E-cigarettes banned under law; no NCB cases of drug-laced vapes: Nityanand Rai in Rajya SabhaElectronic cigarettes remain banned in India. The government informed Parliament that no cases of e-cigarettes containing narcotic substanc...
17 Dec, 2025, 04.37 PM IST
India faces manpower shortage amid deepening mental health crisisIndia is grappling with a severe shortage of mental health professionals, including psychiatrists and psychologists, significantly impactin...
04 Aug, 2025, 09.46 PM IST
Bags full of 40 kg ganja: Woman packs Rs 14 crore worth of marijuana but NCB unpacks her "high" plot at Hyderabad AirportA woman was apprehended at Hyderabad's airport with over 40 kg of hydroponic cannabis, valued at approximately Rs 14 crore. The Narcotics C...
31 Jul, 2025, 11.46 AM IST
Govt helpline, party task forces, revamped migrant cells: Bengal steps up migrant distress responseThe West Bengal government and TMC are addressing reports of Bengali migrant workers facing harassment in other states. They've launched a ...
27 Jul, 2025, 01.08 PM IST
Social media abuzz about toxic work culture at Ola Krutrim after employee’s ‘suicide’Ola's AI arm Krutrim faces scrutiny after an engineer's death. Nikhil Somwanshi, a machine learning engineer, allegedly took his life. A Re...
18 May, 2025, 10.52 PM IST
Uttarakhand: Rishikesh-Badrinath highway blocked due to landslide, CM Dhami monitoring situationContinuous rainfall has blocked the Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway near Karnaprayag due to falling mountain debris. An avalanche in U...
01 Mar, 2025, 09.53 AM IST
Escitalopram, Clonazepam become household names as mood elevators, antidepressants conquer new frontiersThe sale of antidepressants and mood elevators in India surged from Rs 1,540 crore in 2020 to Rs 2,536 crore by Nov 2024. Popular drugs lik...
30 Dec, 2024, 02.09 PM IST
Bengaluru: Mother strangles daughters before taking her own life; Husband, a cab driver, also commits suicide laterIn north Bengaluru, a 29-year-old woman allegedly killed her two daughters and took her own life. Her husband discovered the bodies and lat...
15 Oct, 2024, 02.16 PM IST
Young Indian men are reporting the most mental health complaints, with sleep issues as the biggest problem: Helpline DataTele-Manas, launched in October 2022, has received over 3.5 lakh calls. Most complaints are about sleep disturbances, sadness, stress, and ...
11 Oct, 2024, 01.29 PM IST
LWE restricted to 43 districts, to be eliminated by 2026The government's efforts against Left Wing Extremism have reduced the affected districts from 200 to 43 since 2014. Over 700 Maoists have b...
16 Sep, 2024, 02.50 PM IST
Mann ki Baat highlights: Project Pari, Olympics 2024 and more; Here are top statements from Modi's radio showPrime Minister Narendra Modi in his 'Mann ki Baat' speech spoke about India's participation in Paris Olympics 2024, the success at the Inte...
28 Jul, 2024, 12.45 PM IST
1933 - India's first toll-free national anti-narcotics helpline all set to be launchedUnion Home Minister Amit Shah is set to launch the first-ever national toll-free narcotics helpline, MANAS (Madak Padarth Nisedh Asuchna Ke...
15 Jul, 2024, 09.22 PM IST
Situation in Bishkek has returned to normal: Indian embassyThe embassy has been concerned at the recent incidents of violence against foreign students in Bishkek. However, due to swift action by the...
22 May, 2024, 09.43 PM IST
Kyrgyzstan violence: Indian embassy assures normalcy in Bishkek, urges students to take precaution amid recent unrestThe Indian Embassy in Kyrgyzstan stated that the situation in Bishkek has normalized due to swift action by Kyrgyz authorities. No untoward...
22 May, 2024, 08.18 PM IST
CM Mamata Banerjee to visit Balasore train accident site; AP CM YSR dispatches team for relief operationsWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will visit the train accident site in Balasore in neighbouring Odisha on Saturday, a senior offi...
03 Jun, 2023, 10.37 AM IST
Government to launch national tele-mental health programme, toll-free helpline number soonThe government is preparing to launch a national tele-mental health programme and a toll-free helpline number soon, reported PTI. This is l...
02 Oct, 2022, 11.32 AM IST
Union Minister Meghwal launches mental health helplineThe 24X7 pan India helpline will provide mental health support and consultations from counsellors and psychologists.
16 May, 2022, 09.16 PM IST