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HC refuses relief to Nestle
The high court (HC) here has refused to grant interim relief to Nestlé India in the Maggi recall case. The court directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Maharashtra, and the state government to file replies to the company's petition in
'Those Who Fear India's New Posture Have Started Reacting': Manohar Parrikar
NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Thursday morning that the Indian Army's operation to neutralise two camps of militants on Tuesday has led to a "change in mindset." "Change requires a change in mindset. A simple action against insurgents has changed the mindset of the securit
Nepal Landslides Kill at Least 21, With Others Trapped or Missing
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Landslides caused by heavy rains struck several remote villages in eastern Nepal overnight on Thursday, killing at least 21 people, a local official said. At least 27 other people are missing, and several are known to be trapped, said Surendra Bhattarai, a senior official in th
PM Modi Not to Perform Yoga at Mega Rajpath Event: Sushma
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not perform yoga at the mega event on Rajpath to mark the 'International Yoga Day' on June 21, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on tuesday. Ms Swaraj, who was briefing the reporters on the arrangements to mark the Day, said "he (Modi) w
Those who want to avoid Yoga can leave India: Yogi Adityanath
Amid protest by minority groups against Yoga Day allegedly being made compulsory, the BJP Member of Parliament from Gorakhpur Yogi Adityanath on Monday said those who want to avoid Yoga can “leave Hindustan”. He also said people opposing 'Surya Namaskar' should drown themselves in the sea. The fi
Delhi law minister arrested for fake degrees, resigns
Sparking a fresh row between the Delhi government and the Centre, Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar was arrested on Tuesday for submitting fake degree certificates to the Bar Council of Delhi. Tomar later submitted his resignation saying that he did not want to affect the image of the Aam Aadmi
Muslim Service Society’s exemplary work towards public cause
Driven by the determination that lakhs of rupees lapse as the Muslim investors are reluctant to receive interests on their bank investments, the MSS puts that interest to use for public welfare activities. Kozhikode: After years of being a barren garden, the garden in front of the Kuthiravattam Gov
Tatkal Bookings Just Got Easier as IRCTC Doubles Capacity
The scramble for booking tatkal tickets in the morning should now be a little bit easier, with IRCTC adding two high-capacity servers that have doubled peak-time efficiency. Tatkal reservations on all Indian trains total roughly 4,00,000 tickets (around 2.5 lakh PNRs) and are considered the hardest
India and Bangladesh seal border deal, four decades later
Bangladesh and India have sealed a deal to swap border territories, more than 40 years after it was negotiated. The prime ministers of both countries watched as bureaucrats signed the pact in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital. The deal, reached in 1974 but only recently ratified by India’s parliament,
NY Times expose of Delhi pollution spoils Modi anniversary
Just when the Narendra Modi government was celebrating its first year in office on a note of simulated well being, Gardiner Harris, bureau chief of New York Times in New Delhi, spoilt the party by making a gloomy announcement: New Delhi, the capital of Modi's dream nation, was unlivable and that Har
Southwest monsoon hits Kerala
The southwest monsoon hit Kerala on Friday, six days after its original scheduled date of onset, even as the country braced for what has been predicted to be a season of deficient rainfall. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) cited the "fairly-widespread-to-widespread” rainfall over Kerala
It is Time PM Modi Tells His 'Mann Ki Baat' on Ram Temple Issue: Shiv Sena
MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena has said that it is time Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed his 'Mann Ki Baat' on the contentious issue of Ram temple in Ayodhya even as it remarked BJP lawmaker Vinay Katiyar's comments in this context as a "bomb" which can explode in future. Rajya Sabha lawmaker Vinay
World Environment Day: Some facts and what we can do to support this day
Every year, June 5 is celebrated as World Environment Day with a new theme. This year the theme is "One Planet. Consume with Care." This year's theme is encouraged by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation report which says that every year, 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted and more than 20,
Food safety regulator orders recall of Maggi
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Friday certified Maggi noodles as "unsafe and hazardous” for consumption and ordered recall of all its variants from stores across the country within three days. Nestle India, makers of Maggi Noodles, perhaps had an inkling of the FSSAI
Google apologizes for PM Modi’s image in ‘Top 10 criminals’ search
NEW DELHI: Internet giant Google has apologized "for any confusion or misunderstanding" caused after PM Narendra Modi's images started appearing in image search results for query on "Top 10 criminals in India". "These results trouble us and are not reflective of the opinions of Google. Sometimes,
India, America sign defense agreement
NEW DELHI: India and the United States have sealed an agreement to jointly develop protective gear for soldiers against biological and chemical warfare, and another on building generators, defense officials said on Wednesday. The projects were cleared as US Defense Secretary Ash Carter held talks
Interfaith dialogue is the way to minimize communal forces: Akhtarul Wasey
Boston: Renowned Islamic scholar of India Professor Akhtarul Wasey has emphasized that in India Islam or Muslims have been part and parcel of Indian landscapes for over a thousand years. "Since their arrival in India, Muslims have paid close attention to Hinduism and India and showed keen interes
India monsoon rains delayed, to arrive by June 5
NEW DELHI: This year's monsoon may arrive on India's southern Kerala coast in the next five days as the rains have missed their normal start date of June 1, weather officials said on Monday. The annual rainy season is vital for India as half its cropland lacks irrigation. The farm sector accounts