Shopkeeper kept 'winking' at his customers, causing his business to suffer. Top neurologist shares the reason behind his unintentional behaviourA cosmetics shop owner's repeated winking at women customers caused offense and hurt sales. This was not intentional but a medical conditio...
23 Apr, 2026, 10.03 AM IST
Rs 70,00,000 worth fake Mounjaro injections seized in Gurgaon; Police expose illegal weight-loss drug racket in NCRGurgaon Drug Racket: Authorities in Gurgaon have busted a major illegal pharmaceutical racket involving spurious Mounjaro KwikPen (tirzepat...
20 Apr, 2026, 02.01 PM IST
You Bought It, You Love It… But Should You Really Wear It Yet? What Experts Say About New ClothesNew clothes purchased in America often carry hidden risks, from lingering chemicals like formaldehyde and artificial dyes to bacteria and e...
11 Apr, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
Illegal cough syrup trade: UP Police book 12 medical store ownersAn FIR has been filed against twelve medical store owners and two individuals in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. They are accused of running a larg...
23 Nov, 2025, 11.33 AM IST
UP's Ganja-laced chocolates potrayed as ayurvedic medicine popularised in HyderabadCyberabad police raided a kirana store in Petbasheerabad, seizing ganja-infused chocolates marketed as ayurvedic medicine. The chocolates c...
19 Aug, 2024, 12.53 PM IST
More than 85 lakh SMEs using Amazon Pay for their businessesEarlier, these merchants largely transacted in cash for business operations, now they accept payments from their customers using Amazon Pay...
09 Jun, 2022, 02.19 PM IST
View: Blockchain could fix critical pain points in India's healthcare sectorThe very nature of blockchain protects privacy and more importantly, gives patients control over their health records, making them both own...
25 Jan, 2022, 03.44 PM IST
Sombre Gudi Padwa celebration in Maharashtra amid COVID-19 pandemicMaharashtra on Wednesday witnessed a subdued celebration of Gudi Padwa, which marks the beginning of New Year in the state, as people staye...
25 Mar, 2020, 10.44 AM IST
Coronavirus-hit cruise ship to dock as New York declares emergencyAuthorities ordered the vessel to remain at sea off the coast of San Francisco, where it was due to dock on Saturday following a 14-day tri...
08 Mar, 2020, 11.43 PM IST
BBMP locks horns with medical shops, jewellers over licenceSection 353 of the KMC Act, 1976, mandates licences for certain trades. Accordingly, commercial business entities need apply for the licenc...
24 Dec, 2018, 11.06 AM IST
Geeta Gopalakrishnan and designer Krishna Mehta host a philanthropic gatheringGeeta Gopalakrishnan, wife of R Gopalakrishnan and designer Krishna Mehta hosted a motley bunch of mostly female entrepreneurs at the latte...
15 Jul, 2015, 01.32 PM IST
- Standard micro-insurance products to hit market soon
Both life and non-life companies will offer a composite product with options of additional cover from both life and non-life, Nandagopal sa...
18 Dec, 2012, 07.34 PM IST
- Eight injured in Cuttack bomb explosion
Eight people were injured when two crude bombs exploded in quick succession in a shop in Sikharpur area of Cuttack city, police said today.
09 Oct, 2011, 03.18 PM IST
'At Laden hideout, gates didn't open even on Eid'The house where Osama bin Laden lived had four electricity and four gas connections .
10 May, 2011, 11.07 AM IST
- Kirana store owners may emerge as new bankers for rural India
The local grocery storekeeper has good information about the financial well being of the houses he serves and has emerged as the most viabl...
09 Apr, 2010, 04.01 AM IST
- Hygiene product makers cash in on swine flu outbreak
The recent swine flu scare has translated into brisk business for health and hygiene sectors. While branded products like Dettol saw a rise...
23 Sep, 2009, 02.04 AM IST
- Allow PCOs, kirana stores to function as banks: RBI Working Grp
Villagers in far-flung areas would be able to open bank accounts and carry out a full range of financial activities at the local kirana, me...
19 Aug, 2009, 09.01 PM IST