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Ramadan Special Aloo ke Pakode (Potato Pakode)

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Aloo ke Pakode is everybody’s favorite in winters. They can be quickly made when guests arrive at home or in the evening when kids suddenly feel hungry.

Ingredients

2 Large potatoes peeled and sliced.

Ingredients for marinating potato slices

Salt to taste
¼ teaspoon black pepper powder
½ teaspoon chat masala
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Mix all these ingredients.
Coat these ingredients onto the potato slices and keep them aside.

Ingredients for batter

1 cup Besan (chickpea flour/Bengal gram flour)
1” finely chopped ginger
1 finely chopped green chili

Ramadan Special Palak ke Pakode Recipe

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Ingredients:
Spinach (Palak) – 250 grms
Onions – 250 grms,
Besan Powder – 150 grms,
Corn Flour Powder – 50 grms
Green Chili – 10 nos
Coriander-100 grms,
Curry leaves
Ginger Garlic paste – 1 tsp
Little Red Chilli Powder (if needed)
Salt to taste
Oil to fry

Method:
Clean Spinach and chop it finely.
Chop the Onions, Green Chili,Coriander, Curry Leaves finely.
Put Everything in to one big bowl, add besan poweder and corn flour powder + salt + ginger garlic paste and mix it with little water.

Salty diets tied to kidney stones, osteoporosis

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People eating high salt diets tend to develop kidney stones and osteoporosis, a bone disease that leads to increased risk of fracture, says a study.

Principal investigator Todd Alexander from the University of Alberta and his team have uncovered an important link between sodium and calcium.

They appear to be regulated by the same molecule in the body. When sodium intake becomes too high, the body gets rid of sodium via the urine, taking calcium with it, which depletes calcium stores in the body.

Childhood obesity linked to bladder, urinary cancer

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Obesity in childhood has a direct link with bladder and urinary tract (urothelial) and colorectal cancers in adulthood, warn Israeli researchers.

Hence, maintaining a healthy weight has become a dire necessity. Besides extra pounds are tied to the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and joint and muscle pain.

Mamata meets Pranab

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Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met President-elect Pranab Mukherjee and congratulated him on being elected to the top post.

Banerjee, who will be attending tomorrow’s function for the swearing-in of Mukherjee as the next President, drove to his Talkatora Road residence straight from the Delhi airport soon after her arrival from Kolkata.

Sources close to the West Bengal Chief Minister said Mukherjee thanked her during their interaction.

PTI

I don`t believe in crash diets: Deepika Padukone

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Deepika Padukone`s orange bikini scene from her latest film, ‘Cocktail’, has been the talk of the town. The actress says the secret behind her perfect figure is not any crash diet, but a combination of regular workouts and healthy eating.

“I think ideally one should not reach a stage where you have to go on crash diets. You need to be conscious on a daily basis. I feel that this should be your lifestyle,” Deepika said.

China establishes newest city on disputed island

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Raising the ante in the disputed South China Sea, China on Tuesday announced setting up of an establishment in its newest city on a small island that is also claimed by Vietnam.

Beijing announced the formation of the new city Sansha and elected Xiao Jie (51) as its first mayor on the island.

China’s Central Television aired the ceremony of formal takeover by the new Mayor live.

The step comes close on the heels of the country’s powerful Central Military Authority approving the deployment of the military garrison in the new town, which is 13 hours by boat from the mainland.

Indian-origin man charged for fraud in UK

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An unemployed Indian origin man has been charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit fraud by withdrawing nearly 280,000 pounds from a successful businesswoman’s account.

Scotland Yard detectives investigating the disappearance of 50-year-old Carole Waugh have charged Wembley-based Rakesh Bhayani, 40.

He appeared via virtual court at Westminster Magistrates’ Court this morning.

Waugh was last seen in central London on May 4.

Assam violence: 21 dead; Rajdhani Exp attacked

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Fresh violence on Tuesday rocked the trouble-torn Bodoland Territorial Administered Districts in Assam where the Rajdhani Express was attacked by some persons even as the entire train services to and from the Northeast was hit.

Unidentified persons pelted stones and attacked the coaches of the Guwahati-bound Rajdhani Express at Gossaigaon in Kokrajhar district damaging four coaches, though there was no casualty or injuries, North East Frontier Railway sources said here.

Hillary Clinton underlines US efforts to combat AIDS

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has touted the US efforts to fight AIDS amid charges that Washington is lagging behind on combating the pandemic.

According to the UNAIDS, there are as many as 34 million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS and as many as 2.5 million new diagnoses each year, Xinhua reported.

“So many of the people around the world have not been satisfied that we`ve done enough,” said Clinton while addressing a crowd of thousands at the International AIDS Conference in Washington D.C.

“But I am here” to fight for “a generation that is free of AIDS,” she said.

Four Indian-American scientists honoured by Obama

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Four Indian-American researchers figure among 96 named by President Barack Obama as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest US honour for young professionals.

“Discoveries in science and technology not only strengthen our economy, they inspire us as a people.” Obama said announcing the awards Monday. “The impressive accomplishments of today’s awardees so early in their careers promise even greater advances in the years ahead.”

Ekta knows tricks of the trade: Tusshar Kapoor

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Actor Tusshar Kapoor is impressed with his sister Ekta Kapoor`s business sense, and says she has understood the tactics of survival in the industry after years of hard work.

“Ekta has learnt the tricks of the trade, but there is a lot of hard work too which she put in all these years. She has come to a stage where now she knows she has got a good team and now she can go ahead. One takes time to understand a business,” Tusshar told IANS.

Pregnant teen with cancer spurs abortion debate

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The plight of a pregnant teenager suffering from acute leukaemia stirred up anew Monday the controversy over abortion, which is barred by the Dominican Republic constitution even in cases where the mother`s life is in danger.

The 16-year-old is nine weeks pregnant and urgently needs to undergo chemotherapy for her illness, a treatment that will severely affect the foetus.

The president of the Gynaecology Society, Ruddy Guerrero, said that doctors attending the patient are really at a crossroads, but said that the immediate task is to start treating the girl.

Oz researchers develop micro-motor to treat strokes

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A team of Australian researchers has created a micro size motor that can be driven through the arteries of the brain.

The motor is about the size of a grain of salt and is said to have the equivalent power of a small kitchen appliance, according to a Australian newspaper.

It is invisible to the naked eye.

Bernard Yan of the Royal Melbourne Hospital`s neuro-intervention service said that it is new hope as the micromotor could be used to treat strokes and aneurisms.

“At this stage we are targeting the arteries of the brain,” he said.

Gadhe ki baat

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Ek sahebji ghabraye hue aaye aur biwi se bole: “Begam, aaj main office se aa raha tha ki raste mein ek gadha…!”

Itne mein unki bachhi bol uthi: “Mummy, Shyam ne meri gudiya tod di hai.” Pati ne phir kehna shuru kiya “Haan toh begam, main keh raha tha ki raste mein ek gadha…..!”

Itne mein unka ladka bola: “Mummy, Rita ne meri car tod di hai.”

Biwi ghusse mein aakar boli: “Bhagwan ke liye tum sab chup ho jao, mujhe pehle gadhe ki baat sun lene do..!”

Tala ka maamla

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Ek sharabi ne bahut zyada sharab pee le. Jab woh ghar aaya to uss ne jeb se chabi nikali aur tala ko kholney laga.

Haath kaapne ke wajha se chabi kabhi idhar hat jati kabhi udhar hat jati, ek admi pass se guzra toh sharabi ne usey bataya ki tala nahi khul rahi hai.

Uss shaks ne sharabi ke pass ja kar kaha, “lao chabi tala main khol deta hoon”

Aur phir sharabee ne kaha, “Tala toh main hi kholonga bas tum makan ko pakar ke rakhna”

Ramadan Special Hyderabadi Haleem

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Ingredients:

Mutton-boneless, cubed – 1 kg
Cracked wheat- 1 kg, soaked in water for one hour and drained
Yogurt – 1 ½ cup
Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tbsp
Onions-chopped fine – 1 ¼ cup
Green chilli paste – 1 tsp
Green coriander paste – 2 tsp
Lemon juice – ¼ cup
Black cardamoms-seeds – 3
Cinnamon-broken and powdered – ½ tsp
Chilli powder – 1 tsp
Oil – 1/2cup
Salt to taste
Green chillies and mint leaves for garnish

Method:

Mix together the yogurt, lemon juice, chilli and coriander paste,
cardamom and cinnamon powder, chilli powder, ginger-garlic paste and salt.

Ramadan Special Dahi Vada

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Ingredients: :
For Wada:
1 Cup Urad daal
Salt to taste
Oil to fry
For Dahi :
1 kg Dahi (yogurt)
1/2 tsp grated Ginger
Finely chopped coriander leaves
1-2 green chilies chopped
Salt to taste
2 tsp Roasted cumin(jeera)powder
Red chili powder to taste

Preparation:
For Bada – Clean, wash and soak the daal overnight.
Grind it into smooth paste.
Add salt to taste.
Heat oil in a pan and drop a spoonfuls of batter and fry till golden brown.
Take the hot vadas and put in cold water for 2-3 minutes.
Now Take them out of water and squeeze the water and keep aside.

Ramadan Special Recipe..”Fruit Chaat”

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Ingredients

– 1 Apple
– 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
– 2 Bananas
– 1 Tsp Cummin Seeds, Roasted
– 1 Pomegranate
– 2 Tbsp Castor Sugar
– 1/2 Cup Grapes
– 3/4 Tsp Salt
– 2 Guavas
– 1/2 Tsp Red Chilly Powder
– 2 Oranges
– 1/4 Tsp Chaet Masala
– 1/2 -3/4 Cup Choley, Soaked Overnight With 1 Tsp Baking Soda
– 1 Potato Boiled And Diced
– orange Juice 1 Cup

Instructions

Peel the fruits and cut them into cubes. Mix in all the remaining ingredients. Refrigerate and serve cold.

Kerala to create IT platform for healthcare

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Kerala government is working on an IT platform to monitor the effective implementation of its various health projects and schemes covering all sections of the society.

The proposal is part of the government`s universal healthcare project envisaged to provide quality healthcare to people in all strata including the marginalised sections like tribals, state Principal Secretary for Health, Rajeev Sadanandan, said here today.

NCP will remain part of UPA, support govt: Patel

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NCP, which had decided to pull out of the UPA government in protest against the way the party was being treated by Congress, on Saturday said it will remain part of the ruling coalition and continue to support the government.

“We are in UPA and will continue to be a part of it in the future as an ally. Central government gets our support every time and will continue to get it in future,” senior NCP leader Praful Patel told reporters at the airport here after his arrival from Delhi with NCP supremo Sharad Pawar.

No senior or junior Cabinet ministers, all are equal: Antony

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In an effort to pacify Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, Defence Minister AK Antony on Saturday said that all ministers are equal in the union cabinet.

“There is no senior or junior cabinet ministers … all are equal,” Antony told reporters replying to a question on the sulking United Progressive Alliance (UPA) ally.

The Congress Friday had reached out to NCP after it expressed unhappiness about some aspects of the coalition’s working but the strain in their ties continued with the ally deciding to meet Monday to take a final decision on the issues it has raised.

NCP leader DP Tripathi meets Prime Minister

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NCP leader DP Tripathi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday.

Tripathi, however, said the meeting has nothing to do with the stand-off between his party and the Congress and the issue was not discussed.

He said his meeting with the Prime Minister was in the capacity as Chairman of the Nepal Democracy Solidarity Committee India in which all political parties and civil society groups are represented.

Tripathi said he discussed the situation in Nepal with the Prime Minister.

VP poll: Stage set for fight between Ansari, Jaswant

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Stage is set for a direct fight between UPA nominee Hamid Ansari and his NDA counterpart Jaswant Singh for the Vice-President’s post as their nomination papers were accepted during scrutiny on Saturday.

The nomination papers of 29 others were rejected on various grounds for failing to meet the requirements.

Google buys email management software provider

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Google has acquired Sparrow, a provider of email management software for Apple’s platforms, Sparrow announced.

“Now we’re joining the Gmail team to accomplish a bigger vision — one that we think we can better achieve with Google,” said Dom Leca, chief executive officer of Sparrow, in an announcement posted on the company’s website Friday.

No financial details of the acquisition were disclosed, reported Xinhua.