The Coke saga in Kerala took a new twist towards the end of 2005 when the company expressed its interest to shift out of Plachimada to a nearby industrial estate where water consumption may be less contested. Meanwhile, the tussle between Coke and the Perumatty Panchayat awaits resolution at the Supreme Court, reports P N Venugopal.

A high-power Kerala government panel has put Coca Cola in the dock and ordered it to cough up damages to Plachimada's victims. However, the panel's questionable constitution could act as a red herring and may even drag the saga, writes P N Venugopal.

An early warning by China on impending floods in the Sutlej river helped avert major loss to human lives in June. Yet, India's disaster preparedness plans have been found wanting. India still does not have reliable information from China about glacial lakes that are prone to flooding the Himalayan rivers, writes Sudhirendar Sharma.

Even as the CAG audit findings find faults with SSNNL for diverting the central funds from canal construction to unintended purposes, permission has been granted to raise the Narmada dam height. Himanshu Upadhyaya. points out this irony and more.

As elections draw closer, state rhetoric over the Sardar Sarovar dam heightening project is slowly reaching a crescendo as evident from various media reports, but who will finally benefit from the moves on the ground? Himanshu Upadhyaya asks some hard questions.

The media's coverage of a young girl's humiliation in her school is totally devoid of objectivity or even plain common sense, making things even worse. Shoma Chatterji reports.

Without an iota of public debate and due process, Gujarat had increased allocation of Narmada waters for industry five fold last year, eating into the share of drought affected villages. The Comptroller and Auditor General reported this in 2007, finding it untenable. Himanshu Upadhyaya has more.

On 15 November, the Assam State Zoo opened its doors to three pygmy hogs, becoming the only zoo in the world to house this critically endangered species. Ratna Bharali Talukdar reports on an ongoing project that’s trying to save the animal and its habitats in the face of all odds.

You don’t have to fear police harassment if you report or help an injured accident victim. You don’t even have to reveal personal details unless you wish to testify. Here’s a summary of the “Good Samaritan” guidelines that the apex court has now made compulsory for states to follow.

Despite the tall claims made by the state government and an increase in attendance in the schools, children at many places are simply not getting mid-day meals at all, or are getting it in insufficient quantities. Shuriah Niazi did a reality check.

It is 23 years since the Indira Sagar project was cleared and 17 for the Omkareshwar dam, but in neither case is there a rehabilitation plan in place. The construction, however, continues. Kanchi Kohli reports.

The terrible mid-day meal tragedy claiming innocent lives in Bihar recently is just one in a long line of instances that reveal the abysmal quality of services and chronic breach of trust by the government. Sakuntala Narasimhan voices the angst of the people.

Much debate over the massive dam projects on the Narmada has been on costs vs benefits as well as poor rehabilitation measures. But one of the original questions activists raised years ago was over the Right to Information. The 'RTI' factor may be finally hitting home, reports Jaideep Hardikar.

The concrete road is a symbol of some development in this northern Bihar town, but it sits oddly with its surrounding landscape. The lack of jobs, the bane of many small towns, has affected Madhubani too, writes Kalpana Sharma.

चांद नजर आ चुका है और इस मौके पर आप Facebook, Whatsapp पर अपने दोस्‍तों और रिश्तेदारों को खास मैसेज भेजकर रमज़ान की मुबारक बाद दे सकते हैं.

रोजा रखने वालों को सुबह सेहरी के समय ऐसी चीजों का सेवन करना चाहिए, जिससे कि दिनभर उन्हें प्यास न लगे और शरीर में एनर्जी भी बनी रहे.

Ramadan Food : रोजेदारों के लिए विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन (World Health Organization) द्वारा निर्देश जारी किए हैं. इसके साथ ही रोजेदारों को सेहत और सामजिक दूरी के प्रति सतर्क रहने की सलाह दी गई है.

जो लोग डायबिटीज से पीड़ित है उन्हें रोजा रखने के दौरान अपने ब्लड प्रेशर को समय-समय पर चेक करते रहना चाहिए.

Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat ease labour laws

Single 12% GST for both hand-made and machine-made matchsticks: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

For each 10-dirham ($2.7) donation, one of the building's 1.2 million LED lights will be illuminated -- each representing a meal.

Madhav said Asian democracies like Singapore and South Korea along with India have set a "new example that you don't need to be authoritarian to handle such a big crisis".

It further said that although 2020 is a lost year, in terms of trade, India can think long-term and build relations so that it can occupy the space vacated by China.

The spending by the Mississippi Department of Human Services showed Brett Favre had been paid $1.1 million for three speaking engagements, none of which he participated in.

On the work front, Madhuri Dixit will be back as a judge on reality TV, when she returns on the new season of Dance Deewane.

Madhuri Dixit will reportedly be working in a web show directed by Anand Gandhi for Disney+Hotstar.

A picture of Salman Khan with former 'Bigg Boss' contestant Niketan Madhok from Panvel has been shared on social media.

Madonna says she caught the novel coronavirus in France towards the end of her famous tour Madam Xtour, adding that she is currently not sick.

Madhur Dixit, who is a trained Kathak dancer, posted her fondest memory with her favourite dance buddy, her sister.

PUBG Mobile has officially confirmed some of the new changes that we can expect in the upcoming update that is arriving on May 7.

One of the websites used to schedule appointments showed there were no slots available for people not showing any symptoms or those who are not "front-line workers".

Gear up as Mad Miramar is going to even more exciting with the new sandstorm mode.

The talented 20-year-old was suspended by the BCCI in July last year until November 15 for “inadvertently” ingesting a prohibited substance, commonly found in cough syrups.

That trip to Australia was historic for India's first-ever Test series win Down Under. For Patel it was a way of finally breaching the fortress having come close as first-choice 'keeper on the 2003-04 tour.

There are moments in Anubhav Sinha’s Article 15 that are so disturbing they feel like a punch to the gut.

Rajkummar Rao and Boman Irani's characters in 'Made in China' sell Magic Soup to men suffering from performance issues. Read our full review of the Diwali 2019 release below.

The testing is part of the La Liga's protocol to restart in the middle of June with all remaining matches are to be played behind closed doors.

Cesc Fabregas said Kylian Mbappe wanted to be the best and his style of play meant he was a great fit for Real Madrid.

New Formula One rules will mean that all the teams have to operate within a strict budget cap.

Thibaut Courtois will be joining Red Bull's Alexander Albon and five other regular Formula One racers for a virtual Chinese Grand Prix.

After a dry spell of 43 days, liquor sales resumed at TASMAC outlets in Tamil Nadu, except Chennai, on Thursday. Serpentine queues were witnessed outside most of them and norms of social distancing were flouted.

The Madras HC on Friday ordered closure of liquor outlets noting that no social distancing was being maintained. It, however, allowed doorstep delivery of booze through online mode.

Referring to a company engaged in supply of testing kits, Manish Tewari alleged that kits purchased at Rs 245 were being sold by the firm to ICMR at Rs 600 each while the same to Tamil Nadu government were sold at Rs 400 each.

Michael Madsen will be playing the role of a Police Captain from Seattle PD in Nishabdham, which also stars Baahubali actress Anushka Shetty.

Mahesh Babu and the late Sridevi too have wax statues at Madame Tussauds museums in different cities in the world.

Kamal Haasan was summoned by the Chennai police on March 3 in connection with the accident at the shooting spot of Indian 2, which killed 3 people and injured 9.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the "Russia hoax" made it very difficult for the leaders of the two countries to deal with each other.

Gregory McMichael, 64, previously told police that he and his son chased after Ahmaud Arbery because they suspected him of being a burglar. Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper Jones, has said she believes her son, a former football player, was just jogging in the Satilla Shores neighborhood before he was killed on a Sunday afternoon.

More than 2,64,000 people have died of COVID-19 globally and 37 lakh tested positive for the disease.