US diesel prices hit a record high, pushing up transportation costs for a long list of goodsDiesel prices soared to unprecedented levels in the United States on Friday, primarily due to the six-month conflict involving Iran. This r...
04 Sep, 2026, 06.41 PM IST
US diesel prices hit a record high of $5.85 as Iran war disrupts the flow of fuelUS Iran war: Diesel fuel has reached an unprecedented average price of $5.85 per gallon. This surge is directly linked to the ongoing six-m...
04 Sep, 2026, 02.39 PM IST
In 1900, an Alaskan woman was left alone with 500 reindeer after husband's death. For many years, she fought to keep the herd and became one of Alaska's richest businesswomanAfter her husband died during a measles epidemic in 1900, Sinrock Mary was left fighting to keep their herd of 500 reindeer. She challenged...
16 Aug, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
Karnataka tightens food safety rules as hotel inspections uncover tonnes of unsafe foodKarnataka has issued a detailed food-safety advisory for hotels, restaurants, caterers and food businesses amid intensified inspections acr...
11 Aug, 2026, 08.54 PM IST
Varanasi to shift meat, fish and poultry shops out of city to these five locations before Sawan monthVaranasi meat and fish ban news: Varanasi Municipal Corporation plans to relocate hundreds of meat, fish, and poultry shops outside city li...
10 Jun, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
Strait of Hormuz blockage drives food costs higher across GulfGulf nations are experiencing higher food prices. A war has disrupted vital shipping lanes, impacting imports. Supermarkets in Bahrain and ...
19 Mar, 2026, 10.22 AM IST
A look at surprising shift in India's consumer spending habits over the last 10 yearsIndians spent more on services like healthcare and education between 2013 and 2023. Spending on essentials like food, clothing, and housing...
10 Dec, 2024, 01.38 PM IST
Rising prices of eggs, chicken and fish hit household budgets in Kolkata ahead of festive seasonThe prices of protein-rich food items like eggs, chicken, and fish are surging in Kolkata's retail markets ahead of the festive season. Fac...
25 Sep, 2023, 02.20 PM IST
NFR to run Kisan Special trains from Agartala to Howrah & SealdahThe train will have stoppages at Dharmanagar, Badarpur, Lumding, Guwahati, Kamakhya, Goalpara, New Bongaigaon, New Alipurduar, New Coochbeh...
06 Feb, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
COVID-19: Tripura government announces three-day lockdown from July 27 to July 30The order added that the inter-district and inter-state transport services shall remain suspended. All public transport services shall rema...
25 Jul, 2020, 11.24 PM IST
Lockdown blues: Meat na mila re mann kaThe price of mutton, when available, has risen more than 80% in major cities as slaughterhouses are shut and people are unable to bring goa...
11 Apr, 2020, 07.39 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee brings up PM's gift of cows to Rwanda in WB assemblyThe prime minister had recently gifted around 200 locally sourced cows to a village in Rwanda, which he visited as part of a three-nation t...
26 Jul, 2018, 09.13 PM IST
Russia allows import of buffalo meat from IndiaRussia today allowed import of buffalo meat from India with immediate effect, days ahead of President Vladimir Putin's visit to the country.
04 Dec, 2014, 07.11 PM IST
- Higher demand lifts fish prices in India, west Asia; exporters happy
India has a fishery production of 6.57 million tonne per annum from both captured and cultured resources.
16 Jan, 2013, 03.35 PM IST
Pulses, fish & meat prices surge 15-20% in a monthProducers and traders say lower acreage in pulses, less availability of poultry feed like corn and rising input costs for fish breeding hav...
04 Oct, 2012, 11.03 AM IST
- Well-off villagers take liking to protein-rich food
Retail inflation in protein rich foods is higher in villages than cities and town as rising incomes has pushed up demand.
08 Mar, 2012, 04.37 AM IST
- Edible insects: Food for thought
Beetles, ants, bees, grasshoppers and crickets are some of the most widely enjoyed of the over 1,400 insect species eaten by humans worldwi...
20 Feb, 2008, 03.21 PM IST