How extreme heat affected Delhi street vendors

Over 80 per cent of the street vendors surveyed in Delhi reported a decline in customers during heatwave days in April and May, and around 50 per cent experienced significant income loss, according......

SC seeks Centre, states reply on plea for free sanitary pads in govt schools

The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre, states and Union Territories on a public interest litigation seeking issuance of directions for providing free sanitary pads to girls......

Nigeria flags 2 India-made drugs as substandard, having toxins

Oral paracetamol and another cough medicine manufactured by companies based in Mumbai and Punjab were found to be “sub-standard or found to be containing toxins”, reports Sohini Das.......

Bengal teen prevents her marriage by dialling childline

A timely phone call to Childline by a 15-year-old girl from a remote village in West Bengal's Purulia district helped the teenager prevent her marriage. Image only for representation. Photograph:......

US firm drags Lupin to court

Slaps lawsuit on Indian pharma major, its US arm over sleep disorder drug. Cephalon, a US-based drug maker, has filed a lawsuit against Lupin Ltd and its US subsidiary Lupin Pharmaceuticals for......

Lupin pills hit legal wall in United States

Teva Women's Health of Israel and Warner Chilcott of Puerto Rico have sued India's Lupin in separate patent infringement cases in the US. This is being seen as an attempt to block the Indian......

Panacea in pacts with US research body

Delhi-based Panacea Biotec has closed two technology transfer deals with the US medical research agency, National Institute of Health.The licensing deals include a novel technology for a hair......

India shines at Oscars; takes home an award!

Period. End of Sentence, which won an Oscar in the Documentary Short Subject category, has been produced by Guneet Monga. IMAGE: Melissa Berton and Rayka Zehtabchi. Photograph: Frazer......

How do athletes prepare for weight category sports?

IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat of India during her bout against Yusneylis Guzman Lopez of Cuba. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified before the women's 50kg......

'Dealing with periods can be tough for pro athletes'

'It's probably easier for us to choose the proper solution than it was like 15 years ago' IMAGE: Iga Swiatek is the second player to address the issue of menstrual cramps at the French Open.......