'From cough syrup deaths to sewage water': Rahul Gandhi targets BJP over Indore crisis, calls MP 'epicentre of misgovernance'Indore is facing a serious public health crisis. Contaminated water in Bhagirathpura has caused multiple deaths and left numerous residents...
02 Jan, 2026, 02.35 PM IST
Earn Rs 1,000 FASTag recharge by reporting dirty toilets on highways: Here’s how to claim NHAI’s rewardNHAI has launched a special drive encouraging highway users to report dirty toilets at toll plazas. Users can upload geo-tagged pictures vi...
13 Oct, 2025, 08.25 PM IST
Need to pee? Japan has QR code for thatTOTO, the Japanese toilet maker, introduces a new service. It helps people find nearby public restrooms. Users can scan a QR code to see li...
28 Aug, 2025, 11.41 AM IST
Children trapped inside for four years over COVID anxiety rescued by Spanish policeIn Oviedo, Spanish authorities rescued three young brothers, ages eight and ten, who had been confined indoors for nearly four years due to...
05 May, 2025, 05.20 PM IST
2 lakh places identified across India to carry out cleanliness drive: Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal KhattarUnion Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced a 15-day national cleanliness drive targeting two lakh difficult and dirty spots across India....
13 Sep, 2024, 09.44 PM IST
Dirty bathrooms force Twitter employees to bring their own toilet paper after Elon Musk fires janitorsMusk abruptly fired janitors at Twitter headquarters after they sought better pay.
04 Jan, 2023, 10.39 AM IST
Women's panel calls MCD-run schools 'horror houses'; finds syringes, drugs in premisesThe inspection came days after the panel initiated an inquiry into the condition of safety and security of students in schools after two gi...
23 May, 2022, 06.18 PM IST
Woman says AirAsia staff 'abused, manhandled her', airline cries foulThe airline, however, has accused the passenger of misbehaving with the cabin crew and even abusing a senior staffer.
11 Nov, 2017, 09.01 AM IST
IIT-Kharagpur develops low-cost cleaning technologyThe device can help reduce use of water, harmful cleaning agents and even manpower by alerting authorities to the need to clean an area onl...
31 Jul, 2017, 11.28 PM IST
IIMA scholars help Gujarat market toilets to tribals, villagersStudents after a three-month field study in 20 villages suggest a ‘name and fame’ campaign where people are honoured for using toilets.
16 Apr, 2016, 03.43 PM IST
NGT slams Railways over human defecation, other waste on tracksComing down heavily on Railways, it asked the PSU behemoth to impose fine of Rs 5,000 on those defecating and throwing waste on tracks.
14 Feb, 2016, 09.05 AM IST
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Survey reveals not even half the toilets built being used; government withheld findingsIn rural areas, surveyors found homes using toilets for storing grains and still going to the fields early in the morning to relieve themse...
24 Nov, 2015, 03.13 PM IST
Majority travellers find loos at railway stations 'dirtiest'The survey was conducted by HolidayIQ.com, a travel website, to understand the current scenario and importance of clean restrooms, while tr...
18 Nov, 2014, 10.22 PM IST
'Narendra Modi coming' buzz sends top babus on clean-up driveWith the buzz "Modiji aane wale hain (Modi is about to come)" ringing loud and clear, several departments swung into action.
06 Jun, 2014, 09.46 AM IST
Jairam Ramesh wants toilets in all schools by March 2013Ramesh reached out to HRD minister, requesting him for a dedicated operation and maintenance fund of roughly Rs 12,000 for every school per...
25 Oct, 2012, 09.33 AM IST
- Clean cause: Now, Twitter for shitters in India
It is about time we cut through the crap and give 2.6 billion people on the planet a chance do the same.
07 Aug, 2009, 07.03 AM IST
- 'Fighter' puppy survives a flush down the loo
A week-old puppy in Britain had a miraculous escape after its four-year-old owner flushed it down the toilet in a bid to give it a bath.
15 Jun, 2009, 10.26 PM IST