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In the works-a tougher drug law to check opioid abuse

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- In a bid to stem the alarming opioid crisis, India's apex drug regulator plans an overhaul of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act to sharply raise punishments and fines that would deter i... Read More


Who is Emily Austin? 5 facts on MAGA influencer viral over Billie Eilish's 'ICE Out' Grammy speech

India, Feb. 3 -- As singer Billie Eilish hit out at the ongoing immigration raids in the US, a conservative commentator and sports host went viral for livestreaming her reaction to it. Emily Austin, ... Read More


20-year-old woman held for abandoning her newborn baby girl

India, Feb. 3 -- The Khar police have detained a 20-year-old domestic help for allegedly abandoning her newborn baby girl in a refuge room between the 14th and 15th floors of a building in Khar on Sun... Read More


No merger talks without BJP being on board: NCP

India, Feb. 3 -- In the evolving narrative of a merger between the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and NCP (SP), senior leaders of the Ajit Pawar-led faction said on Monday that any decision on the m... Read More


Sena springs surprise, registers as separate group

India, Feb. 3 -- In a civic election marked by unexpected twists, the Eknath Shinde led-Shiv Sena on Monday chose to register its newly elected corporators with the Konkan divisional commissioner as a... Read More


BMC seeks BEST support for students travelling long distances

India, Feb. 3 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has turned to the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking to ease the travel of students from Mahim who were relocat... Read More


Safed Baradari stalls celebrate Kolkata's 'Boro Bazaar'

LUCKNOW, Feb. 3 -- Even as the Sanatkada Lucknow Festival is celebrating the confluence of Lucknow and Kolkata, a section of a marketplace set up as part of the event at Safed Baradari here traces the... Read More


Navigating life in the age of information overload

India, Feb. 3 -- The digital information overload we are surrounded by shapes how we dress, live, and what we choose to buy or avoid. Social media also shapes how we think, what we pay attention to an... Read More


'Loot, plunder': HC pulls up Haryana over Aravallis mining norms violation

Chandigarh, Feb. 3 -- The Punjab and Haryana High Court rapped Haryana state authorities on Saturday over, what it said was, "blatant violation of environmental norms" and "the loot and plunder of nat... Read More


JK Rowling invited Jeffrey Epstein? Harry Potter writer responds after name appears in new files; 'beyond silly'

India, Feb. 3 -- Harry Potter author JK Rowling has found herself amidst controversy after her name appeared in documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. The latest tranche of files released by the Justic... Read More