
Recipe: Russian Borscht
Ingredients:Three cups of chicken stock (for non vegetarians) or plain water (for vegetarians)– 1 cabbage – 4 potatoes – 2 beetroots – 2 carrots – Tomato paste – 1 small onion – 5 garlic bubblets – Parsley or dill – A cup of sour cream –... read more »

Meditation for beginners
Studies have told us for years how meditation can relax your mind and how good (and essential) it is for one’s mental well-being. Meditation means putting all your attention on a specific object/area. If you’ve been advised meditation but don’t know how to go about it, here are... read more »

Kiran Bedi lauds achievements of Modi govt’s 100-day rule
COIMBATORE: Urging people to become participatory citizens in the changing India under Narendra Modi’s leadership, social activist Kiran Bedi on Thursday said she had noticed tightening of bureaucracy and shifting of foreign policy during the 100-day rule of NDA government. “There is... read more »

50 days of war leave Israelis and Palestinians only more entrenched
JERUSALEM: Only time will tell whether Israel will maintain the quiet it so desperately sought during 50 days of war with Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, and whether Hamas will leverage the world’s outrage over so many civilian casualties to improve the lives of the coastal... read more »