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CBI books two city construction firms for defrauding home buyers

India, Sept. 11 -- The CBI has booked two Mumbai-based construction firms based on a Supreme Court directive which had sought an investigation of construction firms across the country over allegations... Read More


The scientific way to look at BMI and the weighing scale

India, Sept. 11 -- Medicine for the most part has spent years defining obesity the same way, as a body mass index above 25 with a band below it called overweight. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms... Read More


Media landscape shifts pose fresh advertising challenges

India, Sept. 11 -- Earlier this year in the US, Dove, the hair and skin care brand from Unilever, put its hair repair mask to the test of reviews on the country's predominant social media platform Red... Read More


Supreme Court seeks Centre's reply on curbs on social media use by minors

New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Centre's response on a petition seeking restrictions on social media use by minors, observing that "firewalls" are necessary to safeguar... Read More


As funds dry up, firewood returns to Ludhiana school kitchens

Ludhiana, Sept. 11 -- With funds allocated for cooking costs under the mid-day meal scheme remaining pending for months, school meal workers in the district have alleged that several institutions are ... Read More


SKM opposes release of gene-edited rice varieties

Chandigarh, Sept. 11 -- The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Thursday opposed the release and multiplication of patented seed technologies and gene-edited (GEd) rice varieties, saying they could threaten... Read More


Centreopen to warning for even one high-risk nutrient in food labels

New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it was open to making red warning labels mandatory on packaged food products high in even one nutrient of concern-sugar, salt ... Read More


Congress delegation meets governor, raises alarm over Punjab's law and order

Chandigarh, Sept. 11 -- A Congress delegation led by Jalandhar MP and former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi met governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Thursday and raised concerns over what it describ... Read More


Commuters decry garbage dumping on critical stretch

India, Sept. 11 -- Unattended solid municipal waste and construction debris dumped along the Southern Peripheral Road (SPR) in Sector 65 has been causing a strong foul odour and severe traffic snarls ... Read More


From Brisbane to Ludhiana: Australian woman flies in for affordable arm-lift surgery in city

Ludhiana, Sept. 11 -- A 12-month waiting list and a bill running into more than Rs.20 lakh prompted a 60-year-old Australian woman to look beyond her home country for an arm-lift surgery. Her search e... Read More