Dead snake found in mid-day meal packet in Sangli

A tiny dead snake was allegedly found in a packet distributed under the mid-day meal scheme meant for children aged between six months and three years at an anganwadi or a government-run nursery......

Coalition Won't Block Modi's Reforms

'The BJP's numbers in this government are almost the same as those enjoyed by the Congress under P V Narasimha Rao when the reform process was kicked off in 1991.' 'As before, the only constraints......

Putin's North Korea Gamble

Russia's unprecedented rapprochement with North Korea has raised concerns about the re-emergence of a Russia-China-North Korea alliance which could increase the probability of conflict on the......

Over 1,300 die during Hajj, extreme heat main cause

Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that as many as 1,301 people died during the Hajj pilgrimage, with 'numerous cases' due to heat stress and 'unauthorised' trips accounting for over four out of five of......

'High real repo rate can have adverse effects on demand as well as supply'

'The real repo rate is very high in terms of core inflation.' IMAGE: A worker arranges cauliflowers at a vegetable market. Photograph: ANI Photo Ashima Goyal, emeritus professor, Indira Gandhi......

Quality Lapses Shut Down Drug Makers

Most of the pharma units are failing in documentation, and validation processes, and many don't have full-fledged quality control laboratories. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only......

India's water crisis detrimental to credit health, warns Moody's

Moody's Ratings on Tuesday said India's growing water shortage can disrupt farm and industry sectors and is detrimental to the credit health of the sovereign as rising food inflation and decline in......

'Private Sector Must Create Jobs'

'The private sector believes that some enablers in labour-intensive sectors like apparel, toys, tourism and media retail can unlock a lot of jobs.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

When Munna Bhai Was In Jail

A day before the event, I learnt from an old Mumbai crime branch informant that a group of gangsters were planning to serve breakfast to the prisoners at Balgandharva Rangmandir prior to the show.......

The 12 Year Old Who Won Rs 1 Crore

'I felt very, very good sitting on the hot seat. It's a different feeling altogether.' Which European cartographer is credited with creating the map that gave the name 'America' to the newly......

Paris Olympics menu: More French, more local, less meat

IMAGE: Alexandre Bompard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of French retailer Carrefour, and Tony Estanguet, president of the Organising Committee of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic......