People who ate chocolate a few times a week or more weighed less than those who rarely indulged, according to a US study involving a thousand people. Researchers said the findings, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, don't prove that adding a candy bar to your daily diet will help you shed pounds. Nor did the total amount of chocolate consumed have an impact. But the researchers, led by...
10:46 AM, Mar 27, 2012
Dallas/New York: Valentine chocolates may become the new blood diamonds. As chocolatiers plan for one of their biggest sales weeks of the year, human rights activists are stepping up efforts to make consumers think twice before purchasing the traditional box of chocolates for their sweethearts for Valentine's Day on Monday. One online campaign is aimed at raising awareness of the the cocoa trade in Ivory Coast, which is helping to...
12:47 PM, Feb 10, 2011
Panaji: While millions of people are hooked to social networking website for varied purpose, there is a success story brewing in the coastal village of Goa about a couple who have managed to turn their hobby into small scale enterprise, thanks to Facebook. Andrew Felix Vieira, a banking professional and his wife, Rosy, with a professional training in baking, has carved out a full time profession for them which stems...
10:22 AM, Dec 30, 2010
Mysterious Girl singer says he does not care anymore if it ruins his six-packs. ...
01:44 PM, Oct 04, 2009
India had banned import of milk and milk products from China in September. ...
03:03 PM, Jul 27, 2009
For many, sugar lifts spirits dragged low by the languishing economy. ...
06:09 PM, Apr 12, 2009
Presidential nominees' faces etched on chocolates made for debate day. ...
03:14 PM, Oct 05, 2008
Tainted milk scandal hits work operation of British candy maker. ...
01:10 PM, Sep 29, 2008
Chennai: The Indian Premier League released its 2012 tournament schedule on Friday, confirming that no matches will be played in Sri Lanka despite a request from the island's cricket authorities. Upali Dharmadasa, the new president of Sri Lanka Cricket, said earlier this week that he had asked the Indian board to hold some IPL matches on the island to raise money for his financially strapped organisation. But no Sri Lankan...
11:29 AM, Apr 08, 2008
Abu Dhabi: Injured middle-order batsman Mahela Jayawardene has been ruled out of Sri Lanka's last two matches against Pakistan and returned home, team manager Anura Tennekoon said on Tuesday. The 34-year-old batsman hit a half-century in his team's 26-run defeat in the fourth match in Sharjah on Sunday, but played in some discomfort after injuring his knee. Tennekoon said Jayawardene has returned home to regain fitness ahead of next month's...
03:25 PM, Mar 23, 2008
Port-of-Spain: West Indies captain Darren Sammy feels his batsmen need to play Indian spinners better going into the five-match One-day series beginning at the Queen's Park Oval on Monday. Sammy said they gave 20 runs too many to India that cost them the Twenty20 international Saturday. Playing in front a capacity crowd at the Queen's Park Oval, West Indies fell 16 runs short of their target of 160 after India...
03:44 PM, Feb 01, 2008
New Delhi: Yuvraj Singh once again starred with both bat and ball as India beat the Netherlands by five wickets in a World Cup Group B clash at New Delhi on Wednesday. Chasing a victory target of 190, Yuvraj who brought up 100 ODI wickets earlier in the day played a crucial innings of 51 not out to steer India to a well fought win along with skipper Mahendra Singh...
05:11 PM, Dec 28, 2007
Colombo: Coach Waqar Younis has urged his players to sharpen their fielding skills as Pakistan prepares to take on Canada in Group A at the World Cup on Thursday. "We've got to bring that culture that fielding is also the most important part in the game," Younis said on Wednesday. "We're getting there but (there's) still a long way to go." Pakistan defeated co-host Sri Lanka by 11 runs last...
01:44 PM, Dec 24, 2007
Unearth a racket selling expired imported confectionery. ...
01:53 PM, Jun 21, 2007
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