Navratri 2025: Complete guide on what to eat, avoid, and important do’s and don’ts during the nine-day fastNavratri 2025 (Google Trends). This festival celebrates Goddess Durga and the victory of good over evil. Devotees fast for nine days. They ...
24 Sep, 2025, 04.26 PM IST
Himachal Monsoon toll reaches 430; 245 rain-related, 185 road accident deaths; 373 roads, 145 water schemes disruptedHimachal Pradesh is recovering from a deadly monsoon. The disaster has caused significant damage and loss of life. Restoration efforts are ...
20 Sep, 2025, 08.07 PM IST
New guidelines reveal 2 common habits spiking your Blood Pressure — cut them out immediatelyNew guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology urge earlier lifestyle changes to combat high blo...
17 Aug, 2025, 12.34 AM IST
Booze too is injurious to health! Record number of Americans are rejecting alcohol drinking. New trend rising in USA?US federal government is updating new dietary guidelines, including those around alcohol. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, government data sho...
13 Aug, 2025, 07.36 PM IST
Drinking with belly fat? Here's how your liver could be at serious riskDrinking alcohol significantly increases the risk of advanced liver disease in people with diabetes, high blood pressure, or belly fat. Res...
15 Feb, 2025, 02.14 PM IST
Chhath Puja 2024: Rituals, do's and dont's you should remember for 36-hour fasting rules to get Chhath Maiya's blessingsChhath Puja will be celebrated from November 5 to November 8. The festival involves a 36-hour fast and offerings to the Sun God. Devotees s...
05 Nov, 2024, 08.39 AM IST
Confusing sugar wars: Defying West, India will go its own sweet way on aspartameReports say the World Health Organization is set to classify aspartame as a possible carcinogen. India's FSSAI, which initially banned a na...
07 Jul, 2023, 02.30 PM IST
FSSAI assessing WHO red flag on sugar substitutesIndia's national foods regulator is assessing new guidelines released by the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding non-sugar sweeteners...
23 May, 2023, 11.52 AM IST
Arsenic found in ground water in parts of 209 districts, uranium in parts of 152 districts: GovtAccording to the data, arsenic has been found in water in parts of 209 districts in 25 states and Union territories, while uranium has been...
01 Aug, 2022, 09.00 PM IST
Kerala rains: Rahul Gandhi urges Congress workers for 'help in every way possible'Taking to Twitter, Gandhi said, "Our brothers and sisters in Kerala are braving heavy rains. I appeal to Congress workers to help in every ...
15 Nov, 2021, 11.41 AM IST
Jal Shakti Ministry launches framework for water quality testing, monitoringThe guidelines specify work to be done in terms of surveillance and monitoring at the state, district, block/tehsil and village levels.
13 Mar, 2021, 05.02 PM IST
Breakfast like a king, dinner like a pauper is the key to not let your diet go on a holidayEat steamed salad instead of raw vegetables as they contain active bacteria.
11 Jul, 2019, 05.16 AM IST
Separate norms on the cards for food packagingThe re-use of tin and plastic cans are disallowed, especially for packaging edible oil and fat and there are specific rules for packaging o...
14 Oct, 2017, 01.48 AM IST
Indians drinking alcohol up 55% in 20 yearsMore worryingly, the young are getting initiated to alcohol much earlier, while more women are indulging in hazardous and binge drinking.
17 May, 2015, 10.38 AM IST
Is it smart to impose a sin tax on soda?A sugarrich diet is a major cause of obesity, which can lead to diabetes, heart disease and plenty of other deadly and debilitating ailment...
26 Feb, 2015, 03.29 AM IST
Indian tea safe to drink: Southern plantersSouth India tea planters strictly followed the guidelines given by UPASI Tea Research Foundation, Peter Mathias said in a release.
14 Aug, 2014, 08.09 PM IST
By changing Complan’s composition, Heinz India has made health drink a little less healthyHeinz India gave Complan a new look, a new positioning, including Amitabh Bachchan as new ambassador, and a new tagline — ‘Taakat ka naya p...
24 Mar, 2014, 08.48 AM IST