Industry must follow ethical practices in labelling, advertising food products: Govt

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday asked industries to follow ethical practices in labelling and advertisements of food products to ensure public health and protect consumer interest. The concern was raised at a National Stakeholder Consultation on the subject, ‘Comprehensive Analysis of Regulatory Framework on Food Labelling, Advertisement, and Claims,’ the Health Ministry said in…

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We’re living in volatile era, Atmanirbharta mindset needed to deal with global turbulence: EAM

New Delhi:  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said the world is facing a “volatile and uncertain era”, having experienced the successive impact of the Covid pandemic, multiple conflicts and “trade upheavals”, and asserted that Atmanirbharta is the mindset needed to deal with “global turbulence”. In his address at a conclave here, Jaishankar also…

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Columnist-M.S.Shanker

Another Congress Self-Goal

It is high time the Congress and its motley band of allies ended their manufactured outrage over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar’s electoral rolls. The Supreme Court, while hearing petitions against the Election Commission’s decision for the second day, has made it abundantly clear: the EC is well within its constitutional and legal…

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PM Modi to lead 79th Independence Day celebrations from Red Fort, showcasing vision of ‘Naya Bharat’

New Delhi: The nation will celebrate its 79th Independence Day on August 15 (Friday), with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the grand ceremony from the historic Red Fort in Delhi. This year’s celebrations revolve around the theme ‘Naya Bharat’, reflecting India’s path toward becoming a prosperous, secure, and bold nation, aligned with the vision of…

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After finding CBI, ED ‘ineffective’ against opponents, BJP now using EC to fix Bihar polls: Tejashwi

Patna:  RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday charged the Election Commission with trying to “fix” upcoming Bihar assembly polls in favour of the ruling BJP at the Centre which, he claimed, found the CBI, ED and Income Tax department “ineffective” against the saffron party’s political opponents. Yadav went hammer and tongs at the EC at…

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Owaisi warns Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif over Indus Water Treaty remarks: ‘BrahMos hai humare paas’

Hyderabad: Hyderabad MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi hit out at Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif over his threat to India on the Indus water treaty, saying that the Pakistani leader “should not talk nonsense” and added a BrahMos warning. Referring to India’s long-range, supersonic missile, Owaisi said, “BrahMos hai humaare paas (We have BrahMos) and…

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