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FSSAI allows labelling curd in regional names amid political row

March 31, 2023

Food safety regulator FSSAI on Thursday revised its order and allowed the use of regional names in printed labels of curd packets amid political controversy in Tamil Nadu. Food Business Operators (FBOs) are now allowed to use the term ‘curd’ along with any other prevalent regional common name in brackets...

Corruption by public servant a ‘gigantic problem’: Court

March 31, 2023

Corruption by a public servant has become a “gigantic problem” and has a “deep and pervasive impact” on the functioning of the entire nation, a special court here has said while sentencing an Income Tax Department officer after convicting her in a Rs 75,000 bribery case. Special Central Bureau of...

india-born Ajay Banga set to become World Bank’s next chief unopposed

March 31, 2023

Indian-American business leader Ajay Banga is poised to become the next President of the World Bank after the nomination period closed and no country proposed an alternate candidate for the prestigious post. In February, President Joe Biden announced that the US would be nominating Banga to lead the World Bank...

Three more held in Australia for ‘Khalistani’ violence

March 31, 2023

Three men have been arrested in connection with violent brawls that broke out between pro-Khalistani supporters and Indian demonstrators in late January in Melbourne, Australian state Victoria’s police said on Thursday. The arrests were made by the Melbourne East Neighbourhood Policing Team “in relation to an alleged affray” at the...

MoD signs Rs 19,600 cr deal for 11 patrol vessels, 6 missile ships for Navy

March 31, 2023

The Defence Ministry on Thursday signed contracts with Indian shipyards for acquisition of 11 next Generation offshore patrol vessels and six next generation missile vessels at cost of Rs 19,600 crore for Navy. “The contract for acquisition of 11 Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels under Buy (Indian-IDDM) category was signed...

Surgical strikes broken back of terrorists, asserts Rajnath

March 31, 2023

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said India’s borders are “fully secure” and asserted that surgical strikes conducted by India have broken the back of terrorists. Addressing a conclave here, he also said that whether it was the “standoff with China or any ill intentions from Pakistan”, Indian armed forces...

Six arrested for forcing woman to remove hijab

March 31, 2023

Six persons who forced a woman to remove her hijab and videographed it when she was visiting the historic Vellore Fort here earlier this week were arrested by the North Police here on Thursday, a senior police official said. A 17-year old among the gang that coerced the unwilling woman...

Violence erupts during Ram Navami Procession in Howrah

March 31, 2023

Violence broke out between two groups when a Ram Navami procession was taken out in West Bengal’s Howrah city, where several vehicles were torched and shops were ransacked on Thursday evening. Police said a number of people were detained in this connection. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on a...

14 Dead After Falling into Well as Indore Temple Floor Collapses

March 31, 2023

As many as 14 devotees have died after the roof of a stepwell of a temple collapsed in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district on Thursday, state home minister Narottam Mishra said. The incident occurred at Beleshwar Jhulelal Mahadev Temple located in Patel Nagar locality in the city at around 11 in...

Scare looms large: Covid rears its ugly head again

March 31, 2023

A total of 3016 new Covid cases were recorded in the last 24 hours across the country with a daily positive rate of 2.73 per cent, a government release said on Thursday, adding that 15,784 doses of Covid vaccines were administered during the same period. According to the release, 1,10,522...

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