Betel nut is very popular in India. It is called Kwai in Meghalaya, tamul in Assam and Nagaland, kua in Manipur and kuhva in Mizoram. There are several other names given to betel nut in different ...

A deep red or purple smile is a common sight in many parts of Asia and the Pacific. But what’s behind it? This red residue is the telltale sign of the betel nut, which is chewed by millions of people ...

TAIPEI, TAIWAN — Lee sits on a bar stool in a plexiglass box near a highway offramp in central Taiwan. It’s late afternoon and the 29-year-old is dressed in a red negligee, a fake rose planted firmly ...

Several hundred million people today practice the ancient custom of chewing betel. In south Asia, where the habit is most prevalent, the signs are hard to miss. Placed inside the cheek and sucked for ...

For the first time, archaeologists have used advanced scientific techniques on 4,000-year-old dental plaque to confirm traces of betel nut chewing in ancient Thai communities. Betel nuts are usually ...

A 25-year-old man who got engaged around six months ago ended his life at his elder brother’s house at Nandanvan Society on Wednesday night. Ajay Borkhatariya RAJKOT: A 25-year-old man who got engaged ...

A minor fight between husband and wife over monthly expenses took a gruesome turn when the husband wrenched off a piece of his wife's nose with a betelnut cutter. The husband is absconding after the ...