Bengaluru food poisoning: Nearly 100 employees fall sick after eating idli-vada at office canteen; What FSSAI says about these foods you eat dailyIn a suspected food poisoning incident in Bengaluru, 97 employees fell ill after consuming fermented foods like idli, vada, and sambar-rice...
20 Apr, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
How the Pros Get Rid of Ants IndoorsProfessional ant control focuses on understanding colony behavior, not just surface-level extermination. Experts utilize scientifically pro...
13 Apr, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
Neanderthals’ meat-only diet should have killed them; scientists finally reveal how maggot menu kept them aliveNew research suggests Neanderthals may have supplemented their meat-heavy diets with maggots and fermented animal foods. Chemical signature...
09 Sep, 2025, 06.30 AM IST
What scientists just found between coffee and antibiotics may surprise youNew research indicates caffeine might affect bacteria in our bodies. A German study suggests caffeine reduces a protein that helps antibiot...
04 Aug, 2025, 02.14 PM IST
How smoothies, chutneys and blenders transformed the way we eatExploring the surprising cultural, culinary, and even sinister history of the blender, tracing its evolution from a medical nutrition tool ...
15 Jun, 2025, 04.25 PM IST
Love chicken tikka or tandoori chicken? Top Hyderabad doctor shares hidden dangers and safe cooking tipsHyderabad-based neurologist, Dr. Sudhir Kumar, highlights potential risks of grilled chicken. High-heat cooking creates harmful compounds, ...
02 May, 2025, 07.52 PM IST
Over 120 fall sick after consuming food made of 'kuttu atta' during Navratri at several places in UPOver 120 residents in Uttar Pradesh's Chandpur area were hospitalized on Navratri's first day due to suspected food poisoning from buckwhea...
04 Oct, 2024, 06.06 PM IST
Woman uses Thallium to seek revenge from in-laws: What you should know about this poisoner's poisonA woman with a background in agricultural science used Thallium, a tasteless and odorless poison, to fatally poison her husband and four in...
20 Oct, 2023, 05.03 PM IST
Eat insects to save the planet? This academic feels it could help in achieving a sustainable food systemInsects are far more efficient at converting their feed into energy than conventional livestock.
13 Sep, 2022, 07.25 PM IST
World Coconut Day: The solution to your acidity problems is in this fruitCoconut — in the form of oil, milk, water or the fruit itself — has more medicinal value than you can imagine.
02 Sep, 2021, 04.37 PM IST
Repurposed anti-protozoal drug emetine effective against Covid: Indian scientistsScientists at National Centre for Veterinary Type Cultures have a unique collection of over 100 small molecule chemical inhibitors that are...
16 Dec, 2020, 06.24 PM IST
Cotton as source of bare necessitiesIn the era of synthetic meat, made from plant material or cloned meat cells, it should not come as a total surprise that scientists have de...
18 Oct, 2018, 11.16 PM IST
Poke Me: If options are available - and they are — why force eggs down the throats in midday meals and anganwadis? (Readers React)This week's "Poke Me" invited your comments on 'If options are available - and they are — why force eggs down the throats in midday meals a...
06 Jun, 2015, 04.24 AM IST
US man pleads guilty to sending ricin letter to ObamaJames Everett Dutschke admitted he sent poisoned letters to Obama, US Senator Roger Wicker and a Mississippi judge.
18 Jan, 2014, 12.07 PM IST
- Local delicacies across the world that serve as a challenge even for foodies!
Food is one of the best ways to experience the local culture and way of living.
06 Sep, 2012, 08.02 AM IST
- Malaysia bans all China milk products: health ministry
Malaysia's health ministry has banned all infant formulas, milk and milk products from China to safeguard against poisoning by the toxic in...
20 Sep, 2008, 03.14 PM IST
- China seizes adulterated US food products
China's quality watchdog has claimed seizing adulterated protein powder imported from a US company.
16 Jul, 2007, 11.00 AM IST