New Delhi: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked all independent milk producers and suppliers across the country to obtain compulsory registration or license, warning that many independent milk producers and suppliers operate outside the food safety regulatory system.In an advisory issued on March 11, the food regulator said that some milk … Read more
New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has imposed a fine of Rs 1 crore each on seven medical colleges across the country for non-disclosure of stipends paid to MBBS trainees and postgraduate residents despite repeated directions.The move comes in the wake of non-compliance with an earlier directive requiring all medical institutions to publicly disclose … Read more
NEW DELHI: The government may eventually delay the implementation of the Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency Norm (CAFE 3.0) beyond April 2027, following lobbying by automobile companies. The Prime Minister’s Office has held two meetings in the past three weeks and plans more deliberations on the issue to come up with a formula that the industry … Read more
NEW DELHI: Although India’s exports have shown good growth in recent months, with a month to go before the end of the current fiscal year, India’s trade deficit with China has crossed the $100 billion mark for the first time.The latest data released by the U.S. Commerce Department estimated the trade deficit from April to … Read more
New Delhi: The government has “categorically” rejected the characterization of India in the latest report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), which claimed that religious freedom has deteriorated in the country and sought designation as a country of special concern. The report also calls for sanctions against research and analysis wings … Read more
An Emirates flight from Chennai to Dubai carrying 206 passengers was forced to turn around in the Arabian Sea in the early hours of Monday, reports Venkadesan S. The decision came after authorities alerted pilots to a drone strike that sparked a fire near a fuel tank facility at Dubai Airport. The flight (EK543) took … Read more
New Delhi: Passengers in rows 32 and 33 of Air India’s new Airbus A350 aircraft flying from New York to Delhi were rudely awakened by vibrations in the floor and sounds under their feet, reports Saurabh Sinha. They alerted the crew. While flying near the coast of Ireland at the time, the pilot decided to … Read more
KOLAM: A maritime trainee from Chandanahope in Kollam was stuck in an Iranian cargo ship off the coast of Sharjah for nearly a month. His family feared he was suffering. Akhimon M, 21, traveled to the country on the Iranian cargo ship Queen Star on April 14 last year. After completing his training at the … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Center on Monday approved increase in commission rates for wheat and paddy procurement in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan starting from the Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) starting this month. The rate hike comes at the behest of the state government. The food ministry said a committee has been formed and based on its … Read more
Guwahati: Trouble brewing again congress exist assam Nagaon MP Pradyut Bordoloi said he feels marginalized and humiliated within the party, sparking speculation that he may follow former state PCC chief Bhupen Kumar Borah and others who resigned ahead of the declaration of assembly polls, Kangkan Kalita reported. Bordoloy, a three-time cabinet minister, has written to … Read more