Anti-Diabetic, Healthy Wonder Vegetable 'Bhindi' Or Okra

Bhindi or Okra, also called gumbo or lady’s finger, is a tall, flowering plant that is cultivated in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions around the world. It has been prized for centuries for its edible green pods, which transform into a thick, gooey mucilage once cooked. 

However, many cultures like to cook okra pods with acidic ingredients, such as lemon juice, which reduces their mucilage and makes them suitable for drier vegetable dishes.

Avail Special Offer: A Wellness Experience In Rishikesh

Attend sunrise and sunset yoga sessions at this riverside boutique hotel with an exclusive ghat and espla­nade at Rishikesh. Ganga Kinare, the riverside boutique hotel with an exclusive ghat and espla­nade at Rishikesh, is partnering with yoga instructor Akhilesh Pandey to present a wellness experience in Hatha Yoga, Pranayama, meditation and Yoga Nidra. There will be sunrise and sunset yoga sessions with specific attention to postures, movements and breathing, and guests are provided with dedicated meal plans and heath advice. The in-house restaurant serves up healthful vegetarian food over sumptuous meals accompa­nied by herbal teas, soups and salads (till September 30; Rs 9,900 per person on single occupancy for 2 nights/3 days inclusive yoga sessions, breakfasts and dinners; 011-41035656, reservations@ himalayan-hotels.com; gangakinare.com).

Fabulous And Fantastic 'Khans' At 50: A Tale Of 'Stardom'

In a recent interview, Aamir Khan revealed that save for the last name and the fact that they were born in the same year (1965), there is actually very little common between the trio that has been ruling Bollywood for more than two decades. And that contrast, in his opinion, has been a big factor in the longevity of their success, as each of them has managed to connect with the audience in very unique ways.

For a greater part of their careers, Salman Khan has been seen as the larger-than-life, mass superstar; Shah Rukh Khan as the king of romance with an undisputed supremacy in the overseas market; and Aamir Khan as the risk-taking, intellectual actor who has never allowed himself to fall into the trap of his stardom and those mega-box-office-records.

Sperm To Slaughter: The Shocking Abuse Of Bulls In India

In March 2015, two Indian states criminalized the sale of beef and the slaughter of all bulls, cows and calves, ostensibly guided by the ethic of cattle protectionism enshrined in Hinduism. 

Typically, religious and political cattle protectionism tends to focus on slaughter prohibition and the last stages of the cattle's lifecycle, ignoring the enormous scale of abuse and exploitation that cattle endure from birth for their labour, and products drawn from their bodies. The object of protectionism is also usually the cow, given her iconic status as Mother Cow and her visible role in dairy production.

Analysis: Can Andhra Pradesh CM 'Chandrababu Naidu' Restore His 'Mr.Clean' Image On Cash-For-Vote Scam?

Just hours before grand celebrations to mark his first anniversary in office, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu finds himself in a political quagmire after the emergence of recordings that embroil the Telugu Desam Party in a cash-for-vote case in which saw a TDP legislator being arrested, recently.

The leakage of audio tapes consisting of a purported conversation between Naidu and nominated Anglo-Indian MLA in Telangana Assembly Elvis Stephenson came as a bombshell to the TDP and added a new twist to the cash-for-vote controversy in which a TDP MLA in Telangana A Revanth Reddy was arrested and is being questioned by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).

'Our Objective To Empower Communities By Creating Multiple Opportunities In CSR': DLF Foundation CEO

Rajender Singh is the CEO of DLF Foundation; a major philanthropic Corporate Foundation in the country, promoted by DLF Group. Foundation is active since 2008 and its development programmes insure new innovative precedents in areas of Rural Education, Health, skill training, employment and Labor welfare. 

Rajender Singh says, “Our main objective is to empower communities by creating multiple opportunities and provide platforms for the underprivileged by promoting inclusive growth which is Holistic, Sustainable and Socially Uplifting, thus enabling them to emerge as significant contributors in India’s growth story.”

Focus: Women Are Being Illegally Detained In Shelter Homes For Falling In Love, Yet Nobody’s Being Punished

The police routinely order ‘protective custody’ of women against their will, but action is never taken against erring officers, or magistrates.

For one month, a school teacher from Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha district was forcibly detained in a women’s shelter home, forbidden from stepping out, meeting people or going to work, all on police orders. Her crime? The woman, Kanchan Verma, wanted to live with her Muslim boyfriend, against the wishes of her parents.

A 'Stone Unturned': Rediscovering Bangaluru's Heritage

Every day I travel from my home in Bangalore to Electronics City. You've no idea how exasperating it is to cross the flyover known as Silk Board Junction if you haven't experienced it yourself. I have vented my frustration on the traffic here in innumerable Facebook statuses and tweets. 

But yesterday was different. I was actually excited about crossing Silk Board. The reason: I was visiting a small village called Begur alongside Hosur Road. This unremarkable place has garnered attention thanks to the excavation of a rock with early medieval inscriptions in the 1000-year-old Naganatheshwara Temple.