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The World Health Organization on Wednesday recommended that two Indian cough syrups - Ambronol and DOK-1 Max - should not be used for children in Uzbekistan. Analysis by Uzbekistan's health ministry showed the syrups contained a toxic substance, ethylene glycol, and were administered in doses higher than the standard for children, either by their parents, who mistook it for an anti-cold remedy, or

Hubballi, Jan 11: A circular by PU Education Department instructing principals of all PU colleges in Hubballi to make sure that at least 100 students from each college attend the inauguration of the 26th National Youth Festival (NYF) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (January 12), has triggered a controversy. Deputy Director of Pre-University Education (DDPU) Krishna Naik had issued a

Mangaluru, Jan 11: As many as 10 persons including doctors, and medical and dental students of prestigious colleges have been arrested by the city police on the charges of consuming and supplying ganja. Among the arrested one each are from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, two each from Kerala, Punjab and Delhi and one local. The arrested are Neel Kishorilal Ramil Sha (38), a UK citizen, Dr Sameer

Patna, Jan 11: A police van was set on fire and government vehicles were vandalised allegedly by locals in Bihar's Buxar on Wednesday after policemen allegedly assaulted farmers, who had been protesting for the last 85 days against a thermal power company, while they were sleeping in their homes last night. The incident occurred at the Banarpur village in Chausa sub-division of the district

Belagavi, Jan 11: Prajadhvani bus yatra organised by Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) to expose the failures of the BJP government in the state and Centre began from Veer Soudha here on Wednesday. AICC General Secretary In-charge of State Randeep Surjewala, KPCC President D K Shivakumar, Opposition Leader Siddaramaiah and others launched the yatra. Earlier, Congress leaders paid

The UAE has taken a giant step towards a greener future with the announcement of a nationwide ban on single-use plastic. In less than a year, single-use plastic shopping bags will be banned across all stores and shopping malls. Items banned from January 1, 2024 The import, production and circulation of single-use plastic bags of all kinds. Items banned from January 1, 2026 Plastic or foam products

Shivamogga, Jan 10: Bajrang Dal and other hardline Hindutva organisation today forcefully imposed a bandh in Sagar town of Karnataka’s Shivamogga district in protest against the attempt to attack Bajrang Dal activist Suneel who had allegedly harassed a Muslim girl. Many commercial establishments in the town remained shut since morning and merchants extended support to the bandh call given by

Mangaluru, Jan 10: Veteran Kannada writer, novelist, short story writer, translator and feminist Sara Aboobacker passed away at a private hospital in the city due to age related ailment. She was 87. Sara was born in Kasargod, Kerala on 30 June 1936, to Pudiyapuri Ahmad and Zainabi Ahmad. She has four brothers. She was married after graduating from a local Kannada school and went on to have four

Bengaluru, Jan 10: In a horrific tragedy exemplifying India's Silicon Valley's untended civic issues, a two-year-old boy and his mother were killed after an under-construction pillar of the Namma Metro on Outer Ring Road near HBR Layout in East Bengaluru collapsed on Tuesday. Residents of Horamavu, the boy, Vihan, around two-and-half years old, and mother Tejasvini, 30, did not respond to

Riyadh, Jan 10: Saudi Arabia will not impose limits on the number of pilgrims for this year's Haj, a Saudi minister said Monday, after three years of restrictions to curb the Covid-19 pandemic. "The number of pilgrims will return to what it was before the pandemic, without any age limit," Minister of Haj and Umrah Tawfiq Al Rabiah told reporters in Riyadh. The pilgrimage – one of the five pillars