The new grain on the block
Cookies, payasam, plum cake and halwa... bamboo rice lends itself to delicious dishes

Cookies, payasam, plum cake and halwa... bamboo rice lends itself to delicious dishes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Customers searching for the perfect Christmas tree typically glance at Sandy Parsons’ limited offerings, then keep walking.
Читать дальше...Chinese officials gave no confirmation of a possible deal in comments that highlighted how far apart the two sides still are.
East African countries moved up in the December Fifa women's rankings, while the West and Central African giants crumbled
ESO instrument on the VLT may detect the first known exoearth.
Union home minister Amit Shah has cancelled his visit to two northeastern states -- Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh -- on Sunday and Monday next, officials said. The home ministry official, however, didn't cite any reason.
John Earley, chairman of the Schoolboys Football Association of Ireland, resigns from the board of the FAI with immediate effect.
Not many big business leaders will have watched last night's election coverage hoping to see Jeremy Corbyn triumph. Co-op boss Steve Murrells might've been one of the few.
Home spectators frustrated by the Australian go-slow in the afternoon were compensated with the exhilarating assault in the evening.
STRICTLY Come Dancing star Nadiya Bychkova’s footballer fiance posted a gushing tribute to her weeks before she was caught cuddling David James. Rumours the Strictly curse has struck again circulated yesterday after the professional dancer, 30, was seen nestled in the arms of the former goalkeeper, 49. David James gave her an intimate kiss on […]
Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Shillong, which was scheduled for Sunday, has been cancelled, sources in the Home Ministry have said.Shah was scheduled to visit the North-East Police Academy in Shillong, which is witnessing anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests.According to sources, the Home Minister will visit poll-bound Jharkhand on Saturday and Monday.The development comes amid continuing protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, which provides for citizenship to non-Muslim refugees who reached India before December 31... Читать дальше...
It's hard to overstate how wonderful is the news that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won a mandate to, after all these years of struggle, lead a restoration of British sovereignty and independence. We may have been in that fight from the early days, but we don't mind saying that we've had moments of doubt, particularly during the past year, that Britain would prevail. All the sweeter the results being tallied this evening. This is only partly in respect of Brexit. It was, certainly...
Police are appealing for information after an eight-year-old girl was involved in a collision with a car in Crawley yesterday.
A Bishkek court has accepted a motion to unfreeze the bank accounts of RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, locally known as Azattyk, one if its correspondents, and the news site Kloop, which were blocked when the influential Kyrgyz family at the center of an alleged corruption ring exposed by the media outlets filed a libel suit against them.
Lazio midfielder Marco Parolo has conceded that defeats to Celtic killed his side's Europa League campaign.
Local duties in India make imported luxury cars about 2.5 times more expensive than what they cost in Europe -- a reason cited by Elon Musk for ignoring the market so far -- but that’s no deterrent for prospective buyers, accordion to Pavan Shetty, director at Porsche India. But, Porsche is planning to start selling its electric Taycan model in India next year.
Lululemon Athletica adjusted earnings missed expectations, but analysts are still bullish.
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has unanimously adopted the resolution titled “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace” aimed at promoting interreligious and intercultural dialogue
the traditional leader of the Mkhitsini royal kraal in Africa's last absolute monarchy, warned that his subjects who failed to attend the main event on December 15 would be fined E50 (about R50) as punishment.
British voters have delivered a decisive victory to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party, which all but ensures Brexit.