India will face a tsunami of chronic diseases such as cancer due to globalization, growing economy, aging population and changing lifestyle, warns a leading oncologist, making it imperative for the......
The Kerala government on Thursday declared the premises of Lord Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala and its nearby areas as 'liquor and drug-free zone' as the annual two-month-long Mandalam-Makaravilakku......
'Your faith in the system, and in the fact that you are a citizen of this country and have rights, starts eroding.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "Jail is not a place for human beings.......
'After he had exposed the Narcotics Bureau's wrongdoings, he threatened to expose the Enforcement Directorate as well.''So they are trying to rake up an old legal deal, distorting information and......
Launching a stinging attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Centre over the alleged misuse of investigative agencies, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday alleged that "contract killings" are......
Union excise duty collection dropped 18 per cent in August year-on-year at a time when the overall central tax kitty rose about 94 per cent before devolution to the states. Illustration: Dominic......
The country's exports rose by about 6 per cent to a "record" $447 billion during 2022-23 on account of healthy growth in the outbound shipments of sectors such as petroleum, pharma and chemicals......
In twin blows for the economy, industrial production remained muted for the third straight month in November 2021 while retail inflation rose to a six-month of 5.59 per cent in December. The Index......
The proposed amendment to the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act puts the livelihooNewd of millions of women in jeopardy, according to a study. The new insertion (Section 10A(3)) makes it......
New proposals like booking of retailers selling loose cigarettes and 7 years of imprisonment, are unacceptable, traders argued. The Federation of Retailers Association of India (FRAI), an industry......
Konkona Sen Sharma's short Mirror in Lust Stories 2 is a rare thing: A feminist film that is also very, very funny, states Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Tillotama Shome,left, and Amruta Subhash with......
20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Sony Pictures Network and a pan masala manufacturing company for allegedly advertising and promoting......