Fri 29 May 2026: Social media has reached more than half (63.9%) of the world’s population since it got started in 1996. Social network platforms grew from 970 million users in 2010 to 5.41 billion in July 2025. The average social media user engages with between six and seven platforms. The average person spends two hours 21 minutes on social media […]

Fri 29 May 2026: Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket has exploded on the launchpad during a test in the US state of Florida. The incident on Thursday evening is the latest setback for Jeff Bezos’s space venture as it seeks to narrow the gap with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Footage of the incident shows smoke emerging from […]

Fri 29 May 2026: Israeli and Russian security forces have been added to a United Nations blacklist on sexual violence in conflict, according to a report reviewed Thursday by AFP. Last August, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Israel and Russia of possible inclusion on the list, but “incidents and patterns of sexual violence continued to […]

Fri 29 May 2026: BJP’s coming to power in West Bengal, after the machinations of the election commission and overlooked by judiciary, has created a major scare amongst the Muslim minority of the state. The Government has started to erect detention centres in every district to house the alleged infiltrators of BanglaDesh, has asked for […]

Fri 29 May 2026: The plan to send Ebola-exposed US nationals to Kenya, which has no known cases of the virus, has provoked a backlash. A Kenyan court has suspended a plan to establish an Ebola quarantine facility for United States nationals exposed to the virus following a backlash from health workers and rights activists. High Court […]

Fri 29 May 2026: Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal sees the risk of US military aggression against the Caribbean nation growing as negotiations between the nations stagnate. Speaking at a legislative hearing at the National Capitol on Thursday to denounce US sanctions on Cuban oil imports, Vidal accused Washington of fabricating pretexts to portray […]

Thu 10 October 2024: One in eight girls, women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18, UNICEF says More than 370 million girls and women alive today, or one in every eight worldwide, experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, the United Nations children’s agency said yesterday, Reuters reported. The number rises to 650 […]

Fri 29 May 2026: BJP’s coming to power in West Bengal, after the machinations of the election commission and overlooked by judiciary, has created a major scare amongst the Muslim minority of the state. The Government has started to erect detention centres in every district to house the alleged infiltrators of BanglaDesh, has asked for […]

Thu 14 May 2026: Amid an oil blockade against the island, the US blames Cuba’s communist leadership for ‘standing in the way’ of aid. The United States has offered $100m in humanitarian assistance to Cuba on the condition that the island’s communist government agrees to “meaningful reforms”. The sum was made public in a statement from […]

Fri 12 April 2024: JALEBIS INGREDIENTS 140 g cake flour 2 T cornflour 1/2 t baking powder 2 T clarified butter 1/4 t saffron threads 190 ml thick plain yoghurt Water (optional) Canola oil, for deep-frying Gold leaf, to garnish For the sugar syrup: 140 g sugar 250 ml water 1/4 t saffron threads, toasted […]

Tue 09 April 2024:   SWEET YELLOW RICE “This family-favourite rice dish is the first thing to go at family events! INGREDIENTS 210 g 1 cup, basmati rice 2 sticks cinnamon ¼ t ground turmeric 100 g ½ cup, white sugar 3 T water 60 g butter, cubed COOKING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Rinse the rice for 3 […]