10+ hour, 57+ min ago  (764+ words) New Delhi: For years, Bihar's makhana scientists have wrestled to increase the area under cultivation. The crop remains confined to 35, 000 hectares. Now, an accidental discovery along a derelict stretch of the Kamla river in Darbhanga has opened an unusual catchment…...

10+ hour, 15+ min ago  (451+ words) New Delhi: A recent study by the UK-based sex toy company, Lovehoney, found that nearly two-thirds of Gen Z are saying no to one-night stands. The Lovehoney 2026 Sex Trends Report found that younger adults are no longer engaging in sexual…...

5+ hour, 44+ min ago  (319+ words) Panaji, Jun 19 (PTI) The Goa government has prohibited mosquito fogging by individuals, private agencies and resident associations without prior approval from the competent health authority, warning that unauthorised operations pose serious health and environmental risks. In a circular issued on…...

6+ hour, 43+ min ago  (371+ words) Jammu, Jun 19 (PTI) Several leaders and workers from the BJP and other political parties in Reasi district joined the Indian National Congress on Friday in the presence of Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra, who said the development…...

10+ hour, 42+ min ago  (322+ words) Guwahati, Jun 19 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to allow the northeastern states to have access to enhanced funds through externally aided projects, citing "exceptional track record and honest implementation of…...

6+ hour, 44+ min ago  (300+ words) Hyderabad, Jun 19 (PTI) Calling upon students to stay away from drugs, Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Friday urged them to adopt the message, "Say No to Drugs, Say Yes to Life," as a guiding principle in their lives. Speaking…...

7+ hour, 40+ min ago  (289+ words) New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh on Friday attended a review meeting chaired by Union Health Minister J P Nadda to assess the progress of the "TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan" and maternal and child health programmes…...

5+ hour, 44+ min ago  (157+ words) Beed (Maharashtra), Jun 19 (PTI) A 51-year-old woman was killed after the motorcycle on which she was riding pillion skidded as its tyre got stuck in a large crack at Lahamewadi on Majalgaon-Telgaon cement road in the district, police said. The…...

8+ hour, 2+ min ago  (374+ words) By Mark Trevelyan LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) " Supporters of a Belarusian opposition figure who disappeared last year have appealed to the U. S. , Poland, the EU and the U. N. to investigate his case following a report he was captured by Russian authorities. Anatol Kotau,…...

8+ hour, 43+ min ago  (455+ words) Bengaluru, Jun 19 (PTI) Karnataka Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Friday reviewed the progress of ongoing metro projects and directed BMRCL officials to accelerate the pace of construction. During his maiden meeting with Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited officials, he received…...