Betel leaves have been used in India for centuries. They are not only useful as a mouthwash after meals, but also have health and religious significance. Betel leaves are included in everything from ...

Ethnic Christians and a Catholic official have demanded justice, compensation and protection of rights after miscreants destroyed betel leaf plantations in northeast Bangladesh, triggering fears of ...

Ethnic Khasi people in northeast Bangladesh have lodged a police complaint against the management of a tea estate for allegedly destroying a betel leaf plantation, the mainstay of the community, with ...

THOOTHUKUDI: The renowned ‘Authoor Vetrilai’ (betel leaves), cultivated along the banks of the Thamirabarani river in Thoothukudi district, is facing a major setback as a persistent fungal disease ...