Bengaluru: Fortified rice, distributed through the public distribution system (PDS), is yet to gain wide acceptance in the open market due to low consumer awareness and limited efforts by manufacturers.Fortified rice, according to experts, may be key to tackling widespread nutrient deficiencies in India. Stressing the need to expand its availability beyond the public distribution…
CHENNAI: CPI has urged BJP govt at the Centre to immediately release archaeologist Amarnath Ramakrishna’s report on the Keeladi excavations, saying the findings scientifically established the antiquity of Tamil civilization. In a statement on Wednesday, CPI state secretary M Veerapandian said the 982-page report, prepared after extensive excavations and scientific studies at Keeladi, in Sivaganga…
Hyderabad: Revenue and housing minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy on Wednesday said he will not contest the next assembly election if the Congress govt does not construct more liveable houses than the previous BRS govt, before the end of its tenure.Referring to BRS working president K T Rama Rao’s challenge that he would quit politics if…
GURGAON: Police have arrested a man for allegedly raping a woman he met through a dating app on the false promise of marriage, officials said.The woman filed a complaint on Tuesday that the man allegedly established physical relations with her on the false promise of marriage and later refused to marry her.Based on her complaint,…
Kolkata: Police on Wednesday said they had completed the questioning of all three teachers— the principal, a science teacher and a managing committee member—who were mentioned in an FIR of negligence, registered after the death of a class 3 boy, Ayush Kumar Nath, at a private school in Bansdroni on Sunday.Ayush’s father Ashish Kumar Nath…
NEW DELHI: A man from Congo and three others who came into contact with him have been isolated in Ahmedabad and their samples sent for Ebola testing, Gujarat health minister Praful Pansheriya said on Wednesday.The development comes two days after the Gujarat government intensified screening of passengers arriving from Uganda, Congo and South Sudan at…
At least nine people, most of them teenagers and children, have died in separate water-related incidents across the UK during the recent heatwave and Bank Holiday weekend, according to a BBC report. The deaths have triggered urgent warnings from water safety experts, who are calling for immediate action to educate young people about the dangers…
Every crisis reminds us that markets can swing like a pendulum between greed and fear. (AI image) Sensex and Nifty are in deep red. Gold, the favourite safe haven asset for investors, is seeing huge volatility. The US-Iran conflict has hit investment portfolios of Indians who are now left wondering: where is their money safe?…
At the peak of his career in 2014, Yo Yo Honey Singh suddenly disappeared from the spotlight, battling bipolar disorder. In 2019, at his lowest, he turned to God and asked for death — but found the purpose to live instead. His 2024 album Honey Singh 3.0 marked his triumphant comeback. In 2014, Yo Yo…
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi celebrated Central Research Facility (CRF) Day 2026 on Wednesday, bringing together researchers, industry representatives, funding agencies and technology partners to showcase the institute’s scientific infrastructure and research collaborations.The event focused on advanced research facilities and highlighted ongoing work in areas such as biomedical research, nanotechnology, material sciences, environmental testing and…
