16 mysterious deaths in Jammu village confound authorities

A mysterious illness has taken 16 lives in a small village Rajouri, confounding authorities, which remain clueless about the cause of the deaths even two months after the first casualty. Kindly......

Rajouri deaths: Outbreak ruled out but mystery remains

More than a dozen deaths in three families in a remote village in the border district of Rajouri were not caused by any mysterious disease as tests conducted both within and outside the Union......

Rajouri deaths: Central team collects samples; curbs imposed

A high-level inter-ministerial team on Monday investigated for nearly six hours in the Badhaal village of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district to ascertain the causes of deaths of 17 members of......

Tirupati: SC replaces AP's probe with independent SIT to 'assuage feelings'

The Supreme Court on Friday set up a five-member independent SIT to probe the allegations of animal fat used in preparing Tirupati laddus to "assuage the feelings of crores of people" while making......

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......

Under the lens: Regulator moots pre-export govt testing for cough syrup cos

After reports of contamination in cough syrups sent from the country, India is considering a system to test them before exporting. Image used for representative purpose only. Photograph: Ajeng......

It's confirmed! McDonald's India uses authentic cheese

Westlife Foodworld, fast-food chain McDonald's operator in West and South India, on Tuesday said food safety regulator FSSAI has verified the cheese used by it and is now allowed to use the word......

Gujarat, Kerala & TN top FSSAI food safety index for 2020-21

Gujarat, Kerala and Tamil Nadu have topped an index that ranks states on food safety parameters for the 2020-21 year, according to an FSSAI report unveiled by Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on......

22 Indian rowers fail dope test; federation backs them

'Can you rule out if there has been any lapse in testing procedure?' 'These youngsters have not yet been proven guilty' IMAGE: Picture used for representational purpose only. Photograph:......

Doping: Russian agency halts testing amid coronavirus outbreak

IMAGE: Doping Control station at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Photograph: Adam Pretty/Getty Images Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA said it was temporarily halting all testing in response......

NADA raids Bhopal SAI Centre

Continuing its drive to catch drug cheats following the athletics doping scandal, National Anti-Doping Agency on Saturday conducted its third raid in a week at a Sports Authority of India facility......

No WADA team for AAG

The World Anti-Doping Agency's Athlete Outreach team will not be in Hyderabad during the inaugural Afro-Asian Games from October 24-November 1.The Agency also said that the Games' organisers have......