No prescription, no cup syrup: Indian govt revises drug rules (AI photo by ChatGPT) NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry on Tuesday amended drug regulations to end the over-the-counter sale of syrup-based medicines, including cough syrups, making a doctor’s prescription mandatory for their purchase.The change comes under the Drugs (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2026, notified by…
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has hit out at the Indian theatrical ecosystem for bleeding non-blockbuster Hindi films dry like the recently released, ‘Bandar’ and Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Main Vaapas Aaunga’ on screen count and show timings, while Hollywood releases like ‘Obsession’ continue to enjoy significantly better showcasing. In a candid interview recently, Kashyap argued that the industry’s…
Iran’s Shahriyar Moghanloo (20) battles for the ball with New Zealand’s Finn Surman (16). (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The race for the FIFA World Cup 2026 knockout stage is beginning to take shape after the first round of matches for 32 teams across the first eight groups, with Monday producing a historic first in 68…
Quote of the day by ‘The Big Bang Theory’ star Jim Parsons: ‘You learn a lot as a kid, like you don’t know anything…I thought I was gonna be in another world somehow’ Jim Parsons, the actor who gained fame on both the screen and the stage, has always been appreciative of the childlike wonder…
For many Bengalis of a certain generation, Mithun Chakraborty represents the change that has swept the state: he who once flirted with revolutionary Left politics, and then the TMC, now speaks the language of Hindu consolidation. Mithun Chakraborty turns 76 today – born in the year (1950) India became a Republic. And through these seven…
Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei (Image: X) Iran opened their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign with an entertaining 2-2 draw against New Zealand at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, but the team’s attention quickly shifted away from football after the final whistle.Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei expressed frustration after the match, revealing that the squad had been…
A nurse who rushed to help Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas after she fell 130 feet from a bridge without a bungee cord says the 21-year-old was still alive when she reached her on the ground.“I saw that she was breathing heavily, and I looked at her pupils, which unfortunately were both dilated, and felt…
NEW DELHI: Former BJP leader K Annamalai expressed concern over what he described as the growing involvement of people from North Indian states in crimes reported across Tamil Nadu, following the sexual assault and death of a three-year-old girl in Tiruvallur district.His remarks came after a 19-year-old migrant worker from Bihar was arrested in connection…
Pan-India star Rashmika Mandanna has set social media abuzz after making a heartwarming and major personal revelation at a recent charity event. Attending a scholarship function organized by The Deverakonda Foundation in Thummanpet, Telangana, alongside her husband and co-star Vijay Deverakonda, the actress officially introduced herself to the crowd as “Rashmika Mandanna Deverakonda.” The duo,…
Ram Lalla idol, Ayodhya Temple (File photo) NEW DELHI: The world’s most expensive mango has found its way to Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir.For the first time, the prized Japanese Miyazaki mango, popularly known as the “Egg of the Sun”, was offered to Lord Ram at the temple in Ayodhya. Considered one of the rarest and costliest…