Children and teenagers of any age who taste alcohol with their parent’s permission are more likely to engage in risky drinking in young adulthood. That was the finding of a new study my colleagues and I published in the journal Addictive Behaviours.

At least 26 Maoists have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district.

The Pakistan government is reportedly planning to borrow USD 4.9 billion from international banks to meet its external financing needs and strengthen its foreign exchange reserves.