No heavy exercise or crash diets: Kareena Kapoor’s dietician shares five simple tips to reboot your digestive system after a vacationPost-holiday digestive woes are common, but nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar offers five simple tips to restore gut health. She recommends incor...
14 May, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
Quote of the day by American social reformer Jacob Riis on how to achieve big things in life: ‘When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet, at the hundred and first blow it will split in two and I know it was not that last blow that did it but all that had gone before.’Jacob Riis, a pioneering journalist and photographer, exposed the harsh realities of late 19th-century urban poverty through his powerful s...
23 Apr, 2026, 07.52 PM IST
S&P 500 falls, $420 billion wiped out as Iran skips US talks, ceasefire fears riseS&P 500 fell sharply after Iran refused US talks, increasing global tension fears. Investors are worried the ceasefire may end without a de...
22 Apr, 2026, 03.42 AM IST
Amazon CEO reveals AI revenue, dismisses spending doubts in annual letterAmazon's cloud division has reached a remarkable milestone, raking in more than $15 billion each year from its AI offerings. This impressiv...
09 Apr, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
Chocolate recall: Spring & Mulberry pulls Mint Leaf bars over possible Salmonella risk; what consumers should do and how to get a refundChocolate recall: Spring & Mulberry is recalling one lot of its Mint Leaf Date Sweetened Chocolate Bar. This action follows concerns of pos...
14 Jan, 2026, 07.56 AM IST
Tirumala dupatta scam: How 'pure silk' gifts to VIP devotees turned out to be cheap polyester for over 10 yearsTirumala dupatta scam: The Tirumala temple is embroiled in a new controversy over dupattas. Investigations reveal a decade-long alleged fra...
10 Dec, 2025, 01.44 PM IST
Apple to revamp Health app with AI-powered virtual doctorApple’s Project Mulberry aims to revamp the Health app with an AI-powered health coach, offering personalised advice based on data from App...
31 Mar, 2025, 03.52 PM IST
5 Best Eye Masks in India for SleepingA comfortable eye mask can help you get sufficient sleep without falling prey to external disturbances and is a must-have while travelling....
14 Jan, 2023, 07.48 PM IST
Video of Arkansas police beating suspect goes viral, officials suspendedAfter a video of a man being thrashed while trapped on the ground emerged, three law enforcement officials in Arkansas have been suspended.
22 Aug, 2022, 06.04 PM IST
Anti-dumping duty imposed on Chinese mulberry silkGovernment has imposed $1.85 per kg anti-dumping duty on mulberry raw silk originating from China to protect domestic industry from cheap i...
29 Jan, 2016, 02.57 PM IST
Govt may impose anti-dumping duty on mulberry raw silk importsImports from China have increased considerably from 12.63 lakh kg in 2010-11 to 22.17 lakh kg during the period of the investigation (April...
25 Dec, 2015, 03.35 PM IST
Punjab scheme to boost sericulture in the stateThe Department of Horticulture, Punjab, has proposed a new State Plan Scheme for Catalytic Development Programme during the current year.
07 Sep, 2015, 12.59 PM IST
Silkworms fed dyed mulberry leaves to produce coloured silkIndian researchers have developed an eco-friendly method to help silkworms spin coloured silk by feeding them dyed mulberry leaves.
05 Jan, 2014, 02.34 PM IST
- India halves raw silk imports from China, eyes zero level
The dependence on China was to the extent of 10,000 tonnes annually five years ago and it had now been reduced to around 5,700 tonnes.
13 Mar, 2013, 07.14 PM IST
- Silk board weaves new mulberry breeds
The Central Silk Board (CSB) is open to the idea of developing region- and season-specific breeds of mulberry as demand for seed cocoon out...
15 Apr, 2008, 03.04 AM IST
- Govt's putting emphasis on forest-grown silk
With China far ahead of India in the sericulture sector, the Centre is laying emphasis on the growth of ‘vanya’ or forest-grown silk that h...
28 Dec, 2006, 02.43 AM IST
- Drawing on silk appeal
Of the two things which catch every woman’s fancy - silk and diamonds - India has created a very unique niche for itself as regards silk.
19 Dec, 2006, 04.03 AM IST