Tehran: The navy of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Saturday that a "violating" supertanker that sought to cross the Strait of Hormuz through an "unauthorised" route within the preceding hours suffered a "huge" explosion after hitting a naval mine. The explosion resulted in...
New Delhi: Food regulator FSSAI has proposed banning addition of fructose and sucrose in food products for infants up to six months of age, a move aimed at safeguarding children's health by minimising early exposure to added sugar. The objective is to strengthen nutritional safeguards...
New Delhi: A total of 18,093 villages have been declared 'Adarsh Grams' under the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana or PM-AJAY, while 785 student hostels have been completed under the scheme, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said. Under the Adarsh Gram component,...
Srinagar: Two infiltrators were killed on Saturday when the alert troops of the Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. “An encounter broke out in the early hours around 3.30 a.m....
New Delhi: A Delhi court Saturday issued bailable warrants against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in a 2018 defamation case filed by a BJP IT Cell member after a process server reported that his house was locked while attempting to serve a summons notice. Judicial Magistrate Rahul...
New Delhi: Food regulator FSSAI has initiated legal proceedings for prosecution against Surya Food & Agro for using cattle feed bran in the manufacturing of Priyagold biscuits and for other serious violations. Legal proceedings for prosecution have also been initiated against Dodla Dairy and UEIR...
New Delhi: Delhi Police has registered multiple FIRs in connection with alleged violation of prohibitory orders in Connaught Place ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party's 'Lehra do Tiranga' protest a day ago, sources said on Saturday. Despite repeated announcements asking people to disperse, a crowd...
United Nations: India has rejected as "hearsay" a report by a UN human rights expert that has taken note of the "satirical political movement" created by the country's youth, with New Delhi calling on the expert to "verify" before vilifying issues using unverified claims. First...
Bharuch: At least five workers were killed and six injured after a 15-kilolitre reactor exploded during a hydrogenation process at a pharmaceutical manufacturing unit in Gujarat’s Bharuch district late Friday night, with a reported methylene dichloride (MDC) gas leak adding to the impact of the...
Srinagar: An infiltration bid on the Line of Control was foiled Saturday morning by the alert security forces in Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Kupwara district, official sources said. Official sources said Saturday that the security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the...
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By Aakar Patel The three democratic tools available to us are the vote, the court and protest. The only one...
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