175 people fall ill after consuming 'contaminated' food in JharkhandAt least 175 people, predominantly children, fell ill after consuming contaminated food at a Mahashivratri fair in Jharkhand's Palamu distr...
17 Feb, 2026, 07.03 AM IST
Under the scanner, yet generic cough syrups hit shelvesWorry is spreading regarding the multitude of cough syrup brands circulating in India, with alarming revelations of toxic diethylene glycol...
16 Oct, 2025, 06.11 AM IST
NHRC issues notices to states, UTs over women being 'forced' into sex trade by anti-social elementsThe NHRC has taken serious note of reports alleging women are being coerced into sex trade under false job promises by criminal elements. F...
06 Jul, 2024, 08.43 AM IST
Food of the future: The business and economy of super grainsOnce known as inferior coarse grains, millets are now known as super grains for the huge health, economic and environmental benefits they o...
09 Apr, 2023, 12.41 PM IST
Leaders of 13 opposition parties express concern over recent communal violence, question PM's 'silence'Asserting their collective resolve to work together to strengthen the bonds of social harmony that "defined and enriched India for centurie...
16 Apr, 2022, 07.28 PM IST
IIT Kharagpur's AI study finds 20 per cent of India has toxic levels of arsenic in groundwaterAccording to the researchers, the findings suggest a much greater extent of the high arsenic zones and total population exposed than alread...
11 Feb, 2021, 05.45 PM IST
View: India should use migrant labour crisis to transform economy, societyPrivations undergone by our migrant workers have awakened us to urgently address underlying poverty and inequity and create supportive ecos...
04 Jun, 2020, 12.06 AM IST
Dear FM, here's a 12-point to-do list from D-Street to pump-prime the economyThe economy went through Samudra Manthan in the past few years, writes Nilesh Shah.
08 Aug, 2019, 01.05 PM IST
Assembly elections, GST, high-profile cases mark 2017Two terrorists were killed by the army as it foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashm...
30 Dec, 2017, 04.53 PM IST
What caste and class has to do with resistance to eggsThe egg resisters have been at a loss to come up with a rational argument to defend their position.
09 Jun, 2015, 11.59 AM IST
How arsenic contamination is affecting the Ganga basin in states like West Bengal, BiharIn Jharkhand, contamination has been reported in areas close to the Ganga and areas where the river has shifted recently and in eight distr...
23 May, 2015, 04.55 AM IST
BJP MP calls mid day meal 'poisonous', invites strong objection from HRD Minister Smriti IraniShe, however, admitted that complaints have been received with regard to poor quality of meals especially related to aspects of food safety.
25 Feb, 2015, 04.10 PM IST
2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
31 Dec, 2014, 12.23 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi’s first TV interview: Will defeat BJP, not afraid of Modi, says Congress VPTimes Now Exclusive: In his first TV interview Rahul Gandhi say, “The BJP has a PM candidate, it believes in concentration of power. I fund...
27 Jan, 2014, 11.30 PM IST
Rajya Sabha condemns Mahabodhi temple blast, Chhattisgarh Naxal attackRajya Sabha today condemned the serial bomb blasts at Mahabodhi temple and the Maoists attack on a convoy of Cong leaders in Chhattisgarh.
05 Aug, 2013, 01.20 PM IST
Kerala Inc looks beyond remittances; bets big on IT, gold & financeA fresh crop of entrepreneurs is rewriting rules of enterprise in a state that has always viewed capital with suspicion.
23 Dec, 2012, 07.05 AM IST