At a time when the Indian PM Narendra Modi administration is keen on improving India’s rankings in World Bank’s `Ease of Doing Business’, it has received a setback with the multilateral body finding few instances of “major reforms” undertaken by the government. Team from the World Bank has found that there
Month: July 2014
‘Amazing’ Messi is our Maradona, says coach
Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella hailed Lionel Messi’s “amazing” World Cup form and compared him to Diego Maradona during the team’s title run in 1986. Sabella said he never had any doubts that Messi, who has not always produced his best at international level, would star at the tournament. The four-time world player
Saina Nehwal first non-Chinese to win Super Series in 2014
Posted by Canasiantimes on July 6, 2014 in Sports | Comments Off India’s Saina Nehwal became the first non-Chinese shuttler to win a women’s singles Super Series title in 2014 after clinching the Australian Badminton Open at the State Sports Centre. The Olympic bronze medallist defeated Spain’s Carolina Marin 21-18, 21-11 in
Jaggery, a safer substitute for sugar?
Posted by Canasiantimes on July 6, 2014 in Health, Lifestyle | Comments Off Jaggery is a traditional Indian sweetener made from sugarcane and is believed to be a healthy substitute for sugar. The process of making jaggery which does not involve any chemical agents has all natural mineral salts retained in
Fat behind lung damage of heavy drinkers
Shoaib Akhtar ties knot with 20yr old
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has tied the knot with a 20-year old girl from Haripur in the Khyber Pakhtunkhawa province. Akhtar married Rubab in a quiet Nikah ceremony in Haripur. “The haq mahar has been kept at half a million rupees and Akhtar’s parents attended the simple nikah ceremony,” the