Aparna - Instablogs
Nov 13 2009
NDTV is reporting that a cheaper and lighter version of Toor and Masoor is entering the Indian market. Given the recent skyrocketing prices of the homegrown dals, may are turning to these less expensive albeit less tasty versions of lentils. Lentils...
Nov 13 2009
Distracted by ‘a bird’, a Texas man has driven his $1.25m car into a local lake!! According to the story, he was driving along when a passing pelican startled him, leading him to drop his phone somewhere in the car. When he began searching...
Nov 12 2009
Gordon Brown’s new immigration policy could set limits to the number of immigrants entering the UK every year. The policy is set to restrict both professional and students visas, while tightning the path to residency and citizenship for all...
Nov 12 2009
The UK based Center for Retail Research has published its annual Global Retail Theft Barometer detailing the increase in shoplifting globally. A thousand retail chains were surveyed and the study found that shoplifting had increase by almost 6%. The...
Nov 12 2009
Research by a group led by Jheffrey Gordon at Washington University in St. Louis has shown that bacteria in the human gut may contribute to fat accumulation in the body. The research suggests that different kinds of bacteria thrive on different kinds of...
Nov 9 2009
Kraft Foods, the Northfield, Ill based company has made a new bid for the candy company. This bid has come hours after the initial bid deadline of $16.7b passed the deadline.
Nov 9 2009
Around 14m phone chargers are being recalled by Nokia. The reason - they could fall apart exposing the user to electric shock!!
Aug 20 2009
Doctors and researchers both sides of the atlantic are expressing concen over the new swine flu vaccine and its possible links to GBS.
Jul 28 2009
Chicken samosas with a Yogurt dip graced the Ambassadors Reception at the White House last night. Other delicacies served up included leek tartlets, sandwiches, cream brulee and blueberry vanilla tartlettes!
Jul 28 2009
Its monsoon season and Delhi is facing the same problems as most metros in India. Life has come to a virtual standstill due to waterlogging in key areas of the city.