Packaged food and drinks in India fare worst due to high concentrations of saturated fat, sugar, and salt, an Oxford University study has found. Oxford’s George Institute for Global Health analysed over 400,000 food and drink products from 12 countries across the world for the study. The UK topped the list with the healthiest packaged …

Residents of Tonk, Ajmer and Jaipur in Rajasthan, who were staring at acute water crisis just about a month ago, now have enough to last for over two years taking care of their drinking and irrigation needs. In July, the water level of Bisalpur Dam stood at a meagre 5 per cent and is now certain to breach the mark …

A 22-year-old woman was burnt alive by her husband and in-laws in Uttar Pradesh’s Shravasti dictrict on August 16, after she tried to lodge a complaint over an attempt to divorce her using now the banned ‘triple talaq’ practice.  However, the police turned her back and tried to get the couple to compromise not take the matter to court. The …

Assam Police has registered a suo moto case against a woman, a research scholar of the Gauhati University, for a two-year-old Facebook post on beef eating. She claimed that the post had been deleted a long time ago. Another person was arrested from Kokrajhar district by the Assam Police for posting objectionable pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union …

Uttar Pradesh Police has announced restrictions on religious activities on public roads that hinder traffic. Religious activities like aartis and offering namaz will not be allowed in Uttar Pradesh barring special occasions, the police said on Wednesday. Verbal orders have been issued already to organise peace meetings between communities to ensure that the order is implemented in a harmonious manner, …

Waiting for delayed trains at railway stations wouldn’t remain a mundane task anymore. Reports suggest that the Indian Railways is planning to make journey of the passengers more entertaining by offering a free video streaming solution. Passengers can stream high quality videos like movies, TV series and a lot more on smartphones and other devices without incurring any additional charges. …

The Unnao rape victim, who was severely injured in the car accident in Raebareilly, has developed pnuemonia as her condition remains critical.  King George’s Medical University (KGMU) Trauma Centre in-charge Dr Sandeep Tiwari told IANS that the 19-year-old girl is on ventilator or life support system since the last six days and has now developed pneumonia. A team of doctors …

A man armed with a gun shot down 20 people and wounded 26 others at a Walmart store in EL Paso, Texas on August 3. Panicked shoppers and employees looked for cover before the gunman surrendered to the police. US President Donald Trump strongly condemned the shooting saying it was an “act of cowardice.” AP “Terrible shootings in ElPaso, Texas. …

A ‘Pakistani Wali Gali’ exists in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh and its residents have a problem with it. They have urged prime minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Yogi Adityanath to change the name of their colony, claiming that they are unable to get basic amenities provided by the government due to the colony’s name. The area got its name …

Merely a month before his demise, former President APJ Abdul Kalam had advised DRDO chief Satheesh Reddy to shift focus on reusable rockets and missile systems, that could deliver a payload and launch it, come back and take another payload.  Reddy was the then Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister. “After I became the scientific adviser, I met him [Kalam] …