UP rain toll climbs to 28, red alert in 6 districts

Nine more people have died as heavy rains lashed Uttar Pradesh for the third day, taking the death toll to 28, while a red alert has been sounded on Tuesday in six districts including the worst-hit......

9 killed as private party coach catches fire at Madurai station

At least nine pilgrims bound for Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu met with a tragic end on Saturday when a fire broke out inside a stationary train compartment at the railway station here in the small......

Man beats cousin to death for refusing marriage proposal

A 23-year-old woman was allegedly killed with an iron rod by a man in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar area on Friday for turning down his marriage proposal, police said. IMAGE: The accused in police......

Road to Himachal's Chandratal cleared after 5 days, 256 tourists evacuated

Rescue workers on Thursday shifted to safety all 256 tourists stranded for five days at Chandratal in Lahaul and Spiti and mounted a helicopter operation to evacuate over 100 people stuck at places......

Johnson & Johnson allowed to manufacture and sell baby powder

The Bombay high court on Wednesday permitted Johnson & Johnson to manufacture, sell and distribute its baby powder and quashed three orders of the Maharashtra government revoking the company's......

The coming vegetable crisis

There have been several instances of traders dumping fruits and vegetables outside mandis.Or of farmers dumping produce outside their villages or feeding them to their animals.Somesh Jha, Rajesh......

What if kirana shops run out of stock?

'90 per cent of the food and grocery business is still with the kiranas.''If kiranas are not allowed to operate, it becomes a serious issue.' Photograph: PTI Photo   Metro Cash & Carry, one......

The desi genetic engineer and his fine crop of mustard

GM is already in our food chain for years. The approval for indigenous GM mustard should put fake fear-mongering to rest, says Shekhar Gupta.   If you want to see how some of the issues most......