Is it safe for diabetics to eat mangoes?
Weekend Plus Desk :Mangoes are synonymous with summer and the only good thing offered in the scorching heat. The juicy yellow pulp is loaded with...
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Healthy foods to satisfy your sugar cravings
Weekend Plus Desk :Sugar cravings, especially during midnight are very common. No doubt sugar is a good stress buster, but on most occasions, we let...
Ingredients that do wonders for your skin
Weekend Plus Desk :There has been a rise in using rare and unusual ingredients in beauty and personal care products because of its benefit. From...
Cancer- fighting foods
Weekend Plus Desk :Every year cancer affects millions of people worldwide. Although the deadly disease doesn’t have a proper cause of origin, various reasons like...
Cancer-fighting foods
Green Tea :Green tea is full of antioxidants and helps prevent esophageal, lung, oral, liver, pancreatic and prostate cancer. It further contains polyphenols that help...
Paint, varnish exposure may increase risk of multiple sclerosis
Weekend Plus Desk :Exposure to paint, varnish and other solvents may put people at a 50 per cent higher risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS),...
Philologist, educationist Dr Muhammad Shahidullah
Badiuzzaman :Dr Muhammad Shahidullah (1885-1969) educationist, writer and philologist, was born at Peyara village of 24 Parganas in West Bengal on 10 July 1885. His...
Poet Ahsan Habib
Bimal Guha :Ahsan Habib (1917-1985) poet and journalist, was born on 2 February 1917 in the village of Shankarpasha in Pirojpur District. After passing the...
Writer Sheikh Wazed Ali
Shahida Akhter :Sheikh Wazed Ali (1890-1951) essayist, story and travelogue writer, commonly known as S Wazed Ali, was born in Bara Tajpur village under Srirampur...
A grammarian’s Funeral Shortly after the revival of
learning in Europe : -Robert BrowningLet us begin and carry up this corpse,Singing together.Leave we the common crofts, the vulgar thorpesEach in its tetherSleeping safe...
How to choose best lighting fixtures for your dream home
Weekend Plus Desk :Setting up the ambience of your home with all that exquisite furniture and classy flooring? What about the lighting? Did you overlook...
Long work hours may hike women’s diabetes risk by 70pc
Weekend Plus Desk :Women who work for 45 hours or more a week may be associated with nearly 70 per cent increased risk of diabetes...