Muffins came later, in high school, along with slices of glazed lemon poppy seed pound cake. The seeds work differently in ...

Most culinary poppy seeds come from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), a hardy annual that produces stunning flowers in shades of red, purple, and white.

As beautiful as poppies are, it would be convenient if you could just plant the poppy seeds from your kitchen cabinet - but you'll need to do this test first.

Interestingly, to safeguard their opium trade with China, the East India Company outlawed its use in India, although opium poppy seeds, known as posto in Bengal, entered the cuisine of the state ...

Having been kind enough to offer to drop Philly Lay's daughters at their private prep school one morning, her friend decided ...

Himachal Pradesh has launched an aggressive, state-wide crackdown on narcotics, emerging as a proactive state in the fight against drugs.

Himachal Pradesh has mounted one of the most aggressive and sustained crackdowns against drug trafficking in the country, registering over 5,000 NDPS cases and seizing illegal assets worth Rs 36.95 ...

Emily Dickinson was once better-known as a gardener. The poet’s first book preserved these species.

Plants like lucky bamboo, money tree and eucalyptus can change your fortune for the better, but there are some plants that ...

Nikhil Sharma is a Principal Correspondent with The Times of India. He tracks crime stories in Gurgaon, Faridabad and Nuh.

Shimla: As the drug menace continues to spread its tentacles in Himachal Pradesh over the past few years, the state is equipped with only five de-addi.

In April 2022, Afghanistan’s de-facto authorities banned all cultivation of opium poppy under strict new laws. Opium is the essential ingredient for manufacturing the street drug heroin, and the ...