India traditional wraps – Dosa

  Crispy pancakes made from fermented rice and lentil are one of south India’s most celebrated national treasures. To make it you have to soak overnight, 275g of rice and 60g split urad dal white lentils, 1 tablespoon of salt, 280 gm of warm water. Twelve hours later drain the rice and lentils and blend…

Ivory trade to end in China by 2017

China has announced a historic ban on all ivory trade and processing activities by the end of 2017, a move that follows a resolution at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) in South Africa in October 2016. China has the biggest ivory market in the world as the ivory trade could surpass £850…

Sir Andy Murray among the New Year Honour’s List

Sir Andy Murray and Sir Mo Farah are among the several Team GB stars who dominate the New Year Honours list. Ken Dodd, and Tv presenter Philbin made OBE.     A total of 1, 197 people have been recognised for their achievements in the New Year Honours list. Andy Murray, British Tennis Star who…

Learner drivers will be allowed to drive on motorways

Learner drivers will be allowed to drive on motorways for the first time in the UK from 2018, under plans revealed by the Government. The proposed changes mean learner drivers can have lessons on motorways with an approved driving instructor in a dual controlled car. There are also changes to rules on new motorcycle riders, who will now…

Flying warehouses patent applied for in the US

In the US Amazon has filed a patent for massive flying warehouses equipped with fleets of drones that deliver goods to key locations. Ferried by airship, the warehouses would visit places Amazon expects demand for certain goods to rocket, like fast food and souvenirs to spectators near sporting events. The patent expands use of drones…

Nearmiss at Delhi airport

On Tuesday morning two planes IndiGo  6C-729 from Lucknow to Delhi with 176 passengers on board and a Spice Jet  SG12 going to Hyderabad  which was preparing to takeoff had a near miss at the Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Airport. According to the report there was miscommunication in the Air Traffic Control and the planes came…

Debbie Reynold dies of stroke a day after her daughter’s death

  Debbie Reynolds (84) who starred opposite Gene Kelly in the 1952 musical Singing in the Rain has died after she suffered a stroke, a day after the death of her daughter Carrie Fisher Debbie Reynolds born on 1st April 1932,  was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre suffering from breathing difficulties and her death was…

Gold makes the world go round

Three gold loan companies from Kerala have grown from 195 tonnes two years ago to 263 tonnes by the end of September 2016. Between them, they have gold deposits in their vaults higher than the gold reserves of Belgium, Singapore, Sweden or Australia. Muthoot Finance, Manappuram Finance and Muthoot Fincorp accounts for approximately 30  per…

Carrie Fisher dies at 60

Carrie Fisher 60, best known for her role as Princes Leia in the Star Wars series, died on 27th December 2016, 8:55 am, four days after a cardiac arrest on a flight from London The daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, Carrie made her debut opposite Warren Beatty in 1975’s Shampoo advert. She…

World’s first “lifeline” hospital on train celebrates Silver jubilee

World’s first hospital train, which provides medical aid to millions of people living in inaccessible areas. Lifeline Express is the flagship of Impact India Foundation which in partnership with the Indian Railways, equipped the train with a state-of-the-art operation theatre, for surgeons on board to perform many emergency surgeries and disability corrections for cleft lips…