China has dropped a plan to bring a national law regulating halal food following mixed reactions from public and scholars who accused the atheist government of meddling in religious affairs. The drafting of a law on halal food was not listed in China’s legislative work plan for this year after ... Read More »
When Dubai businesswoman Negin Fattahi-Dasmal opened the first branch of her luxurious nail salon chain in Iran this year, it was met with both excitement and scepticism among image-conscious young Iranians. Despite — or perhaps partly because of — strict Islamic dress codes, cosmetics sales in Iran are among the ... Read More »
Phthalates come from a class of industrial chemicals that are used to make food packaging materials and other items involved in the manufacture of fast food and dairy produce. Previous studies have suggested that these chemicals leach out of plastic food packaging, causing contamination of highly processed foods. Researchers at ... Read More »
Designers of ZOOI studio tried to create an orderly, but in its own impressive and presentable office interior for the LETLED company. Designers had to follow brand-book company and decided to do it in the way of non-intrusive, but perceptible sequence. Brand book of the company LETLED is based on ... Read More »
Infosys, UltraTech Cement, Petronet LNG, Finolex Industries and TVS Motor Company are among 12 stocks from the Nifty500 index hit their respective lifetime high price on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in intra-day today. Atul, Bajaj Finance, Can Fin Homes, Kajaria Ceramics, Kansai Nerolac, Manpasand Beverages and Minda Corp are ... Read More »
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi today vowed to press for greater autonomy for the nation’s ethnic minorities, in an early move to soothe the rebellions roiling the country after her party’s ascent to power. The country has been swept up in optimism for a more peaceful and prosperous future since ... Read More »
Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei criticized Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, calling him “an irrational type” due to his proposal that tariffs on imported Chinese goods be increased to up to 45 percent. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal published on Sunday, Lou said, “Trump is an irrational ... Read More »
While people with autism have more cancer-related gene mutations, they are at lower risk for developing the disease. This is the conclusion of a new study by researchers from the University of Iowa. Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by problems with social interaction, communication and repetitive behaviors. In the ... Read More »
Many of us want to live in a house that looks and feels a bit more modern – especially if you live in one of the many properties that were built in the 1960s and 70s and haven’t received much attention since then! Modern design tends towards open plan living ... Read More »
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today strongly raised with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi the issue of China blocking its bid to have JeM chief and Pathankot terror attack mastermind Masood Azhar designated as a terrorist by the UN. Swaraj took up the issue with Wang at a bilateral meeting ... Read More »
The Milan Design Week is almost ready to begin and Lithos Design will present at the Salone del Mobile, showcasing new brands, new models and new collections. Opus – the revolutionary collection of industrial design inlays, has been supplemented with a new sophisticated model – Piano, which comprises marble floors and ... Read More »
On a warm September morning in 2014, the 10-man board of Brazilian steelmaker Usiminas met on the ninth floor of a blue glass tower in Sao Paulo. In the room, the board members grappled over whether to fire the company’s chief executive and two vice presidents after an audit found ... Read More »
