in Ukraine, will also be attended by Blinken’s Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. Earlier the US officials had only said that Blinken may attend the meet, but after the Russians confirmed Lavrov will attend the meet, the US followed with confirming Blinken’s, according to a CNN-NEWS18 report. Blinken’s India visit will focus on focus on “strengthening multilateralism and deepening cooperation on food and energy security, sustainable development, counter-narcotics, global health, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and gender equality and women’s empowerment”, the press release read. He will travel to the central Asian countries of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan as a part of the wider regional visit from 28 February to 3 March. Blinken

New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday called for the Group of 20, or G20, to focus on the world’s most vulnerable citizens. He also said the financial viability of many countries is being threatened by unsustainable debt. In his video address to G20 meeting of finance ministers and governors of central banks at G20 Summit that is being held under India’s presidency, PM Modi spoke about the digital economy built by the country, as well as the global economic turmoil, war and finances. The first ministerial meeting of the world’s largest economies took place in Bengaluru, capital of southern Indian state, Karnataka. The two-day meet at a hill resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru is the first major event of India’s G20 presidency and it coincides with the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. G20 should focus on vulnerable citizens Calling for focus on the global economic situation, Modi said trust in international financial institutions has eroded. He e

New York: India, China were among the 32 members of the United Nations General Assembly that abstained from UN vote demanding Russia to “immediately and unconditionally” withdraw troops from Ukraine. On the eve of the first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) approved a nonbinding resolution that calls for Russia to end hostilities in Ukraine and withdraw its forces. Drafted by Ukraine in consultation with its allies, the resolution was passed 141-7. Of the 193-member UNGA, 141 member nations voted in favour of the resolution, seven opposed the resolution and 32 members abstained. India has largely abstained from voting against Russia in the resolutions introduced at the UNGA, while advocating for peace through diplomatic channels. Countries that voted against were Belarus, Mali, Nicaragua, Russia, Syria, North Korea and Eritrea. Also Read: UN votes to demand Russia immediately and unconditionally withdraw troops fr

Kohima: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that government peace talks on the contentious Naga issue has been going on under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and assured that it would be successful. Addressing an election rally in Tuensang Sadar in Nagaland, he said the Modi government has ensured the peace and development of Nagaland. “Naga peace talks are going on. What Modi has started, it will be successful. Naga culture, language, attire, tradition and history would be protected and the region will be developed,” he said. “Due to the model code of conduct, an agreement could not be signed. After the February 27 assembly polls, an agreement will be signed by the Union Home Ministry ensuring the Naga people’s rights and development,” Shah said. Shah said the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation’s (ENPO) withdrawal of its poll boycott was a welcome move. All issues raised by the ENPO have been discussed and an agreement would be signed after the assembly elections. ENPO

New Delhi: “India has emerged as the first responder to the countries hit by natural disasters in any part of the world,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 20. He was underscoring India’s efforts during ‘Operation Dost’ in Turkey in the aftermath of two devastating earthquakes, the worst natural calamities ever since the country was founded. He said this while meeting with the NDRF team that returned from Turkey after the relief work. Prime Minister Modi aptly underlined the age-old Indian aphorism of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’. But, relief operations in earthquake-hit Turkey are only the latest example. For decades Narendra Modi has always stood tall and as a pillar of strength to help everyone in need. There are several instances where Modi led relief operations during natural disasters in India and outside, providing succour to several nations in times of distress. Modi has always been a ‘pradhan sevak’ There have been many occasions when PM Modi’s shoulder of support

Listen up… Indian salaried workers may now be entitled to a higher pension. On Monday, the government retirement fund body Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) introduced a new process that helps employers and subscribers to jointly apply for higher pensions under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS). The new guidelines come just two weeks before the end of the four-month deadline set up by the Supreme Court to enable eligible subscribers to opt for higher pensions under EPS. We try to simplify what’s new and if you should actually opt for this? What’s the new rule? The EPFO will now allow subscribers to go beyond the pensionable salary capped at Rs 15,000 a month on which employers deduct a sum equal to 8.33 per cent of the ‘actual basic salary’ towards pension under EPS. The pensionable salary cap had been increased from Rs 6,500 to Rs 15,000 per month by the EPS amendment of August 2014. The same amendment also allowed members and their employers to jointly contribute 8.3

New Delhi : A farmer from Kerala, who was part of a 28-member team, led by Principal Secretary of the agriculture department of Kerala, that went to Israel to learn about foreign farming methods, went missing on February 17. “Principal Secretary informed the Israel Police department and filed a complaint in Israel. Israel government took this as a serious matter and they are on the way to find the person. We also requested the government to cancel his visa,” Kerala Minister P Prasad said. According to reports, Biju Kurian belonged to Iritty region in Kerala’s Kannur and may have left the group intentionally. He reportedly contacted his wife and said that he was safe and there was no need to look for him. Kurian seems to have gone underground in Israel, which has a large population from Kerala, engaged in jobs like home care and nursing, sources told news agency IANS. Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News he

India’s plan to reintroduce cheetahs in the wild is progressing in full swing. After the first batch of the felines came in from Namibia last year, India has now brought in 12 cheetahs from South Africa to Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park. Amidst this situation, a photo going viral on social media has left internet users in splits. The picture shows three cheetahs sitting extremely close together. Their heads are looking in different directions, while their bodies are aligned such that it seems like there is one cheetah in the photograph instead of three. The image was taken by photographer Paul Goldstein in 2022 and is going viral once again. The picture was shared by a social media user, who compared the ‘three-headed’ cheetah with India’s national emblem. The photo was shared with the caption, “Practising for the India Trip….Paul Goldstein, a wildlife photographer from Wimbledon, captured this gorgeous image of Cheetahs mirroring the National Emblem of India, in Kenya’s Masai Ma

Beijing/New Delhi: India and China on Wednesday held diplomatic talks in Beijing and discussed ways and means for disengagement in the remaining friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh in an “open and constructive manner”. But a breakthrough still eluded the two Asian giants. The 26 th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) was held in person in Beijing on Wednesday. This was the first WMCC meeting since the 14 th one was held in July 2019, to be held in person. Shilpak Ambule, Joint Secretary (East Asia) from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) led the Indian side while the Chinese delegation was led by Hong Liang, the Director General of the Boundary and Oceanic Affairs Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting held under the WMCC framework, the two sides agreed to hold the 18th round of military talks at an early date to achieve disengagement in t

The International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKON) which is known for building a number of temples across the country, is now all set to open the ‘world’s largest temple’ in West Bengal’s Mayapur district. The monument which will be called the ‘Temple of Vedic Planetarium’ will also serve as ISKCON’s headquarters and is expected to open by mid-2023. Notably, the temple’s construction started in 2010 with a budget of $100 million and was expected to be completed by 2016. However, it got delayed by a couple of years due to a number of reasons including the COVID-19 pandemic. As stated by the temple authorities, the monument will be a ‘one of a kind’ building that will help to showcase the entire Vedic cosmology in an interactive way to help the visitors understand the Vedic cosmos and other stories of the Puranas. Taking to Twitter, Erik Solheim, President Green Belt and Road Institute and Norwegian diplomat, also shared a stunning picture of the temple with words of praise. “In

The Supreme Court has taken another step towards becoming more accessible and technology-friendly. For the first time, the apex court has employed Artificial Intelligence (AI) and technology driven by Natural Language Processing to transcribe its hearings live. The project, running on an experimental basis, has been launched in the courtroom of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud for now, reported PTI. The CJI is currently presiding over a five-judge constitution bench hearing the case regarding the political crisis in Maharashtra. “Do you see the screen? We are trying to explore live transcription of our proceedings and we will do it on an experimental basis with this case. If the experiment works well, we will have a permanent record of the arguments. This will not only help the lawyers but also the students from law colleges who can know how these important cases were argued before the Supreme Court,” CJI Chandrachud said on Tuesday (21 February) announcing the initiativ

In an interview with ANI’s Editor Smita Prakash, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar talked about his journey from foreign service to politics and said he had always aspired to be the best officer and get elevated to the post of Foreign Secretary. The EAM also spoke on a range of issues from the Russia-Ukraine war to the controversial BBC documentary on prime minister Narendra Modi. ‘Politics at play’: Jaishankar on BBC documentary “Actual politics” is being conducted “ostensibly as media” by people who do not have the “courage to come into the political field,” Jaishankar said while discussing the controversial documentary. Terming the furore as “politics by another means,” he said, “Sometime politics of India doesn’t even originate in its borders, it comes from outside.” “We are not debating just a documentary or a speech that somebody gave in a European city or a newspaper edits somewhere we are debating, actually politics, which is being conducted ostensibly as media there

In an interview with ANI’s Editor Smita Prakash, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar talked about his journey from foreign service to politics and said he had always aspired to be the best officer and get elevated to the post of Foreign Secretary. The EAM also spoke on a range of issues from the Russia-Ukraine war to the controversial BBC documentary on prime minister Narendra Modi. BBC documentary on PM Modi “Actual politics” is being conducted “ostensibly as media” by people who do not have the “courage to come into the political field,” Jaishankar said while discussing the controversial documentary. Terming the furore as “politics by another means,” he said, “Sometime politics of India doesn’t even originate in its borders, it comes from outside.” “We are not debating just a documentary or a speech that somebody gave in a European city or a newspaper edits somewhere we are debating, actually politics, which is being conducted ostensibly as media there is a phrase ‘war by oth